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Hello Houston! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will your Houston trash pickup shift for Christmas and New Year’s?
  • What HPD bodycam video reveals about a deadly downtown confrontation
  • How investigators say a Houston traffic stop unraveled a deadly barrel mystery

Also on today's calendar: Dining in the Dark: A Unique Blindfolded Dining Experience at Weights + Measures and 5 more events.

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 61 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 68, low: 62.
  • Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 81 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Solid Waste Management December and January holiday collection schedule (theleadernews.com) — Houston residents will see changes to curbside trash, recycling, and bulk pickup around Christmas and New Year’s, as the city’s Solid Waste Management Department closes on the actual holidays and shifts Thursday and Friday routes. If your normal collection falls on those days, expect service the following Friday or Saturday while facilities and offices briefly shut down, then reopen.
   

2. Bodycam footage of fatal shooting released after man slashes officer with knife during mental health episode (click2houston.com) — Houston police have released bodycam video from a fatal November shooting at a downtown business on Milam Street, where an officer was slashed with a knife during a reported mental health episode. The footage shows officers trying to calm the man before a struggle, gunfire, the man’s death, and serious but nonfatal injuries to one officer; the case remains under investigation.
   

3. Honduran man accused of killing girlfriend, dumping body in barrel on immigration hold (fox26houston.com) — Houston authorities have outlined a detailed timeline in the case of a man accused of killing his girlfriend in their Greenspoint home and later being placed on an immigration hold. Court records and Houston police reports describe the traffic stop, discovery of a firearm, recovery of the victim’s body in a barrel, and the suspect’s recent court appearance, with another hearing expected this week.
   

4. Man sentenced to over 7 years in ‘jugging' robbery of ATM technician in North Texas (star-telegram.com) — Several Houston residents tied to the so‑called “Hiram Clarke Money Team” have now been sentenced in a series of ATM “jugging” robberies, including a Houston man who received more than seven years in federal prison. Prosecutors say the Houston-based group traveled to North Texas to follow and rob an ATM technician, stealing about $260,000 before returning to Houston, where some of the cash was spent on luxury jewelry.
   

5. Texas military bases to receive $629 million under defense bill (houstonchronicle.com) — Houston-area members of Congress split on a massive new defense bill that sends $629 million to Texas military bases, including major projects in Abilene, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and El Paso. While some Houston representatives opposed provisions on transgender care and immigration enforcement, others praised the legislation’s pay raise for service members and record investment in Dyess Air Force Base and the NSA’s Texas Cryptological Center.
   

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    Tuesday December 16
  • Parkinson's Boxing Tuesday (50+)
    West University Place Community Building and Senior Center , 6104 Auden Street , West University Place
    9:30 am
  • Born to Read
    Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library , 22248 Aldine Westfield Rd , Humble
    10:00 am
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    West University Place Community Building and Senior Center , 6104 Auden Street , West University Place
    10:00 am
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    West University Place Community Building and Senior Center , 6104 Auden Street , West University Place
    11:00 am

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