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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

Education
HISD Trustees Replace Interim Superintendent Amid Charges the Board is...
It was ugly to watch and listen to. It was the Houston ISD trustees meeting at their all time dysfunctional worst,...

October 12 at 12:08 p.m. by Margaret Downing
Sports
Three Good Reasons the Rockets Should Not Aggressively Pursue a Deal...
The rumors have been swirling for weeks around Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star wing man Jimmy Butler. It has been...

October 12 at 4 a.m. by Jeff Balke
Game Time
NFL Week 5: Bills-Texans — Four Things To Watch For
The dark clouds of the Houston Texans' 0-3 start are pretty much gone now. Thanks to the combination of some grit,...

October 12 at 4 a.m. by Sean Pendergast
Game Time
College Football, Week 7 and NFL, Week 6 — This Weekend's Best Bets
Well, my 8-2 ATS streak betting college football ended last week. On paper, it ended with a thud, and unfortunately,...

October 11 at 6 a.m. by Sean Pendergast
Sports
Astros vs. Red Sox ALCS: Four Things to Watch For
In 2017, the Astros and Red Sox met in the American League Division Series. The Astros won in four games thanks to a...

October 11 at 5 a.m. by Jeff Balke
Weather
Weather Weekend: Hello, Autumn!
"It seems like years since it's been here." - Here Comes the Sun, the Beatles George Harrison may have been singing...

October 11 at 4 a.m. by Jeff Balke