The 713 Commute Mode — August 25, 2026

In today’s briefing, Texas voucher dollars are reaching private school and homeschool families, what new polling says about a tight U.S. Senate race and why Shell is selling its longtime west Houston headquarters.  Stories: Where 8 Houston families landed after the Texas school voucher lottery  How close is the Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton? We're tracking the major polls. Shell puts longtime U.S. headquarters on the market for $325 million as it shrinks Houston footprint First-place Houston Astros, general manager Dana Brown part ways after disappointing homestand What we know about 7 separate cases of bodies found across Houston in the last month Can counties stop data centers? Ken Paxton won’t say. TEA printing delays leave Texas schools scrambling for Bluebonnet material Credits:  Forecast: Justin Ballard, Meteorologist Editing: Alan Fossler, Assistant Breaking News Editor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices