John Wayne Ferguson
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Reporter at The Houston Chronicle
Harris County's first death penalty trial of 2025 starts today. Xavier Davis is accused of killing three people, including a 6-year-old child, after being hired by one of the victim's ex.
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Who is Xavier Davis? What to know about the rare death penalty trial in Houston
Jurors will hear testimony in the capital murder trial of Xavier Davis, who faces the death penalty if convicted — an increasingly uncommon form of punishment.
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March 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Harris County's first death penalty trial of 2025 starts today. Xavier Davis is accused of killing three people, including a 6-year-old child, after being hired by one of the victim's ex.
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In a SCOTUS case over whether the court should apply a new standard to excessive force killing cases stemming from a Houston police killing, Justice Kavanaugh compared the circumstances to the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans
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January 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In a SCOTUS case over whether the court should apply a new standard to excessive force killing cases stemming from a Houston police killing, Justice Kavanaugh compared the circumstances to the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans
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Man who threatened Houston judge, journalists and hospital sentenced to 16 years in prison www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via @houstonchronicle.com
Man who threatened Houston judge, journalists and hospitals sent to prison
Jeremy James Joseph, 42, sent rambling threats about bombs and guns to journalists, courts, hospitals and universities before he was arrested.
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December 17, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Man who threatened Houston judge, journalists and hospital sentenced to 16 years in prison www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via @houstonchronicle.com
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Come for Jon Shapley's awesome photos of the sheep. Stay to learn why Texas solar developers are incorporating agriculture & conservation initiatives into their projects, and why solar could once again be at the center of heated debate at the legislature: www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
Why thousands of sheep are 'mowing' the grass at solar farms across Texas
Agrivoltaics, the pairing of utility-scale solar projects and agriculture, has emerged as a solution by the solar industry to address the concerns of critics.
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December 16, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Come for Jon Shapley's awesome photos of the sheep. Stay to learn why Texas solar developers are incorporating agriculture & conservation initiatives into their projects, and why solar could once again be at the center of heated debate at the legislature: www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
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Hannah Goldfield writes about her dining experience at the Nigerian restaurant Safari, in Houston, Texas, which included a whorl of land snail, draped in sautéed onions; abacha, shredded cassava tossed with stockfish; and fufu, which came with a bowl of nsala, a thick, fragrant soup.
Houston’s Thriving West African Food Scene
As the city has welcomed more immigrants from Nigeria and neighboring countries, the local restaurant landscape has flourished.
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December 4, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Hannah Goldfield writes about her dining experience at the Nigerian restaurant Safari, in Houston, Texas, which included a whorl of land snail, draped in sautéed onions; abacha, shredded cassava tossed with stockfish; and fufu, which came with a bowl of nsala, a thick, fragrant soup.
SCOOP from me: The FBI said today a Houston park ranger might have preyed on dozens of people at city parks, in an extortion scheme that appears to have targeted gay men
Joey Ellis has already been charged with 20 federal crimes related to 8 victims www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Joey Ellis has already been charged with 20 federal crimes related to 8 victims www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Houston park ranger may have extorted and assaulted dozens of men, FBI says
Houston park ranger Joey Ellis has been charged with victimizing eight people, and could have had dozens of more victims, an FBI agent said Thursday.
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December 12, 2024 at 9:03 PM
SCOOP from me: The FBI said today a Houston park ranger might have preyed on dozens of people at city parks, in an extortion scheme that appears to have targeted gay men
Joey Ellis has already been charged with 20 federal crimes related to 8 victims www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Joey Ellis has already been charged with 20 federal crimes related to 8 victims www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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The family of a woman mortally injured in a downtown Houston crash last year has sued the restaurant owned by NBA player James Harden, and accused the business of overserving the man driving the car that caused the wreck.
James Harden's restaurant sued over crash that killed D.J. Hayden, 6 others
The family of a woman mortally injured in the November 2023 crash that killed 7 sued the James Harden's restaurant over claims it contributed to the wreck.
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December 9, 2024 at 4:10 PM
The family of a woman mortally injured in a downtown Houston crash last year has sued the restaurant owned by NBA player James Harden, and accused the business of overserving the man driving the car that caused the wreck.
Houston lawyer charged in son's death waited 17 hours to report killing to Sabine County deputies www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via @houstonchronicle.com @blushresponse.bsky.social
Houston lawyer charged in son's death reportedly waited 17 hours to call police
Houston lawyer Michael Howard, accused of killing his special needs son at their Sabine County property, waited 17 hours to call deputies about the shooting.
