Hours before Title 42 expires, here's what we saw in El Paso

Plus: Pappas Restaurants leaves Hobby Airport today.

View in browser   By Cat DeLaura ⛈️ High of 89; low of 74. | 📰 Click here to view today's e-Edition Good morning, folks. The rain continues this Thursday.    Most days, the most disturbing thing about Houston for me is not the traffic or pothole-filled roads or even the humidity. Instead, the most disturbing things are the insects, bugs and creepy crawling creatures. And I just found out about another one that I can add to my list of creatures that creep me out.    Cat DeLaura Audience Engagement Producer cat.delaura@houstonchronicle.com Best of the Bayou Today we're talking about Pappas Restaurants and Hobby Airport... If you read one thing: With losses at City Council and in district court, Pappas Restaurants will move out of Hobby Airport overnight Thursday into Friday as it continues its legal battle against the city.    What's moving out of Hobby Airport?    Travelers will no longer be able to eat at Pappadeaux, Pappas Burger, Pappasito's, Pappas Bar-B-Q or a combined location of Dunkin' and Baskin Robbins.    What's moving in?    In place of the Pappas Restaurants Friday will be a Hubcap Bar & Grill, Pink's Pizza, Gastrohub Bistro and Bar, Streat Bar, Bullrito's and Pick Up Stix.    In the fall, Fat Cat Creamery, a new Dunkin', The Spot Bar and Velvet Taco are expected to join the lineup. They will be followed next year by The Rustic, Jersey Mike's, Pei Wei, a new Chick-fil-A, Throughgood Coffee, two Starbucks locations, Common Bond Cafe, Yard House, Killen's Barbeque, Spindletap Brewery, Dish Society and Longhorn Steakhouse, along with a new Pink's Pizza location and Wendy's.  Read Dylan McGuiness' full story here. More from the Bayou City:  The crossing at a Houston high school is dividing city and state leaders over student safety. Students walking to North Forest High School have to dart across a busy four-lane road, while officials can't agree on the best way to slow traffic down.  Houston's only lesbian bar says anti-drag efforts threaten its future. The owner of the Pearl bar says the state's ongoing push against drag performances could put her liquor license — and thus business — at risk. Stay in the Loop Susan Barber / Houston Chronicle 💼 Business: The Biden administration is picking a new fight over clean power. The administration plans to announce new rules on power plant emissions designed to force the adoption of carbon capture technology.  Renewable power demand feeds growth of Houston transmission firms. Houston is emerging as a leader in the push for more infrastructure to support growing renewable energy. Texas Southern graduates set out to help diversify the banking industry. The school's Future Bankers Leadership Program is part of a nationwide push to diversify America's banking pipeline.  Dow selects a site south of Houston for its first small modular nuclear reactor. The reactors are expected to come online by 2030.  📰 A Good Read: In Palacios, a century-old Texas hotel awaits its fate. After withstanding fires and hurricanes and hosting World War II troops and Old Hollywood stars, the historic Luther Hotel may not survive its latest test. ⛱️ Get Out: How one Houstonian's app is helping mothers and daughters grow closer. Houstonian Lacey Tezino founded Passport Journeys to help mothers and daughters have better relationships through glamping experience.  Katy sisters make waves as L.A. producers in HBO's "Land of Gold." Keertana and Pallavi Sastry co-produced the lauded drama, debuting May 15, about an American Punjabi truck driver and his undocumented Mexican American stowaway. A Houston oil and gas executive writes a memoir inspired by her daughters. Becoming a leader in the oil industry is only part of Rani Puranik's story. The book is about motherhood, spirituality and being a first-generation American. 🚗 Outside the Loop: Overcrowded Montgomery County shelter ships animals out of state. Two large seizures of pets from animal cruelty cases recently pushed capacity past 500. Conroe ISD investigating a knife fight at College Park High School. The incident allegedly happened between two students in a locker room before school started. Pearland City Council announces new city manager. The council also reprimanded one of its members for the unauthorized release of information that influenced the only other finalist for the position to withdraw their candidacy.  Texas Ties A scene from near the border in El Paso. If you read one thing: Title 42, the public health policy used to turn millions of migrants away from the border since the COVID-19 pandemic, expires today. Reporter Sam González Kelly and photographer Raquel Natalicchio are currently in El Paso documenting what's happening at the border right now.    