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We went to Dallas’ Epstein reading room. Here’s what it’s like
Plus: Hispanic Heritage Month events to check out Share with a friend Good morning y’all, If you’re in Dallas today, make sure you avoid the Victory Park area, as the American Airlines Center is hosting the GOP convention, and supporters and protesters will be in the area for the next two days. Tomorrow, I’ll be…
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🏗️ Austin just beat Houston’s record
Plus: Garden Oaks Theater future sealed Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! We’ve been talking about the proposed demolition of Garden Oaks Theater lately, particularly as activists entered their last window to save the landmark from being scrapped last week. Garden Oaks Theater once showed world famous classic films like “Jaws,” with…
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Trump-a-polooza starts Wednesday. Here’s how it’ll work
Plus: 3 Netflix docs about Texans Share with a friend Welcome to Labor Day Weekend! 🍻 It’s time to wear our last white outfits and enjoy the 90-degree temps while we have them. If you missed our events roundup in the Wednesday newsletter, plan your weekend here. If this is more of a chill weekend…
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Why the SBOE is back in Austin
PLUS: 14 school districts are at risk of takeovers Share with a friend It’s Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026 Welcome back to another edition of The TexEd Report! I missed y’all last week, we’ve got a lot to catch up on. The State Board of Education is back in Austin, and Texas’ divisive overhaul of high…
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☎️ Why is Trump yelling into a Houston landline?
Plus: Say adiós to this Houston staple Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! Last week, I told you that President Trump was expected to visit NASA to honor the Artemis II crew. Now, his Houston visit is in the books—and it included a new US space academy, a moon-bound plaque and a…
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‘It’s not working.’ Flock cameras at risk in Dallas
Plus: Your Labor Day weekend events Share with a friend Good morning, DFW 🥞 There are two quick things I want to bring to your attention before you scroll. If you had a car insurance policy with State Farm in 2025, you probably have some money coming your way. The insurance giant recently started paying…
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🦋 A Dolly Parton tribute is coming to Houston
Plus: Turkey Leg Hut is back, y’all Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! Texas is the mother of all invention—that’s the saying, right? The inventor behind the digital watch, who just passed away, is a testament to that, and he’s leaving behind a remarkable North Texas legacy. George Thiess founded Electro/Data, a…
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🔥 When a fire starts in a town with no water
Plus: How Dallas is saving on groceries Share with a friend Morning North Texas, Over the weekend, a large fire broke out in the Dallas County community of Sand Branch. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because that unincorporated area made headlines earlier this year because of its decades-long fight for clean water—it’s worse than…
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💸 She rejected a 70% salary increase for you
Plus: Will Houston absorb the Woodlands? Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! In the last few newsletters, I’ve been talking to you about HISD’s failing schools and TEA-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles’ subsequent salary bump. You told me that he didn’t deserve his pay raise, and some of you even wrote in to…
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🛫 Your next flight could leave from McKinney
Plus: Wylie ends its Flock contract Share with a friend Good morning, folks ☕ Did you know that Dallas leaders are considering placing digital billboards inside city parks? The city is suffering from a budget shortfall and a deficit, and it estimates that the boards will bring in an extra $10 million a year. *Crickets**Crickets*…
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📬 Your mailman could be headed to jail
Plus: Why is Trump visiting NASA? Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! In a newsletter earlier this month, I told you about a theater in Houston at risk of demolition and the ongoing efforts by Arthouse Houston organizers to save it. Well, those efforts are in their final week as the Aug.…
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First measles case mapped to 3 DFW locations
Plus: A map of current Texas wildfires Share with a friend Morning y’all, I know we were all sad to learn about the passing of country music legend Dolly Parton yesterday. The full-of-life superstar may have been Tennessee-born, but she sure felt like a Texan at times (the commitment to hairspray alone!) North Texans were…
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💰Your landlord might owe you money
Plus: Their pastor held them hostage Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! Rent is already expensive enough. Now imagine finding out you’ve been overpaying because your landlord was going behind your back to overcharge. Local apartment landlords have been accused of doing just that. One of the Rice Village area properties listed…
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The lieutenant governor wants to ban these books from schools
Plus: DISD is giving away this old school Share with a friend Good morning y’all, As you know, the region is very much in a season of reinvention. Corporations and sports teams are moving around, restaurant and entertainment chains are choosing to expand here, and we’ve been constantly repurposing old spaces for modern use. Take…
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🐰 Houston’s weirdest attractions from decades past
Plus: Robots teach your children Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! In Monday’s newsletter, I asked you if HISD’s TEA-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles deserved the $231,000 raise he received after several F ratings of local schools were released. You overwhelmingly said “no. You’re not the only Houstonians feeling this way. Increasingly, Houston…
