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[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

"My single favorite thing was having someone challenge one of my dearly held beliefs and persuading me to change my mind." -Perry Friedman 1968-2024 #obituperry

[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

@pbarkersport @RasmusJarlov LOLOL

[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

@RyanButBetter @spurs The Spurs are still getting to their number, they're just doing it with tax dollars instead.

[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

It's kind of comical how much cheaper Finals tickets are in San Antonio than NYC. Says a lot about the relative wealth of the two cities and fanbases. No wonder San Antonio has to pay the @spurs $800M of tax dollars to stop them from playing more games in Austin. Dubious how long that can last.

[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

@RobHTX78 @spurs It's a fantastic sentiment, and it's why it doesn't really matter if the team actually plays in San Antonio. Save the $800M tax dollars and enjoy from the comfort of your own home while another city willingly pays!

[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

@BetoIII @spurs Nope lol

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[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

@pbarkersport @RasmusJarlov Kind of? Football denoted all sports played "on foot" vs Polo which was on horseback etc. Soccer comes from "aSOCCiation Football" and was the preferred name to distinguish from "Rugby Football" until the 1960s.

[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

@BorgFurniture No, although I did go to "power of houston" in 1997

[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

As a Houstonian I'm thrilled that I found this ode to my city, but also annoyed I never knew it existed.

[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

Sanyo,1988, filmed in Houston and featuring music by Jean-Michel Jarre.

And it is like a mini-movie showcasing the style and ethos of this era.

The music is masterful…

[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

@EnergyAbsurdity @larsiusprime @evan7257 No. University Place is in Houston. West University Place is its own thing, but this is also pedantic because the data comes from HCAD which is a county wide database. They literally had to remove it lol.

[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

@evan7257 @donniethebird @larsiusprime But the data is coming from HCAD. Sticking to the city is just pedantic.

[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

@BarryOnHere

[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

@AlecStapp No state was more effective at deploying Inflation Reduction Act dollars to build battery storage. Battery storage was the unlock necessary to make solar effective because it bridges the gap between daytime solar and night time wind production.

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@ChromeLinkzz @JackJenningss_ Those are friendlies lol. No wonder y'all started calling it football in the 1960s.

[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

Fwiw hotel rooms at Hilton Americas are *wide* open and discounted during the World Cup. The next sellout is July 11 for @dreamconvention

[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

I keep trying to explain to folks that the @FIFAWorldCup tickets aren't going to mirror the Olympics, but a mid-tier College Bowl game. Just show up to the stadium the day of the game and you're likely to get tickets for $40. If @TexasBowl can't sell out UH vs LSU (63K tickets/72K capacity), you think Saudi vs Cape Verde will sell out in Houston?!?

[Lev Akabas @LevAkabas]

FIFA has controlled ticket inventory leading up to the World Cup, releasing new batches at certain points and then (as it looks from the chart) pulling back tickets at other times

FIFA still has ~25K unsold tickets. It's now giving thousands of them out for free. Story below ⬇️

[aziz gilani @TexasVC]

@RecallHouston This is a *wild* take

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@ScottFriedman3 @Ticketmaster @spurs I mean, the San Antonio taxpayers pay $800M to keep the team from changing their name to "Austin Spurs" so I get why they ban Houstonians from buying tickets
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