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The 713 Commute Mode — September 9, 2026
In today’s briefing, Houston police changed how they investigate shootings by outside agencies more than a year before a fatal ICE shooting, Harris County sets its highest property tax rate in decades, and Texas school voucher funding could more than double. Sign up for the Houston Explained newsletter: www.houstonchronicle.com/newsletters/houston-explained
Stories:
HPD quietly ended automatic probes of federal police shootings before ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado
Divided Harris County Commissioners Court approves highest tax rate in modern history
UH-Downtown launches research center to…
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