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Community organizer Joe Panzarella won Houston's City Council District C election Saturday night. Here, Panzarella leads protestors in chants during a protest at the corner of Westheimer and Taft in Houston's Montrose neighborhood on Oct. 19, 2025.

Community organizer wins Houston election in heated runoff

A new Texas property tax tool could help you save thousands in 2026.

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How to protest Harris County property taxes yourself

Snag this Jackery portable power station on sale right now.

Jackery’s Explorer 1000 V2 portable power station drops below $430

Invasive Muscovy ducks roam the grounds at The Club at Pecan Grove in Richmond, where officials say the growing population has become a major problem.

This Houston-area golf course has been overrun by hundreds of invasive ducks

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Behind Closed Doors investigates housing horrors in the Houston area.

Inside Houston's HOA boom: Rules, fees and rising tensions

Tell us your HOA nightmare—or success story

What does your horoscope say for today?

Horoscope for Sunday, 05/17/26 by Mecca Woods

The day carries a bright, upbeat energy that makes it easy to enjoy time out and about.

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The original Texas Roadhouse is set to close, with a caveat

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'Hidden gem' along Texas Gulf Coast getting $86M facelift

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Texans say AI boom sounds like a 'washing machine' that never turns off

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Haley Hernandez trades TV news for new Houston role

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Popular burger restaurant debuts new location in the Heights

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Molly Wilhelm is a trending news reporter with Chron covering the Greater Houston area and beyond. A Maryland native, Molly is a graduate of The George Washington University. Previously, she covered public safety, city government and trending news for the Wilmington StarNews. When she's not in the newsroom, you can find her discovering new coffee shops, wandering through Memorial Park, or eating and dancing her way through Houston's food and music scene.

Scientists warn this Houston suburb is rapidly sinking

One of Houston's fastest-growing suburbs faces an unsettling shift—literally.

photo Michael Shapiro from article titled "'We're real upset about it'—Texas bait shop owner stunned by lottery payout"

Texas shop sold $78M lottery ticket, but didn't get a single cent

Tough break for a tiny shop in Brownsville.

photo Macy Meinhardt from article titled "College in Texas nears $100,000 a year as costs explode"

$100K tuition era arrives for Texas private universities

Higher education, higher bills—Texas college costs are closing in on six figures.

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Texas mega-estate hits market for $9.995M with arcade, horses and party barn

Houston’s long-neglected Tranquillity Park is finally changing

The original Texas Roadhouse is set to close, with a caveat

How much will international travelers pay for Houston World Cup?

In a Texas prison, Muslim inmates are rewriting their futures

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Explore Houston

Downtown Houston skyline aerial at sunset with a highway in the foreground, angled view with the Texas Medical Center in the far distance.

Why no Houston building will ever be taller than 75 floors

L.A. Barrow, of Houma, La., polishes his Black Cherry 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS at the Houston SLAB Holiday at 8th Wonder Brewery on Sunday, June 23, 2019, in Houston.

Swangas, slabs explained: All about Houston's unique car culture

Rainbow crosswalks painted at the intersection of Westheimer Rd. and Taft St.

How Houston's most famous streets got their names

A customer cuts into a puffy queso at Los Tios Mexican Restaurant in Houston, Texas.

The inside story of Houston’s rarest Tex-Mex dish

Red lights can be a pain in downtown Houston.

How downtown Houston's traffic lights get thrown out of whack

Small crowd during the final Oilers game played in the Astrodome, a loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, Dec. 15, 1996.

Why the Oilers still reign supreme in the heart of Houston fans

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Hail, floods and 100-degree heat could slam parts of Texas

Another round of severe weather could sweep through the Texas Panhandle.

Storm threat rises across Texas as heat lingers into weekend

After a blast of midweek heat, the potential for severe weather is growing.

Sweltering Texas days could end with weekend storms

Parts of Texas could hit 100 before damaging winds and hail sweep in.

Cold front departs as Texas heat returns

Goodbye cold front.

Parts of Texas may see 100-degree temperatures this week

Parts of the state could near 100 degrees by midweek.

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South Texas will go dark during May 11 eclipse—but you've got time

A total solar eclipse is expected to darken parts of the Rio Grande Valley on May 11, 2078.

Just-released classified files reveal Texas was UFO ground zero

Site photograph featured in the UFO files released Friday, with FBI Lab-rendered overlay depicting corroborating eyewitness accounts of a bronze-colored ellipsoid object, estimated at 130–195 feet long, emerging from a bright aerial light before vanishing instantaneously in September 2023.

NASA astronauts see the Moon get hit in real time

NASA’s Orion spacecraft captures the Moon and the Earth in one frame during the Artemis II crew’s deep space journey at 6:42 p.m. ET on the sixth day of the mission.

That Houston fireball? It dropped meteorites scientists can now study

A meteorite fragment recovered in North Houston after a rare daytime fireball exploded over the area on March 21.

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