Senior Storytelling Editor @StraightArrow__ | Raised by @NewhouseSU @StamAdvocate @HoustonChron & @Hou_Landing | Now raising 3 littles | 90% Caffeine 10% Sass
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11 Dec 2023
When I met Jessie Jacobs this summer, she desperately needed her home to be repaired due to catastrophic Harvey damage from 6 years ago.
Now, I am *so pleased* to report, the state is taking action. Jessie's house will be rebuilt.
A story of resilience:
houstonlanding.org/she-fell-…
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It’s a meme-able refrain among parents of young kids: Why didn’t anyone warn us about the berry budget?
Berry expenses are a shared pain for people raising the next generation to bond over, but the jokes in parent group-chats also signify a shift. wapo.st/4omjvTc
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Jun 12
I too found this story fascinating, when @KeatonPeters wrote it for @StraightArrow__ back in November, 2025
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A family farm donated 87 acres of land to the city of Taylor, Texas to be made into a public park.
The city sold it for $10 million to build a 135,000 square foot data center.
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This Wine Was the Toast of the World. Now Even the Locals Don’t Drink It. nytimes.com/2026/06/11/dinin…
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Jun 11
For the latest confirmed New World Screwworm case details, please rely on official updates at tpwd.texas.gov/nws.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive Wednesday to increase government oversight of data centers. Texas is among the fastest-growing data center markets in the US. The letter comes in an election year as voters are turning against tech development.
straightarrowne.ws/4oohI02
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Jun 11
she’s actually so funny for being so demure around him but going wild with her girls 😭
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Jun 11
People will try to tell you Taylor is just a regular pop girlie but here’s a bunch of people single a 16 year old non single in the streets of New York after a Knicks win
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Jun 10
McClatchy's AI tool repackages existing articles to run as new ones. McClatchy reporters don't want their bylines on those articles, and are unionizing in response. niemanlab.org/2026/06/the-ce…
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Jun 10
This was the sign spotted at Houston's World Cup Fan Festival yesterday.
Just one problem... khou.com/article/news/local/…
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Jun 10
How energy costs drove inflation past 4% while core prices held steady
New, from @KeatonPeters:
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Jun 10
Chris Brown, a senior advisor for Mayor John Whitmire's office, has swiped into city facilities on 13 days total in a period of 600 days and sent less than 1 email per week, records show. bit.ly/4urHx0y
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Jun 9
What a wonderful little surprise to log into twitter to see. Thank you @WeAreSFJ! Here's to one final award for the @Hou_Landing! <3
GENERAL FEATURE – 999 WORDS OR FEWER, DIV 2
Stellar short feature writing with sharp focus and memorable storytelling.
🥇 1st Place: @meganguzaPG
🥈 2nd Place: @MagEGordon
🥉 3rd Place: @TombstoneStint
🏅 Honorable Mention: Samantha Swindler,
@Oregonian
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Was asked to set up the Connect Four board in the most humbling way this morning.
4yo: "Daddy's good at it, but you can try."
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We are talking more about how parenting became unaffordable. But I have also wondered: Why do we tend to think that other people’s kids are other people’s problems? And how did that come to be? This piece tries to find an answer. nytimes.com/2026/06/08/magaz…
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not sure there's a greater high than trimming 800 words from a draft, tbh
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Alvin, Brazoria County leaders propose resolutions to oppose data centers abc13.com/post/alvin-brazori…
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Alaska voters have a choice. They could vote for:
- Dan Sullivan
OR
- Dan Sullivan
And no, they aren’t the same guy.
Nutty story by @Azi for @StraightArrow__
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Jun 3
New: No state has taken over as many public school districts as Texas. Since 2020, the Texas Education Agency has installed its own hand-picked leaders in eight districts. Four of those came just this spring. At least another 10 are at risk of takeover. propub.li/4e8parw
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