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  Deck the Halls With Historic and Bright Holiday Home Tours

  December 3 at 4 a.m.

  Gingerbread takes on new meaning this time of year. Sure, we're fans of the sweet and spicy cookies iced with buttons and smiles, but this season also includes open houses for Victorian era stunners. With holiday home tours in Houston, Galveston, Round Top, Chappell Hill, Bastrop and Woodville, 'tis the...

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  Best Bets This Weekend: Music From a Long Time Ago and a Galaxy Far, Far Away

  November 7 at 4 a.m.

  There's a theory that the universe in which the Star Wars franchise exists coincides with our 18th and 19th centuries here on Earth, so this weekend in Houston we're celebrating the music from both galaxies — two from a long time ago and another far, far away. From the Houston...

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  Galveston Island: Where Things Go Bump in the Night

  October 14 at 5 a.m.

  When Johnny Kowalski moved to Galveston he expected to find a sleepy party town. But what he found instead was a rich cultural history and whispers of the paranormal, so he decided to dig deeper. With an encyclopedic brain and a thirst for facts, Kowalski started looking at all of the...

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  5 Reasons the Houston-Dallas High-Speed Rail Project Makes Sense

  October 3 at 4 a.m.

  The Central Texas High-Speed Railway (aka, the Texas bullet train) proposed to run between Houston and Dallas continues gradually clearing hurdles, its officials hoping to begin construction in 2020 with an eye on the first trips in 2026. It has hired a builder, was granted an important petition from the...

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  Miss the Mayan Mindbender? Ride Revenge of the Mummy

  August 22 at 5:30 a.m.

  Do you remember the Mayan Mindbender at AstroWorld? I certainly do. It was the park’s first indoor rollercoaster, which was a wonder even back before climate change turned Houston pavements into egg griddles. Installed in 1995 after a stint as Nightmare at Boblo Island, it was a 1,148 ft coaster...

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  Kick Back and Chill Out at These Water Holes, Lakes and Pools Near Houston in Summer 2019

  June 17 at 4 a.m.

  There's more to life than work and executive time, and one solution to summer's oppressive heat is by taking a road trip to some of the pools, water holes, lakes and state parks around Texas. We can't think of anything more opposite of Houston's concrete jungle — with all that...