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Alan Fossler

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Assistant Breaking News Editor and resident designated hitter @HoustonChron

 The Woodlands, TX
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Introducing Texas Recall Alerts: Stay on top of food recalls affecting Houston and Texas shoppers houstonchronicle.com/about/n… via @houstonchron
Texas Recall Alerts: Track food recalls affecting Houston and Texas shoppers

Texas Recall Alerts: Track food recalls affecting Houston and Texas shoppers

Track Texas food recalls with Houston Chronicle journalists and get alerts about products pulled from grocery store shelves delivered straight to your inbox.

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The biggest donors backing Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa in Texas governor race houstonchronicle.com/project…
The biggest donors backing Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa in Texas governor race

The biggest donors backing Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa in Texas governor race

The race between Gov. Greg Abbott and Gina Hinojosa is attracting big-dollar donors. Here is a list of the top ones supporting each candidate.

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Texas’ air has gotten cleaner. The data center boom could change that houstonchronicle.com/busines… via @houstonchron
How Texas’ data center boom could reverse years of air pollution progress

How Texas’ data center boom could reverse years of air pollution progress

A Houston-area nonprofit modeled how emissions could change as Texas adds data centers. The outlook depends largely on their source of power.

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About 84,000 of Harris County’s single-family homes have no central air conditioning. See our map of areas where hospitals report the most cases of heat-related illness. houstonchronicle.com/project…
Over 80K Harris County homes lack reliable A/C. Here's the human cost.

Over 80K Harris County homes lack reliable A/C. Here's the human cost.

About 84,000 of Harris County’s single-family homes have no central air conditioning. See our map of areas where hospitals report the most cases of heat-related illness.

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When Durkee Famous Sauce disappeared from grocery-store shelves, Wright Thompson found himself mourning a piece of his childhood—and of southern culture: theatlantic.com/magazine/202…
Requiem for a Condiment

Requiem for a Condiment

When Durkee Famous Sauce disappeared from grocery-store shelves, I mourned a piece of my childhood.

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Disney built IAH’s Subway 45 years ago. It may still be Houston’s best public transit houstonchronicle.com/explain… via @houstonchron
How a Disney PeopleMover ended up under Houston’s Bush airport

How a Disney PeopleMover ended up under Houston’s Bush airport

Disney built the IAH Subway in 1981, and 45 years later it might still be the best-designed public transportation system in Houston.

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Houston is now the top market for ‘accidental landlords’ in the U.S. What it means for sellers, via @marissaluck7 houstonchronicle.com/busines… via @houstonchron
More Houston sellers are stuck — and turning into ‘accidental landlords’

More Houston sellers are stuck — and turning into ‘accidental landlords’

Houston is now the nation's top market for accidental landlords as stalled home sales push more owners to lease their homes. But becoming a landlord is often an imperfect and costly backup plan.

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Which Texas cities are ending Flock camera contracts? Search our map. houstonchronicle.com/project…
Which Texas cities are ending Flock camera contracts? Search our map.

Which Texas cities are ending Flock camera contracts? Search our map.

Our interactive map shows which Texas cities and counties are ending Flock Safety contracts over privacy concerns on license plate readers.

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NEW: Texas has become its own textbook publisher - the first to do so. But it's finding it's not easy. Deadlines were blown, deliveries missed and boxes mislabeled. A month into the school year, one major district is waiting on ~35,500 materials: houstonchronicle.com/politic…
Conroe ISD says it's still missing thousands of Bluebonnet materials

Conroe ISD says it's still missing thousands of Bluebonnet materials

The printing problems, which have been ongoing for weeks, are fueling bipartisan criticism over Texas’ new efforts to become a textbook publisher.

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The oil and gas industry is polluting East Texas drinking water sources: 'A disaster waiting to happen' via @AmandaDrane houstonchronicle.com/news/in… via @houstonchron

East Texas drinking water sources were polluted without warning, records show

The ground is swelling with oilfield wastewater along the Texas-Louisiana border, a well-documented problem. Some of that waste pollutes drinking water sources.

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SMU is 15-2 since joining the ACC. 2-0 against Florida State, which voted against SMU joining the league.
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After Abbott’s order limiting Flock cameras, DPS to continue using its vast surveillance network texastribune.org/2026/09/04/…
DPS will continue its vast Flock camera network in Texas

DPS will continue its vast Flock camera network in Texas

Law enforcement agencies from across the country search the DPS Flock database once every four seconds, on average. After the Tribune inquired, DPS said it will limit which agencies can access the...

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After years of hurricanes, floods and freezes, what does waiting for Houston’s next storm do to us? via @JustJhair houstonchronicle.com/explain… via @houstonchron
Has Houston weather anxiety become part of everyday life?

Has Houston weather anxiety become part of everyday life?

When storm warnings light up Houston’s freeways, we brace for impact. After so many disasters and near misses, that ritual has left many Houstonians somewhere between vigilance, exhaustion and...

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Houston has a record number of homes for sale. Buyers still can’t find big bargains. houstonchronicle.com/busines… via @houstonchron
Houston has never had more homes for sale. Buyers still can’t find big bargains.

Houston has never had more homes for sale. Buyers still can’t find big bargains.

Picky buyers and stubborn sellers are locked in a standoff as Houston’s housing inventory reaches a record high. Here's where sales are the slowest in the metro, and what that means for buyers.

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Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall near Sabine Pass as flood risk rises east of Houston houstonchronicle.com/news/ho… via @houstonchron
Edouard makes landfall as 6-plus inches of rain could fall east of Houston

Edouard makes landfall as 6-plus inches of rain could fall east of Houston

Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall near Sabine Pass, raising the risk of flash flooding while Houston could avoid the heaviest rain.

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Houston drivers know the rules. They just can’t agree on what they are houstonchronicle.com/explain… via @houstonchron
Go 80. Use your blinker. Don’t go on green. Houston drivers explain the rules.

Go 80. Use your blinker. Don’t go on green. Houston drivers explain the rules.

Blinkers are apparently optional, red lights are merely suggestions and every merge comes with a moral obligation.

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Live updates: Tropical Storm Edouard strengthens as Houston braces for rain, potential flooding houstonchronicle.com/news/ho… via @houstonchron
Edouard downgraded to tropical depression as flood threat remains

Edouard downgraded to tropical depression as flood threat remains

Track Tropical Storm Edouard's path, rainfall forecasts and flood risk across Houston and Southeast Texas as the storm approaches.

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Tropical Storm Edouard strengthens near Texas coast, could reach hurricane strength houstonchronicle.com/news/ho… via @houstonchron
Edouard could approach hurricane strength. What Houston needs to know

Edouard could approach hurricane strength. What Houston needs to know

Tropical Storm Edouard is strengthening near the coast, bringing heavy rainfall, storm surge and strong winds to Houston and Southeast Texas.

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Lawmakers added $1 to Texans' car insurance policies. That money paid for thousands of Flock cameras. texastribune.org/2026/08/28/…
How a $1 Texas insurance fee funded thousands of Flock cameras

How a $1 Texas insurance fee funded thousands of Flock cameras

The higher fee, meant to combat catalytic converter theft, provided millions to expand the Flock network across Texas. Some lawmakers say that wasn’t the intent.

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Houston’s 24-hour workers need childcare. One center near Bellaire has offered it for decades. houstonchronicle.com/news/ho… via @houstonchron
Who needs day care at midnight? More Houston parents than you might think.

Who needs day care at midnight? More Houston parents than you might think.

Hospitals, bars, airports and other Houston workplaces don’t shut down at 6 p.m. Childcare usually does, leaving parents who work nights with few places to turn.

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