August 29, 2017

Texas health officials rush tetanus vaccines to Houston, citing concerns of bacteria in floodwaters. / NPR

Maintaining Houston’s prairie land is vital to avoiding future flooding disasters. / The Texas Tribune

Civil rights groups filed two lawsuits yesterday challenging Trump’s transgender military ban. / Reuters

Essential maps and graphs on the flooding and impact in Houston. / The Washington Post

Last weekend, even accounting for the effects of Harvey, movie-theater attendance was at its lowest since WWII. / Quartz

After accidentally cutting himself with a knife, a man claimed he’d been attacked for his neo-Nazi haircut. / The Huffington Post

The New York Times went shopping at the Columbus Circle Whole Foods last week and this week to see how much prices have dropped since Monday’s much-anticipated Amazon takeover. Overall, they nabbed a 14 percent savings on a trip that included butter, bananas, eggs, avocados, and almond butter. / The New York Times

UPDATE: According to a research group, prices on 78 percent of the items at Whole Foods were unchanged from last week to this week. / Reuters

A border wall will only exacerbate flooding in south Texas—a better plan is restoring the Rio Grande. / Quartz

“The lack of an interpreter, or ‘terp,’ is the surest signal that there’s no security or seating anywhere near the front of the stage to see the music.” Ignored by venues and festivals, deaf music fans are gaining attention—thanks in part to Chance the Rapper. / BuzzFeed