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The 713: Commute Mode
The Houston Chronicle's biggest stories in audio form every weekday morning. Stay connected to the city in 10 minutes or less. Every episode includes a brief forecast by meteorologist Justin Ballard and is produced and edited by human editors using stories written by human journalists. It is read using text-to-speech technology.
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- The 713: Commute Mode
The 713 Commute Mode — August 12, 2026
In today’s briefing, a Houston law firm faces questions over a $150 million contract for migrant children, Houston ISD moves closer to reassigning special…
- The 713: Commute Mode
The 713: Commute Mode — August 11, 2026
A rural Republican backlash over data centers tests Governor Abbott, a pharmaceutical giant plans a major Houston manufacturing facility and a congressional…
- The 713: Commute Mode
The 713: Commute Mode — August 10, 2026
In today’s briefing, Texas students will see more religion in classrooms, license-plate camera networks face privacy backlash around Houston, and…
- The 713: Commute Mode
The 713: Commute Mode — August 7, 2026
In today’s briefing, Houston ends a business recycling program, Harris County funds an investigation into the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and SpaceX…
- The 713: Commute Mode
The 713 Commute Mode — August 6, 2026
In today’s briefing, Texas sheds new light on its school voucher program, Fort Bend County faces a budget showdown, and election officials raise concerns about…
- The 713: Commute Mode
The 713 Commute Mode — August 5, 2026
In today’s briefing, Houston layoffs increased even as economists say the region is beating expectations, Harris County may ask voters to raise property taxes…
- The 713: Commute Mode
The 713 Commute Mode — August 4, 2026
In today’s briefing, Houston hospitals test artificial intelligence for faster medical imaging, Texas pauses new data center approvals for an audit, and Rice…
- The 713: Commute Mode
The 713 Commute Mode — August 3, 2026
Houston-area mothers are testing Texas parental rights in a Ten Commandments lawsuit, a new Senate polls show trouble for Ken Paxton with independents, and…
- The 713: Commute Mode
The 713: Commute Mode — July 31, 2026
In today's briefing, Harris County backs a local investigation of a fatal ICE shooting, the governor pitches health care affordability plans, and records show…
- The 713: Commute Mode
The 713 Commute Mode — July 30, 2026
In today’s briefing, new research raises questions about Harris County’s flood maps, a judge intervenes in a high-profile immigration case tied to a fatal ICE…