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September 29, 2023

Feds accuse anesthesia group tied to powerful Texas doctors of price gouging

Plus: Why allergies are so bad right now. A JJ Watt and Trill Burger combination. 

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FILE - The Federal Trade Commission building is shown on Jan. 28, 2015, in Washington. Information theft is on the rise. Over 1.1 million people reported the crime to the Federal Trade Commission in 2022.

Photo by: Alex Brandon, AP

Major anesthesia group, tied to some of Texas' most powerful doctors, accused of price gouging

The Federal Trade Commission is suing Texas' most dominant anesthesia provider, which counts the head of the state's medical board and a prominent lawmaker among its leadership, alleging the practice monopolized the market and gouged patients.


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Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) gives a thumbs up to fans as he walks off the field following the Texans 27-20 win over the New England Patriots in an NFL football game at NRG Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Houston.

Photo by: Brett Coomer/Staff Photographer

10 memorable J.J. Watt moments as he enters Texans' Ring of Honor

JJ Watt may have finished his career with two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, but the defensive end's legacy will be as a Texan, one who helped an expansion team take the next step to playoff regular. 

Houston Health Department Microbiologist Christina Utz demonstrates counting pollen and mold from the collection of spore sample Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Houston Health Department lab in Houston. Houston Health Department microbiologists set up the spore trap, retrieval of canister capturing the spores and then counting them five days a wekk.

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Staff Photographer

Why are so many in Houston suffering with allergies? What to know about ragweed season

Have you been dealing with itchy, watery eyes? Constantly sniffling or sneezing? The culprit could be ragweed pollen.

The uniform is different but the look is the same for former Texan J.J. Watt, now in Arizona.

Photo by: Ron Schwane, FRE / Associated Press

J.J. Watt fans can get the 'Swatt Package' this weekend at Trill Burgers

J.J. Watt fever goes into high gear this weekend and Trill Burgers is not about to be left out of the homecoming party for the former Houston Texans superstar.

Nobu Houston has recently launched a new sushi bar omakase.

Photo by: Nobu Houston

Nobu's new 'sushi counter' serves H-Town's latest pricey omakase

For $225, Nobu Houston chefs will serve customers a 17-course sushi tasting menu.


Pick of the Day

School children of a grammar school in Krefeld, Germany, watch the eclipse of the sun on Wednesday, August 11, 1999. The moon smothered the light of the sun Wednesday as the last total solar eclipse of the millennium swept across Europe toward the Bay of Bengal.

Photo by: KARL-HEINZ KREIFELTS, AP

Where to see the October eclipse in Houston suburbs from Conroe to Pearland

Be sure to protect your eyes while watching this year's space phenomenon.


What else is going on

Homes in the Audubon subdivision are seen, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in Magnolia. The Magnolia city council, developers for Magnolia East 149 LLC and Audubon entered into an agreement during its Jan. 10 meeting to build a water well, expected to be compete by May 2023. The city of Magnolia has been on a moratorium since December, halting new building permits until additional water wells are built to meet with water demands in the city.

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer

'It's coming fast:' Magnolia community to add more than 200 homes, developer says

Construction is underway for more than 200 homes in a Magnolia community that is expected to have nearly 5,000 homes at completion.

A nutria forages for more food along a waterway at a Houston-area park recently. The invasive species from South America has become a common sight in the decades since they were released by trappers. 

Photo by: Robert Avery

More nutria seen in Katy, creating homes at neighborhood lakes

Nutria, or coypu, are medium-sized, grayish-brown rodents with long, round tails and tend to resemble a beaver without a flat trail and hind webbed feet. 

Gatlin's BBQ makes some of the city's best baby back ribs, available on the daily menu.

Photo by: J.C. Reid

Baby back ribs come of age on Houston's modern barbecue joint menu

Smaller than full spareribs, baby backs offer bite-size pork pleasure for barbecue aficionados 

The Mayor's Office and Bezos Academy leadership held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of a new preschool in South Houston.

Photo by: Mayor's Office

New tuition-free preschool opens in South Houston for low-income families

A new preschool for low-income families has opened in South Houston, and it has already achieved full enrollment for the 2023-24 school year.

Trees for Houston is opening its new Houston campus, named the Kinder Campus for its largest donor, the Kinder Foundation, which gave $3 million to the project.

Photo by: TFHCampus

Trees for Houston opens new, $9M campus in Garden Oaks

This new campus for Trees for Houston, a 40-year-old nonprofit that has given out 700,000 trees, should elevate the nonprofit's profile and make it easier to distribute trees to homeowners.

Kelly Montana, assistant curator at The Menil Drawing Institute, explains Swiss artist Marc Bauer's new site-specific work, RESILIENCE, Drawing the Line, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 in Houston.

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Staff Photographer

New Menil shows salute Houston and New York with neon art, mural

The cities are on view at the Menil Collection: "Chryssa & New York" and "Resilience, Drawing the Line" by Marc Bauer.

Photo of Claire Partain

Chris Shelton, Audience producer

chris.shelton@houstonchronicle.com

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