Bayou Brief: Summary of Houston headlines – 05/21/24

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Bayou Brief: May 21, 2024

Storm Recovery and Resources

• Latest updates – Follow the latest news on storm recovery and power outages with breaking news tracking tools Houston Chronicle And Houston Landing.
• Centerpoint Outage Tracking – Find out the latest information on energy recovery efforts and when to expect power to be restored to areas of Greater Houston.
• Emergency and Recovery Resources | Houston Landing | Angelique Pérez – THE Landing has answers to many questions you may have after Thursday’s storm, including where to find cooling centers, who to call for help and how you can help other neighbors in need.
• Federal FEMA Assistance Now Available | Chron.com | Timothy Malcolm – People affected by storms can now apply for disaster relief from FEMA and receive grants that help cover temporary housing, home repairs, uninsured property losses and other situations.
• Thursday review and preparation for a hot week | Space City Weather | Eric Berger – After a weekend of recovery, SCWEric Berger takes the time to assess what happened on Thursday and how hot and humid the weather is expected to be this week.

Recent titles

• Opening of early voting for the second round of primaries | Houston Landing | Paul Cobler – From Monday to Friday, voters can vote in advance to find out who will represent their party in the November general election. Election day will take place on Tuesday, May 28.
• Some HISD schools reopen without air conditioning | Chron.com | Kennedy Sessions – As a result of the storm recovery, several Houston-area schools experienced air conditioning and food service issues, forcing closures at midday.
• Mike Miles releases HISD budget proposal | Houston Chronicle | Sam Gonzalez Kelly – The budget comes as a recent report raised concerns about the shift of Texas education funds to out-of-state charter schools formerly run by Mike Miles (Houston Public Media; Kristen Cabrera).
• Publication of the results of the Kinder 2024 survey | Kinder Institute for Urban Research – The 43rd annual survey provides unique insight into the issues that concern Houstonians.
• First look at the River Oaks Theater renovation | Houston Chronicle | Amber Elliott – Visitors took a guided tour of the 84-year-old theater, getting a glimpse of the ongoing construction work.
• Lawndale Art Center announces The big show Artists | Glass tire | Jessica Fuentes – The 40th annual summer exhibition features 140 works within a 100-mile radius of Houston, on view Friday, June 7 through Saturday, August 17.

Deep dives

• 5 minute visit: The Houston Brick Archives at the Julia Ideson Library | Glass tire – Take a virtual tour of Houston’s history through reclaimed bricks, viewable in the historic downtown library. The exhibition ends on Saturday June 1st.
• Artist David Adickes at 97 | Houstonia | Daniel Renfrow – The Houston designer talks about his long artistic legacy, including his sculptures of presidents, Sam Houston, the Beatles and that iconic “We love Houston” sign.
• The Real Texan Checklist | Texas Highways – Find out how you score on a checklist of 50 quintessential Texas must-haves.

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