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Parking perps, Dallas wants its money! Pay or…
And why is FWISD filming its classrooms? Share with a friend Barnacles! I mean, good morning. No, I’m not a marine geek or a SpongeBob fan (hi millennials), but I am fascinated with the City of Dallas’ new way to get delinquent parking tickets paid—barnacles. That’s the name for the device the city has invested…
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Why ‘school choice’ never materialized for these voucher recipients
PLUS: What’s on your teacher wishlist? Share with a friend It’s Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026 Howdy, In case you haven’t heard, another legal challenge has hit Senate Bill 10, the new Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. A few weeks ago, I reported on three Houston mothers who have filed a…
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🌘 Houston’s getting a blood moon—here’s when
Plus: 🪦Local burger icon dies Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! Get your telescopes ready because we’re in for a crimson red show on Aug. 27. Next week, a deep partial lunar eclipse will reveal a blood moon over Houston as the moon sinks into Earth’s shadow for three hours. The next…
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How to see if Flock scanned your plate
Plus: This weekend’s events 🍻 Share with a friend Happy Wednesday, y’all, Monday’s newsletter featured a review of Fort Worth’s Coyote Drive-In, and hours later we learned the theater decided to close. After 14 years, the screens will go dark for the last time on Labor Day. It’s so sad to see one of the…
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✒️ Here’s Gen Z’s new favorite hobby
Plus: HISD gets F’s, Mike Miles gets a raise Share with a friend Hello, Houston! With the first week of school over, parents are looking to local districts to see an improvement in their children’s learning for the 2026-2027 school year. Many were disappointed to hear that following Houston’s Texas Education Agency (TEA)…
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Wagyu sliders, Oreo popcorn and a movie
Plus: 103-year-old Garland business announces it’s closing—with a liquidation sale Share with a friend Hey y’all, Is it just us, or has August already lasted approximately 47 days? We’re officially in that stretch of summer when the seasonal excitement has worn off, but the Texas heat very much has not. So stay cool, makes plans to…
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🚔 Local bookstore challenges ICE
Plus: HISD teacher in tears over students 😢 Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! The Stonewall Inn is still operational in Greenwich Village, New York City. (Anna Raj/Courier HTX) It’s finally time for Houston Pride this weekend after the rescheduling of the event earlier this summer due to inclement weather. Houston Pride…
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Your DFW dinner plans just got better
Plus: A pause on data centers in Fort Worth Share with a friend Cowboys fans: It’s time to officially start getting our hopes up again. 🏈 The first preseason game is Saturday. The Cowboys finished last year with a 7-9-1 record—and a defense we’d probably all prefer to forget. (But hey, the team’s considered the…
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School is back in session🍎
PLUS: How a North Texas nonprofit is providing for teachers Share with a friend It’s Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 Hey y’all, School is back in session for millions of Texas students. Fort Worth ISD students are headed back to campuses that will look different from previous years after the district was taken over by the…
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📸 More surveillance at your door
Plus: 🎓A $10K ticket to Rice Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! August is National Black Business Month, and in Houston, there’s no shortage of Black-owned shops, restaurants, and establishments to celebrate with. One of Houston’s most iconic Black-owned businesses is Provost Studios, an 80-year-old photography business that captured generations of Houstonians…
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What we know about Trump’s Dallas convention
Plus: Do you have info on 3 alligators shot in Fort Worth? Share with a friend Well, North Texas parents: You made it. School is officially back in session. I hope y’all are surviving the scramble of backpacks, lunches, late buses, drop-off lines, and whatever else the first week of school has thrown your way.…
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🍺 50,000 bottles of beer on this HTX wall
Plus: 💸 Your tax dollars pay for naps Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! Let’s talk about some weird things happening in the Houston area. 👮 A Houston man is facing prison for threatening the governor’s office over anime (yes, that’s right—over a cartoon). 👀 Keep your eyes peeled for this strange,…
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😂 Raccoon stuck in mayonnaise jar rescued
Plus: A free warehouse of school supplies 🤩 Share with a friend Happy Monday, It’s only right to start the week with a laugh. I just about fell out of my chair when I read this story about a greedy raccoon getting its head stuck inside a mayonnaise jar. This precocious rodent, neighbors eventually dubbed…
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Meet some sword-fighting North Texans
Plus: A month-long indie book crawl Share with a friend Happy tax-free weekend, y’all. If you ever need to buy anything, this is one of the best times to spend money in Texas. The 8.25% tax North Texans usually pay will be slashed for a ton of items, but there are some parameters. We’ve compiled…
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👀 Why everyone’s watching Texas
Plus: Can Houstonians save this historic theater? Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! One of the most inspiring things about this city is that we’re a place of changemakers: people who are working to better the lives and circumstances of those around them, whether that’s in hospitals saving lives, on the street…
