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Who's funding Houston's mayoral race? Explore our database of donors

The tab for Houston's mayoral race has exceeded $10 million, as contenders ramp up fundraising efforts ahead of the November election.

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Mattress Mack strikes $1 million NIL deal with UH basketball

UH players will get a chance to earn NIL (name, image, likeness) compensation on the team's upcoming foreign tour to Australia.

The Texas Department of Transportation announces the collaboration of Buc-ee's with the

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These Texas politicians were the top campaign spenders at Buc-ee's, HEB, Whataburger

The list includes Democrat Beto O'Rourke, whose professed love for Whataburger became a recurring theme in his failed bids for governor and the U.S. Senate.

A firefighter sprays down the remaining hot spots on Monday, July 17, 2023, west of Perris, due to the Gavilan Hills bush fire that erupted on Saturday near Lake Mathews. (Anjali Sharif-Paul/The Orange County Register via AP)

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Report: Wildfire smoke from as far away as California likely causes 65 deaths in Houston yearly

A study from University of Houston researchers and others estimates that emissions from wildfires lead to about 4000 cases of premature mortality in the US and cause $36 billion in losses.

The Life at Timber Ridge, owned by Olive Tree Property Holdings LLC, is seen, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Houston. The Houston Housing Authority is in the process of acquiring four properties owned by Olive Tree Property, which holds the most eviction filings in Harris County.

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Houston OKs $110M for affordable housing owner under scrutiny for evictions

The Houston Housing Authority voted Wednesday to acquire four properties from the New York-based Olive Tree Property Holdings.

The new Thorne Stadium is projected to open in August 2024.

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Family protests Aldine ISD's use of eminent domain to build football stadium parking lot

A 79-year-old Aldine resident may be forced to give up his home as Aldine ISD plans to acquire his property through eminent domain as part of a $50 million project to replace W.W. Thorne Stadium.

Traffic drives through the roundabout at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Westcott Street on Thursday, July 6, 2023, in Houston.

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Traffic, construction and lots of dog poop highlight Houston's top complaints on NextDoor

A new study analyzed over 400,000 messages on Nextdoor, a social networking app for neighborhoods, to find out the top complaints in communities across the U.S.

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Sarah Pappas gets her photo taken during a party for those attending the advance screening of Barbie at iPic Theater on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 in Houston.

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Houstonians embrace 'Barbie-core' ahead of movie release

Rebecca Jones, a tax specialist, didn't grow up playing with Barbie, but like many Houstonians she has embraced the famous character ahead of the movie premiere.

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Various of ice cream flavor in cones blueberry ,strawberry ,pistachio ,almond ,orange and cherry setup on white wooden background . Summer and Sweet menu concept.

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Who has Houston's best frozen treats? Vote for the winner.

Each day this week we'll ask you to vote on your favorite dessert shop until we've whittled down the list of 20 shops to just two on Friday.

A Facebook post from Not Common Media falsely claims that Houston's Katy Freeway is the

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No, Katy Freeway isn't actually the 'world's widest highway'

Images floating around the internet of a traffic-packed highway aren't from Houston, as recent social media posts suggest.

Fielding's Culinary Group chef/co-founder Edelberto Goncalves and CEO/co-founder Cary Atta, are planning to branch out of The Woodlands with their third restaurant (and first in Houston) in River Oaks opening fall 2024.

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Popular Woodlands restaurant group headed to River Oaks

The owners of Fielding's Wood Grill and Fielding's Local Kitchen + Bar plan to open their first restaurant in Houston in 2024.

Oiler Studio, a creative social club in Spring's City Place, will open for members in September 2023.

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3 new coworking spaces open in The Woodlands as startup, hybrid work scene reaches suburbs

Workers' priorities quickly changed during COVID, bringing about a historic population shift that largely benefited outer suburbs. From 2019 to 2022, the number of remote workers in Texas rose more than 10 percent.