Here's the story of one man they met this week…    Roner Santana had been told by the border agents who had processed and released him that he was required to check in regularly with immigration authorities and that he had one year to voluntarily remove himself from the country.    He might not wait that long. Santana, 26, said that after he jumped the wall, he headed to Sacred Heart Church but was intercepted by law enforcement officials who beat him and jailed him for four days. He didn't know what law enforcement agency apprehended him. When he eventually arrived at the church, he heard jeers from locals who shouted that he and other migrants were not wanted here. Santana is now confronted with a difficult choice  — he can't go home to Venezuela, where economic and political instability left him without the means to feed his wife and two children, but neither does he want to stay somewhere he isn't wanted.   Santana believes he was targeted by officers for his tattoos, but what they didn't realize is that the name tattooed on his neck, Rosianny Sofia, is that of his late 3-year-old daughter, who died in a Venezuelan hospital because doctors couldn't access the medicine she needed. He is determined to make sure his other two children do not suffer the same fate and is contemplating where he may go next. Canada, he says, is an option.   "I don't feel free here. I came here with an American dream, I thought it would be different," Santana said in Spanish. Read the full story here.  More from Texas: Man who killed Black Lives Matter protester gets 25 years. However, Gov. Greg Abbott's extraordinary promise of a pardon earlier this year has injected a political wild card into Daniel Perry's fate.  Point of View 🗣️ "Republicans seem to ban everything to keep us safe from ourselves — except guns." Readers write in about their feelings on Texas' mass shootings and gun control in the most recent batch of letters to the Editor.    🗪 Other points of views:  Why are lawmakers afraid of giving a vote on "raise the age" bill? The bill that would raise the age to purchase assault-style rifles, much like the 21 victims at Robb Elementary, was killed behind closed doors, without any heroes left to save it, writes the Editorial Board. Houston vs. All Y'all Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle NBA draft lottery prospects countdown: Brandon Miller could go second or third depending on the lottery order and how he fits a specific team's needs.   Wednesday's scores: ⚾ Astros 5, Los Angeles Angels 4. Find more of our sports coverage here.  Get to Know Your City Susan Barber / Houston Chronicle This weekend we all get to celebrate our moms. Still looking for ideas of where to take her and what to do? Ana Khan has a few ideas.  Mother's Day Weekend at Bayou Bend Experience the beauty of nature, art and music at Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens on Mother's Day weekend. In addition to complimentary cookies, lemonade and water, moms will receive free admission to the event. Musicians Mark Seale and Hope Cowan will also perform.  When: 1-5 p.m. May 13-14 Where: Bayou Bend Collection & Gardens, 6003 Memorial  Details: mfah.org Mother's Day at the Garden Experience the Houston Botanic Garden's royal treatment for mom. Katherine McDaniel, founder and director of Synkroniciti, will host "Botanic Tiaras & Wine," where participants will create tiaras using flowers, foliage, and other natural and premade accents, while enjoying wine. Stay after the workshop to enjoy a live concert featuring blues duo Annika Chambers and Paul DesLauriers.   When: 2-4 p.m. May 14 Where: Houston Botanic Garden, One Botanic Lane Details: $10-$30; hbg.org Ali Siddiq and Marcus D Wiley present: 'Dear Mom' Bring mom to a comedy show featuring local stand-up comedians Ali Siddiq and Marcus D Wiley at Houston Improv.  When: 2:30 p.m. May 14 Where: Houston Improv, 7620 Katy Fwy, No. 455 Details: improvtx.com/houston Find more ideas here.  I'll be out again for a few more days to spend some much-needed time with my family. We're currently spread out across multiple states and two continents, so getting more than two of us together at one time is always a bit of a feat worth celebrating.    Cat DeLaura cat.delaura@houstonchronicle.com Do you love The 713?  Subscribe to the Houston Chronicle to support this newsletter and get other perks.    Know someone else who would like The 713? Send them here to sign up. 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