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A guide to Houston's top holiday light displays and installations

Here are the best holiday light displays and attractions to visit in Houston to celebrate the season.

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Senator Borris Miles joins the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in hosting an informational meeting on a proposed concrete crushing facility near Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital for community members, lawmakers and environmental justice advocates on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, at New Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Houston.

Photo by: Raquel Natalicchio, Staff Photographer

Residents blast plan to build concrete plant across from LBJ hospital

Texas Coastal Materials LLC applied in July for an air quality standard permit to build the plant at 5675 Kelley Street in an industrial area roughly 1,500 feet from the hospital entrance.

Photo by: Daniel Ortiz

Alison Cook finds 'best churros I ever tasted' at Houston Farmers Market-based taqueria Comalito

The Mexico City-inspired taqueria at the Houston Farmers Market should be on your dining map, says critic Alison Cook.

The UThealth Science Center is getting $75 million from the John P. McGovern Foundation. The medical school will be renamed the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, in Houston. ( Steve Gonzales / Houston Chronicle )

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Houston philanthropist Kathrine McGovern has died. She was 90.

As president of the John P. McGovern Foundation, Kathrine McGovern has made several historic contributions to Houston institutions over the last decade.

Here is a snapshot of the temperatures on Feb. 15, 2021. An arctic cold front had moved through Texas, sending temperatures into the single digits and teens.

Photo by: NOAA/National Weather Service

Not all cold fronts are the same. Here are the three types of Texas cold fronts.

It seems like cold fronts move through Texas once every few days in the wintertime. These fronts come in three different types.

Pick of the Day

Italian dishes served at Tavola, a restaurant from Berg Hospitality and the Bastion Collection.

Photo by: Brian Kennedy

Ritzy Italian restaurant Tavola is ready to be Post Oak's latest see-and-be-seen hangout

Tavola, an intimate Italian spot from Ben Berg and the Bastion Collection, takes over the former La Table in the Uptown area.

What else is going on

Joy Sewing, a Houston native and veteran journalist, is taking on a new role as a news columnist. Joy will be the first Black news columnist in the Chronicle's 122-year history.

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Joy Sewing becomes first Black news columnist in Houston Chronicle's 100-plus year history

Houston native Joy Sewing is taking on a new role at the Houston Chronicle. She will be the first Black news columnist in the paper's 122-year history.

Southeastern fried chicken chain, Bojangles has announced it will expand to Texas with three new franchises including a stop in Houston.

Photo by: Courtesy Of Bojangles

P. Terry's, Bojangles and the best fast food restaurants coming to the suburbs in 2024

The new year brings new fast food options to the Houston suburbs, including Austin favorite P. Terry's and the southern fast-food chicken chain Bojangles.