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  • News

    May 24, 2012

    2012 Summer Guide

    A new minor league baseball team, a new amusement park, the urban wilderness of Buffalo Bayou, food, concerts and plays — Houston, prepare to get your summer on.

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Very, Very Determined Mountain Lion Denied Chance to Eat President Obama in El Paso

    Dedicated mountain lion says Yes We Can, learns otherwise.​We know not the name of the mountain lion who was chased through the downtown streets of El Paso this morning, continuing to escape pursuers even with two tranquilizer darts in him. We only know the cat must have really wanted to see ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Border War: Don't Drift Over To The Mexico Side Of Lake, Texas Warns Fishermen

    Watch out for the AK-47s on the Mexican side of Falcon Lake​You're out for a peaceful day of fishing on Falcon Lake, which straddles the U.S.-Mexico border, and the next thing you know you're in the middle of an intense firefight, or you're being kidnapped, or turned into a junkie by ruthless drug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Coyotes And Bobcats Invade Area Yuppie Enclaves

    ​Back in 2004, we covered the battle of man vs. coyote in League City. Now it appears the wily canines have moved the battlefront closer to town.WestUInstantNews picks up the, um, tail: Coyotes and bobcats have recently been spotted prowling the border of Bellaire and West University Place, prom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Texas Blind Salamander Blues

    Photo by Robb Walsh​The Texas blind salamander lives in a dark cave in San Marcos and doesn't see very well, hence the blues-guitarist moniker. It's also an endangered species. Blind Salamander Pale Ale from Rahr Brewery in Fort Worth is the first of a new series called "Rare Breed" beers. Eac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Texas Traveler: Sea Center Texas

    Photos by Brittanie SheyAbout an hour south of Houston on 288, in a modern residential neighborhood in Lake Jackson, stands Sea Center Texas, an aquarium and educational center operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. As aquariums go, it's not the state's fanciest, but it does include e ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 12, 2009

    Oyster Lovers Unite

    This Valentine's weekend may be your best chance to eat oysters for years to come

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2009

    “Barry Stone: Highway 71 Revisited”

    This photographer found plenty of life under the road

  • Music

    January 8, 2009
  • Dining

    December 28, 2006

    Half Shell Face-Off

    Compare East Coast oysters to Gulf Coast oysters and see what you think

  • News

    September 7, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    Compare East Coast oysters to Gulf Coast oysters and see what you think

  • News

    August 24, 2006

    Hog Wild

    Feral pigs are ugly, destructive and mean. Some people in Texas just love to trap, stab or shoot them. Or put them in rodeos. With dogs.

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    Dark Water

    A reporter, a photographer and canoeist Tom Helm paddle from the Galleria to Galveston Bay by canoe and kayak, finding beauty, danger and urban debris in equal measure

  • News

    April 6, 2006

    Hold the Salt

    Too much of a good thing threatens the oysters in Galveston Bay

  • Dining

    January 19, 2006

    I Am the Walrus, Part 1

    Winter is prime time at Willie G's oyster bar

  • News

    April 7, 2005

    Poured Out

    With archaic and self-serving laws, reforms don't come easy for the Texas booze industry

  • News

    January 13, 2005

    Draining the Swamp

    A scorched-earth management philosophy is sucking the life out of our region's wetlands

  • News

    March 18, 2004

    Ruffled Feathers

    The Audubon Society wants some killer birds to stay off its land

  • News

    March 11, 2004

    What He Said

    Houston's new top cop may bring his own language barrier

  • News

    January 29, 2004

    Fed Up

    League City neighbors go to war against rogue coyotes

  • Calendar

    April 24, 2003

    Truth Hurts

    Two University of Texas graduate students record small-town Texas life in Truth I Ever Told

  • News

    November 28, 2002

    Klan Comedy

    Plus: Driving Him Mad, Cable Curse, Gay Players

  • Dining

    November 22, 2001

    The Bambi Syndrome

    Texas is overrun with native whitetails, so why do restaurants have to buy their venison from game farms?

  • News

    September 13, 2001

    Not Worth A Dam

    Clear Creek is on the rise, and local flood-protection methods have been helpless against it. Soggy residents, tired of being perpetual victims, are ready for a fight.

  • News

    July 12, 2001

    Up a Creek

    Diverting streams into the Brazos and Posh Amenity lakes has been great for fancy Fort Bend developments. But it's killing Oyster Creek, the lifeblood for legendary Texas cattle ranchers.

  • News

    May 3, 2001

    Green Port?

    A Port suit accuses several companies of contaminating its land for decades

  • News

    December 28, 2000

    Fish Tales

    Rayburn's bass diminish as debates continue over pollution discharges

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Place to Canoe

    Armand Bayou Nature Center

  • News

    August 17, 2000

    Babe's Bad Night

    Feral hogs are on the increase. And so are those who hunt them.

  • News

    July 20, 2000

    Letters 07-20-2000

    Feral hogs are on the increase. And so are those who hunt them.

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    The Long Haul

    Immigrant shrimpers survived Vietnam and the wrath of Texas rednecks. Can they do the same with new fishing restrictions?

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    Buck Off

    Bar X feeds the deer - and gets fed up with lawsuit threats

  • Dining

    July 15, 1999

    Dish

    Can't Buy Love -- or Armadillo

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    When the Circus Comes To Town

    And the stars of the show end up dead

  • News

    January 21, 1999

    Striking Out

    Reid Ryan embarked on a new career as a team owner facing one big obstacle: voter approval of a new stadium. Then he called in a campaigner with the perfect pitch: a father named Nolan.

  • News

    January 14, 1999

    Killer Weed

    The life-suffocating Salvinia molesta has entered Texas waterways. It's green, fast and deadly.

  • News

    April 30, 1998

    Letters

    The life-suffocating Salvinia molesta has entered Texas waterways. It's green, fast and deadly.

  • News

    March 12, 1998

    Waste Not, Want Not

    Local residents unite to fight the mountain of landfill trash headed their way

  • Calendar

    January 1, 1998

    Press Picks

    Local residents unite to fight the mountain of landfill trash headed their way

  • Calendar

    October 16, 1997

    Press Picks

    Local residents unite to fight the mountain of landfill trash headed their way

  • News

    September 11, 1997

    The Airport That Wouldn't Die

    Last fall, environmentalists thought they'd finally put a stake through the heart of the West Side Airport. But the mayoral race seems to have given it a new lease on life.

  • News

    January 30, 1997

    The Lion in Manvel

    Fred and Paula Tholen's "baby" has the whole town on edge

  • News

    December 5, 1996

    In The Rough

    In its quest for a Municipal golf course, Lake jackson learned a valuable lesson: Never buy land without checking it out first. Unfortunately, the lesson came six years too late.

  • News

    August 22, 1996

    Beastly Behavior

    Wildlife rehabilitator Vivian Steele got along fine with animals. It's people who gave her trouble.

  • News

    April 11, 1996

    Murky Water

    State Senator Buster Brown wants to make Lake Jackson safe for development. Guess who's one of the developers.

  • Calendar

    September 14, 1995

    Press Picks

    State Senator Buster Brown wants to make Lake Jackson safe for development. Guess who's one of the developers.

  • News

    May 25, 1995
  • News

    May 4, 1995

    Sanctuary

    The oil is gone from High Island, but the birds still come. So do the bird watchers.

  • Calendar

    March 17, 1994

    Press Picks

    The oil is gone from High Island, but the birds still come. So do the bird watchers.

  • News

    January 20, 1994

    The fight to save the Katy Prairie

    How many winters more will Arctic waterfowl make their 10,000-year-old journey to the western edge of Houston?

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