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John Wayne Ferguson

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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Harris County's first death penalty trial of 2025 starts today. Xavier Davis is accused of killing three people, including a 6-year-old child, after being hired by one of the victim's ex. @blushresponse.bsky.social with the coverage www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Who is Xavier Davis? What to know about the rare death penalty trial in Houston
Jurors will hear testimony in the capital murder trial of Xavier Davis, who faces the death penalty if convicted — an increasingly uncommon form of punishment.
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
In a SCOTUS case over whether the court should apply a new standard to excessive force killing cases stemming from a Houston police killing, Justice Kavanaugh compared the circumstances to the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Man who threatened Houston judge, journalists and hospital sentenced to 16 years in prison www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via @houstonchronicle.com
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Man who threatened Houston judge, journalists and hospitals sent to prison
Jeremy James Joseph, 42, sent rambling threats about bombs and guns to journalists, courts, hospitals and universities before he was arrested.
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Claire Hao @clairehao.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Come for Jon Shapley's awesome photos of the sheep. Stay to learn why Texas solar developers are incorporating agriculture & conservation initiatives into their projects, and why solar could once again be at the center of heated debate at the legislature: www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
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Why thousands of sheep are 'mowing' the grass at solar farms across Texas
Agrivoltaics, the pairing of utility-scale solar projects and agriculture, has emerged as a solution by the solar industry to address the concerns of critics.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 04/12/2024
Hannah Goldfield writes about her dining experience at the Nigerian restaurant Safari, in Houston, Texas, which included a whorl of land snail, draped in sautéed onions; abacha, shredded cassava tossed with stockfish; and fufu, which came with a bowl of nsala, a thick, fragrant soup.
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Houston’s Thriving West African Food Scene
As the city has welcomed more immigrants from Nigeria and neighboring countries, the local restaurant landscape has flourished.
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
SCOOP from me: The FBI said today a Houston park ranger might have preyed on dozens of people at city parks, in an extortion scheme that appears to have targeted gay men Joey Ellis has already been charged with 20 federal crimes related to 8 victims www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Houston park ranger may have extorted and assaulted dozens of men, FBI says
Houston park ranger Joey Ellis has been charged with victimizing eight people, and could have had dozens of more victims, an FBI agent said Thursday.
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
huh?
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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 09/12/2024
The family of a woman mortally injured in a downtown Houston crash last year has sued the restaurant owned by NBA player James Harden, and accused the business of overserving the man driving the car that caused the wreck.
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James Harden's restaurant sued over crash that killed D.J. Hayden, 6 others
The family of a woman mortally injured in the November 2023 crash that killed 7 sued the James Harden's restaurant over claims it contributed to the wreck.
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Houston lawyer charged in son's death waited 17 hours to report killing to Sabine County deputies www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via @houstonchronicle.com @blushresponse.bsky.social
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Houston lawyer charged in son's death reportedly waited 17 hours to call police
Houston lawyer Michael Howard, accused of killing his special needs son at their Sabine County property, waited 17 hours to call deputies about the shooting.
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Wicked and Transformers One are the same movie
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Kind of wild. Harris County reponded to a lawsuit accusing jail deputies of abusing a prisoner by saying, among other things, it's actually safer to the in the jail than on the outside. A federal judge dismissed the county and the sheriff from the lawsuit. The deputies are still in
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
When in Galveston for lunch the best place to go is ….
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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 19/11/2024
Make sure to follow our Starter Pack! go.bsky.app/HWdRaQV
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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Different social platform; same TLH news: Houston's embattled Turkey Leg Hut is closed indefinitely after landlord terminates lease www.houstonchronicle.com/food-culture... Via @houstonchronicle.com
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Houston's Turkey Leg Hut is closed indefinitely after landlord terminates lease
Nakia Holmes and Lyndell “Lynn” Price's Turkey Leg Hut lease at 4830 Almeda Road has been terminated.
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
I'll be over at Houston's federal court this afternoon to watch if a judge steps in to stop The Onion's purchase of Infowars. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Houston bankruptcy judge will review Onion's bid to buy Infowars on Monday
The fight over the future of Infowars will return to a Houston courtroom next week.
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
Seems like I’m getting a bunch of followers here all of sudden. What’s going on?
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 29/02/2024
The Houston Chronicle is trying to find crime victims who believe their reports were among the 264,000 investigations suspended by the Houston Police Department since 2016. If you made a report and didn't receive a follow up, let our team know here www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
India, Houston's wandering tiger, dies at wildlife sanctuary houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via @houstonchron.bsky.social
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/07/2023
I love her
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 20/07/2023
Two Houston Police Department officers were arrested in a span of 12 hours between Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday morning
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 06/07/2023
Galveston's Park Board of Trustees say it picked up 200,000 pounds of trash from beaches after Tuesday's holiday. via the Galveston County Daily News
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In Galveston, dawn's early light reveals 100 tons of beach trash
Galveston's annual Fourth of July fireworks display is family friendly, but the aftermath more resembles a rowdy backyard college party.
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Defector @defector.com · 06/07/2023
Have you been curious to learn about the most valuable sports franchises in the world? Would you prefer this information to come in the form of a ranked list that is both disordered and incorrect? defector.com/go-media-bot-blogs-may…
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G/O Media's Bot-Written Blogs May Be Unreadable, But At Least They're Incorrect | Defector
Have you been curious to learn about the most valuable sports franchises in the world? Would you prefer this information to come in the form of a ranked list that is both disordered and incorrect? Are...
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 06/07/2023
It's raining in Houston. High water stops on highways and feeder roads are mostly south and west of downtown #houwx
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 06/07/2023
There’s a lesson in here about being cautious and skeptical when reporting on things that smell weird from the outset www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houst…
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CineCalendar @cinecalendar.bsky.social · 04/07/2023
Jul 4th 1996 - President Whitmore delivers the most rousing Independence Day speech ever and the humans fight back against the aliens 📽️📅 Independence Day (1996)
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 04/07/2023
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CineCalendar @cinecalendar.bsky.social · 04/07/2023
Jul 4th 1921 - Jack Torrance was photographed at the Overlook Hotel Fourth of July ball 📽️📅 The Shining (1980)
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 03/07/2023
Houston files lawsuit against 'Death Star bill' that blocks an array of local regulations www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/h… via Houston Chronicle
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 01/07/2023
All I did was one search?
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 01/07/2023
More than 3 years after a neighborhood is northwest Houston was blown up in a gas explosion, a new federal report concluded the tragedy could have been prevented. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houst…
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 29/06/2023
The looming decision comes 19 months after Scott’s annual festival at NRG Park left 10 people crushed to death and injured hundreds more. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houst…
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John Wayne Ferguson @johnwferguson.bsky.social · 29/06/2023
Hello. This is Aurora. She’s excited to be here
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