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October 20, 2023

Will Houston voters let Whitmire ‘go where the fight is?'

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Houston mayoral candidate John Whitmire, center, talks with congregants after the morning services at the Galilee Missionary Baptist Church Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 in Houston.

Photo by: Michael Wyke/Contributor

John Whitmire is ready to 'go where the fight is.' Will Houston voters let him?

John Whitmire has spent his entire adult life in public office, and he is hoping to clinch the top job at City Hall as his career capstone.

Stay in the Loop

David Robicheaux waits for the election judge on the sidewalk at Marshall Middle School, the Democratic polling place for Precinct 46, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Houston. Robicheaux found that the walk from the car was too much for him, and he was allowed to curbside vote from his truck. ( Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle )

Photo by: Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle

Is my Harris County polling place ADA accessible? Flip a coin

In Harris County, the odds of walking into a non-accessible voting location are roughly the same as walking into one that is accessible to voters with disabilities — roughly a coin flip.

The Greater Houston Justice Coalition, HISD teachers, students and parents, and other social justice community groups march against the state takeover of HISD Friday, March 31, 2023, at Cesar Chavez High School in Houston.

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee/Staff Photographer

HISD's largest teachers union to protest Friday over Superintendent Miles' changes

The "Take Back Our Schools" picket comes about two months into the first semester of school since the state takeover of HISD earlier this year.

A group of migrants cross the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. A surge of migrants started early in the week and continued through Thursday.

Photo by: Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News

Prosecutors drop trespassing charges against 150 migrants that ranch owner says he never authorized

The ranch was a key piece of the state's border crackdown in Eagle Pass, where troopers strung miles of razor wire, installed a wall of buoys in the Rio Grande and arrested thousands of migrants.

A school bus is seen, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Spring.

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer

Should HISD incorporate camera systems to catch drivers passing stopped school buses?

Some areas have incorporated cameras as a way to stop people from driving illegally passed stopped school buses.

Pick of the Day

The interior of MaKiin restaurant is photographed on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 in Houston. The restaurant is aiming to be the city's first fine dining Thai spot.

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Staff Photographer

Opulent MaKiin brings fine-dining take on Thai cuisine in Upper Kirby luxury high-rise

Following Lukkaew Srasrisuwan's more casual concepts Kin Dee and M Express Thai Kitchen, the restaurateur introduces Houstonians to a fine dining take on Thai cuisine.

What else is going on

Houston Astros Chas McCormick hits a two-run home run off Texas Rangers relief pitcher Josh Smith in the seventh inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series at Globe Life Field on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Arlington.

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer

Solomon: Astros are giving a Phi Slama Hama hazing to Rangers

After a second consecutive win in the ALCS at Texas, the Astros have reminded the Rangers who is boss in their in-state rivalry.

Medicine pills package in shopping basket with pharmacy drugstore shelves blur background

Photo by: Getty Images, Contributor / Getty Images/iStockphoto

Houston pharmacy illegally sold pills to drug traffickers 100 feet from elementary school

Chrisco, a Houston 'ghosting pharmacy,' illegally sold pills to drug traffickers 100 feet from an elementary school.

Two San Marcos gambusia, now presumed extinct, swim in their Texas habitat in this photo archived by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Photo by: Texas Parks And Wildlife Department

Texas fish among 21 extinct animals removed from federal endangered species list

The San Marcos gambusia was listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1980, and was last identified in the wild in 1983.

FILE Ñ Drake performs at the Barclays Center as part of his ÒItÕs All a Blur Tour,Ó in New York, July 17, 2023. The rapperÕs latest album is his 13th LP to top the Billboard 200 chart Ñ but heÕs no longer musicÕs only streaming giant. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)

Photo by: JEENAH MOON, NYT

Drake giving away free Dave's Hot Chicken sliders on his birthday

This is the second year of free chicken courtesy of Drake, who became an investor in the fast food chain in 2021.

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian, center, talks with quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Photo by: Eric Gay, Associated Press

No. 8 Texas at UH: 5 things to watch

Saturday's matchup is the teams' first since Sept. 21, 2002 when the Longhorns defeated the Cougars 41-11.

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