🔌 The U.S. Department of Energy plans to spend $360 million to help connect the Texas power grid to Mississippi and the larger national power grid. (DMN)
❌ Harris County's Democratic and Republican parties both formally opposed Houston ISD's proposed $4.4 billion bond, citing a lack of trust in the district. (Houston Public Media)
🚑 Former Houston police officer Gerald Goines, convicted last week of felony murder, was hospitalized yesterday as jurors were about to begin deliberating his sentence. (Houston Chronicle)
🎤 This weekend's Wild 'N Out Live featuring Nick Cannon at the Toyota Center was postponed until December. (KHOU)