Alison Cook
@alisoncook
Lapsed restaurant critic. Part-time misanthrope. Rabid Houstonian. Newsletter writer at http://alison-cooks-htown.ghost.io
Went for some badly needed enchilada therapy at my favorite neighborhood Tex-Mex spot, El Jardin on Harrisburg near the turning basin.. Even the table salsa, rice and beans are great here. 1/3
This is fun. The Cotswolds, where "Mud is a class signifier" and outerwear must say: “I could survive a blizzard, but I’m really just popping to the farm shop for some heirloom fennel.”
From Kaleb to the Chipping Norton Set: what JD Vance needs to understand about the Cotswolds prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/70703/…
It's all working out.
Exclusive: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to remove all the members of an advisory panel that determines what cancer screenings and other preventive health measures insurers must cover on.wsj.com/3UwaLvC
“They also threatened to stain my record so I would never get a job again. They also threatened with an extended detention if I didn’t give them the passwords to the student information or to my district files." wmtw.com/article/winoos…
You know what this is? This is a person that is the pettiest human on the planet and is willing to sacrifice the greater good for a personal vendetta. That’s all it is. And it’s a disgrace.
BREAKING: Illinois just beat the Trump Administration in federal court. Their case challenging the bipartisan TRUST Act was dismissed — unlike the President, we follow the law and listen to the courts.
TRUMP JULY 15: "A very quick briefing, yeah." TRUMP JULY 25: "No, I was never briefed. No."
.@BetoORourke: "Donald Trump ordered the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, and the Republican majority in the statehouse to literally - I mean, he said this out loud - 'find me five Republican seats.' He's just being completely clear, saying the quiet part out loud: 'I'm going to…
Report describes large Salmonella outbreak tied to raw milk The outbreak sickened 171 people in California and four other states from October 2023 to March 2024. cidrap.umn.edu/salmonella/rep…
yoicks! How was it????
Had the lamb barbacoa machete from Tres Chilis in Houston not long ago!
Me and @CaraReports on the bombshell allegations out of the Texas Capitol today about state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione — who authored Texas’ “trigger ban,” which banned abortion in Texas when Roe v. Wade was overturned. thebarbedwire.com/2025/07/25/tex…
appreciate this month’s Washingtonian for tackling my two favorite questions — where to get a good burger, and the fate of the immortal soul
mascot discourse has begun:
Ngl the bell pepper needs to put some clothes on. he is making me uncomfortable.
New on my newsletter: my first machete. I finally tried the overgrown quesadilla that's crept into Texas over the past 5 years or so. The link to read it for free's in the next comment.
New on my newsletter: my first machete. I finally tried the overgrown quesadilla that's crept into Texas over the past 5 years or so. The link to read it for free's in the next comment.
🚨 Mascot Alert 🚨
Menacing jalapeño at Koop’s BBQ Kitchen in Galveston.
Our childcare provider uses a scooter to get from Third Ward to Montrose, crossing Midtown to watch our son. City Hall is now proposing her commute be made illegal. What is happening to this town?
On the proposed scooter ban:
Can’t believe I’ve lived far enough into the future to learn the first slur for robots
when u call customer support and a clanker picks up
You are a traitor to America. That you are the speaker of the house is one of the great shames of our lifetimes.
Today, @RepLoudermilk introduced a resolution to establish a new select subcommittee dedicated to uncovering the FULL TRUTH of what happened on January 6th. House Republicans have made GREAT progress in exposing the false narratives from the previous select committee, but there…