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Houston mayoral candidate U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee talks during her campaign event on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 in Houston.

Photo by: Elizabeth Conley, Staff Photographer

Jackson Lee wants to be Houston's next mayor. Ex-staffers have mixed feelings about her management

Sheila Jackson Lee is facing fresh criticism that she is a tough and demanding boss whose behavior sometimes strays into abuse.

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Mayoral candidate State Sen. John Whitmire speaks to his supporters during his election watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023 in Houston.

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer

Whitmire has a history of mixing lawmaking with personal business. Could it follow him to City Hall?

Houston's mayoral front-runner John Whitmire has a history of blurring lines between his public and private roles.

Israel Garcia, 17, and his classmates look for a classroom to study for an upcoming exam at Carnegie Vanguard High School on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Houston.

Photo by: Raquel Natalicchio, Staff Photographer

HISD eliminates early dismissal for high schoolers during finals week

In a change from previous years, Houston ISD high schools will not be releasing students from school early during final exam days in the spring and fall semesters of this school year.

The sun rises behind the Battleship Texas as the ship is towed into the Houston Ship Channel Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022 in La Porte. The ship is making the journey to a dry dock in Galveston for a complete overhaul of the 108-year-old dreadnought, that served in both world wars.

Photo by: Brett Coomer/Staff Photographer

Battleship Texas could soon call Galveston its permanent home

The world's last surviving dreadnought could welcome visitors as early as 2025 once fully renovated.

A for sale sign in shown outside a home in the Heights Monday, May 2, 2022, in Houston.

Photo by: Melissa Phillip / Staff Photographer

Houston home prices held steady over the past year compared with other Texas cities

Houston single-family home prices saw no change in the year-over-year pricing in September, as the market corrects in other major U.S. cities.

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Trill Tenders, created by the minds behind Trill Burgers, will debut to Houston at NRG Stadium prior to the Houston Texans-Denver Broncos game on Dec. 3.

Photo by: Golda Valladares

Bun B debuts Trill Tenders in Houston at Texans tailgate

The team behind Trill Burgers is hosting the first pop-up for Trill Tenders in Houston. It will be at the tailgate for the Texans-Broncos game on Sunday.

What else is going on

The City of Houston kicked off the holiday season with the lighting of the City's holiday tree during the 103rd the Mayor's Holiday Spectacular at Hermann Square at City Hall on Saturday, December 3, 2022 in Houston, Texas. This year's holiday tree is a 55.5 ft White Fir, and is decorated with 99,680 LED lights.

Photo by: Meridith Kohut/Contributor

What Texas weather can we expect in December this winter?

Also, how will El Niño affect weather in Texas during meteorological winter, which lasts from Dec. 1 through February.

KHOU 11 broadcast director Jason Santora works on the news cast control room, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Houston.

Photo by: Marie D. De Jesús/Staff Photographer

KHOU, other CBS stations go dark for DirecTV and AT&T customers

Houston's CBS affiliate was blacked out Thursday night because of a retransmission fee dispute between Tegna and AT&T.

Roni Dean Burren, Houston-area activist and educator, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, after a battle with cancer.

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Community mourns loss of Houston-area activist, educator who called out textbook publisher

Roni Dean Burren, a long-time educator and activist in the Houston area, died last Friday following a battle with cancer. She was 46.

Rhonda Hart talks to legislative staff members in Rep. Ellen Troxclair's office about why she supports HB 2744, known as the Raise the Age bill, at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Hart joined Christina Delgado and Brett and Nikki Cross in visiting each representative on the Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee to voice their continued support of the bill which would raise the age of purchasing semiautomatic weapons from 18 to 21.

Photo by: Sam Owens/Staff Photographer

Mother of Santa Fe High School shooting victim runs for Congress

Hart, a Democrat, plans to run against incumbent U.S. Rep. Randy Weber, a Friendswood Republican who has represented the Galveston area in Congress since 2013.

MKT Distillery's 2022 tree lighting ceremony. MKT Distillery will host its final tree lighting ceremony Saturday, Dec. 2, as it closes its doors for good.

Photo by: Courtesy/Nick Jesset

Beloved MKT Distillery in Katy announces closure after 5 years in business

MKT Distillery owners Nick and Nici Jessett in a Facebook post stated that their last day of operation will be Dec. 2, and they will be hosting a closure party at the distillery from 5-9 p.m.

Marbled Crayfish, Deceitful Crayfish, Procambarus virginalis (Procambarus fallax f. virginalis), aquarium, Czech Republic, May 22, 2013. Photo/Libor Sojka (CTK via AP Images)

Photo by: Libor Sojka/AP

TPWD warns releasing self-cloning marbled crawfish into the wild could cause major problems

The crawfish species can reproduce via self-cloning. Additionally, the entire species is female, and the State of Michigan reports that marbled crayfish "have the ability to lay up to 700 unfertilized eggs."