Cat DeLaura

newsletters at @HoustonChron | formerly @Austin_Monthly, @VicAdvovate, @TexasTribune

[Houston Chronicle @HoustonChron]

Is it harder than ever these days for restaurants to stay afloat?

That’s what we’ll be exploring in our Flavor newsletter over the next three weeks. Sign up here to get it in your inbox: https://t.co/YKIIm0v8cY

[Cat DeLaura @catlikeDanimal]

@EmmaBalter @TexasMonthly This is so exciting! Congrats!

[Cat DeLaura @catlikeDanimal]

It's Rodeo season in Houston, and we've got the perfect Rodeo newsletter. Come for the stories and tips. Stay for this perfect grumpy cowboy by @kenduque.

Sign up here: https://t.co/d3MgpN2yWL

[Ryan Nickerson @Rya_n_ickerson]

What impacts your quality of life the most in Houston? What's broken? What's working well? Let us know in this survey

https://t.co/9gRl0Uidcu

[Cat DeLaura @catlikeDanimal]

Keeping up with the lawmaking process in Austin can be difficult. That's why we're launching the Texas Lege [Simplified] text course.

Via quick daily texts we'll explain how things work in Austin and what the big issues are this legislative session.
https://t.co/0KtwRjEbPE

[Cat DeLaura @catlikeDanimal]

Some of the days are tailored to Houston-area elections, but many apply to all of us Texans.

Plus, job descriptions for local offices are often very similar county to county. So even if you're not from the Houston area, you'll still find something of use in it. Plus, it's free!

[Cat DeLaura @catlikeDanimal]

Elections can be hella confusing, especially when it comes to understanding what the heck the positions at the bottom of the ballot are responsible for.

@HoustonChron's newest course newsletter is here to help with that: https://t.co/6yO3hVU8Y7

[Cat DeLaura @catlikeDanimal]

In it @meganmmenchaca @eliz_sander @jen_rice_ @nkhensley @isaacyu_ & @Thelastlomax walk you through the positions and issues on the ballot, plus what each political office is responsible for.

Sign up for it here: https://t.co/6yO3hVU8Y7

[Cat DeLaura @catlikeDanimal]

@caylajharris @SamOwensphoto @alexptachick @neenareports @andreeball @rweckhart @mdougreeve @emilieeaton @sarahesmith23 @mmorris011 @T_Hamzik ugh. i will miss you so so much but looking forward to our future coffee shop.

[Sarah Smith 🦙 @sarahesmith23]

A storm tore through Houston on May 16. It flattened houses and shattered glass. It knocked out power for hundreds of thousands.

And it forced two mothers to make split-second choices that changed everything.

My latest for @HoustonChron
https://t.co/TO6nx0ULyg

[Cat DeLaura @catlikeDanimal]

Hyperreal Film Club is finally settling down with a permanent microcinema and clubhouse on the east side.
They’re kicking off their summer fundraising campaign Thu with a hoedown party at their longtime home, Hotel Vegas.

My latest for @Austin_Monthly: https://t.co/zrpTL8OWRM

[Cat DeLaura @catlikeDanimal]

It's officially "why do I still live here?" season.
From @Mary_Wasson for @Austin_Monthly
https://t.co/nsgxVJIoBb

[Keri Blakinger @keribla]

This seems like a good time to resurface this: The last letter Billy Wardlow sent me before his execution, thanking me for my reporting.

I wish he could have seen the story about him & his D&D world get the recognition it did today from @PulitzerPrizes.

[Cat DeLaura @catlikeDanimal]

In today’s Austin Daily newsletter:
The free parking lot behind Quack’s will soon become paid with plans to eventually develop it into a restaurant/retail space with offices on the second floor.
Read more:
https://t.co/nXYs43wlgE

[Austin Sanders @daustinsanders]

BREAKING: The McKinsey contract is dead.

Moments ago, Interim City Manager Jesús Garza sent a memo to the Mayor and Council notifying them that the "the conditions for the assessment have changed" such that a "successful scope" of work could not be defined.

updated story TK

[Cat DeLaura @catlikeDanimal]

Today, I’m joining my colleagues in forming the @satxnewsguild

We want to work with management to create the equitable, representative and profitable conditions we need for all of us to succeed. We are stronger together. 🌶 #VivaSANewsGuild

[Nathan Bernier @KUTnathan]

ULTIMATE I-35 WALKTHROUGH: Ever wonder exactly how TxDOT is planning to beef up the highway that runs through the middle of Austin? Here's a section-by-section guide. Brace yourself: construction is scheduled to start this year and last up to a decade.

https://t.co/fQ3c8PbwJc

[Cat DeLaura @catlikeDanimal]

Guess who’s back!

[Radio Austin @RadioAustinHD3]

We're happy to bring you an update on ACL Radio's Blues on the Green - presented by @HEB.

[Chase Rogers @ChaseRogersDMN]

A group representing rideshare and app workers is calling on its Austin drivers to gather at @AUStinAirport and stop giving rides for two hours tomorrow as part of a coordinated work stoppage at nearly a dozen U.S. cities. @statesman https://t.co/4NULOO18tz

[Nathan Bernier @KUTnathan]

Light-rail news bites:

🚈 Lance Armstrong Bikeway on 3rd Street would be moved to 4th Street. "Pretty major decision to be made without reaching out to at least the bicycle community," Urban Transpo Commissioner Schumacher told ATP. "Concerning to me." https://t.co/XZDVvSHF7i