🌱 Houston Freeway Road Rage Incident + Spanish Gelateria Coming Soon

Welcome back, Houston! Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on around Houston today.

First, today's weather:

Rather cloudy, a little rain. High: 52 Low: 38.

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Here are the top five stories today in Houston:

1. Lone Star College is partnering with New America, a national network focused on advancing a vision of a renewed America, to help address the shortage of skilled workers. The "grant will be used to learn how higher education institutions can attract students to the classroom and prepare them to enter the workforce." (Lone Star College)

2. A road rage incident on a Houston freeway led to a woman being shot in the arm. It happened at the 13600 block of the North Freeway near Beltway 8, north of Greenspoint Mall. Police believe the shooting started after one vehicle cut the other one off and then kept going down the freeway. The victim is expected to survive. (ABC 13)

3. The mother of a 17-year-old Katy ISD student who died after being stabbed during an after-school fight is heartbroken. Thinking of her son and his future now gone she said, "You're too young. You've got too much ahead of you. It's not fair to you. You didn't do anything wrong." One person is now in custody over the incident and has been charged with murder. (KHOU 11)

4. Houston ranks first on a list of major U.S. metro areas with the most construction permits issued for single-family homes from 2012 to 2021, according to a report from StorageCafe. There were 392,136 permits issued for single-family homes during that time. (CultureMap Houston)

5. The restaurateurs behind three Michelin-star El Cella de Can Roca are opening the first U.S. location of their ice cream shop, Rocambolesc Gelateria, in Houston's Uptown Park at 1101 Uptown Park Blvd Suite 10. The concept also has locations in Spain's Barcelona, Girona, and Madrid. (Eater Houston)

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Today in Houston:

• Chicago Title Southeast - Ribbon Cutting. (10:00 AM)
• 2022 Print Auction Walk-Through at Houston Center for Photography. (12:00 PM)
• A-Lister Speed Networking Event at Bosscat Kitchen & Libations. (4:00 PM)
• The Weeknd In Concert at Houston Parks and Recreation Department. (7:00 PM)
• The Riot Comedy Show presents "You Look Like" Roast Battle. (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Harris County will ignore Ken Paxton's written opinion calling gender-affirming surgery for kids "child abuse" under Texas law, the county attorney says. (Facebook)
• Houston Public Library is thanking Ladies for Literacy Guild - Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation for purchasing bronze book benches that now adorn Barbara's Memorial Garden on the Barbara Bush Literacy Plaza at Central Library. (Facebook)
• Today, Mayor Sylvester Turner is speaking at The Natural City, a digital event hosted by CityAge, Jacobs and Biomimcry 3.8, on how we can build cities that co-exist peacefully with nature. (Facebook)
• After a 10-month lockout, Exxon Mobil workers in Beaumont reached a contract agreement with the oil company this week. (Facebook)
• Join Houston Planning & Development Department for a virtual meeting today to learn about the planning process for a community-driven plan centered around the redevelopment of Cuney Homes, Houston's longest-standing public housing community. (Facebook)

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— 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.