Mike Morris

New = Houston's Midtown development zone spent years buying land for affordable housing, hoping to stop luxury townhomes from taking over Third Ward. Then the agency quietly sold 16.6 acres of that land to developers – some of whom plan to build townhomes. houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

BREAKING: @plummer4hou is stepping back from Houston City Council to launch a campaign for Harris County Judge. She told @HoustonChron her decision came after discussions with @LinaHidalgoTX about the whether or not she’d run again. houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… via @HoustonChron

Houston is getting ready to ban people from sleeping on the sidewalk at any time, day or night because city officials say it will help keep homeless people safe from the dangers of sleeping on the street... houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

We have a fun new tool on the @HoustonChron website... ✨a city budget explorer✨ Curious what cash went into or was taken from your city services under this year's budget? @matt_zdun and I break it down here: houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

NEW: Despite having $3.4 million in reserves, the Upper Guadalupe River Authority in Kerr County chose to cut taxes and turn down a 0% interest loan from the state rather than fund a $1 million flood warning system upgrade. W/@keribla houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

NEW: Texts obtained by @HoustonChron show a Houston City Council member asked a city contractor for personal favors for herself + her nonprofit. Ethics and legal experts question whether the interactions violated city ethics code/state law. houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… w/ @mmorris011

Exclusive: Most Kerr County homes hit on July 4 had no flood insurance houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

More than one million Houstonians could have new congressional representation as early as next year under Gov. Greg Abbott's push to redraw the state's political maps. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

Big day for Houston politics with @plummer4hou leaving City Council. Candidates are already lining up to take her place. Among them: Former Council Member Dwight Boykins, Alejandra Salinas and Al Lloyd. houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… via @HoustonChron

After Hurricane Beryl, Houston-area Democrats redoubled their fight to require generators or other types of backup power at senior homes. A year later, none of their bills passed. The only new law cancels out Harris County's own backup power mandate: houstonchronicle.com/business/energ…

'It's a prison:' Asylum seekers in Houston detention centers face longer stays, no clear answers houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron @sgonzalezkelly

Texas Supreme Court rules that trial courts do NOT have the authority to compel the governor and attorney general to release info under the public information act. Nonprofit @weareoversight had sought records about Jan. 6 and Uvalde. Background: houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

Deleted news story hints that Letitia Plummer may run for county judge. Will she have to resign? via @abbschurch houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… via @houstonchron

HISD is seeing larger enrollment declines at NES schools since the state takeover began, via @meganmmenchaca and @agoodwin_news houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

Largest flood bond in history of Harris County faces $1 billion funding shortage, via @Thelastlomax and @RebekahFWard houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… via @houstonchron

So much tough talk from state leaders. So few results for Houstonians a year later. Important update from @neenareports @clairehao_ 👇 Texas lawmakers failed to deliver on big CenterPoint reforms post-Beryl: 'Band-Aids on bullet wounds' houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga… via @houstonchron

NEW: We asked TX leaders if they're really sure @CenterPoint is refunding consumers for those massive generators post-Beryl, when documents indicate otherwise. They pointed us to a spreadsheet that is VERY scant on detail. w/@clairehao_ houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

We have a rare opening on our Austin team for a stellar political reporter. This is a great role at a company that's eager to put resources into quality journalism. Check it out! eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

NEW: Several current and former staffers of AG Ken Paxton's office are trading explosive accusations in new filings, the latest of which alleges that Paxton's top deputy obstructed justice and tampered w/ witnesses during his 2023 impeachment. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

⚡️Some news on the generator front: @houmayor @whitmire_john and his team (alongside @HUDgov secretary Scott Turner) have finally unveiled their plan to install 100 generators at critical city facilities before the end of his first term. houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… via @HoustonChron

She called 911 to report domestic abuse. Then Houston police called ICE on her. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron @DegroodMatt @sgonzalezkelly