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Etta Calhoun of Spring, Texas is a lovely, gracious, soft-spoken woman who as a devout Christian believes in the word of...

by Margaret Downing

Announcing the 2018 Houston Theater Awards

The 2017-18 theater season began underwater. Literally. In late August, 2017, Harvey roared through our Bayou City and...

by D. L. Groover

Did Texas Prison Guards Drive Marinda Griggs to Kill Herself?

On a late September day in 2015, Inmate No. 1455104 was supposed to be standing quietly in line for a midday prison count...

by Margaret Downing

Are Voters Ready to Elect a Gay Judge to the Texas Supreme Court?

It was when the Texas Supreme Court justices reversed themselves on benefits to same-sex partners, that Harris County...

by Dianna Wray

Forest Brook Middle School Students Are Making Up For Lost Time

At this point, Dequerion Sherrard has decided he just won’t look at the calendar. Calendars mean dates and dates mean...

by Joseph Fanelli

Rockets Fight LA, Leave with Split Decision

by Jeff Balke

by Sean Pendergast

Education
Houston ISD Trustees Make It Official and Put Grenita Lathan Back in Charge
As expected, Houston ISD trustees officially and unanimously took back their hiring of former Superintendent Abe...

October 18 at 9:25 a.m. by Margaret Downing
Weather
Weather Weekend: Light at the End of a Long, Gloomy Tunnel
For fans of the Pacific northwest, this week must have seemed fantastic. With overcast, dreary, cold days, it did...

October 18 at 5:35 a.m. by Jeff Balke
Sports
Astros Robbed on Controversial Call, Down 1-3 in ALCS
It will undoubtedly be one of the most talked about calls in the history of the Houston Astros. The name Joe West...

October 18 at 5:33 a.m. by Jeff Balke
Game Time
College Football, Week 8 and NFL, Week 7 — This Weekend's Best Bets
After going 2-4 a week ago, and bringing my overall record for the season precariously close to .500, we finally got...

October 18 at 4 a.m. by Sean Pendergast
Sports
Astros in Trouble Down 1-2 in ALCS Against Boston
All of last postseason Astros manager A.J. Hinch dealt with a less than ideal bullpen situation. Scraping by on...

October 17 at 5 a.m. by Jeff Balke
Sports
Contrary to Popular Opinion, the Rockets Will Be Good Defensively This...
The popular narrative especially among national writers is that the Rockets have taken a step back this season. The...

October 17 at 4 a.m. by Jeff Balke