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🚢 Galveston was the ‘Ellis Island of the West’
Plus: 8 Houston pumpkin patches to visit Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google. Good morning, Houston! I visited the Bryan Museum in Galveston a few weeks ago to do some reporting for an article on the Karankawa Indigenous peoples. While…
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🤠 A Texas song just dethroned Mariah Carey
Plus: Texas libraries are worth nearly $4 billion Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google. Hey y’all, A song about Texas has officially dethroned the queen of Christmas on music charts. Country singer Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has now spent a record-breaking 23…
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13 surprising perks of a Fort Worth library card
Plus: $99 direct flight from McKinney airport Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google. Howdy folks 👋 (in my Big Tex voice). Today is the first day of the State Fair of Texas—do you plan on attending? Last year, there was lots of…
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🥮 Time to eat the moon
Plus: How your healthcare access could change Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google. Good morning, Houston! We’re finally at the end of a busy week for Courier Texas. On Tuesday, we met many of you at our On the Ballot…
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Gina Hinojosa talks HISD’s AI school plan
Share with a friend It’s Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2026 Happy Wednesday! I’m headed back to Dallas from Houston this afternoon after spending last night at our Courier Texas “On the Ballot” event, where we were joined by independent journalist Don Lemon, Democratic nominee for Texas governor Gina Hinojosa, Democratic nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner Jon…
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🗣️ Gina Hinojosa didn’t hold back
Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google. Good morning, Houston! You came, you saw, you got ready to vote. 🇺🇸 Harris County Democratic Party Chair Traci Gibson and the Texas Railroad Commission candidate Jon Rosenthal took the stage after Hinojosa. (Anna…
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What Gina Hinojosa spilled to Don Lemon last night
Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google. Good morning, North Texas. ☕ The countdown clock is ticking loudly—we’re only 41 days out from the midterm election. Apart from checking your registration status and getting to know the candidates on your ballot, what else…
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👀 See you tomorrow?
Plus: Houston artist turns likes into $ Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! If you’ve ever wanted to hear directly from the politicians you’ll be voting for, now’s your chance! 🇺🇸 Join the Courier Texas team tomorrow at POST Houston for On the Ballot: COURIER Live — America in Conversation, a live…
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It’s not open Saturdays, but the food’s too good to care
Plus: Another benefit for TSA PreCheck members Share with a friend Good morning! Here are some FYIs to start your week. 👉 Tuesday is the first day of fall, y’all. 🍁 👉 Another Atmos gas leak has displaced hundreds from a Dallas apartment this week. If your house or apartment uses natural gas, here are signs…
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Resort or rip-off? A Texas dad rates Frisco’s Universal theme park
Plus: Your thoughts on Bo French 💬 Share with a friend Happy Friday, y’all. On Wednesday, I gave you a rundown of the controversial statements made by Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner. I asked if you thought his comments, along with the responses and silence from some Texas GOP members, would…
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🍗 Chicken wing catastrophe hits Houston
Plus: Join us at Courier Texas Live! Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! Before we get into today’s newsletter, I want to invite our wonderful newsletter subscribers to a special event: Courier Texas Live! Join us Tuesday, Sept. 22 at POST Houston for a live conversation with the Brownsville native vying to become Texas’…
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Houston voters: This one’s for you
Join us on Sept. 22 to hear from one of the candidates running for Texas governor Share with a friend Good afternoon, Houston! Got some free time next Tuesday and want to hang out? Join the Courier Texas team on Sept. 22 at POST Houston for On the Ballot: COURIER Live — America in Conversation,…
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Future Texas teachers to face new limits on race, gender
PLUS: Join us in Houston next week! Share with a friend It’s Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026 Hey y’all, I can’t believe it’s officially been one whole year of authoring The TexEd Report! Whether you’ve been with me since the start or are a brand new subscriber, thank you for joining as I continue to break…
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🪲 Scientists are fighting superbugs
Plus: What Texas history got completely wrong Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! Trash pickup in Houston has been a hot topic since spring, with chronic delays in bulk pickup leading to trash and junk lining many neighborhood streets. Trash pickup in Houston is seeing improvements after a required fee. (Anna Raj/Courier…
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‘Excuse my French,’ says Texas GOP—except Paxton
Plus: A North Texan’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’ debut Share with a friend Good morning, friends, Have you been keeping up with the Bo French/UT students outrage? If not, here’s a synopsis and why it’s such a big deal. On Saturday, the University of Texas football team achieved the impossible. The team entered the fourth…
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🔥 Texas is hot. For workers, it’s deadly
Plus: Meet me in person! Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! National Voter Registration Day is tomorrow, which is a great reminder to check your voter registration status! We have a handy toolkit so that you can make sure you’re prepared for what will be on the ballot this time around. We’ll…
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🌳 Here’s how to get a free tree for your yard
Plus: Books & coffee thrive in Keller Share with a friend Good morning, friends 🌞 Last week was wild, with so much going on, so here’s hoping we have a more relaxed go of it this time. Tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the year—National Voter Registration Day. 🥳 If you’re already a…
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North Texans share memories from Sept. 11
Texas Democrats event counters GOP convention Share with a friend Good morning, DFW, Today is the day our nation collectively mourns the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. It’s been 25 years, and whether you lived in New York at the time or right here in Texas, the impact was significant, and those feelings are…
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🤖 Your kids are learning AI slop
Plus: Nearby cities are stopping Flock Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! A few weeks ago, I talked to you about the AI-driven initiative powering some new local schools. It turns out that private schools aren’t the only place where AI is “leading” education in Houston. Imagine if your children’s public school…
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Students ‘can’t afford’ another Greg Abbott term
PLUS: Texas A&M removes more courses Share with a friend It’s Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026 Happy Wednesday, It’s a busy week here in North Texas. I’ve been covering President Donald Trump’s Republican Convention taking place here in Dallas, along with the launch of the Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room and Bookmobile. But—because this…
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A naked protest is coming to Houston
Plus: Houston has America’s 2nd-richest suburb Share with a friend Good morning, Houston! If you happen to see a group of naked people biking down Polk Street this weekend, don’t panic. It’s a protest. Houston’s World Naked Bike Ride is coming back for its 15th year this Saturday. Cyclists will be stripping down…
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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…
