Bayou Brief: Air Terminal Repairs, Alone in Space & Pakistani Bun Kebabs

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Bayou Brief: August 13, 2024

Recent Headlines

• HISD board sends $4.4 billion bond to voters in November | Houston Landing | Asher Lehrer-Small – Amid heightened levels of staff turnover, HISD seeks voter approval on a $4.4 billion bond.
• Democrats vie for Sheila Jackson Lee’s congressional seat | Texas Tribune | Jasper Scherer – A Saturday debate saw several candidates spar, hoping to represent Democrats in the November election.
• Harris County initiates voter registration programs | Community Impact | Melissa Enaje – Addressing consistently low turnout, officials approved a voter outreach program ahead of the upcoming election.
• Violent crime decreased in Houston & nationwide | Houston Public Media | Lucio Vasquez – Homicides, aggravated assaults and robberies continue to fall from pandemic-era highs.
• Investigation finds leadership failure in HPD suspended cases | Houston Landing | Monroe Trombly – More than 250,000 cases were improperly suspended, and HPD brass had multiple opportunities to intervene.
• USDOT provides grant to study new traffic tech in Houston | Community Impact | Cassandra Jenkins – The $20 million grant seeks to accelerate a new technology enabling vehicles to communicate with each other, traffic signals and more.

In Other News

• Houston Medal Count at Paris Olympics | Houston Chronicle | Reid Laymance – Check out the final tally of Olympic medals from Houston athletes, including 7 gold medals.
• Artists announced for Asia Society Texas’ Artists on Site Series 5 | Glasstire | Jessica Fuentes – Starting Thursday, August 14, you can drop by Asia Society Texas Center to visit with artists in temporary studio spaces through September.
• 1940 Air Terminal Museum fundraising for Beryl repairs | Axios | Jay R. Jordan – Water and wind damage leaves the historic museum facing significant deductibles.
• Johnson Space Center isolates 4 volunteers for 45 days | Chron.com | Timothy Malcolm – The NASA mission simulates deep-space conditions of isolation in a 650-square-foot space.
• Pakistani street food on the streets of Houston | Texas Highways | Ali Khan – Several spots in the Bayou City bring the popular bun kebab to Houston’s streets.
• New METRO bus shelters popping up along busy routes | Houston Public Media | Dominic Anthony Walsh – Digital signage and solar-powered lighting are hallmarks of the new shelters beginning to pop up along high-ridership stops.

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