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Good morning. Here are the top stories around Houston today:

These are the weirdest Houston-area laws you might not know about.

Texas is no stranger to weird, obscure laws. The Houston area is no different. Here are a few examples of city laws in and around Houston that you might have never heard of.

Tomlinson: The Legislature wants to raise electricity rates

Republican leaders and their appointed bureaucrats insist we need "more money in the system" to encourage new investment in natural gas power plants. That money will come from consumers like you and me, of course, through higher electric bills, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

U.S. citizens smuggle in fentanyl, not asylum seekers. [Opinion]

"I know that making our borders completely open to any and all is not a viable option, but neither is continuing the status quo and demonizing those who only want to keep their families safe and fed," writes a reader in a letter to the editor.

The pros and cons of a James Harden return to Houston.

The former Rockets star is reportedly considering a return to Houston when free agency begins in July 2023.

Texas enjoys its 'Mo'-ment in 2022 in movies and on TV.

"Mo," "Vengeance," "Apollo 10 1/2," "Facing Nolan," "I Am Vanessa Guillen" and "Ghost Song" showed the world various aspects of life — and death — in the Lone Star State.