June 19, 2024
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 | Yasmeen Khalifa, Audience Engagement Producer |
Best of the Bayou
Today we're talking about potential severe weather...
If you read one thing: Potential Tropical Cyclone One in the Gulf of Mexico could soon become the first named tropical system of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season and is expected to bring downpours, storms and flooding for some.
Here's the latest:
- Although heavy rainfall associated with PTC One is expected to soak Southeast Texas today, the National Weather Service removed Houston from the areas under a flood watch because forecast rainfall totals decreased.
- Several school districts canceled summer school and other activities today ahead of the tropical rain.
- Officials closed some beaches along the Upper Texas Coast because of elevated tides and dangerous waves.
Keep up with the latest at HoustonChronicle.com.
Stay in the Loop
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📰 Need to Know
- With flood risk a moving target, can Texas' new plan catch up? The words "climate change" are not in Texas' state flood plan draft, the first iteration of a process that will be updated every five years. Here's what to know about the plan.
- New floods threaten already decimated Galveston Bay oysters. A new round of heavy flooding threatens to kill off Galveston Bay's remaining oysters, further harming a population that was decimated by freshwater inflows in May and early June that cost fishers millions of dollars in lost revenue.
- How do severe storms impact Houston airports? The effects from the potential Tropical Cyclone One across Southeast Texas this week could affect incoming and outgoing flights. Houston Airports officials provided tips for staying updated during a storm.
- HISD Superintendent Mike Miles gave his first presentation to City Council. Council members questioned the superintendent Tuesday about his leadership of the district during his first public presentation at City Hall.
- A study is underway for a trail to Houston honoring African American history. A feasibility study for what may become the second National Historic Trail honoring African American history is progressing despite pandemic-related delays.
💼 Business
- An appeals court is reviving a lawsuit over a 'dangerous' Whataburger tray. A Texas woman sued Whataburger, claiming a condiment tray cut her. An appeals court just revived her case two years after it was dismissed.
- Falling fuel prices defy the norm for this time of year. Here's why they're dropping. Gasoline prices are falling in Houston and across the country during a time when prices normally inch up as summer driving starts.
🚗 Outside the Loop
- Cy-Fair ISD approved a book ban policy giving trustees final say. Cypress-Fairbanks ISD's conservative school board voted Monday night to give itself the first look at book title acquisitions and final say on book challenges, despite concerns from more than 100 community members.
- This massive Tomball home has its own basketball court, library and private pool. This nearly $9 million home in Tomball, within the Saddlebrook Estates gated community, gives the best of both worlds with proximity to the city and the local booming community.
- Montgomery County is funding a $19 million direct connector for Texas 242. Montgomery County has approved funding a $19 million project to build a ramp at Interstate 45 and Texas 242 East.
Point of View
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Know your Juneteenth history and read these founding documents.
The new national holiday is about celebrating freedom and the end of slavery. We encourage you to read the founding documents behind Juneteenth, writes the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board.
- Sheila Jackson Lee: How we made Juneteenth a national holiday. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee describes how she and others fought for federal recognition of the holiday to commemorate the end of slavery and celebrate Black culture.
Houston vs. All Y'all
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The Astros put Justin Verlander on the injured list with a neck ailment.
Three days after he was scratched from his scheduled start, Astros ace Justin Verlander was put on the injured list Tuesday with neck discomfort.
- 2024 Texans training camp: When it begins and which practices will be open to fans. The Texans begin training camp in a month, the team announced Tuesday, with the dates that practices will be open to fans.
Get Out
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Houston ranked among the best U.S. cities for nude biking.
Houston was ranked in the top 15 Best Cities For Naked Biking by a study, making it one of the largest places in the South to be listed in 2024.
- George Ducas and Cafe Tacvba are among the top Houston live events this week. The top live events this week also include a show by former Wagoneers frontman Monte Warden.
- A Netflix-themed immersive experience is coming to Texas next year. If you're a fan of "Stranger Things," "Bridgerton," "Squid Game" and other Netflix shows, Netflix House will be your new favorite indoor theme park.
Could you imagine battling HIV, diabetes, a heart attack and two strokes? Donnell Walker of Katy doesn't have to — he's lived it. And now, he's surviving cancer.
That's some incredible strength.
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