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education reporter @HoustonChron via @Report4America , hit me at sam.kelly @houstonchronicle .com --- formerly @Suntimes - from Chicago, loudly

Houston, TX

Joined July 2012

Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.

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Hi everyone want to announce that starting today I'm shifting gears @HoustonChron to cover education, with a focus on the HISD takeover and how it impacts students, families, teachers, staff etc If you are any of the above and want to talk, my email is in my bio :)

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2 years

Addressing NRA attendees: “you are not our enemy and we are not yours, but the time to join us is now” Addressing NRA leadership and politicians who accept their money: “if you’ve done one good thing, it’s bringing us here together, and we will defeat you” - Beto O’Rourke

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Celebrating now w Faneto

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Barbenheimer is actually when you go to Barbs and then bar hop on Westheimer

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All out dance party now, “Fuck CPD” to the tune of YMCA

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Attendees have to walk by the protesters to get to the parking lot. They’re getting chants of “shame” from the crowd

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Beto O'Rourke visited the Houston Women's Reproductive Services clinic today as Texas's abortion "trigger ban" took effect. He, along with the women and doctors who also spoke out against the ban, urged voters to fight back at the polls in November.

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Beto O’Rourke slams Gov. Abbott at Houston abortion clinic as trigger law takes effect

On the day the country’s strictest new abortion ban went into effect, Democratic...

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At least 100 local Tigrayans went to the Turkish consulate today to protest the alleged sale of drones to the Ethiopian military, which has been brutalizing civilians in Tigray, the northern region of Ethiopia, for almost a year

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'End the misery of the people in Tigray': Community protests support of Ethiopian government

The protest comes nearly a year into Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed’s war on Tigray,...

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Hundreds of people marching to Lightfoot’s house for another protest, organized by @GKMC18 and @BlckRising

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Thousands maybe?

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Babe what’s wrong you haven’t touched your HEB prime beef ribeye sweetheart

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Gov. Abbott’s “parent empowerment night” was just interrupted by @Cesar_Espinosa from FIEL and another protester, shouting “Greg abbott you gotta go.” Espinosa also called him out for calling the 5 people killed in Cleveland illegal Abbott is here to tout school vouchers

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@rob_schaef Nothing but respect for my king

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Smoke still rising from the Department of Corrections building

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Crowd cheers as an organizer announces Lightfoot’s plan to remove the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park

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Ok critical mass in Houston is different these mfs got on the expressway lmao

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Text from my landlady’s husband. Do I leave him on read or apologize for walking?

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Hi hi, really excited to to share that come June I'll be working @HoustonChron through @Report4America , covering marginalized communities in and around Houston!! H-Town babyyyy

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Rage Against the Machine (2008) and Rage Against the Machine (2022)

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Got to CPD HQ for the end of Ja’Mal Green’s action. When I got there, he was going down the line of officers guarding the building, reading their individual lists of complaints

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Big cheers for Rochelle Garza, who’s running to unseat AG Ken Paxton. “He wants to arm teachers who are overworked and underpaid instead of doing his job. He wants to put the responsibility in their hands”

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@z_long Maybe they were onto something

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About 100 people came out to oppose an anti-trans group from Dallas who had planned a protest at the Hamburger Mary's drag show. Only about a dozen anti-trans protesters showed up, but they were joined by a few, um, Nazis.

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At downtown Houston drag show, dozens counter small anti-trans protest: 'Everyone is welcome here'

Protect Texas Kids, a group that claims children are being “indoctrinated” by gay and...

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Families and staff with Little Angels in Englewood have been camped out across the street from Lightfoot’s house bc the city cut the funding for their early learning center, and the money is about to run dry (1/ )

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Did anyone else just learn that when Alex del Moral Mealer says she's Hispanic she meant, like, Hispanic from Spain

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I’m not sharing the video. It’s just as bad as you think it is. Really just at a loss for words.

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Remember the HISD convocation in August, which included an hourlong musical written by and starring Mike Miles? Public records we got back from the district this week indicate it cost nearly $470,000 in taxpayer money

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Remember that controversial HISD convocation? It cost taxpayers nearly $470K

Budgets obtained by the Houston Chronicle through a public records request show that HISD...

