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🌱 What La Porte voters should know about their new congressional battleground

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  • What La Porte voters should know about their new congressional battleground

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  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026 Texas congressional races: Who is running and what to know (texastribune.org) — La Porte is now part of Texas' redrawn 9th Congressional District, a majority-Hispanic, strongly Republican-leaning seat stretching along the Houston Ship Channel. Residents will choose between Republican Alex Mealer, a well-funded Trump-backed favorite focused on border security and petrochemical interests, and Democrat Leticia Gutierrez, an underdog environmental advocate emphasizing wages, jobs, and infrastructure for port-area communities.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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