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13+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1711+ words) Picos only had a few hours left. But at 7 p.m. on the last, sweaty Sunday in August, the 42-year-old Upper Kirby Mexican restaurant still felt alive. Customers filled nearly all 240 seats in the dining room. Chefs tossed blazing pans; waiters ferried…...

10+ hour, 19+ min ago   (567+ words) The college football and NFL Draft communities alike are enamored with a former walk-on quarterback from Austin, Texas. No, this is not a repackaged story on Baker Mayfield, but rather Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker. CBS Sports' Shehan Jeyarajah wrote an…...

15+ hour, 51+ min ago   (186+ words) Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico have outlined their tax and affordability initiatives while on the campaign trail for the U.S. Senate. Paxton, who serves as Texas Attorney General, and Talarico, an Austin-area state representative, are in a closely-watched race…...

4+ hour, 36+ min ago   (418+ words) After Houston Public Media asked about the grant, Mayor John Whitmire’s office said it was “requesting clarification” on the guidelines. The Houston City Council could approve an application for a "Model Cities Initiative" grant administered by the U.S. Department…...

14+ hour, 30+ min ago   (242+ words) Democrat James Talarico is calling for policy consensus from his General Election opponent. Talarico called on Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton to back his plan to suspend the federal diesel tax, a proposal supported by multiple Republican heavyweights including U.S. Sen....

3+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1767+ words) Picos owner Arnaldo Richards chats his wife Janice and friends outside the restaurant in Houston on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. Picos only had a few hours left. But at 7 p.m. on the last, sweaty Sunday in August, the 42-year-old Upper Kirby Mexican restaurant…...

16+ hour, 41+ min ago   (139+ words) The Houston campus will mark Legacy Education's entry into the Texas market and extend the Central Coast College brand beyond its longtime home in Salinas, California. Founded in 1983, Central Coast College provides career-focused education in allied health, nursing, veterinary and…...

16+ hour, 4+ min ago   (357+ words) The Boston Red Sox (82-68) visit the Texas Rangers (74-76) in the Tuesday lid-lifter of a 3-game set in Arlington, Texas. The first pitch from Globe Life Field will be at 8:05 p.m. ET. Let's analyze MLB odds around the Red Sox vs. Rangers…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (112+ words) Episode: 3408 When Molecules Bump. Today, a historical injustice. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: This article is part of the podcast Engines of Our Ingenuity Take our survey and make your voice heard…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (196+ words) A coalition of Texas landowners filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the legal basis on which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has fast-tracked border wall and infrastructure construction across the Big…...