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July 22, 2023

Border buoys, climate change alter flow of Rio Grande  

Plus: Meet the Houston TikTok influencer arrested in Dubai for screaming

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The 713 Weekend Wrap

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Brady Stone, Weekend Digital Producer

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Migrants walk the banks and wade the waters of the Rio Grande in an attempt to reach an entry point several miles south of Eagle Pass, Texas, Thursday, July 20, 2023. The entry, set up as part of Operation Lone Star, is on land whose owner has agreed to press trespassing charges. Texas will arrest single men and women. Families are released into U.S. Border Patrol custody.

Photo by: Jerry Lara, San Antonio Express-News

Rio Grande fluctuates sharply at Eagle Pass, where border buoys, climate change alter flow

Between buoys and other shoreline interventions, heavy upstream water use and climate change, the flow and volume of the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass is getting more and more unpredictable


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Rancher Schuyler Wight looks over a sinkhole near Highway 1053 Wednesday, April 26, 2023 in Imperial. The sinkhole happened following TxDOT filling in a well near the roadway.

Photo by: Elizabeth Conley, Staff Photographer

How forsaken oil wells are causing environmental chaos in Texas

The problem of zombie wells threatens ranchers and groundwater resources in drought-prone West Texas, as well as the larger oil and gas industry.

Owner Sheri Rabanal holds her chihuahua Stella, namesake, for Stella's Fresh Brunch Friday, July 21, 2023 in Pearland.

Photo by: Kirk Sides, Staff Photographer

New Pearland brunch spot named after owner's 2-year-old Chihuahua

A new Pearland brunch spot is drawing a crowd every weekend, but diners may not realize the funky decor and the restaurant's name are inspired by a 2-year-old, energetic rescue Chihuahua named Stella. 

Houston airports had lower cancellation rates than the nation as a whole, according to FlightAware.

Photo by: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer

Who is 'The Sassy Trucker'? Meet the Houston TikTok influencer arrested in Dubai for screaming

What to know about the arrest of the Houston woman in Dubai that left her unable to return home.

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 19: A David's Bridal store stands in Manhattan on November 19, 2018 in New York City. The wedding dress retailer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday. The company, which will continue to operate throughout bankruptcy, is coming to terms with changing consumer tastes in the wedding industry and a heavy debt load. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Photo by: Spencer Platt, Getty Images

David's Bridal to close stores in Houston, Friendswood, The Woodlands and across Texas

The retailer, which says it has some 25 percent market share for wedding gowns in the United States, filed for bankruptcy in April.


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Migrants cool themselves in the waters of the Rio Grande after crossing to the U.S. from Mexico near a site where the state is installing large buoys to be used as a border barrier along the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, July 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Photo by: Eric Gay/Associated Press

Razor wire reveals Abbott's cruelty at the border (Editorial)

"An email from Nicholas Wingate, a Department of Public Safety paramedic and trooper, has revealed the barbaric practices of Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star," writes the Editorial Board.

Beef tartare with toasted rice, egg yolk, citronette, and bunuelo photographed at Jun on Thursday, July 13, 2023 in Houston.

Photo by: Karen Warren, Staff Photographer

Alison Cook reviews 'Top Chef' star Evelyn Garcia's Jun

Co-chefs Evelyn Garcia and Henry Lu bring Southeast Asia and the Americas together in ways Houstonians can love.

Fort Bend County Libraries will host a financial literacy class on Wednesday.

Photo by: Elise Amendola, STF / Associated Press

What does it take to be part of Texas' top 1 percent of earners?

A recent study determined how much Texans have to make to be in the top 1 percent of earners in the state and determined Texas has the 14th-highest threshold.

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