Houston Chronicle
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- City controller announces investigation into Houston mayor’s financial integrity advisor
City Controller Chris Hollins called for Mayor John Whitmire to suspend his senior adviser Chris Brown, but the mayor is defending him. The probe followed a Houston Chronicle report stating Brown swiped into city facilities on only 13 out of nearly 600 workdays.
- James Harden arrested on weapons charge in Texas: reports
Basketball star James Harden was arrested on a weapons charge in Texas early Saturday morning. Court records show he was charged with unlawful carrying of weapons after being stopped in downtown Houston around 3:40 a.m.
- China Restricts Chemical Exports to US in Fentanyl Crackdown
China has implemented restrictions on exporting chemical precursors used in fentanyl manufacturing to the United States as part of a crackdown on the drug trade. The action involves seizures of barrels containing fentanyl manufacturing precursor chemicals, as evidenced by a news briefing in Pasadena. This measure represents a bilateral effort to combat the fentanyl crisis affecting the US.