/u/EvanCarroll - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-evancarroll/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:52:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 /u/EvanCarroll - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-evancarroll/ 32 32 103504436 Electronic Parts Outlet still kicking in 2025 (they survived COVID) pictures taken yesterday. https://houstonnewmedia.org/electronic-parts-outlet-still-kicking-in-2025-they-survived-covid-pictures-taken-yesterday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=electronic-parts-outlet-still-kicking-in-2025-they-survived-covid-pictures-taken-yesterday Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:52:47 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=78e05e62604731e88bfb8def75da9aaf I just took some pictures of EPO and got them listed on wiki commons. If anyone wants to see the current state of the store check it out. I fear pretty soon they'll have so much stuff the gravitational force will black hole and Houston will b...

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]]> 1037352 We created a map of all the government-owned community centers! https://houstonnewmedia.org/we-created-a-map-of-all-the-government-owned-community-centers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-created-a-map-of-all-the-government-owned-community-centers Sun, 14 Sep 2025 20:09:21 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=4e564af6460500ebef99dcfda4f27dd4 I help run a group called the Houston Open Source Society. We recently lost our meeting place. For the Houston Hackathon 2025, we did all the work to add all the community centers operated by Harris County Precinct 1 Harris County Precinct 2 Harris C...

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]]> 1026951 I mapped the Camp Mystic site. Did Houston do better than the NYT? https://houstonnewmedia.org/i-mapped-the-camp-mystic-site-did-houston-do-better-than-the-nyt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-mapped-the-camp-mystic-site-did-houston-do-better-than-the-nyt Tue, 08 Jul 2025 05:01:11 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=aa290169dd082d3c199f65f1fcc2a0d7 submitted by /u/EvanCarroll [link] [comments]

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]]> 982932 Houston, is it possible to dig through the clay with a shovel? https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-is-it-possible-to-dig-through-the-clay-with-a-shovel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-is-it-possible-to-dig-through-the-clay-with-a-shovel Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:30:36 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3ea1e1a161b54d9477f5556389a9ac71 I'm doing a drainage system in my backyard. I've dug holes 4 feet deep in some areas to put in some water retention with catch basins. I'm wondering if it's possible to dig past the clay/hardpan. How deep does this crap go? Is there san...

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]]> 818109 Interested in programming, Linux, open source, or coworking with techies? Check us out at the HLUG Discord (800 members). https://houstonnewmedia.org/interested-in-programming-linux-open-source-or-coworking-with-techies-check-us-out-at-the-hlug-discord-800-members/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interested-in-programming-linux-open-source-or-coworking-with-techies-check-us-out-at-the-hlug-discord-800-members Sun, 03 Mar 2024 20:09:40 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b55dad559b2541fc0259dbacda676746 submitted by /u/EvanCarroll [link] [comments]

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]]> 732232 Now is our chance to destroy Houston Golf. https://houstonnewmedia.org/now-is-our-chance-to-destroy-houston-golf/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=now-is-our-chance-to-destroy-houston-golf Fri, 25 Aug 2023 05:27:19 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e8ca6bfb1b809d04753594b6175eb838 submitted by /u/EvanCarroll [link] [comments]

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]]> 649907 TIL Canada, our enemy north of The Wall, is hoarding 3,362 acres of farmland in Harris County https://houstonnewmedia.org/til-canada-our-enemy-north-of-the-wall-is-hoarding-3362-acres-of-farmland-in-harris-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=til-canada-our-enemy-north-of-the-wall-is-hoarding-3362-acres-of-farmland-in-harris-county Tue, 27 Jun 2023 20:29:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=849e0729399abcdd012e3278ea742b7d submitted by /u/EvanCarroll [link] [comments]

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]]> 620183 Where can we find the will of George Herman that passed the property to the City of Houston? https://houstonnewmedia.org/where-can-we-find-the-will-of-george-herman-that-passed-the-property-to-the-city-of-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-can-we-find-the-will-of-george-herman-that-passed-the-property-to-the-city-of-houston Wed, 21 Jun 2023 19:49:23 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b43681eacb96d7f4936ae89fd883e079 The will of George H. Hermann passed property from his estate to the City of Houston. Some of the transfers, included clauses like the following, in the city of Houston, Harris County, Texas, for the benefit of the poor, indigent and infirm residents ...

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]]> 617075 TIL the City of Houston creates computer video games https://houstonnewmedia.org/til-the-city-of-houston-creates-computer-video-games/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=til-the-city-of-houston-creates-computer-video-games Fri, 05 May 2023 20:36:56 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=914dd56ee057b8458a47883aed2b3b2b submitted by /u/EvanCarroll [link] [comments]

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]]> 593221 Any local Mastadon users in Houston? https://houstonnewmedia.org/any-local-mastadon-users-in-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=any-local-mastadon-users-in-houston Wed, 21 Dec 2022 21:53:28 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=936cbb728f17f15adabdd7cf7254b4b6

If you like Twitter but,

  • You wish it was open source and transparent
  • You wish it wasn't corporate
  • You don't like 10 different tiers of shadow banning
  • You don't like a partisan algorithm that stifle debate

Then join us on Mastadon! If you're already on Mastadon here is a chance to introduce yourself and help seed the community?

If you want to join some general servers

https://mstdn.social/explore https://mastodon.world/explore

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]]> 499900 Who is/was J.T. Trotter, the guy the Houston park is named after? https://houstonnewmedia.org/who-is-was-j-t-trotter-the-guy-the-houston-park-is-named-after/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-is-was-j-t-trotter-the-guy-the-houston-park-is-named-after Wed, 09 Nov 2022 23:50:30 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b838f1dcfd43f6dff3ad1e232b757ef4

Just wondering, I can't find anything about the guy the named this park after:

https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/290560558#map=18/29.87355/-95.28308

You would think if he was important/rich enough to have a park named after him, there would be at least a blurb on a city website. I can't find anything. who was J. T. Trotter?

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]]> 464692 Help index the ethnic and cultural centers of Houston! https://houstonnewmedia.org/help-index-the-ethnic-and-cultural-centers-of-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=help-index-the-ethnic-and-cultural-centers-of-houston Mon, 24 Oct 2022 23:28:10 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7957b2040fa9512d8ce84ee95033740a

I'm looking to update OpenStreetMaps with the ethnic and cultural centers of Houston. If any of them aren't on this please comment!

https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1n1A

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]]> 450946 Can you contest a parking citation in Houston and get a jury trial? https://houstonnewmedia.org/can-you-contest-a-parking-citation-in-houston-and-get-a-jury-trial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-you-contest-a-parking-citation-in-houston-and-get-a-jury-trial Tue, 11 Jan 2022 04:07:07 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5ea90134f32fcda46e3fd692719d7b67 submitted by /u/EvanCarroll [link] [comments]

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