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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

Game Time
NFL, Week 10: The Titans Will Not Go Away Quietly — 4 Winners, 4 Losers
Each week on Wednesday, betting website Bovada sends out an email (courtesy of their public relations guru, the...

November 12 at 4 a.m. by Sean Pendergast
Election
Harris County GOP Blames Straight Ticket for Losses and “Communist” Votes
Though Ted Cruz held onto his Senate seat for a second term, Republicans in Texas and the Houston area in particular...

November 9 at 5:39 a.m. by Jef Rouner
Traffic
Traffic Mayhem Unleashed This Weekend on the West Loop and 290
Construction always seems to make a mess of Houston roadways. We still aren't sure why scientists don't study the...

November 9 at 5 a.m. by Jeff Balke
Game Time
NFL, Week 10: Texans Bye Week — Four Non-Texans Things To Watch For
The bye week is here for the Texans, so there is no game to preview in this space. Instead, let's go through the...

November 9 at 4 a.m. by Sean Pendergast
Weather
Weekend Weather: Big Changes in Store
The old adage if you don't like the weather in Texas, just wait, will be readily apparent this weekend. This week...

November 8 at 6 a.m. by Jeff Balke
Political Animals
Can Lizzie Fletcher Unmoor METRORail?
In one of the more stunning defeats of incumbent Republicans on Tuesday night, Lizzie Fletcher beat out long-time...

November 8 at 5 a.m. by Jeff Balke