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Hello Houston! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why HPD is quietly freezing some officers' Flock camera access
  • Train-pedestrian death blocks key Independence Heights crossings Friday night
  • How KPRC's new ENOUGH team plans to watchdog Houston powerbrokers

Also on today's calendar: Stage Door Inc Family Fun Day! and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 98 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 95, low: 78.
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Houston Police Investigate Alleged Misuse Of Flock Cameras By Officers (lawenforcementtoday.com) — Houston police are auditing how officers use Flock license plate cameras, with some accounts put on hold and any policy violations to be handled by Internal Affairs. Union leaders say most issues may stem from training, while nearby cities like Katy and League City confront their own controversies and decisions over the camera system's future.
   

2. Houston police investigating deadly train-pedestrian incident on North Main (fox26houston.com) — Houston police are investigating a deadly train-pedestrian incident near North Main Street and E. 36th Street, with several rail crossings blocked in the Independence Heights area. Drivers are urged to avoid the scene and use alternate routes while investigators work to learn what happened and identify the victim.
   

3. South Texas TV reporter makes major jump to Houston's KPRC 2 (mysanantonio.com) — A longtime South Texas investigative reporter is joining Houston's NBC affiliate KPRC 2 to help lead a new accountability journalism project called ENOUGH, aimed at tackling issues that matter to Houstonians. The program will investigate topics like local growth, public safety, government services, and statewide debates such as school vouchers and high-speed rail, with its first segment set to air September 13.
   

4. 'Vulgar and completely unacceptable': Naked DoorDash driver delivers food to family (local12.com) — A Houston father says he threw away his family's DoorDash order after his doorbell camera recorded the delivery driver arriving completely naked at their home. DoorDash refunded the purchase, permanently banned the driver, and urged Houston customers to report any similar incidents to the app and local law enforcement.
   

5. The U.S.–Israel War with Iran Reaches Six Months as Trump Pushes Toward Economic Pressure Strategy (regionalmedianews.com) — Houston briefly steps into the spotlight as President Trump visits the city to honor the Artemis II NASA crew's successful mission around the moon. Most of the report, however, focuses on his six‑month conflict with Iran and a shift toward tougher economic sanctions.
   

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