These Dallas restaurants have made a move to Houston

Plus: Houston hires Tulane's Willie Fritz as new football coach. The 30 best places to get barbecue around Houston.

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Welcome to Sunday, Space City,

Today, Houstonians can expect high temps in the upper 60s and lower 70s with the next chance of rain a "week or more away," according to our weather team's latest forecast.

After much deliberation, the responses are in and we now have an answer to a perennially polarizing Texas debate: What's the best Buc-ee's location in the Lone Star State? Take a look at the full reader poll results here.

For folks craving some holiday festivities, readers recently voted for their favorite Houston neighborhoods to see Christmas lights. (Spoiler alert: Prestonwood Forest and Pecan Grove were among the top recommendations.)

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

 

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These Dallas restaurants have made a move to Houston

These Dallas-based restaurants have made plans to open in Houston: Mi Cocina, Post Script HTX, The Mexican, Drake's Hollywood, Balboa Surf Club, Hudson House.

 

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Photo by: Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Houston hires Tulane's Willie Fritz as new football coach UH has landed Tulane's Willie Fritz as the Cougars' new football coach a week after firing Dana Holgorsen following his fifth season on the job.

 

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer Texans vs. Broncos updates: Denver cuts into Houston's lead The Texans and Broncos face off in a pivotal Week 13 game today. Our staff will have updates and analysis throughout from NRG Stadium.

 

Photo by: Robert J. Lerma The 30 best places to get barbecue around Houston Greater Houston is enjoying a new era of smoked meat supremacy, making it, perhaps, the new capital of Texas barbecue. Here are some of the best BBQ places in Houston.

 

Photo by: Michael Thomas/Associated Press Texas headed to CFP with Alabama, Michigan, Washington The Big 12 champions were slotted as the No. 3 team and will play No. 2 Washington in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1.

 

Photo by: Claire Goodman, Staff Writer MKT Distillery in Katy hosts final tree lighting as it closes its doors Katy's beloved MKT Distillery closed its doors Saturday after five years in business, but not before hosting its iconic Christmas tree lighting one last time.

 

Photo by: Jon Shapley, Staff Photographer How much should you spend this holiday season? A guide Nerdwallet says Houstonians can spend up to $1,296 this season. Texas residents in other cities can spend even more, including Woodlands and Sugar Land residents.

 

Photo by: Eric Gay, AP Texas governor skydives for first time alongside 106-year-old World War II veteran The three-term Republican governor skydived Monday for the first time, completing a tandem jump from about 8,000 feet above the suburbs between Austin and San Antonio.

 

Photo by: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Rockets insider: Houston's 'worst overall game' The Rockets were run off the floor by the Lakers on Saturday with a performance coach Ime Udoka described as the worst of the season.

 

Photo by: Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press Dynamo come up short, but the future is bright The Dynamo defied outside preseason expectations by winning the U.S. Open Cup and finishing a win short of the franchise's first championship game since 2012.

 

Photo by: Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press Longhorns Extra Points: Texas exits Big 12 with a title in tow Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has brought the program back to a level that it has not been at since the Mack Brown era.

 

Photo by: -/AFP Via Getty Images How the war in Gaza could spill into the U.S. (Opinion) Hezbollah's proxy war with Israel can mean terrorism in other countries, writes former CIA officer Mike Croissant.

 

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Photo by: Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle Where to vote in the 2023 Houston runoff: Search our map Early voting for the Houston runoff election runs from Nov. 27 until Dec. 5. Election day is Dec. 9. On the ballot is an open mayoral seat, an open controller seat and seven city council seats.

 

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer Inside Whitmire's history of mixing lawmaking, personal business Houston's mayoral front-runner John Whitmire has a history of blurring lines between his public and private roles.

 

Photo by: Elizabeth Conley, Staff Photographer Jackson Lee's ex-staffers divided on her tough management style Sheila Jackson Lee is facing fresh criticism that she is a tough and demanding boss whose behavior sometimes strays into abuse.

 

Photo by: Raquel Natalicchio, Staff Photographer HISD's payments to Superintendent Miles spark concerns About $64,072 was awarded to Miles over the course of three payments on June 28 and June 30, according to HISD's online check registry. About $20,000 of those were made "in error."

 

Photo by: Fort Bend ISD 3 Houston area schools enter Metallica marching band competition Celebrated heavy metal band Metallica is inviting high school and college bands nationwide to showoff their musical prowess by performing renditions of Metallica's iconic music.

 

Photo by: Airbnb.com Inside some of Houston's most unique and weird Airbnbs Here are the most unique and creative Airbnbs in the city, including a 'luxury' jail suite, a Japandi-style tiny home and a downtown rooftop container.

 

Photo by: Raquel Natalicchio, Staff Photographer What to know about Esquire's 'Pizza Joint of the Year' in H-Town Nonno's and its Chicago-style pizzas come from the couple behind two other popular Montrose concepts.

 

Photo by: Courtesy Of Family Houston area mourns loss of activist, educator Roni Dean Burren Many are now mourning the loss of Roni Dean Burren, a long-time educator and activist in the Houston area who died last Friday following a battle with cancer. She was 46.

 

 

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