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Our top investigations of 2024: Beryl blackouts, stacked lottery odds and more Based on what was revealed, the impact of coverage, and how readers responded, here are the top stories from the Chronicle's investigations team.

Based on what was revealed, the impact of coverage, and how readers responded, here are the top stories from the Chronicle's investigations team.
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Faraway agencies grant $13M in secret tax cuts to Harris County landlords Founder of Houston-based Nitya Capital says having apartment complexes removed from tax rolls helped him make $100 million in profit when he sold them.

NEW: 3 faraway Texas governments have quietly erased $635 million in property value from Harris County’s tax rolls, resulting in over $10 million in lost revenues every year for services such as schools, police and hospitals. Read our investigation ⬇️

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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.

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...