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I’m at Fullerton and Kimball where 100 or so people are peacefully protesting. Huge cop response, CPD is threatening arrest now

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Guess who just showed up? It rhymes with Shmeto O’Fork

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trying to walk more in Houston means arriving to the coffee shop having completely sweated through my shirt, and then soaking it again by walking home in a thunderstorm after

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I’m here at Discovery Green where there’s already a couple hundred people protesting the NRA convention

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Had the pleasure of spending a day with ⁦ @thepoetmendez ⁩ learning about the fascinating history of Houston’s huelga schools, when in the 1970s Chicanos homeschooled thousands of their kids to protest HISDs racist desegregation policy

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You probably haven't heard of Houston's huelga schools. This longtime educator wants to change that.

Lupe Mendez, a Galveston native, had never heard of the huelga schools until the family...

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Chants now of “Justice for Miracle,” referring to Miracle Boyd, the GKMC who had her teeth knocked out by CPD at the protest in Grant Park last week

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@chicagobulls Sell the fucking team Jerry

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HISD Police just removed a woman who went over her allotted speaking time after multiple warnings to stop. She had sat down and finished speaking by the time police removed her.

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Barricades all along the sidewalk between Discovery Green, where protests are planned for tomorrow’s NRA convention, and the GRB Convention Center already

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“Justice For Jalen” signs out here too. Video was released earlier this week of a Houston police officer fatally shooting Jalen Randle, who had no weapon in his hand

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AP Physics students at DeBakey haven’t had a teacher all year, leaving students to teach themselves and, in some cases, be pulled out of class to teach their peers. When students demanded answers, they were told there was a hiring freeze. My latest ⬇️

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Students at one of HISD's top high schools left to teach their classmates amid hiring pause

About 150 students at Houston ISD's DeBakey High School signed up for the advanced...

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Scene report! Spent a few weeks going to shows in living rooms and garages and bars talking with the people that make up Houston's DIY scene. These folks are fucking rad and so kind, really a lovely community. And they go hard as hell.

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Houston's punk and metal scene is seeing a cultural renaissance led by Black and Brown kids

As Houston tries to emerge from COVID, Black and Brown kids are forming new punk bands...

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Community activists in Little Village out here too. A few of them in tears. They’re set to give a presser in a few minutes

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Cops holding their line at Kimball and Wrightwood, half a block from Lightfoots house, as per usual. Crowd is loud tho Im sure she can hear if she’s home

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I'm writing up my article in the NRA press room rn, watching Donald Trump deliver his remarks. He said every school needs "a single point of entrance, strong exterior fencing, metal detectors... and armed guards." So a prison?

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David Hogg, Parkland survivor, announces a nationwide march on June 11

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If enough journalists use twitter stories for work that it becomes a professional standard you’re all gonna be on my shitlist

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It finally happened, someone threatened to shoot me while door knocking for a story. Is this a Texas journalism rite of passage?

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The disparity between national and local opinion on Lightfoot’s handling of things truly defies belief

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot will be in the spotlight Monday, the kickoff night of the Democratic convention, when she appears on a prime time panel with Joe Biden focusing on racial and social justice.

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Livestream of the HISD convocation in which Mike Miles is acting in some sort of musical theatre performance. This is my first year covering schools is this sort of thing normal?

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HISD Convocation

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Pardon my sentimentality but this week marks one year in Houston and I’m just rly glad to say I found all these things and so much more I’m lucky to have a job that exposes me to so many passionate people in such a fascinating city, and I don’t take that for granted 🧡

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Gonna spend the next month studying up on Houston and looking desperately for an apartment. DMs are open and would really appreciate suggestions both professional (orgs, activists, stories to follow) and personal (neighborhoods, music venues, dive bars, pickup b-ball games, etc)

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. @fotografolara and I spent time with migrants at the border and followed them on their 24hr bus ride north to Chicago. We wanted to avoid the political posturing and see what this experience was really like for the people involved. Hope you’ll read.

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We followed one of Abbott's migrant buses from Texas to Chicago. Here's what we learned.

Journalists for the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News set out to follow one...

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*walks into the party* “I came to shit it up!”

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Whenever I talked to people about Northside, I kept hearing mention of a place called Poppa Burger, and I got curious. So I went and learned the history of the 24/7 burger stand that's served Northsiders for the past 60 years, and wrote about it here.

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Northside Houston gentrification has nothing on Poppa Burger

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Heyoo! Yesterday was my first day as a breaking news reporter @Suntimes Rly excited to be working at a paper that I’ve been reading every day since I was a very little kid. If ya got tips send them to skelly @suntimes .com thank you!

