How does Texas weather affect the range of electric vehicles?

Plus: Report finds rising levels of Houston-area smog hits communities of color hardest

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🔍 Need to Know

How Texas weather affects the range of electric vehicles Buying an electric vehicle in Texas could come with some long-term risks to the car's battery life if consumers are not careful about which electric vehicle they choose to buy.

 

Report finds rising levels of Houston-area smog hit communities of color hardest The Environmental Integrity Project used official data to document how people of color and low-income areas were closer to ozone hotspots.

 

H-E-B plans to distribute 20,000 holiday meals outside NRG Stadium this Saturday On Saturday, H-E-B will host an event distributing meals as part of its Feast of Sharing outside NRG Stadium.

 

Houston bids farewell to rain, active 2023 hurricane season We saw some great rain totals across parts of Houston and along the coast which helped with the drought.

 

 

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🗳️ Politics

Gov. Greg Abbott loses appeal over border buoys in Rio Grande The decision is a victory for the U.S. Justice Department, which sued the Texas governor in July after he refused to remove the wall of buoys deployed under Operation Lone Star.

 

Houston ISD reveals school choice application timeline, changes to pre-K enrollment process Houston ISD said it plans to open its school choice process application process for the 2024-25 academic year on Jan. 18 and provide results to families on March 26.

 

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Pfizer over 'misleading' claims about COVID-19 vaccine efficacy The suit repeats several talking points from vaccine opponents that public health experts have disputed. Pfizer called the claims meritless.

 

Outgoing Houston Mayor, frontrunner candidate spar over Asian-Hispanic representation in City Hall Data shows Whitmire's comments on a lack of Asian and Hispanic representation play to a larger story of the face of municipal government across the country.

 

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💼 Business

Tomlinson: Don't worry about Texas grid blackouts Dire warning about possible electricity shortage does not reflect financial and political incentives to keep the heat on.

 

Oxy reportedly negotiating potential CrownRock purchase Occidental is likely sizing up CrownRock's prized Permian acreage, but its Anadarko purchase could cloud the deal.

 

Houston home prices held steady over the past year, study finds Houston single-family home prices saw no change, as the market corrects in other major U.S. cities.

 

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🖼️ Get Out

Father-daughter duo behind The Refuge opens family-friendly Woodlands sports bar Southern Ice The family behind The Refuge bars and restaurants in The Woodlands are paying homage to their Houston icehouse roots with a new family-friendly sports bar in Creekside Park.

 

Katy charity issues plea for help after 75 kids in need left without Christmas gifts Seventy-five children in the Katy Christian Ministries' Santa's Sleigh program are facing a Christmas without gifts after an expected donation fell through.

 

Yoyo's Hot Dog opens at Post Houston after decade as food stand Yoyo's Hot Dog is the newest vendor at Post Houston, where it is having a soft opening on Wednesday after 13 years as a food stand outside bars.

 

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🏀 Sports

Houston Dynamo's resurgence started with trade for Artur Artur is the understated force behind captain Héctor Herrera and team's run to MLS Western Conference Finals.

 

Jalen Green, even in defeat, shows his potential as playmaker Jalen Green was not only scoring against the Nuggets but also reading the defense and setting up teammates, again showing his potential to be an NBA star.

 

Solomon: 12-team CFP will diminish meaning of the regular season Enjoy this high-stakes weekend while you can. When the playoff field expands beyond four schools next year, conference title games won't hold nearly the drama.

 

My Cause, My Cleats: C.J. Stroud to raise prison reform awareness The rookie QB and other players will be wearing specially-designed cleats to represent causes that mean a lot to them as part of the NFL's My Cause, My Cleats initiative.

 

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📝 Opinion

Why you're not seeing comments on our site (Opinion) I'm afraid the truth isn't quite as juicy as you might think.

 

You're a mean one, Mr. Abbott. Grinchy guv cuts Christmas short. (Thumbs) Also: Say my name, "Ted" Cruz. Turner loses cool. Eine Kleine Fish Musik. Dynamos' King Artur.

 

Camp Logan, the Army, and America's conscience (Opinion) On Nov. 13, the Army overturned the 1917 convictions of Black soldiers convicted of mutiny in Houston. Playwright Celeste Bedford Walker was overjoyed.

 

 

 

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