2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (785+ words) Houston native Regan Hutsell has danced on some of the world’s biggest stages. Now, the 25-year-old is stepping onto another one as Miss America 2027 — and making history along the way. When Houston native Regan Hutsell stepped onto the Miss America…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (596+ words) Texas’ 15-member State Board of Education has approved a controversial overhaul of the state’s high school social studies curriculum that Muslim Texans and civil liberties advocates say presents Islam in a discriminatory and historically distorted way. The new standards require…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (778+ words) The high 90s are not uncommon during Houston summers. While most commercial spaces have air conditioning, several residential buildings do not. But that is about to change. Now, every landlord is required to provide and maintain working air conditioning in every…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (750+ words) The upcoming race for the Texas Attorney General seat in the midterm elections will be slightly different from previous election cycles. For nearly three decades, Republicans have controlled the attorney general’s office. And for the first time in more than…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (965+ words) Democrat James Talarico is spending part of the closing stretch of Texas’ U.S. Senate campaign inside Houston’s Black churches, trying to turn overwhelming support among Black voters into turnout. His opponent, Republican Ken Paxton, faces almost the reverse challenge. He…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (732+ words) Ahead of the November midterm elections, more than 1.2 million Texas voters are once again on the state’s voter “suspense” list. In Houston, roughly 300,000 voters have been flagged. This is not the first time this has happened in Texas. In 2024, more…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1105+ words) The 2026 high school football season is filled with elite talent across the Houston area, from nationally ranked recruits and future college stars to emerging playmakers still waiting for their opportunity. Among this year’s top players are athletes who have already…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (547+ words) A judge has denied Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial in the murder of Austin Metcalf, rejecting arguments from Anthony’s new defense team that problems with his original trial warranted throwing out his conviction and 35-year prison sentence. Judge…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (454+ words) Houston’s nightlife recently lost two of its most recognizable Black-owned gathering spaces in a single weekend, and the reasons behind their closures point to a pattern the city needs to reckon with. Kamp Houston, the campground-themed restaurant and lounge, closed…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (734+ words) The fatal ICE shooting that killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old, on July 7, will move forward thanks to a recent move by the Harris County Commissioners Court. Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously approved $2.52 million to fund an independent investigation into…...