Brewery Beef + City Petition Snafu + Marriott Murder-Suicide

Houston TX

07 September, 2021

6:45 PM

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Rise and shine, Houston! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on today in Houston. Are you a local business owner or marketer in Houston? Our premium local sponsorships will keep you at the top of inboxes around town every morning. Contact us here for the lowdown. First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 93, low: 72. Here are the top stories in Houston today: A shooting at the Marriott Marquis hotel in downtown Houston killed two people. Houston police believe it was a murder-suicide. (Houston Patch) A new Houston comic convention has added star power to the lineup of its Nov. 19-21 event. Bayou City Comic Con announced "Fringe" and "Lord of the Rings" star John Noble and "Schitt's Creek" star Varun Saranga, among others, will participate in the inaugural convention. (CultureMap Houston) Solugen, a Houston-based chemicals company backed by Silicon Valley investors, told Axios it plans to build a research and development facility in California or Massachusetts because recruiting candidates to Texas has been difficult. The reason? Texas' recent stance on social policies, most notably its ban on abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat. (Houston Patch) Holler Brewing has thrown down the gauntlet — er, beer stein. The social media team at Holler equated fellow Houston brewery Karbach's new Love Street Light to Bud Light in an Instagram post. Journalists from the Houston Chronicle conducted an experiment to see if they were right. (Chron) A pair of Houston city charter petitions that intended to put proposals on the ballot for the November 2021 elections have revealed a kink in the process. The measures won't be up for a vote until at least 2023. (Community Impact Newspaper) Today's Houston Daily is brought to you by our friends at GoodRx — the best way to save money on your prescriptions. GoodRx helps you locate the lowest prices for medications at local pharmacies, so you're not overpaying. Works for pet medications too! To see how much you can save, go to GoodRx.com. Today in Houston: Scrub Fitting — DeBakey High School for Health Professions. (All day) Title I Fall 2021 Parent Family Engagement Meeting — Sanchez Elementary School. (8 a.m.) 5th Grade Open House — Cage Elementary. (3:15 p.m.) HAIS Theater Collective — Houston Academy for International Studies. (3:30 p.m.) Wild Hope Book Discussion Group — Citizens' Environmental Coalition. (6 p.m.) Houston Patch Notebook Houston Athletics: "Attention Cougar Pride members! It is the H-E-B Bayou Bucket week with H-Town bragging rights on the line! Help us win the first annual Bayou Bucket Giving Challenge and set the tone for Saturday!" (Instagram) Houston Astros: "The #Astros honor the brave men and women who serve our city. Join us for First Responders Appreciation Night, presented by Lyondell Basell, on Sept. 11." (Facebook) Houston Texans: "Register now for Running of the Bulls 5K Run/Walk presented by H-E-B. All proceeds from registration benefit USO Houston and the #Texans Foundation." (Facebook) Houston Public Media: "U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday that the Justice Department will protect people trying to obtain or provide abortions in Texas, in the wake of the state's new restrictive abortion law. | via Texas Public Radio." (Facebook) Houston Astros: "The 2021 #AstrosFoundation Charity Game is this Friday. The VIP Charity Bag features two tickets to a 2022 regular season game, four tickets to the Houston Open, a signed baseball and much, much more!" (Facebook) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! 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I've seen firsthand the importance of hyper-local journalism in a community, especially in an eventful 2020, when I helped with news coverage and design in addition to my high school athletics beat responsibilities. I joined Patch in 2021 as Texas Field Editor for the Conroe-Montgomery County area. I welcome your questions, comments and story ideas! Please contact me at [email protected] or (479) 264-5801. Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Houston Daily? I'm all ears. You can email me at [email protected].