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In today's newsletter:

  • Why a Houston mom is defying a court order over her kids
  • Which young Texas artists are showcasing work in downtown Houston?

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 94 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 93, low: 69.
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📰 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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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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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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