Jhair Romero
Latino Communities Reporter at Houston Chronicle
Latino Communities Reporter at Pearland Journal
Latino communities reporter @HoustonChron | send tips: [email protected] | bilingüe 🇨🇴
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5 days ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Jhair Romero
No matter who you are — whether that’s a pissed-off cyclist or a staunch supporter of the man — one thing stands true regarding Houston Mayor John Whitmire: He’s one of the most powerful people in Texas. Since taking office in January 2023, Whitmire has ripped up roads and bike lanes, diverted millions of dollars in public funds for his political objectives and has even floated the idea of selling our water to West Texas.
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1 week ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Jhair Romero
A Houston reader who identified themselves as Dwreckjames, which I can only assume is a typo, asked us a tough question last week:“Why are the overlords of Houston’s ability to become a thriving metropolis with a booming nightlife still holding firm to their grasp?
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1 week ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Asha Gilbert |Jhair Romero
Slabs, the eye-catching and booming cars often seen cruising down Houston's highways with their signature chrome elbows sticking out wide, are as unique to Houston as the Astrodome or Buffalo Bayou. These vehicles were first popularized by Houston rappers in the 1980s, with their metallic candy paint, fully customized interiors and swangas — the elbows hanging off the rims — marking the basics of a common slab.
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1 week ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Jhair Romero
Texans and tax bills don’t mix well. So much so that as residents in Harris County and across the state begin receiving their property appraisal notices, many are already gearing up to fight their local appraisal districts and lower their property values — and therefore how much they owe. Let’s talk about why property taxes in Texas are so high to begin with, and how our new tool can help you navigate a system that is meant to be contested.
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2 weeks ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Jhair Romero
Muhammad Ali was a fighter, obviously. The best boxer to ever live brought that fight to a , each of the four bouts taking place at the Astrodome and each ending in a win for the GOAT. But on April 28, 1967, Ali brought his characteristic doggedness to a Houston military facility — and it got him arrested.
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RT @JustJhair: He's tearing up the roads! And the bike lanes! And, pretty much by design, Houston Mayor John Whitmire is just allowed to do…
He's tearing up the roads! And the bike lanes! And, pretty much by design, Houston Mayor John Whitmire is just allowed to do it. Here's why our city's mayor is so powerful @HoustonChron https://t.co/uHEqPuXueY
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