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Houston’s Trump Burger appears closed for now after months of legal fights and immigration issues

The controversial mini-chain has been mired in battles over ownership, trademarks and a lease termination for months. 

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Photo by: Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman This Texas group aims to be a Republican alternative to teachers unions The Teacher Freedom Alliance launched this spring as a free, national membership program meant to incentivize educators to jump ship from traditional unions.

Photo by: National Drought Mitigation Center Texas drought worsens, and our history shows how bad it can get Nearly all of Southeast Texas is now abnormally dry, the precursor stage to drought. A rainless fall can lead to long, costly dry spells across Texas.

Photo by: Kirk Sides, Houston Chronicle Houston’s Pride crosswalk comes under attack. Where’s Whitmire? | Editorial The Houston Chronicle editorial board wants the city's mayor to stand up against state and federal incursion into local decisions about crosswalk design — and stand up for our LGBT community.

Photo by: HNP DevHub How have Trump-era tariffs affected your grocery bill? Compare Biden- and Trump-era grocery prices with our new tracker, using data from 2019 to now.

Photo by: Michael Ciaglo, Houston Chronicle Yes, Houston sunsets are prettier than other places. Here's why. Ever wondered how Houston's sunsets can go from fiery orange skies to cotton candy clouds? Houston Chronicle meteorologist Justin Ballard helps us explain.

Politics

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Galveston to remove rainbow crosswalks after Greg Abbot's funding threats

Officials with the city of Galveston confirmed Friday that crews were removing two rainbow crosswalks to avoid losing state transportation funding. Read More

Trump's threats to safety board could kill probe into Houston refinery deaths

The Chemical Safety Board is investigating a hydrogen-sulfide leak that killed two Deer Park refinery workers. But the White House wants to defund the agency. Read More

Ken Paxton urges closed GOP primaries, will not defend state in lawsuit

The Republican Party of Texas sued the state to keep Democrats and non-GOP voters from participating in their primary election.  Read More

Opinion

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Peter Hotez: What the White House gets wrong about autism

More than a hundred autism genes have been identified, explains author Peter Hotez. And Tylenol isn't the biggest environmental factor. Read More

Metro's Red Line a success? Mayor Whitmire isn't the problem. | Opinion

"I used to work downtown not all that long ago, and my co-workers and I would often comment on how relatively empty those trains were as they passed by," writes David Bradley.  Read More

'Absurd': Hotez responds to RFK Jr. claims of autism-circumcision link

RFK Jr.'s statements about autism are “increasingly untethered to reality,” says Peter Hotez. Read More