2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (583+ words) When Lisa Martin heard that a change to a federal grant could halt the work of Fair Housing enforcement nonprofits, she was aghast. "We can't lose them," she said, as one of the over 200 people the Greater Houston Area Fair…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (301+ words) Houston voters will choose whether to de-prioritize enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and ban Houston police from carrying out no-knock warrants in November after the city determined activists had collected enough signatures to put the item on the ballot. If…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (571+ words) Houston is less than three weeks away from the start of meteorological fall, which makes it tempting to start wondering about the season's first cold front. Just don't expect one yet. Meteorological fall begins Sept. 1, but the atmosphere does not…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (151+ words) Firefighters were working to extinguish a fire at a recycling facility Tuesday in south Houston. Crews responded around 6:43 a.m. to a fire at a recycling and scrap facility in the 1900 block of Goodyear Drive, the Houston Fire Department said on Facebook....

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (376+ words) It's a sad truth that beef prices are rising across the country, and it's going to be several years before prices begin to drop. That means anyone craving Texas barbecue and that famous brisket needs to have a deep wallet…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (541+ words) Texas students are barely back in the classroom, and some lawmakers are already reviving an old debate: Why are schools starting during the hottest part of summer? State Rep. Jared Patterson, a Republican from Frisco, blasted early August start dates…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (75+ words) Sysco invited us inside the part of its business most diners never see. At its massive Houston campus, chefs help restaurants build menus and solve problems. Critics look at the same food giant and see a company becoming too powerful,…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (407+ words) Popular club Kamp Houston announced its closure over the weekend after six years in business. The business at 6025 Westheimer Road was affiliated with ALife Hospitality which also operates Bungalow, Lost & Found, Frnds, Stick Talk and Prospect Park restaurants in Houston....

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (325+ words) Texas authorities stopped 67 commercial vehicles, impounded five tractor-trailers and detained 14 people for immigration violations during a joint enforcement operation targeting a major trucking corridor in Wichita County. The Wichita County Sheriff's Office partnered with the Texas Department of Public Safety…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (72+ words) Thousands of Houston-area families packed the parking lot outside Johnny Dang & Co. Sunday for an annual back-to-school block party aimed at making sure students have the supplies — and encouragement — they need before heading back to class. Thousands of Houston-area families…...