Houston's worst restaurant health code violators of 2023 so far

Plus: A standoff in Summerwood ends with a demolished home. 

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Houston restaurants with the most violations in 2023 so far, from sweat in food to unwashed hands

Wondering if your favorite restaurant has any violations so far this year? Use this searchable table to look up total violations by restaurant. And yes, some had slime in the ice machine.

 

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Photo by: Raquel Natalicchio, Staff Photographer Deputies demolish home during SWAT standoff, suspect faces attempted capital murder charges The standoff ended after an alleged gunman was cornered in an upstairs room of the house, authorities said. The Sheriff's Office then used a bulldozerlike machine to rip away an exterior wall.

 

Photo by: Jeridu/Getty Images Ants are descending on Houston homes during the drought. Here's how to keep them out. As drought conditions continue throughout Houston, bugs infiltrate homes. Here's how to stop them.

 

Photo by: Courtesy Of Ring Power What is The Rook? What to know about the bulldozer-like machine used to end armed standoff Video captured by ABC13 showed the Bobcat-like machine punching through a wall and ripping out portions of an upstairs room until the suspect surrendered.

 

Photo by: Karen Warren, Staff Photographer Sunday's Astros game won't be on TV. Here's how to watch it. If Astros fans want to watch Sunday's game against the Mariners, most will have to pay extra.

 

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'He was fat': Kevin McHale sounds off on his time coaching James Harden with Rockets

Kevin McHale talked about the difficulty he had coaching James Harden in Houston and says the star showed up to camp fat the season the coach was fired.

 

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Photo by: Houston Chronicle Fort Bend County's parks bond proposal totals $153M. Here's what's in it for each city. Find out how Fort Bend County's proposed parks package would affect your community.

 

Photo by: YouTube Livestream Screenshot HISD Superintendent Mike Miles' NRG show was humiliating for teachers (Opinion) If Mr. Miles wants the community on his side, maybe he should take a little time to formulate a respectful plan, one resident said in a letter to the editor.

 

Photo by: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer Beloved Houston artist Wayne Gilbert, whose work asked big questions, dead at 76 In later years, artist Wayne Gilbert created philosophical works that used cremated human remains to comment on life and death.

 

Photo by: Greg Morago Yelp names 21 Houston restaurants in top spots to eat in Texas The list, which includes restaurants from a variety of cuisines, was created using the total volume and ratings of reviews between Jan. 1, 2021 and May 1, 2023.

 

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer Texas' largest Life Time fitness club to open in The Woodlands; has 6,500-person wait list A 170,000-square foot Life Time "athletic country club" is set to open soon in The Woodlands area.

 

Photo by: University Of Texas At Austin Texas researchers search for African flies to curb invasive grass tied to Maui wildfires Researchers at the University of Texas are studying how gall midges from Africa could curtail the spread of guinea grass.

 

Photo by: Ashley Landis, Associated Press Sha'Carri is back, Shelly-Ann never left: Women's 100 is the race to watch at track worlds A star-studded group of women competitors will take to the track Sunday with the men opening the meet with preliminary heats Saturday.

 

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