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Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. AWS DevOps Architect - NITYA Software Solutions, Inc. (dice.com) — A senior AWS DevOps Architect role is open fully onsite in downtown Houston, offering long-term contract work supporting AI, data science, and application engineering teams. Local candidates should expect five days a week at 1100 Louisiana, with heavy emphasis on Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, and mentoring other engineers. There's potential, though not guaranteed, for future conversion to permanent employment.
2. Kodiak Picks Dallas-Houston For Driverless Long-Haul Launch (dallasexpress.com) — Driverless trucking company Kodiak is making the Dallas–Houston corridor its first fully autonomous long-haul highway lane, with test runs already moving freight to and from Houston without human intervention. The firm aims to remove safety drivers by late 2026, potentially changing how goods move into the city while Texas refines rules for commercial autonomous vehicles.
3. Houston battery project launches as ERCOT faces record electricity demands today (wheninyourstate.com) — A new large-scale battery facility, Houston IV, is now operating in Houston and feeding stored power into the ERCOT grid during high-demand periods, especially in extreme heat. The project, built unusually quickly, adds significant storage capacity and flexibility for Texas' power system, potentially improving reliability for local homes and businesses without replacing traditional power plants.
4. Category 5 Hurricane Polo has 180 mph winds. Here's what it means for Houston weather (khou.com) — Houston can expect a warm, mostly dry weekend, but forecasters say moisture from distant Category 5 Hurricane Polo could help trigger heavier rain and possible localized flooding late next week. Thursday and Friday are the main days to watch for several inches of rain around Southeast Texas, though exact totals and locations will shift as the forecast is refined.
5. Congressman Menefee's Statement on the Tragic Deaths of Two Houston High School Students (house.gov) — Two Houston-area high school students from Westbury and Westfield were killed in separate shootings this week, prompting a heartfelt statement from Congressman Christian Menefee. He mourns the loss of the Black teens and urges urgent action on gun violence from leaders in Houston, Austin, and Washington. He also reassures local students that their lives and futures matter deeply.
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