🌱 Wastewater Disposal Debacle + The Blind Goat

Wake up, Space Ciy! It's Tuesday in Houston and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in our community, including news on...

• Ohio wastewater train derailment disposal in Deer Park
• A domestic violence case and deadly car chase
• The newly opened Vietnamese restaurant, The Blind Goat

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But first, today's weather: Areas of fog in the morning. High: 83 Low: 70.

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Here are the top stories today in Houston:

1. Further chemical waste from the East Palestine derailment fire in Ohio will be disposed of in two sites located in Ohio instead of a disposal facility in Deer Park that already received over 1 million gallons in shipments of Ohio wastewater. The wastewater is contaminated with a substance known as vinyl chloride found in everyday plastics. This substance is produced by Houston-based companies Westlake and OxyVinyls. In total, chemical companies along the Gulf Coast make more than 20 billion pounds of the product annually. Houston-area lawmakers claim they had not been notified the wastewater was coming to the area. Vinyl chloride has been found in Houston's environments including our railyards, groundwater, and floodwaters post Hurricane Harvey. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, (D-Houston), tweeted Saturday, "This process of dumping toxic waste in communities without prior notice to local cities and counties has to stop." (Houston Chronicle)
2. Malcolm Isaiah Posey, 24, pleaded guilty to shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend and kidnapping his ex-girlfriend in exchange for a 60-year prison sentence. Posey showed up to his ex's apartment, killer her boyfriend, and then dragged her by her hair into a car he stole from another apartment resident. Thankfully, police were able to track down Posey and his kidnapped ex only an hour after the crime was committed. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said, "Domestic violence takes all kinds of forms, and this was an attack that included a kidnapping and a fatal shooting. And now this man will spend decades, and hopefully the rest of his life, in prison." Posey will be eligible for parole after serving half of his sentence. (KHOU.com)
3. Houston Masterchef winner Christine Ha opened her new restaurant The Blind Goat in Spring Branch Village. The restaurant's name was inspired by a condition Ha suffers that caused her to lose her sight paired with her astrological sign. One of the dishes you can enjoy at the location is a whole roasted turmeric fish prepared with yogurt, shrimp paste, and golangal. Additionally, the fish is served with its head and tail attached for good luck. Other dishes include crawfish and garlic noodles, coastal flavored cocktails, and banh khot, which are Vietnamese savory pancakes. Ha also plans to open a new sandwich shop, named Stuffed Belly, in the same shopping center later this year. She's currently looking for the perfect chef to lead the shop's kitchen. (CultureMap Houston)
4. A Houston man who led police on a daring 37-mile chase from Humble to Houston was sentenced to 37 years in prison. Milton Callahan, 47, was approached by police around 9:30 p.m. while sitting in a black GMC Yukon when he sped off. During the chase, Callahan fired three shots into the passenger side door of a HPD Dodge Charger. In addition, his girlfriend, who was in the passenger seat during the chase, claims Callahan fired shots at civilians and her as she pleaded with him to pull over. During the chase, a civilian car with a family inside was ran into a wall. Thankfully, the family escaped before the car caught fire. The chase ended when Callahan crashed at Fondren at Willowbend and tried to flee on foot. Police caught him shortly afterward. (KPRC Click2Houston)
5. Texas Health and Environment Alliance (THEA) will host its second annual Clean Mud for Bugs crawfish boil and fundraiser at Karbach Brewing Co. on March 25 at 1 p.m. THEA is the only nonprofit focusing solely on cleanups of polluted locations in the Harris County and Houston area. The meetup is both a celebration of what the nonprofit has accomplished so far and an opportunity to raise money for future projects. Individual tickets run for $60 but attendees can choose to purchase at a sponsorship level for up to $800. The event also features a special ticket for kids that's only $15. Crawfish and cold beer will be available aplenty to all who show up. (CultureMap Houston)

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Headlines you need to see:

• Rodeo Carnival Midway's maestro kicks it up with Cap'n Crunch Chicken sandos, Hot Cheetos pickle pizzas, and more bonkers bites (CultureMap Houston)
• 2 GOP legislators want to let state replace Harris County elections administrators (KTRK-TV)
• 8 Texas companies make Top 100 Forbes list for best large employers (KHOU.com)
• The construction on Southwest Freeway and West Loop is nearing completion, TxDOT says (KHOU.com)
• Comedian Eddie B is bringing his 'Teachers Only' comedy tour to Sugar Land (KPRC Click2Houston)

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Today in Houston:

• Dungeons & Dragons with Circle of Barhaven at Rudyards (6 p.m.)
• Concert: Parker Mccollum at the Houston Rodeo (6:45 p.m.)
• Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets at the Toyota Center (7 p.m.)
• "Moulin Rouge: The Musical" at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (7:30 p.m.)
• Classical Concert: Sonia Wieder-Atherton and Sarah Rothenberg at The Menil Collection (7:30 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• A man who spent 24 days at sea surviving primarily off of a bottle of ketchup is being gifted a state-of-the-art boat by Heinz. The boat will be equipped with the navigational technology necessary to prevent the same situation from happening again. (ABC13 Houston via Facebook)
• A study by Lawn Love ranked Houston as the fifth most popular city for bachelor parties in the U.S. Data found by the company also coincidentally ranked Houston as fifth in the nation for total number of strip clubs. (FOX 26 Houston via Facebook)
• A man from Orange County took home the Guinness world record for the most visits to Disneyland. It's been verified that he has visited the park nearly 3,000 times and he was awarded a set of golden Mickey ears as well as named an honorary citizen of the park by Disney. (ABC13 Houston via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you all tomorrow for your next update.