Alan Fossler
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In Texas, these booming housing developments come with hidden costs: 'It's an illusion' via @megankimble.bsky.social
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In Texas, these booming housing developments come with hidden costs
Municipal utility districts are sold as a way to build cheap homes quickly and efficiently. But homeowners are often saddled with high property tax bills.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
In Texas, these booming housing developments come with hidden costs: 'It's an illusion' via @megankimble.bsky.social
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America's richest added nearly $700 billion in wealth this year, report says, via @ericatx.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
America's top billionaires saw their wealth soar in 2025. Here's how much
The 10 richest U.S. billionaires, including Texas-based Elon Musk, added nearly $700 billion to their collective net worth according to a new report from Oxfam America.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
America's richest added nearly $700 billion in wealth this year, report says, via @ericatx.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Car-dominant Texas needs more public transit to meet mobility demands, TxDOT report says www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
TxDOT: Car-dominant Texas needs more public transit
As the state’s population grows, more travel options are needed in rural and smaller urban areas and between major cities, according to a draft of the first-of-its-kind plan.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Car-dominant Texas needs more public transit to meet mobility demands, TxDOT report says www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
UTHealth researchers hope lab-grown mini brains reveal clues about cause of schizophrenia www.houstonchronicle.com/health/artic...
How Houston researchers use 'mini brains' to study mental disorders
Researchers at UTHealth Houston are transforming skin cells into miniature brains to study schizophrenia and other mental disorders.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
UTHealth researchers hope lab-grown mini brains reveal clues about cause of schizophrenia www.houstonchronicle.com/health/artic...
Why Austin investor Codie Sanchez says 'boring' businesses build real wealth, via @ericatx.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Why this Austin investor says 'boring' businesses build real wealth
Codie Sanchez built a following by making “boring” sound bold. The Austin-based investor argues that stable, unglamorous businesses offer the surest path to wealth for ordinary Americans.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Why Austin investor Codie Sanchez says 'boring' businesses build real wealth, via @ericatx.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Houston's Intuitive Machines aims to be ‘national asset’ in space after Lanteris, KinetX deals, via @andrealeinfelder.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
How Houston’s moon lander company is hoping to become a ‘new space prime’
Houston’s Intuitive Machines will buy Lanteris Space Systems for $800 million and recently acquired KinetX to accelerate its growth.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Houston's Intuitive Machines aims to be ‘national asset’ in space after Lanteris, KinetX deals, via @andrealeinfelder.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Houston’s Top Workplaces in 2025
The @houstonchronicle.com ranked Houston’s best places to work based on hundreds of employee surveys. Here’s who came out on top in 2025:
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The @houstonchronicle.com ranked Houston’s best places to work based on hundreds of employee surveys. Here’s who came out on top in 2025:
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Best places to work in Houston, ranked by company size
The Chronicle ranked Houston’s best places to work based on hundreds of employee surveys. Here’s who came out on top in 2025.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Houston’s Top Workplaces in 2025
The @houstonchronicle.com ranked Houston’s best places to work based on hundreds of employee surveys. Here’s who came out on top in 2025:
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The @houstonchronicle.com ranked Houston’s best places to work based on hundreds of employee surveys. Here’s who came out on top in 2025:
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A food bank visited NASA’s Gilruth Center on Wednesday.
NASA’s federal employees have been without pay for more than a month, causing a ripple through the Clear Lake community as businesses report slowdowns and seek to support the workers.
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NASA’s federal employees have been without pay for more than a month, causing a ripple through the Clear Lake community as businesses report slowdowns and seek to support the workers.
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NASA employees get assistance from Galveston County Food Bank
NASA employees received milk and fresh produce from the Galveston County Food Bank as the government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A food bank visited NASA’s Gilruth Center on Wednesday.
NASA’s federal employees have been without pay for more than a month, causing a ripple through the Clear Lake community as businesses report slowdowns and seek to support the workers.
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NASA’s federal employees have been without pay for more than a month, causing a ripple through the Clear Lake community as businesses report slowdowns and seek to support the workers.
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With SNAP benefits in limbo, many states have covered the gap and/or allotted more $ to food banks. Texas, which has a $20 billion+ rainy day fund, has done neither. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
November 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
With SNAP benefits in limbo, many states have covered the gap and/or allotted more $ to food banks. Texas, which has a $20 billion+ rainy day fund, has done neither. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Texas agency spent at least $55K to withhold info about power plant loan program, cryptocurrency mines, via @clairehao.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Texas agency spent at least $43K to withhold info on power plant loan program
The Public Utility Commission has spent at least $55K suing Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office to block disclosure of records related to the Texas Energy Fund and cryptocurrency mines.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Texas agency spent at least $55K to withhold info about power plant loan program, cryptocurrency mines, via @clairehao.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
George R. Brown Convention Center workers ratify $20 minimum wage contract, avoid strike, via @maliyaellis.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
George R. Brown Convention Center workers ratify new contract to avoid strike
By ratifying a new contract Thursday, about 100 George R. Brown Convention Center food service workers avoided a strike and won a 25% raise.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center workers ratify $20 minimum wage contract, avoid strike, via @maliyaellis.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
From the Super Bowl to John F. Kennedy: The 5 biggest events in Rice Stadium history www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/colle...
