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An assortment of seafood dishes and appetizers are seen at Little's Oyster Bar, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Houston.

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer

Cook: At ambitious Little's Oyster Bar, the Pappas family may have the year's best new restaurant

Little's Oyster Bar, a new seafood spot in Upper Kirby, is the probably the best new restaurant Houston Chronicle food critic Alison Cook has written about this year.

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High temperatures in the state of Texas routinely reach the triple-digit mark in the summer. But what city is actually the hottest?

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Is Houston hotter than Dallas? Ranking the hottest cities in Texas, according to weather data

For a state that routinely sees temperatures rise over 100 degrees, finding the hottest city in Texas is more complicated than it seems.

The Joy School's front door is decorated with Halloween decors on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, in Houston. It is an alternative school for students with learning disabilities and its mission is to get kids to leave and go back to traditional schools.

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Staff Photographer

See the 15 Houston private schools that cost $30,000 or more a year

Houston's most expensive private schools increased tuition by about 5 percent for the coming school year, according to a Houston Chronicle analysis.

Hailey Cheevers, 11, sits in a chair in her living room as her father Stan, left, and Samir Haq, a home-health nurse, prepare the home following several days of winter storms Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Houston. Pipes broke in the cold weather causing parts of the ceilings to collapse.

Photo by: Jon Shapley/Staff Photographer

Tomlinson: Kansas, Oklahoma AGs sue pipeline companies, accusing them of fraud during winter storm

Multiple nearby states suspect companies manipulated prices to overcharge consumers during the deadly winter storm Uri.

Fire at Shell Deer Park Complex on Friday, May 5, 2023 in Deer Park.

Photo by: Raquel Natalicchio, Staff Photographer

Texas sues Shell over May Deer Park fire that burned for three days, citing environmental concerns

The lawsuit alleges that "mass quantities of air contaminants" and wastewater was "unlawfully discharged" into the Houston Ship Channel.

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James Harden calls former Rockets GM Daryl Morey 'a liar'

James Harden and Daryl Morey go way back to their days with the Houston Rockets, but that relationship appears to be broken now.

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Authorities work to put out a mulch fire in Montgomery County.

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How does mulch catch fire? Things to know about the Northwest Houston blaze

Although mulch isn't typically the first thing people worry about catching fire, it is not exactly uncommon.

Houston Astros starting pitcher Jose Urquidy (65) releases a pitch against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a Major League Baseball game on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Houston.

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer

How previous hardships equipped Astros' José Urquidy to handle a 2023 shoulder injury

Jarring days in the Astros' Dominican academy followed by Tommy John surgery six years ago helped the Mexican righthander develop mental and physical fortitude.

Jim Hogg County Sheriff's Investigator Ruben Garza inspects a water station for immigrants containing sealed jugs of fresh water along a fence line near a roadway in rural Jim Hogg County, Texas, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. The South Texas Human Rights Center maintains over 100 blue barrels consistently stocked with water across rural South Texas to serve as a life-saving measure for immigrants who have crossed into the United States to travel north in the sweltering heat.

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Barrels of water for migrants crossing border have gone missing

Barrels of life-saving water for migrants left out near the South Texas-Mexico border recently have mysteriously disappeared, according to authorities and activists concerned amid the triple-digit heat wave.