/u/shiftpgdn - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-shiftpgdn/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:21:37 +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/shiftpgdn - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-shiftpgdn/ 32 32 103504436 Cruise (Autonomous driving company) is resuming operations today. Does anyone know why they originally left? https://houstonnewmedia.org/cruise-autonomous-driving-company-is-resuming-operations-today-does-anyone-know-why-they-originally-left/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cruise-autonomous-driving-company-is-resuming-operations-today-does-anyone-know-why-they-originally-left Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:21:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=4b03801b4cca1e87ae4093ad6c013fcc https://preview.redd.it/xk1hjd4fxy5d1.png?width=1190&format=png&auto=webp&s=9549353c911d67ba5a780fc84382f1532e90eee2 I assume Houston is the final boss of autonomous driving challenges. submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link...

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]]> 780465 Anyone else get clobbered by homeowners insurance? https://houstonnewmedia.org/anyone-else-get-clobbered-by-homeowners-insurance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anyone-else-get-clobbered-by-homeowners-insurance Sat, 23 Dec 2023 18:32:08 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a931bda433b04732e95273676b34f406 Our rate has gone from $2500/yr to $8200/year from 2019 to now. I've done some cursory shopping around and a number of home insurers seem to mention that Harris County and Houston are too high of a risk to insure now. This isn't for a crazy hou...

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]]> 704264 How early can you get into the Galleria on Saturdays right now? https://houstonnewmedia.org/how-early-can-you-get-into-the-galleria-on-saturdays-right-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-early-can-you-get-into-the-galleria-on-saturdays-right-now Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:18:38 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=015dc372aee28a3c3ecc03b9e78b28fb Internet tells me 7:30AM, but as we all know everything is still in disarray after Covid. submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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]]> 656434 What fills the void left by the craigslist gigs section? https://houstonnewmedia.org/what-fills-the-void-left-by-the-craigslist-gigs-section/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-fills-the-void-left-by-the-craigslist-gigs-section Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:48:11 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a5fc332586a366864e0073511cf576e1 Once upon a time in the early 2000s you could hire or get hired for all sorts of odd jobs at reasonable day rates. Craigslist is dead now, what is filling that void? submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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]]> 645866 Speeding tow truck drivers have killed yet another person this year. https://houstonnewmedia.org/speeding-tow-truck-drivers-have-killed-yet-another-person-this-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=speeding-tow-truck-drivers-have-killed-yet-another-person-this-year Mon, 08 May 2023 17:53:03 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d7dc3950ecccdc83533af1ea0ace02c8 submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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]]> 595233 Fajita prices for every restaurant near the Heights https://houstonnewmedia.org/fajita-prices-for-every-restaurant-near-the-heights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fajita-prices-for-every-restaurant-near-the-heights Sat, 06 May 2023 19:06:13 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=35020c2dd370f078f709106103dce280 Shamelessly stolen from @westtexasgeo on the bird website. submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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]]> 593695 The woman who was followed, robbed, and attacked in Bellaire is wheelchair bound since the attack. https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-woman-who-was-followed-robbed-and-attacked-in-bellaire-is-wheelchair-bound-since-the-attack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-woman-who-was-followed-robbed-and-attacked-in-bellaire-is-wheelchair-bound-since-the-attack Sun, 12 Mar 2023 19:41:22 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=92b71ad7a7f4a032c83df4432ff5fe74 submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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]]> 565658 The rodeo forcing people who are responsible enough to take an Uber leaving the cook off to get picked up in literally the furthest possible lot over a mile from the exit is nonsense https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-rodeo-forcing-people-who-are-responsible-enough-to-take-an-uber-leaving-the-cook-off-to-get-picked-up-in-literally-the-furthest-possible-lot-over-a-mile-from-the-exit-is-nonsense/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-rodeo-forcing-people-who-are-responsible-enough-to-take-an-uber-leaving-the-cook-off-to-get-picked-up-in-literally-the-furthest-possible-lot-over-a-mile-from-the-exit-is-nonsense Sun, 26 Feb 2023 03:47:08 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b84e886eb485f8f928490f05ff2e34fa That is all submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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]]> 556333 Wes Anderson stopped by Brazos Bookstore today. https://houstonnewmedia.org/wes-anderson-stopped-by-brazos-bookstore-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wes-anderson-stopped-by-brazos-bookstore-today Sun, 18 Dec 2022 02:38:03 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=9ca7f879e15cf4b939b7e410aab9745f submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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]]> 496929 You should know: Linda Hidalgo & Harris County have been trying to implement a centralized towing system to eliminate all of the problems wreckers drivers cause and are having a hard time due to (surprise surprise) wrecker drivers. https://houstonnewmedia.org/you-should-know-linda-hidalgo-harris-county-have-been-trying-to-implement-a-centralized-towing-system-to-eliminate-all-of-the-problems-wreckers-drivers-cause-and-are-having-a-hard-time-due-to/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-should-know-linda-hidalgo-harris-county-have-been-trying-to-implement-a-centralized-towing-system-to-eliminate-all-of-the-problems-wreckers-drivers-cause-and-are-having-a-hard-time-due-to Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:53:24 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=27af7b493960749e919072f0f654462f

Harris County had planned to pilot a program with a company called "Auto Return" that would allow police, EMT, Fire, etc to dispitach drivers via an uber style app. It would be centrally run and there would be no more racing to the scene to put chips in a hat. Wreckers under this program would be employed or contracted by Auto Return. This would be a huge win for everyone in Harris county except for crooked wrecker drivers.