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December 6, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Houston lawyer charged in son's death waited 17 hours to report killing to Sabine County deputies www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via @houstonchronicle.com @blushresponse.bsky.social
Wicked and Transformers One are the same movie
December 1, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Wicked and Transformers One are the same movie
Kind of wild. Harris County reponded to a lawsuit accusing jail deputies of abusing a prisoner by saying, among other things, it's actually safer to the in the jail than on the outside.
A federal judge dismissed the county and the sheriff from the lawsuit. The deputies are still in
A federal judge dismissed the county and the sheriff from the lawsuit. The deputies are still in
November 29, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Kind of wild. Harris County reponded to a lawsuit accusing jail deputies of abusing a prisoner by saying, among other things, it's actually safer to the in the jail than on the outside.
A federal judge dismissed the county and the sheriff from the lawsuit. The deputies are still in
A federal judge dismissed the county and the sheriff from the lawsuit. The deputies are still in
When in Galveston for lunch the best place to go is ….
November 26, 2024 at 6:16 PM
When in Galveston for lunch the best place to go is ….
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November 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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Different social platform; same TLH news: Houston's embattled Turkey Leg Hut is closed indefinitely after landlord terminates lease
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Houston's Turkey Leg Hut is closed indefinitely after landlord terminates lease
Nakia Holmes and Lyndell “Lynn” Price's Turkey Leg Hut lease at 4830 Almeda Road has been terminated.
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November 25, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Different social platform; same TLH news: Houston's embattled Turkey Leg Hut is closed indefinitely after landlord terminates lease
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I'll be over at Houston's federal court this afternoon to watch if a judge steps in to stop The Onion's purchase of Infowars. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Houston bankruptcy judge will review Onion's bid to buy Infowars on Monday
The fight over the future of Infowars will return to a Houston courtroom next week.
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November 25, 2024 at 5:12 PM
I'll be over at Houston's federal court this afternoon to watch if a judge steps in to stop The Onion's purchase of Infowars. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Seems like I’m getting a bunch of followers here all of sudden. What’s going on?
October 17, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Seems like I’m getting a bunch of followers here all of sudden. What’s going on?
The Houston Chronicle is trying to find crime victims who believe their reports were among the 264,000 investigations suspended by the Houston Police Department since 2016.
If you made a report and didn't receive a follow up, let our team know here
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If you made a report and didn't receive a follow up, let our team know here
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February 29, 2024 at 2:17 PM
The Houston Chronicle is trying to find crime victims who believe their reports were among the 264,000 investigations suspended by the Houston Police Department since 2016.
If you made a report and didn't receive a follow up, let our team know here
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
If you made a report and didn't receive a follow up, let our team know here
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
India, Houston's wandering tiger, dies at wildlife sanctuary houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via
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December 7, 2023 at 11:06 PM
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Gaido’s in Galveston, Tx. has had a giant blue crab threatening to devour diners for decades. This one used to scare me when I was a child.
July 26, 2023 at 5:28 PM
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Two Houston Police Department officers were arrested in a span of 12 hours between Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday morning
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July 20, 2023 at 10:44 PM
Two Houston Police Department officers were arrested in a span of 12 hours between Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday morning
Galveston's Park Board of Trustees say it picked up 200,000 pounds of trash from beaches after Tuesday's holiday. via the Galveston County Daily News
In Galveston, dawn's early light reveals 100 tons of beach trash
Galveston's annual Fourth of July fireworks display is family friendly, but the aftermath more resembles a rowdy backyard college party.
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July 6, 2023 at 8:21 PM
Galveston's Park Board of Trustees say it picked up 200,000 pounds of trash from beaches after Tuesday's holiday. via the Galveston County Daily News
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Have you been curious to learn about the most valuable sports franchises in the world? Would you prefer this information to come in the form of a ranked list that is both disordered and incorrect? https://defector.com/go-media-bot-blogs-may-be-unreadable-but-at-least-theyre-incorrect
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Have you been curious to learn about the most valuable sports franchises in the world? Would you prefer this information to come in the form of a ranked list that is both disordered and incorrect? Are...
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July 6, 2023 at 7:53 PM
Have you been curious to learn about the most valuable sports franchises in the world? Would you prefer this information to come in the form of a ranked list that is both disordered and incorrect? https://defector.com/go-media-bot-blogs-may-be-unreadable-but-at-least-theyre-incorrect
It's raining in Houston. High water stops on highways and feeder roads are mostly south and west of downtown #houwx
July 6, 2023 at 7:41 PM
It's raining in Houston. High water stops on highways and feeder roads are mostly south and west of downtown #houwx
There’s a lesson in here about being cautious and skeptical when reporting on things that smell weird from the outset https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/rudy-farias-updates-houston-police-18187162.php
July 6, 2023 at 4:44 PM
There’s a lesson in here about being cautious and skeptical when reporting on things that smell weird from the outset https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/rudy-farias-updates-houston-police-18187162.php