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Bumping this bc I'm finally settled and starting at @HoustonChron today. Email is Sam.Kelly @chron .com and I'm still looking for all sorts of tips, so hmu there or in the DMs if there's anything I should know about or if you just want to chat!

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Gonna spend the next month studying up on Houston and looking desperately for an apartment. DMs are open and would really appreciate suggestions both professional (orgs, activists, stories to follow) and personal (neighborhoods, music venues, dive bars, pickup b-ball games, etc)

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Update!!!!! The hearse belongs to one of the employees, she’s not a funeral director or anything she just drives a hearse

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Ok this is the second time I’ve seen this hearse parked outside slick willies in like 2 weeks, would absolutely love to know the story behind this

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Quite possibly the only person at the Harry Styles concert without a feather boa

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Houston has a very small, but tightknit Hmong community, and a few people were gracious enough to talk about what it meant to see Suni Lee, the first Hmong American to compete in the Olympics, shine on a global stage

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Suni Lee's Olympic performance a source of pride, inspiration for Houston's Hmong community

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Over 100 HISD teachers called in sick today to protest Mike Miles' leadership, according to protest organizers. Its the first coordinated work stoppage since Miles took over. Both teachers unions said they had nothing to do with today's action

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Over 100 HISD teachers call in sick to protest Miles' leadership

Houston ISD teachers from at least 35 schools reportedly called in sick Thursday to...

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Hi so uhhh I picked up an abandoned dog on assignment today and now she’s mine I guess but tbh I am probably not equipped to responsibly take care of a dog at the moment so does anyone want a very sweet and playful pup???? She is full of love, not a mean bone in her body

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Huge cheers for Beto as he comes out sorry the video is sideways lol

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And this is how I found out Boban Marjanovic was traded to the Rockets

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Was just thinking about how dope Houston is but then I saw this

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City officials confirmed today that they'll be delaying demolition permits for the Lofts at the Ballpark until federal highway authorities get more answers from TxDOT

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Houston to delay demolition of apartments near Minute Maid Park as federal investigation begins

The apartment complex, which was slated for demolition, has become the latest flashpoint...

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My sister won a raffle at Duke for Final Four tix but they didn’t pay for her transportation so this girl is currently on a 21hr greyhound bus to New Orleans lmaoooooooo respect tho

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This man @NaderDIssa used his vacation time to help organize #FOIAFest after expertly covering (another) massive, nonstop labor dispute during a pandemic. We don't deserve him.

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The man of the hour, @NaderDIssa , welcoming everyone to the 2021 #FOIAFest -- the biggest ever hosted by the @headlineclub with more than 400 people, including 200 FREE tickets. 👏👏👏

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Things I like about Houston so far: - barbecue - nice old ladies who call me “angel” and “son” - liquor stores w food trucks in the parking lot Things I don’t like: - the astros

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Fwiw Miles cancelled an interview with KHOU due to "comprehensive preparations underway for the start of the academic year." I'm no actor but I imagine it took a long time to memorize all the lines in this very elaborate musical

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KHOU 11 is speaking to superintendents as school starts. Here's why HISD isn't included.

HISD had been scheduled to speak with KHOU 11 on Tuesday, August 15, but canceled the day before.

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Yeah this thing is coming down

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Gotta be at least 1000 ppl marching down Milwaukee in protest of the Chicago police department

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Columbus is on his way to his final resting place

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What’s up Houston I’m here to capture the ✨ excitement ✨ of the World Series baby! If you’re gonna be at Minute Maid and wanna hang hit my DMs also lmk your fav nearby bars that might have some fun ppl to talk to please and thank you!!!

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do any other journalists want to start a media fight club I think it would be fun and maybe healthy

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About 100 (I’m estimating) people out at HISD hq for the @HoustonCVPE protest against the state takeover, with the first Board of Managers meeting set to start in about an hour

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Can I get reimbursed for the newsroom dog eating my lunch @HoustonChron

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@JamesWDickens @NathanAClark Maybe we should send mourinho to prison

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Just got to downtown, immediately saw 10 or so cop cars zooming east on Kinzie, not sure where to. Someone smashing a CVS window. Lots of “fuck 12” chants from protestors and ppl in cars. Gonna be tweeting what I see, so content warning for police brutality, violence

