Houston Chronicle reporter. [email protected] Signal: dugbegley.45
Houston, Texas
Joined November 2012
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Dug Begley retweeted
Fred Woods understands why so many people object to Flock cameras in their community, but his northeast Houston neighborhood has constant problems with drug dealing, vandalism and illegal dumping – and he thinks the cameras can help.
Read more: bit.ly/4zKSnSw
Dug Begley retweeted
Regulators in Texas did not stop processing permits for data center projects when Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a pause last month, according to an analysis of public records released Monday by
@FracTracker & @PublicCitizenTX
insideclimatenews.org/news/1…
As Flock cameras face backlash, one Houston resident wants more: ‘The benefits outweigh the risks’ houstonchronicle.com/news/ho… via @houstonchron
Dug Begley retweeted
Texas county officials said they learned Thursday about another state error that has backlogged thousands of voter registration records.
The total number of backlogged records wasn’t immediately available, but the secretary of state’s office told election officials that not all counties were impacted. bit.ly/4hQS7v6
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NEW: A $3 million renovation is being sought at the @txcomptroller's exec suite
It comes as @DonHuffines campaigns on ending wasteful spending
Docs show the state's Trust Co. would pay for the renos
Comptroller & Trust didn't answer Qs
Gift link: dallasnews.com/news/politics…
Dear folks at @LMPD : You can keep trying, do all the Flock searches you like, but you will never catch me. It's been 33 years since I allegedly put a clown hat on the Castleman statue and you can't prove it. The statue is gone.
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Officials will present report on Harris County County's use of Flock today. Becoming very clear that no one, including the government, fully understands how Flock works. The county doesn't even know how many cameras its departments operate, according to the report. 🧵
Dug Begley retweeted
Voting rights groups are suing Texas after the state failed to process more than 500,000 voter registration applications submitted through the Texas Department of Public Safety’s web portal.
With @VotebeatUS: bit.ly/4B0FULH
Dug Begley retweeted
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s approval rating has plummeted over the last year, Hobby School poll finds houstonchronicle.com/politic… via @houstonchron @Thelastlomax
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"Multiple investigators who have decades of experience investigating auto-pedestrian crashes have all watched the surveillance, seen the scene and believe it is not an accidental strike," said the Harris County District Attorney
Vía @nkhensley
houstonchronicle.com/news/ho…
Dug Begley retweeted
A Texas county commissioner says at a meeting that they should hold on to the Flock camera contract til after the election. Abbott paused Flock funding but hasn’t said for how long or what purpose.
@a_y_denrunnels
Amid Gov. Abbott's pause on state funding Flock cams, Flock is offering some cities a 90 day extension to keep the cameras on.
Local officials said they expect Abbott to restore money after the election once the political dust settles.
via @a_y_denrunnels
texastribune.org/2026/10/02/…
Question for @samyoungman ... If Pelphrey's hands were up like this in 1992, they have another title?
BREAKING -- John Pelphrey joins Mark Pope’s Kentucky staff as Director of Player Development
The Unforgettable was most recently the head coach at Tennessee Tech
STORY: on3.com/teams/kentucky-wildc…
Dug Begley retweeted
New = Greg Abbott pulls endorsement of Texas House candidate after video shows DWI arrest, racial slur houstonchronicle.com/politic… via @houstonchron @sgonzalezkelly
Dug Begley retweeted
New: A Florida county discovered Flock cameras along its roads that officials didn’t know were there.
No one has publicly claimed them. Who has operated them — and who has had access to their data — remains a mystery.
washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
Dug Begley retweeted
New = MacGregor Park's $75 million redesign hopes to make it one of Houston's 'best in class' parks houstonchronicle.com/politic… via @houstonchron @Rya_n_ickerson
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BREAKING: New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo obtained by the AP shows. apnews.com/article/ice-offic…
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SCOOP: ICE officers will only be allowed to conduct vehicle stops if they have completed related training courses and must ensure that vehicles used for stops are equipped with lights and sirens, according to new internal guidance reviewed by CNN. cnn.com/2026/10/01/politics/…
Dug Begley retweeted
Brown estimated he was working 15 hours a week prior to the publication of a @HoustonChron investigation into his work in June. But city rules state salaried employees like Brown are expected to work at least 40 hours per week.
(Brown said he currently has a full-time workload.)
New = Former controller Chris Brown defends work for Mayor John Whitmire, blasts Chris Hollins probe houstonchronicle.com/politic… via @houstonchron @isaacyu_
Dug Begley retweeted
Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago. bit.ly/4z7IdLs
