Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'I can't even believe it': Houston woman says family court judge ordered child back to alleged abuser (click2houston.com) — A Houston mother says a Harris County family court has ordered her to return her children to their father, even as he faces a pending felony child injury charge involving their daughter. She's refusing, citing safety fears, while judges issue a writ of attachment and weigh contempt, with another custody hearing set for November and the criminal case still unresolved.
• Lockney Student Artwork Selected for Statewide Exhibition (floydcountyrecord.com) — Starting today, Houston hosts a statewide student art exhibition at the George R. Brown Convention Center, featuring work from Pre-K through 12th graders across Texas. Local attendees can see Lockney student Jaidyn Torres's piece, The Light, alongside other youth artworks and visit an art advocacy booth highlighting the importance of strong visual arts programs in schools.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Hidden Devices Are Putting Texas Small Businesses at Risk —Zach Lashway Read on Patch
Okay so I have a large home , what i thought was a septic issue I found out I don't have a septic tank I have a sewage system, the issue is about twice a week i wake up to a horrible smell in the house, I have 7 bathrooms 🫣🫣 and go up about twice a week to flush the toilets and run water in the tubes or showers in the bathrooms and this smell keeps coming randomly but goes away I thought it… (Nextdoor Woods of Wimbledon)
7 THINGS THAT THEY SAY START TO CHANGE AFTER AGE 70+ - IS IT TRUE? 1. MANY SAY AFTER AGE 70, YOU GET TIRED MORE EASILY. But many people are still active throughout the day. 2. MANY SAY AFTER AGE 75, YOU TRAVEL LESS… (Nextdoor Bellaire West)
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🗞 Nearby News
Houston Heights
Is Trader Joe's coming to the Houston Heights? Here's what we know (click2houston.com)
National Night Out 2026: Where to find events across the Houston area (khou.com)
Man charged with murder called police and admitted to shooting woman, records state (abc13.com)
Bellaire
Bellaire officials approve $8.2 million contract amendment related to Public Works facility renovations project (communityimpact.com)
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