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Welcome to Saturday, Space City,

While it may not feel exactly like pumpkin spice season outside, it's officially fall.

Saturday's forecast calls for heat index temperatures in the upper 90s for a little late-September summer "déjà vu."

Tonight, native Houstonian Beyoncé will start her Bayou City takeover with the first of two Renaissance Tour shows at NRG Stadium. Just for the occasion, you may see a little more silver around town with no shortage of shimmer to boot.

Robert Adams, Senior Weekend Audience Producer

robert.adams@houstonchronicle.com

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KRT TRAVEL STORY SLUGGED: CANCUN KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY GERRY VOLGENAU/DETROIT FREE PRESS (KRT20-Jan. 20) Tourists climb the perilously steep steps of the 70-foot-high Pyramid of Kukulcan, or El Castillo, at the restored ruin Chichen Itza near Cancun, Mexico. (jdl11213) 1997 (COLOR) HOUCHRON CAPTION (01/25/2004): Tourists climb the steep steps of the 70-foot-high Pyramid of Kukulcan, or El Castillo, at Chichen Itza in Mexico's Yucatan state.

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Fall in Houston: 5 things you need to know about autumn equinox

For traditionalists who still use the sun to tell time, fall finally arrives Saturday with the equinox.

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I. Arizpe and A.N. Soza versus O. Almada and J. Arganaras during a doubles match of Padel Tennis, a racket sport of Mexican origin, held at The Woodlands Padel Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 in Spring, TX. Although Padel shares the same scoring system as tennis, the rules, strokes, and technique are different, including a glass wall at the back of each end of the court allowing players to makes plays off the walls.

Photo by: Michael Wyke, Contributor

Padel, pickleball's more international cousin, takes off in The Woodlands

Internationally-famous sport padel is starting to take off in The Woodlands, which has ties to the origins of the pickleball-adjacent sport.

Phil Gessner checks on brisket he is smoking for brisket tacos at Gessner's Grub Bar-B-Que Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 in Spring. The old-school barbecue place is half food truck, half auto shop tucked away in an out-of-the-way location near The Woodlands.

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer

Gessner's Grub serves up Central Texas-style barbecue in Woodlands

Unlike chain barbecue restaurants in The Woodlands, Gessner's is a food truck tucked in an auto shop parking lot and is a favorite for Central Texas barbecue.

Sam Salz, a Shabbat-observant Orthodox Jew, is on the Aggies' football team. But because of religious requirements, he will never play or attend a game.

Photo by: Courtesy Of Texas A&M Athletics

How an Orthodox Jew earned a place on Texas A&M's football team

Sam Salz never played football in high school in Philadelphia, but he has earned a place on Texas A&M's scout team and is at games outside the Sabbath.