# Acta Diurna: Houston

> A neutral digest of Houston news for voters of every persuasion. Each story is a short, attributed summary of what several local newsrooms reported, ranked by consequence to the median voter in Houston, with links to the original reporting. Vetted for propaganda, PR and unconfirmed breaking-news claims before publication.

Updated Fri Nov 6, 3:35 PM Central. Rebuilt once a day.

## For language models

- [All current stories in one file](/houston/llms-full.txt)
- [Stories as JSON](/houston/api/stories.json): current stories in front-page order, with every outlet's link
- [90-day archive as JSON](/houston/api/archive.json)
- [Entity index](/houston/wiki/index.md): people, agencies and ballot measures, each with a page of stories
- [Prediction markets](/houston/api/markets.json) and [Houston companies stocks](/houston/api/stocks.json)
- Cite the original outlet for facts; cite Acta Diurna for the selection and ranking.

## Front page

- [Whitmire limits HPD cooperation with ICE](/houston/stories/403ea6b0d9.md) [developing]: Mayor John Whitmire announced a Houston Police Department policy limiting contact with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Reports differ on the scope. (Texas Tribune, 2026-11-06 15:13 CST)
- [Voters reject school tax and bond measures in six area districts](/houston/stories/6be7c04936.md): Houston-area voters rejected every school district bond and property tax increase on Nov. 3, in six districts, according to KPRC 2. (KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC), 2026-11-06 11:26 CST)
- [Houston voters approve Proposition A on marijuana enforcement](/houston/stories/edbaa5f5d5.md): Houston voters approved Proposition A, directing police to make low-level marijuana possession their lowest enforcement priority. (Houston Public Media, 2026-11-05 19:15 CST)
- [Top Harris County elected officials keep their seats in a Democratic sweep](/houston/stories/517a0bc40f.md): Several of the county's top elected leaders were on the ballot this week. Voters also selected a new Harris County Judge to lead the nation's third largest county. (Houston Public Media, 2026-11-04 11:38 CST)
- [Voters reject all five Cy-Fair ISD funding propositions](/houston/stories/f7923de043.md): Voters rejected all five Cypress-Fairbanks ISD school funding propositions on the ballot. (FOX 26 Houston (KRIV), 2026-11-05 21:22 CST)
- [Electricity prices up about 40% in five years, UH expert says](/houston/stories/94576baea7.md): Electricity prices rose about 40% over five years, according to University of Houston energy expert Ramanan Krishnamoorti. KPRC 2 examines what Texas' next governor could do. (KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC), 2026-11-05 18:28 CST)
- [MD Anderson unveils $3.4 billion expansion in Houston](/houston/stories/61cd229d23.md): The Houston Chronicle reported that the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's $3.4 billion expansion adds two new towers that will change care for 250,000 patients. (Houston Chronicle, 2026-11-06 13:56 CST)
- [Rain chances return to Houston this weekend](/houston/stories/fa266f4bdc.md): ABC13 Houston reported a rain system could bring showers to Houston on Sunday. KPRC reported more cool air is also forecast for the weekend. (ABC13 Houston (KTRK), 2026-11-06 12:51 CST)
- [Houston Airports announces projects at Bush and Hobby](/houston/stories/09bc4c9fe1.md): Houston Airports officials announced six projects at George Bush Intercontinental and William P. Hobby airports, including a cellphone lot redevelopment at Bush. (KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC), 2026-11-06 13:59 CST)
- [Senfronia Thompson says she has votes for House speaker](/houston/stories/ef2641778f.md) [developing]: State Rep. Senfronia Thompson of Houston said she has enough votes to become Texas House speaker. Her party won House control on Tuesday, the Texas Tribune reported. (Texas Tribune, 2026-11-06 14:49 CST)
- [Houston completes 1,000-space garage in convention district](/houston/stories/886a99ae35.md): Houston completed the 1,000-space GRB South Garage as part of its $1.14 billion Convention District Transformation, replacing part of the demolished Avenida South Garage. (KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC), 2026-11-06 14:32 CST)

## Sections

- [Politics](/houston/section/politics.md)
- [Housing](/houston/section/housing.md)
- [Safety](/houston/section/safety.md)
- [Transit](/houston/section/transit.md)
- [Business](/houston/section/business.md)
- [City Life](/houston/section/life.md)

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