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I almost never respond to racist emails, but maybe I should start doing it more often

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absolutely no one: me at any given moment:

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oO yea chicAgooO

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Developers ripped out part of a brand new fence at Houston’s oldest Black cemetery last month. They say it was a mistake and that they’ll re-erect the fence, but caretakers say it falls into a larger pattern of disrespect. Latest for the Chronicle:

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Olivewood caretakers furious after developers rip out new fence at Houston's first Black cemetery

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Just got back to Kenosha, 100-200 people just started marching from Civic Center Park

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This week has sucked but one bright spot was when a 50yo man walked up the b-ball court just now and immediately challenged me in 1-on-1, but his wife wouldn’t let him play until he drank some of his blue Powerade. Then she filmed the whole game for FB Live 🥺

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Too scared to google what Texas Independence Day is in fear that it’s something racist

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Crane just pulled up alongside the statue. This thing may be coming down tonight after all

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Multiple people I’ve spoken to already have identified themselves as pro-gun, but they’re fed up with the NRA’s “absolutism.” “They’re subordinating kids rights for gun rights,” one 65yo man told me

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“We do this every year — it’s like a tradition... We’re just cruising, I don’t feel like we’re up to no good. We’re just literally cruising, beeping, ‘Viva Mexico,’ and that’s it.”

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Also this looks like the incident I was referring to earlier in the thread

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Here at the anti-NRA protest in Houston, I just witnessed North Texas based right wing provocateur who goes by the name Chet Goldstein get ejected by the crowd for trying to disrupt the event

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As a subscriber, fellow journalist and Texas resident, I'll be the first to say this sucks and feels like a major letdown from an organization that does such good work. Solidarity with their staff.

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Texas Tribune laid off staff today, citing changes in the industry and an unsteady economy. Here's the note CEO Sonal Shah sent to the publication's employees this afternoon.

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Bulldozers starting to clear the scene. “The police system is messed up, it’s like they’re more aggressive to men and women of color,” one woman said as she watched. “And I hate for it to come to this, but how else are they going to listen? It’s sad but it’s needed.”

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Anddddd he’s off

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Hi yes I’d like the booze cruise/funeral at sea package deal please

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Leading a chant now “Thank you for the statue, now CPD out of CPS”

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Getting out of my element to join the Northeastern Trail Riders on a weeklong horse-and-wagon ride to the Houston Rodeo. I'll be sending daily dispatches from the trail next week, but penned a short preview detailing my preparation for the trip here ⬇️

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Historic Black trail riders reach downtown Houston rodeo parade after grueling, joyful 6-day journey

A Houston Chronicle reporter and photographer joined the Northeastern Trail Riders...

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One protestor stood silently watching the dumpsters burn at Grand and LaSalle. “I don’t know if this is the right way to do this, but who cares as long as someone is listening”

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Illinois man sues Trump for denying stimulus checks to Americans married to immigrants

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Every city and every newspaper needs more journalists like Anna, who has been the best reporting partner I could have asked for and a wonderful friend besides. California is getting a good one, and we will miss her greatly :')

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Some news: Today is my last day at @HoustonChron after 3.5 years in this wonderful newsroom. Big thanks to everyone who made it special. Next week, I’m starting a new role as an Investigative Reporter at @OpenVallejo in the Bay Area. Incredibly excited to get started!

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When you use Instagram, an app you’re largely unfamiliar with and almost never use, to reach out to a source

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Catanzara and this man in a vagina suit went at it for awhile, in a conversation that truly ran the gamut. The vagina suit bc “it’s harder to kill a vagina than a Black man”

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NRA folks look out at the protesters lining Avenida de las Americas

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A bit of a change of pace but the former spelling bee kid in me couldn’t let news pass of a 1st grader (!) winning the HISD citywide spelling bee without writing about it. Zachary rules, read about him here

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A River Oaks Elementary 1st grader won the HISD spelling bee. He's just getting started

His winning word was "fetticus," a type of leafy vegetable.

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Where’s that wimpy cowboy doll?

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Thanks to @htxcommfridges for letting me hang while they set up their new installation at Project Row Houses! When it's done, it'll feature a library of Black literature, community resource info, a workspace with WiFi and, of course, food and other goods

Houston Community Fridges offer free food and more with Project Row Houses installation

Project Row Houses’ 52nd round, the theme of which is “Gulf Coast Anthropocene,”...

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