Unfortunately during the hearing on this the room was flooded with angry tow truck drivers and all of the Harris county officials were basically shouted down. It was announced today that they were putting the program on hold for further review.

I haven't really seen any coverage on this beyond what is getting posted on the Grizzy's Hood news facebook page so I thought it would be worth sharing here.

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]]> 378658 Anyone else feel like Astros games are bordering on unaffordable now? https://houstonnewmedia.org/anyone-else-feel-like-astros-games-are-bordering-on-unaffordable-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anyone-else-feel-like-astros-games-are-bordering-on-unaffordable-now Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:30:25 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=cb24723590961f7e7a17ac1d26f68f1d I know it’s always been kind of pricey but I just looked at tickets and it’s going to be close to $300 for a family of four after parking, food, drink, etc. That’s $100/hr for a baseball game! Edit: I know I could go to a Wednesday game at 1pm (taking ...

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]]> 376768 6 years ago 11 year old Josue Flores was brutally stabbed to death in broad daylight walking home from school. His murderer’s trial begins today. https://houstonnewmedia.org/6-years-ago-11-year-old-josue-flores-was-brutally-stabbed-to-death-in-broad-daylight-walking-home-from-school-his-murderers-trial-begins-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=6-years-ago-11-year-old-josue-flores-was-brutally-stabbed-to-death-in-broad-daylight-walking-home-from-school-his-murderers-trial-begins-today Mon, 25 Apr 2022 17:28:42 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=12a57f10fbd31512971cd2cfea2f10d5 submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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]]> 304319 Our lack of public transportation and zoning are going to put the poorest Houstonians in a really terrible spot as gas prices hit $5-6/gallon. https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-lack-of-public-transportation-and-zoning-are-going-to-put-the-poorest-houstonians-in-a-really-terrible-spot-as-gas-prices-hit-5-6-gallon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-lack-of-public-transportation-and-zoning-are-going-to-put-the-poorest-houstonians-in-a-really-terrible-spot-as-gas-prices-hit-5-6-gallon Mon, 07 Mar 2022 23:08:49 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c9383e5660fb3f9c0595664724e79053 I’m not sure what the next 6 months has in store for Houston but it’s going to be really, really ugly. Over the last 2-5 years oil companies have spent basically nothing are running on bare minimum staffing with little to no investment in exploration o...

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]]> 265056 Houston man accused of shooting restaurant workers over BBQ sauce. He was a felon out on bond and that’s the second shooting this year at that Dickeys. https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-man-accused-of-shooting-restaurant-workers-over-bbq-sauce-he-was-a-felon-out-on-bond-and-thats-the-second-shooting-this-year-at-that-dickeys/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-man-accused-of-shooting-restaurant-workers-over-bbq-sauce-he-was-a-felon-out-on-bond-and-thats-the-second-shooting-this-year-at-that-dickeys Sun, 27 Feb 2022 01:29:21 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=4eeddf3c2faa6ba64407df934a49c835 submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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]]> 259452 Two skydivers in Waller survived a jump where the chute didn’t open. https://houstonnewmedia.org/two-skydivers-in-waller-survived-a-jump-where-the-chute-didnt-open/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-skydivers-in-waller-survived-a-jump-where-the-chute-didnt-open Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:09:30 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ed5cee7d33b38396fc69110f845dc47c submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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]]> 256004 Warrant issued in the Concord apartments double homicide last month, suspect was out on bond. https://houstonnewmedia.org/warrant-issued-in-the-concord-apartments-double-homicide-last-month-suspect-was-out-on-bond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=warrant-issued-in-the-concord-apartments-double-homicide-last-month-suspect-was-out-on-bond Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=13ffaa132b25ac982bfc227f7e3c5304 submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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]]> 254811 An extremely Houston photo from yesterday https://houstonnewmedia.org/an-extremely-houston-photo-from-yesterday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-extremely-houston-photo-from-yesterday Sat, 20 Nov 2021 18:26:43 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=18eaa356e0ec864258e47bf910bea064 submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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]]> 205332 Houston has the second most homes under threat of foreclosure. https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-has-the-second-most-homes-under-threat-of-foreclosure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-has-the-second-most-homes-under-threat-of-foreclosure Mon, 02 Aug 2021 20:33:02 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e743a103356fe0f92ad722a956069bce submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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]]> 148119 Two men shot in the head while sitting in traffic in the Galleria area https://houstonnewmedia.org/two-men-shot-in-the-head-while-sitting-in-traffic-in-the-galleria-area/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-men-shot-in-the-head-while-sitting-in-traffic-in-the-galleria-area Mon, 12 Jul 2021 19:16:48 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=23b1fb70e71f7e1d58bfc8e5794f8c0a submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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]]> 140591 If you’re not following Grizzy’s Hood news you probably should https://houstonnewmedia.org/if-youre-not-following-grizzys-hood-news-you-probably-should/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-youre-not-following-grizzys-hood-news-you-probably-should Sun, 04 Jul 2021 02:46:58 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ea3e50550da0df2cad9f6bd3091075a8 submitted by /u/shiftpgdn [link] [comments]

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