Simon

He just keeps winning. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/n...

1. Who out there is asking “gee, I wonder who attorneys are voting for?” Attorneys aren’t really a class the public generally respects, they are among the most despised professions in the US (per the ABA itself!). 2. More than half the attorneys chose not to endorse in this race.

Bluebonnet Scene https://www.wikiart.org/en/robert-julian-onderdonk/bluebonnet-scene-1921

A Democrat wasn’t supposed to win this gerrymandered district. But Leticia Gutierrez could — and should. | Endorsement www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/endo...

So, lets see what this object is after all these years...place your bets :) (for the uninitiated, one camp thinks it's an Lockheed Electra, yes THAT L-10 Electra of a certain Mrs. Earhart, others think not so much..) Source: www.archaeologychannel.org/taraia/ More: heritagetac.org/programs/tar...

Austin ISD would need 50% of parents at two middle schools to sign a petition to prevent a state takeover. Parents representing just 11% of Burnet students and 2% of Webb students had signed as of Friday. The signature deadline is Oct. 15. austincurrent.org/2026/10/09/a...

A pumptrack by the beach in Galveston would be a great enhancement. Maybe that would push Houston to build its first pumptrack? www.galvnews.com/opinion/edit...

So many crimes. youtube.com/shorts/8VeBe...

Here are my notes for the Houston city council meeting on October 7, in which the mayor overrode the controller to use drainage funds for car washes. emilytakesnotes.com/2026/10/08/o...

Instead of sending me 10 mailers, you could send me one saying you donated $5 to charity instead of sending me 9 more mailers.

Nailed it.

Holy shit.

Surface parking is an untapped gold mine of value, especially city-owned lots. Here’s the surface parking acreage within Houston city limits. Some of the city’s most valuable land is parking lots generating little property tax and near-zero sales tax. Your taxes subsidize those lots downtown.

We’re examining how state takeovers affect Texas students, families and educators. Fill out the form here to share your experience with us:

Monday

„[Musk] admitted to his biographer that the reason the Hyperloop was announced—even though he had no intention of pursuing it—was to try to disrupt the California high-speed rail project and to get in the way of that actually succeeding.” gizmodo.com/silicon-vall...

At some point it becomes obvious that Carney is posting endless “hanging with my bros” world leader editionto make T angry.

When Blue Bell's ice cream killed ppl they concealed the fact and kept selling their product. After that episode, IMO it's journalistic malpractice to keep promoting their every new product like some fun news story w/o ever mentioning it. To me, they've lost all benefit of the doubt.

We are hiring for two Fall paid internships at 15 hours a week helping with research & education on the problem of traffic crashes in Texas and possible solutions. One position will focus on data & GIS & the other will focus on policy analysis & communications. farmandcity.org/2026/09/17/f...

Thanks to Whole Foods weekly cheese selloff, I enjoyed Cowgirl Creamery Mt Tam for the first time. I thought I was eating butter and Google informed me I am…

Here are my notes for the Houston city council meeting on September 16, 2026. Highlights include an update on the HISD takeover of Grimes Park and budget woes at the parks department. emilytakesnotes.com/2026/09/10/s...

Good thing tariffs can’t stop the flow of Canadian Indie music. New Land of Talk coming this year… youtu.be/C7C8o0weAeU

I bet the Kennedy Center could fix their financial woes by letting this guy do a residency. youtu.be/FcUeQW3tSq0

Facts worth repeating: It would be cheaper to pay the ~40,000 or so people employed by the coal industry $1M a year to do nothing than to pay for the health damages (not including climate change) caused by burning coal in the U.S. publichealth.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?h...

Props to this hero.

Ummm... how did this car get onto the I90 multi use path? Video from a user in the Seattle Cyclist Discord.

Did not realize Houston has had Uniqlo for almost 2 years.

Sad beige toys for sad beige children www.tiktok.com/@sadbeige/vi...

I wasn’t aware of the connection between baguettes and labor movement in France.

Stamping a campaign logo on a 9/11 never forget post feels disrespectful to be honest.

Great listen about the fight to keep beaches public. www.npr.org/2026/09/04/n...

This is one of the best general explanations for the broadening wealth gap crisis.

If Canadians call dollar coins loonies, will they call these goonies?

Crashes cost Texans $54B a year while congestion costs us about $15B. Our funding system is built for the smaller problem. The Legislature can fix that. Farm&City submitted these comments today to the Texas House Subcommittee on Transportation Funding: farmandcity.org/2026/09/02/c... #txlege

If you want a quality portable bidet for travel, check out portalo. www.kickstarter.com/projects/por...

A floating forest on the waters of British Columbia's largest lake has captured the attention of boaters and scientists alike. It's a "phenomenal sighting," said @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social — one that's rare today, but used to be common. Read why: www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...

Who says corner stores can’t offer fresh fruits and vegetables? Read this piece from @wtopnews.bsky.social on the @dccentralkitchen.bsky.social Healthy Corners program and learn what 50+ corner stores and 27,000 annual SNAP customers already know… wtop.com/dc/2026/08/d...

Read the exclusive @houstonchronicle.com op-ed from @mattlanza.bsky.social: No, I didn’t leave Houston because of climate change. But the threat is real. www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...

FINALLY: I wrote about "the last mayor of Houston," ft. a second office ~5 min from City Hall, an Israeli data firm monitoring public outcry RE: HPD-ICE, and the city's attempts to barter with state Republicans while pressure from below intensifies. www.texasobserver.org/john-whitmir...

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered all state agencies to pause funding for Flock cameras. The order came as @texastribune.org was preparing an investigation detailing how a state agency has devoted at least $30M to building the state’s Flock network. www.texastribune.org/2026/08/28/t...

New Yosemite development plans look great!

Set these up at the Memorial Park speed tunnels in Houston. Tired of non-stop noise from people wanting to make racecar sounds.

Jolene youtu.be/6Bw1jW4tSnA?...