15+ hour, 29+ min ago  (777+ words) Brandon Davis, owner and co-founder of Houston sneaker and lifestyle store The Better Generation, didn’t want to let the 2026 FIFA World Cup pass by without the brand doing something to commemorate the moment. A native of the Houston area, Davis…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (604+ words) A 27-foot-tall soccer net near the Sunnyside area fell short of a Guinness World Record last month, but in unofficial terms, it might still be the largest of its kind. "We have the world's largest port in tonnage. We have…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1219+ words) Chris Canetti sat in an NRG Stadium suite on July 6, 2025, watching the Gold Cup final between the U.S. and Mexico, and his mind couldn’t help but wander to the then-forthcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. “No doubt you sit here and you’re imagining…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (757+ words) For the second straight NBA draft, the Houston Rockets did not pick in the first round, sitting out Tuesday night's proceedings. Houston dealt its first-round pick years ago to the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of the deal that swapped…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (628+ words) Houston firefighters on Tuesday continued to try to douse a large pile of burning tires in the East End that had sent up a pillar of black smoke the day before. Officials have not said whether they think the fire…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (348+ words) Houston firefighters continued to battle a massive fire at a recycling facility in the Harrisburg area Tuesday morning, after black smoke was visible for miles in the city Monday afternoon and evening. In a 9:30 p.m. Monday update, from the Houston Fire…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1563+ words) Whitney Crane pictured with Kate Upton Jim and Whitney Crane Simone Biles poses with Jonathan Owens to celebrate the opening of her "Taste of Gold" restaurant at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Hannah McNair, vice president of the Houston Texans Foundation,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (727+ words) The biggest name coming to Houston this summer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is Portugal forward and global superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. But Ronaldo has been in Houston well before last week’s match versus DR Congo and Tuesday’s battle with Uzbekistan,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (394+ words) Fans who missed Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal the first time around will have to spend more than $1,700 for the chance to see the team Tuesday in Houston. The get-in price for the FIFA World Cup match between Portugal and Uzbekistan…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (274+ words) Texas City has lifted its shelter-in-place order that had been issued earlier Saturday for some parts of downtown after a fire at the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery. Officials are still conducting air monitoring, but advised that residents don't need to…...