Looking for a scare? Here are some supposedly haunted spots in the Houston area

Plus: X Houston co-living skyscraper construction stalled in Museum District. Here's when Houston sees its first fall freeze.

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Welcome to Saturday, Space City,

After a brief break from the heat, Houstonians will have a little fall taste of summer temps with the mercury rising to the 80s and 90s this afternoon. So... when does that next cold front arrive again? Here's what the latest models are projecting.

From costume contests to frightful films, Houston has no shortage of Halloween happenings for people hitting the town this weekend.

Making dinner plans? The Houston Chronicle's latest top 100 restaurants roundup offers a glimpse of the choicest eats around Bayou City.

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Robert Adams, Senior Weekend Audience Producer robert.adams@houstonchronicle.com

 

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Check out these supposedly haunted spots in the Houston area

Here is your guide to some of the spookiest spots in Houston and Galveston.

 

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Stay in the loop

Construction stalls on 33-story Museum District high-rise The X Co.'s luxury residential 33-story tower has stopped in Houston, with no clear indication of when the project might resume.

 

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Staff Photographer HISD suspended homeless students despite state ban, report says In total, the district gave 1,714 days of out-of-school suspensions to homeless students during the 2021-22 school year and 1,987 during the 2022-23 school year.

 

Photo by: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Here's when Houston typically sees its first fall freeze But when will Texans get their first taste of winter?  For some, that day may be closer than you might think, but others will have to wait several weeks longer.

 

Photo by: Houston Chronicle Staff Photographers Houston mayoral questionnaire: Where candidates stand on issues The Chronicle sent out a 21-question survey to all 18 candidates running for Houston mayor. See their responses.

 

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Best Houston neighborhoods to trick-or-treat in, according to readers Round up your children and check out these Houston-area neighborhoods that readers say are the best for trick-or-treating.

 

Photo by: Elizabeth Conley, Staff Photographer HISD hires DeBakey teacher after reports of students teaching class HISD lifted a hiring freeze and hired a physics teacher for DeBakey High School after reports of students teaching themselves college-level science.

 

Photo by: J.C. Reid, Contributor Cody Sperry of Hoodoo Brown BBQ is coming to Houston with his pork Most Texans have never heard of his barbecue joint in a small town near New Haven, Connecticut. But it's one of the best in the region.

 

Photo by: Octavia Johnson/Houston Chronicle Drake, are you going to this Houston teen's 'Sweet 16?' "Drake You're Invited to my Sweet Sixteen. Your biggest fan, Miya," a billboard in the Jacinto City area reads.

 

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer Houston fall: When leaves change color, where to see foliage Here is when to expect leaves to change colors in Houston and where some spots to see fall foliage.

 

Photo by: Istvan Vizner Houston Botanic Garden opens new exhibit "Glass in Flight" The new exhibit by artist Alex Heveri features giant butterflies, beetles, dragonflies and bees, some as tall as 12 feet high.

 

 

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