From the Super Bowl to JFK: The 5 biggest events in Rice Stadium history
Rice Stadium, which is getting ready for major renovations, once hosted a Super Bowl, was home to a momentous speech by President John F. Kennedy and was a gigantic concert venue for legendary...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
From the Super Bowl to John F. Kennedy: The 5 biggest events in Rice Stadium history www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/colle...
Rice University to launch $120M stadium revamp, including pedestrian walkway to Rice Village www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Rice unveils $120M stadium overhaul, new pedestrian walkway to Rice Village
Rice University will spend $120M to modernize Rice Stadium, upgrade outdoor space and build a pedestrian walkway to connect campus to Rice Village by 2028.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Rice University to launch $120M stadium revamp, including pedestrian walkway to Rice Village www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
UH students relaunch anti-Starbucks campaign ahead of possible national barista strike, via @maliyaellis.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
UH students relaunch anti-Starbucks push ahead of possible barista strike
As Starbucks baristas threaten a national strike, UH students are adding pressure of their own — asking administrators to sever ties with the coffee giant over what they call anti-union tactics.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
UH students relaunch anti-Starbucks campaign ahead of possible national barista strike, via @maliyaellis.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Food bank helps NASA employees as government shutdown becomes longest in U.S. history, via @andrealeinfelder.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
NASA employees get assistance from Galveston County Food Bank
NASA employees received milk and fresh produce from the Galveston County Food Bank as the government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Food bank helps NASA employees as government shutdown becomes longest in U.S. history, via @andrealeinfelder.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Trump’s clean-energy ‘blockade’ could hit Texas hardest: ‘Every delay drives up bills’ via @clairehao.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Texas could pay the price for Trump’s clean-energy freeze, report warns
The Trump administration has effectively “halted” federal permitting for renewable energy projects, according to the solar industry’s primary lobbying group.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Trump’s clean-energy ‘blockade’ could hit Texas hardest: ‘Every delay drives up bills’ via @clairehao.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
House of Blues Houston workers vote to unionize, a first for the chain, via @maliyaellis.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
House of Blues Houston becomes first in chain to form a union
A near-unanimous vote by Houston’s House of Blues workers has made the downtown music venue the first in the franchise to unionize, joining IATSE Local 51.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
House of Blues Houston workers vote to unionize, a first for the chain, via @maliyaellis.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Trump renominates billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, via @andrealeinfelder.bsky.social
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Jared Isaacman again chosen by Trump to head NASA amid budget fight
President Donald Trump has again nominated billionaire pilot Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, reviving a choice he withdrew months ago amid political infighting and budget battles.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Trump renominates billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, via @andrealeinfelder.bsky.social
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Construction advances on next phase of big mixed-use project with tower tied to Houston billionaire www.houstonchronicle.com/business/rea...
Big mixed-use project advances near River Oaks with tower tied to billionaire
The next phase of a 17-acre mixed-use project near River Oaks is now underway as work begins on new high-rises and retail in a development estimated to cost $422 million, according to state...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Construction advances on next phase of big mixed-use project with tower tied to Houston billionaire www.houstonchronicle.com/business/rea...
Dick Cheney had deep Texas ties after half-century influencing Republican politics and oil industry www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Dick Cheney's deep Texas ties span 2 Bush eras, oil and gas legacy
Dick Cheney had many ties to Texas, from roles in two Bush administrations, 5 years as CEO of Halliburton and a quail hunting accident.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Dick Cheney had deep Texas ties after half-century influencing Republican politics and oil industry www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Houston oil company probes alleged leak of insider information involving golf star Phil Mickelson www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Houston's Sable Offshore probes claims its CEO leaked insider info
Leaked audio and messages by Hunterbrook appeared to show the Houston-based oil company's CEO tipping off investors.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Houston oil company probes alleged leak of insider information involving golf star Phil Mickelson www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
How a growing form of 'invisible government' is driving up Texans’ tax bills www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
How a growing form of 'invisible government' is driving up Texans’ tax bills
Special purpose taxing districts are booming in Texas, accounting for more and more of many homeowners' property tax bills.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
How a growing form of 'invisible government' is driving up Texans’ tax bills www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
Here's how much more the average Houston household will pay this year due to Trump's tariffs, via @ericatx.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
Here's how much Trump's tariffs are costing the average Houston household
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday over whether President Donald Trump exceeded his authority in using emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Here's how much more the average Houston household will pay this year due to Trump's tariffs, via @ericatx.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...
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Few schools can boast as cool an instructor as Purdue: In 1935, Amelia Earhart was a visiting faculty member, an advisor in aeronautical engineering and a career counselor to female students.
November 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Few schools can boast as cool an instructor as Purdue: In 1935, Amelia Earhart was a visiting faculty member, an advisor in aeronautical engineering and a career counselor to female students.