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In Houston, safe streets save money — and children | Opinion

On a recent weekday afternoon, Houston Council Member Abbie Kamin and I watched as several students from Lamar High School traversed Westheimer...

06.09.2025 30

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Hill Country flood survivors deserve mental health resources | Opinion

When Keli Rabon’s son, Brock, returned to their Houston home,24 hours after narrowly surviving a historic flood at his sleep-away camp, he walked...

09.08.2025 4

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How honeybees can help Texas create fair redistricting maps | Opinion

The five-hour mark of a public hearing on redistricting is around the moment when eyes begin to glaze over, even for the most fervent defenders of...

29.07.2025 60

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Trump's budget will cripple Texas' wind and solar industry | Opinion

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has said that he won't vote to pass the Senate's version of President Trump's "Big Beautiful Budget Bill." (AP Photo/J. Scott...

04.07.2025 20

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Tell the truth, Galveston. Your city had slave markets | Opinion

When Anthony Griffin rides his bike through Galveston's Strand Historic District, he can't shake the feeling he's seeing ghosts.  His mind's eye...

20.06.2025 10

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Trump cut Houston's Weather Service. Just in time for hurricanes. | Opinion

Dan Reilly, former warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service's Houston office. Reilly retired last year after a 32-year...

13.06.2025 10

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Jared Isaacman is out at NASA. Will space science survive? | Opinion

Jared Isaacman, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for his confirmation hearing as NASA administrator....

06.06.2025 6

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What Houstonians want. And what Whitmire is giving us instead. | Opinion

A group of Acres Homes residents have your taxpayer dollars in the palm of their hand.  I take a seat in a little auditorium at a multi-service...

31.05.2025 5

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Santa Fe school shooting hero John Barnes deserves disability benefits | Opinion

Every few minutes while sitting at his dining room table, John Barnes massages a spot on his arm, just above a dagger-shaped scar extending nearly to...

23.04.2025 4

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How Trump's tariffs ruined my daughter's birthday present | Opinion

My daughter, 7, riding her Batch bicycle, a model built for 4-year olds that she's outgrown. Donald Trump's tariffs could make it far more expensive...

04.04.2025 6

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A new documentary convinced me that UFOs and aliens are real |Opinion

Luis “Lue” Elizondo, a former Department of Defense official and member of the government’s classified Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification...

18.03.2025 40

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Dan Farah's SXSW doc alleges a government cover-up of UFOs

For nearly three years, Dan Farah filmed his new documentary, “The Age of Disclosure,” in complete secrecy. That makes sense, considering the...

18.03.2025 8

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Hardball politics? The not-so-crazy theory behind Mavs' Doncic trade | Opinion

The Mavericks' shocking trade of star forward Luka Doncic (77) has sparked conspiracy theories about the team owner's push to expand casino gaming in...

08.02.2025 10

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