🌱 Gatlin's Fins & Feathers Opening + Port Of Houston $1B Expansion

Hello all. It's me, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Houston Daily. Here's all the community news you need to know right now.

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 92 Low: 74.

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Here are the top five stories in Houston today:

1. A disabled mother and her two children died early Wednesday when their west Houston apartment building was destroyed by a massive fire, HFD said. The call came in around 4 a.m. from the 12700 block of Whittington Drive near Dairy Ashford that a three-story building was on fire. Flames could be seen for miles. (KHOU 11)

2. Port of Houston's planned $1 billion expansion aims to widen and deepen the Houston Ship Channel to allow for safer and more efficient vessel navigation by allowing two-way traffic to flow by 2025, according to Congressman Al Green. "This improved navigability for ships will also result in reduced emissions, leading to better air quality for the Greater Houston area," he added. (Click2Houston)

3. Lawyers for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's indicted Chief of Staff Alex Triantaphyllis want District Attorney Kim Ogg removed from the criminal case. Triantaphyllis' attorneys claim Ogg acted after county commissioners didn't meet the DA's funding requests to "vastly expand the District Attorney's budget." (ABC 13)

4. The Houston Texans are donating $400,000 to the Robb School Memorial Fund to help those impacted by the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the team announced Wednesday. A total of 21 people — 19 students and two teachers —were killed when a gunman entered the school on May 24. (Fox 26 Houston)

5. Gatlin's BBQ owner, Greg Gatlin, will open Gatlin's Fins & Feathers in Independence Heights next month. The restaurant will be located in a former Mexican restaurant at 302 West Crosstimbers Street. (CultureMap Houston)

Today in Houston:

• NFTs & Tequila Houston at The Ion Housotn. (4 p.m.)
• Bike Night at Urban South - HTX. (6:30 p.m.)
• Pilates at Discovery Green. (6:30 p.m.)
• Kenny Chesney In Concert at Woodlands Pavilion. (7:30 p.m.)
• The Riot Presents "Live LAUGH Love" Comedians on Relationships. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• METRO Houston's new website is now in preview mode. Take a tour and explore its cool features including how you can now access individual pages for every local bus route directly from the home page. (METRO)
• A beer brewed at Katy's No Label Brewing Co. has been ranked the No. 2 beer in the world at the world’s largest beer competition. (Subscription: Houston Chronicle)
• Registration is now open until June 12 for Houston Grand Opera Community and Learning's Create an Opera and Art of Opera summer camps. (Twitter)
• The FBI led an operation with its Anti-Gang Task Force at a downtown Houston bail bond office in the 1600 block of Austin Street on Wednesday. No further details were released. (ABC 13)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update.

— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.

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