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Bayou Brief: July 23, 2024
Latest Post-Beryl Updates
- City of Houston begins first pass of debris cleanup | Houston Public Media | Sarah Grunau – A new interactive map shows the areas of Houston with debris pickup currently underway.
- Houston SPCA takes in 1,800 animals after the storm | Houston Landing | Elena Bruess – Hundreds of raptors, egrets, opossums and squirrels were rescued during and after Hurricane Beryl.
- A network of moms help feed Houston babies after Beryl | Houston Landing | Maggie Gordon – Amid widespread power outages, a group of mothers work to provide a fresh supply of breast milk for Houston infants.
- Feges BBQ weathers yet another disaster | Texas Monthly | Daniel Vaughn – The Houston barbecue spot offers insights into surviving disruptions to the industry from weather-related events.
- Dandelion Café receives Beryl relief from Good Morning America | CultureMap | Eric Sandler – A grant from Southern Smoke Foundation and chip-in from Cash App aims to help the Bellaire restaurant that went without power for more than a week.
- Megan Thee Stallion partners with nonprofit to deliver generators | Community Impact | Melissa Enaje – The Houston rap star is seeking to provide senior citizens across Houston with generators in preparation for hurricane season.
Recent Headlines
- Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee dies at 74 | Houston Public Media | Andrew Schneider – The longtime Houston representative died Friday, following a recent announcement in June that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
- Oil sheen spotted for miles off Galveston coast | KPRC | Gage Goulding, Rayan Graham – An inactive offshore drilling platform sprays condensate into the water as officials try to track down the owner.
- University of Houston releases video of public art vandalization | Glasstire | Jessica Fuentes – UHPD dropped the video of an unknown vandal climbing and beheading the Shahzia Sikander sculpture on campus as Hurricane Beryl approached.
- African art collection hits auction block at last | Houston Chronicle | Shakari Briggs – A disputed collection of African art held in a Harris County warehouse will finally be auctioned off on Thursday, July 25.
- City of Houston begins auctioning off BCycles | Houston Public Media | Adam Zuvanich – Thousands of the bikes are expected to be auctioned off in the coming months, starting at $10 each.
In Other News
- Wes Anderson talks Texas | Texas Highways | Matt Zoller Seitz – The Houston-born director sits down to talk the Bayou City and other inspirations from across the Lone Star State.
- Photos: Houston’s World Series of Dog Shows | Houston Chronicle | Ana Khan, Elizabeth Conley – Take a break and peep these pups that showed out during multiple days of canine competition last week.
- Meet the Bayou-Vac | Houstonia | Daniel Renfrow – This boat armed with a vacuum cleaner glides down Buffalo Bayou, removing about 170 dump trucks worth of trash each year.
- A globe-trotting Palestinian play arrives in Houston | Texas Monthly | Yasmeen Khan – Local Houston actors lend their voices to artists from the Jenin refugee camp.
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