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TOP NEWS
“Hundreds of longshoremen picket at Port of Houston as strike begins,” Houston Chronicle's Erica Grieder — “A row of ship-to-shore cranes towered silently over Trinity Bay Tuesday morning, as seagulls cawed, passing trucks honked and members of International Longshoremen’s Association Local 24 chanted slogans and waved signs.
Several hundred dockworkers had hit the picket line at the Port of Houston's Bayport Container Terminal, gathering shortly after midnight. Similar actions were taking place at the Port of New York and New Jersey, the Port of Baltimore, and more than 30 other ports along the East and Gulf Coasts. The contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, a group of carriers, employers and port associations, had expired at 12:00 AM, Eastern Time, at which point the ILA went on strike for the first time since 1977. 
Although the ILA had asked union members not to speak to media, it had issued a statement for distribution.
"Due to corporate greed, employers refuse to compensate the ILA's members fairly," the statement said. "Over the last several years, the net revenues of these companies have grown astronomically from hundreds of millions to billions of dollar while the ILA members' wage increases do not even cover the cost of inflation."
Automation is, along with wages, the other key issue behind the strike.  The ILA is seeking a ban on automated cranes, gates and container-moving trucks.
"Employers push automation under the guise of safety, but it is really about cutting labor costs to increase their already exceptionally high profits," the statement said.
The strike could cost the United States economy billions of dollars a day [ [link removed] ], according to experts, as well as disrupting the trucking industry, creating supply chain issues for manufacturers, and sending grocery prices back up even as progress has been made on inflation.
The signs at the picket—"ILA workers over machines"; "Fight automation. Save jobs"—reiterated the union's points. Several perched on a vintage Chevy sedan. Hundreds of metal containers were stacked in the yard, going nowhere, at least for today." Houston Chronicle [ [link removed] ] ($)
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE   
 > AP: "A Texas man is set to be executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989" AP [ [link removed] ]
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 > FWST: "Texas water planners insist this reservoir should be built, but opponents remain unswayed" FWST [ [link removed] ]
 > TX TRIB: "Texas set to execute Harris County man tied to five killings" TX TRIB [ [link removed] ]
 > DMN: "Hurricane forecasters eye brewing system that could impact Gulf Coast" DMN [ [link removed] ]
 > HOU CHRON: "Hurricane Beryl's death toll at 42 in Houston region with 2 new deaths" HOU CHRON [ [link removed] ]
 > DMN: "SpaceX Dragon capsule docks at International Space Station" DMN [ [link removed] ]
 > DMN: "Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border" DMN [ [link removed] ]
 > THE TEXAN: "Texas Stock Exchange Announces Executive Leadership Team with Gov. Greg Abbott" THE TEXAN [ [link removed] ]
 > TPR: "Baylor Scott & White reaches deal with Blue Cross insurance to keep benefits in-network" TPR [ [link removed] ]
 > DMN: "Dallas-based Steward Health Care CEO sues U.S. Senate panel over contempt resolution" DMN [ [link removed] ]
 > THE TEXAN: "Fort Bend County Judge KP George Indicted Over Fake Racist Messages" THE TEXAN [ [link removed] ]
 > MY RGV: "Feds announce new environmental review for Valley LNG projects" MY RGV [ [link removed] ]
 > VALLEY CENTRAL: "Fentanyl seizures increasing in the Rio Grande Valley" VALLEY CENTRAL [ [link removed] ]
 > SA REPORT: "San Antonio’s LGBTQ+ youth disproportionately face mental health challenges" SA REPORT [ [link removed] ]
 > TX TRIB: "Texas lawmakers, farmers and ranchers sound alarm over languishing farm bill" TX TRIB [ [link removed] ]
EXTRA POINTS   
Last night's Texas sports scores:
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Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
  > 1:32pm: MLB: Tigers at Astros (ABC)
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