KellyAnnScott

@ByVarunShankar Welcome, @ByVarunShankar!

What I hope to bring Rockets fans with my coverage:

Wrote about Alief, one of Houston's most special neighborhoods. I've always admired how hard people from Alief ride for it, so I was curious about why it's lost thousands of residents over the last couple years. Hit the gift link below to get into it houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

The Michelin Guide announced its picks for top Texas restaurants in Houston. In total, 22 local restaurants won recognition as Bib Gourmand spots bit.ly/3JtJMPl

📢 Help spread the news 📢 The @HoustonChron is hiring five (!!) new data reporters to produce high-impact data stories for Texas communities. Here's everything you need to know (plus links to apply or share). A thread🧵⬇️

Join Lisa Falkenberg, State Rep. Gene Wu and State Rep. Ann Johnson as they unpack the redistricting showdown with Gov. Abbott— and its impact on Texas voters and democracy. houstonchronicle.com/events/article…

New from @megankimble, @neenareports & me: @TDEM Director Nim Kidd today told lawmakers that poor coordination between state and local emergency managers hampered the response to the July 4 flash floods that killed 136 people statewide. #txlege houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

Worth your time, #Texas from @neenareports and @keribla

Who was here before we were? On the Indigenous people who called this land home, long before Houston was ever Houston: houstonchronicle.com/explained/arti…

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/…

Houston solar powerhouse Sunnova Energy had a quick rise — and a dramatic fall. What happened, and what does Sunnova's bankruptcy filing mean for the U.S. residential solar industry's future? I tackled those questions here: houstonchronicle.com/business/energ…

@evan7257 And the hat!

You wake up one summer morning in Houston and the island calls

Catastrophic Texas flooding tests the Hill Country's deep Christian faith, via @haajrahgilani houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

It’s not just PBS & NPR. Small community radio stations run by historically Black colleges, like KTSU at @TexasSouthern are going to lose key funding These stations were critical during the pandemic in getting info to hard to reach communities houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

The front pages of the @HoustonChron, @ExpressNews + @Statesman are all dedicated to the same story today: Remembering the lives lost to the catastrophic Kerr County floods.

Very proud to be part of the team that did this very sad, very important work for @Hearst.

Great decision. From Beaumont to Laredo, from Houston to San Antonio and Austin all of our front pages today pay tribute to those we have lost here in Texas. Great way to honor these souls.

I’ll leave you with this final piece that has stuck with me in the past few days – a piece by @sarahesmith23 that captures the feelings, magic and meaning of places like Camp Mystic for so many. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

I’m grateful to work with a team of journalists here who are chronicling what happened with empathy and compassion as they show tenacity digging into the hard questions that we all have. Thank you for reading, sharing and supporting their work.

🧵 The stories out of #Texas have been tough this last week. Hearts are broken over what's unfolded – and so many are grieving for loved ones, friends, traditions, and places in Hill Country that so many hold dear.