Power Restored After Nicholas + Hispanic Heritage Month

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First, today's weather:

Humid and mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 84 Low: 73.

Here are the top stories in Houston today:

1. The National Merit Scholarship Program released the list of semifinalists for the 2022 competition. More than 120 Houston students made the cut of 16,000 semifinalists. (Houston Patch)
2. Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Here are four places in Houston you should visit over the next 30 days. (KPRC Click2Houston)
3. Jordan Potts, the man charged with murder in the slaying of Shawtyeria Waites, had his bail set at $1 million. (Houston Patch)
4. The vegan, vegetarian scene may not be the first thing you think of when it comes to Houston food, but it's growing and continues to evolve. (The Leader)
5. CenterPoint Energy expected to get the rest of the Houston area's power outages back online Wednesday, with the exception of some isolated cases, after Hurricane Nicholas caused outages across the area. (Houston Patch)

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Today in Houston:

• Photography for Beginners — BuzzClub. (1 p.m.)
• Art and Wine Evening — Russian Cultural Center. (7 p.m.)
• The Riot Standup Comedy Show presents "Clean-ish Comedy Showcase." — Rudyard's. (7 p.m.)
• The Riot Standup Comedy Show presents "The Interruption" with Tre Tutson. — Rudyard's. (7:30 p.m.)
• Lil Baby in Concert — City of Houston. (8 p.m.)

Houston Patch Notebook

• Houston Astros: "Alex Bregman is the #Astros nominee for the 2021 Roberto Clemente Award! Bregman was nominated for his charitable work and always being #ForTheH. Vote for Breggy." (Facebook)
• Houston Museum of Natural Science: "Calling all ghosts and ghouls, monsters and mummies, witches and werewolves. Houston's favorite Halloween Party- the one and only Spirits and Skeletons- is back at HMNS!" (Facebook)
• Houston Astros: "This could be you in October! Register today for your chance to purchase #Postseason tickets prior to the general public at www.astros.com/postseason. The deadline for ALDS tickets is Thursday at 4:59 p.m." (Facebook)
• Houston Astros: "Today marks the start of #HispanicHeritageMonth! Join us this weekend for Hispanic Heritage Street Fest, presented by H-E-B, as we celebrate Latin and Hispanic culture." (Facebook)
• Houston Public Media: "The Justice Department asked a federal judge to block a new law banning abortions in Texas after about six weeks." (Facebook)
• University of Houston: "Un-BEE-lievable! UH researchers have developed a way to test the DNA in pollen to crack down on counterfeit honey." (Facebook)

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— Jeffrey Perkins

About me: Born in San Antonio, I was raised in Arkansas but got back to Texas as soon as I could to attend Texas A&M University, where I earned a bachelor's degree in Telecommunication Media Studies. I started my journalism career as a copy editor at The Eagle in Bryan, Texas, in 2014 and later became the high school sports beat writer for the paper. My seven years at The Eagle strengthened my passion for journalism, and I love getting to know people and telling their stories, both on the field and off. I've seen firsthand the importance of hyper-local journalism in a community, especially in an eventful 2020, when I helped with news coverage and design in addition to my high school athletics beat responsibilities. I joined Patch in 2021 as Texas Field Editor for the Conroe-Montgomery County area. I welcome your questions, comments and story ideas! Please contact me at jeffrey.perkins@patch.com or (479) 264-5801.

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