🚗 Funky cars return

🙌 Finally, Friday.

⛅️ Today's weather: High continues to be near 90. Slight chance of rain.

❣️ Sounds like: "We Fell in Love in October" by Girl in Red.

🪧 Situational awareness: The strike that halted trade at the Port of Houston and others along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts is over, for now.

• The International Longshoremen's Association agreed to a tentative deal with the United States Maritime Alliance through Jan. 15, 2025, giving them more time to hammer out a long-term contract.

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The recently shuttered Art Car Museum will be revived, thanks to a donation from the late founder's family — though it may be some time before people can visit.

Why it matters: The closure of the Art Car Museum struck the heart of Houston's art community, and the project's revival preserves a piece of the city's history.

Driving the news: The Harithas family has donated $1.25 million to the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art in memory of their late mother, founder Ann O'Connor Williams Harithas, to integrate the collection into the center's upcoming campus expansion, Orange Show executive director Jack Massing said.

Between the lines: The Orange Show, which hosts the annual Art Car Parade, was previously a separate entity from the museum. The new arrangement will unite the parade and museum under one nonprofit, aimed at preserving the funky art form.

Flashback: The museum, often referred to as "The Garage Mahal," opened in 1998 but abruptly closed in April. The museum's announcement on its closing hinted at discussions to preserve its legacy.

The latest: The museum's new location will be near the intersection of the Third Ward and the East End, and the current Heights Boulevard building is being sold.

• The art cars are in storage.

The intrigue: The iconic silver sculptural entrance and exterior — artist David Best's accoutrements — will be preserved and retained by the Orange Show, Massing tells Axios.

The big picture: The new Orange Show campus will feature galleries, classrooms, outdoor sculptures and more.

• Massing says the nonprofit plans to launch a capital campaign in the coming months, with a rough estimate of around $30 million to support campus development.

Reality check: The campus plans and capital campaign are still in development, so securing funding and completing the project will take several years.

Fun fact: The Orange Show has an archivist who is documenting the history around the art center, the parade, the museum and visionary artists around the region.

• "We're going to basically be the library and the study and research center for anyone who's interested in working with those materials," Massing says.

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This week's NFL matchup between the Texans and Buffalo Bills in Houston centers around a reunion between Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs and his old team.

Catch up quick: Diggs, a veteran All-Pro receiver whose playtime and productivity dropped by the end of the 2023-24 season with the Bills, was traded to the Texans in April.

• He's recorded 25 catches for 233 yards including two touchdowns this year with the Texans, tied with Nico Collins for most on the team.

Between the lines: Diggs plans to "block out the noise" surrounding his somewhat bitter departure from Buffalo going into Sunday's game against the Bills, led by Diggs' longtime quarterback, Josh Allen.

• "A lot of other people are going to feel a way or have a lot to say about X, Y, Z, and I don't mind," Diggs said Wednesday. "I'm not mad at it."

What they're saying: Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud said Diggs has been "nothing but just amazing to this team and to his teammates" since arriving in Houston.

• "He's helped me out a ton," Stroud said Wednesday. "As you can see, we're clicking more and more every game."
• "I'm very happy for him and I'm glad that he's finally having fun playing the game and doing what he loves to do, because he loves football a lot."

Flashback: Houston (3-1) settled into their own during Week 4's bounce-back win over the Jacksonville Jaguars after losing in Week 3 to the Minnesota Vikings.

• The Bills (3-1) are fresh off a Week 4 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

How to watch: Kickoff is at noon Sunday on CBS.

🔌 The U.S. Department of Energy plans to spend $360 million to help connect the Texas power grid to Mississippi and the larger national power grid. (DMN)

❌ Harris County's Democratic and Republican parties both formally opposed Houston ISD's proposed $4.4 billion bond, citing a lack of trust in the district. (Houston Public Media)

🚑 Former Houston police officer Gerald Goines, convicted last week of felony murder, was hospitalized yesterday as jurors were about to begin deliberating his sentence. (Houston Chronicle)

🎤 This weekend's Wild 'N Out Live featuring Nick Cannon at the Toyota Center was postponed until December. (KHOU)

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👋 Jay here! Next week, Axios climate reporter Andrew Freedman and I will analyze the progress and impact of clean energy investments in Houston.

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