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December 10, 2023

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State Sen. John Whitmire speaks to supporters after defeating U.S. Rep Sheila Jackson Lee to become Houston's 63rd mayor at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Houston.

Senator John Whitmire wins runoff election for Houston mayor

State Sen. John Whitmire was elected Houston's 63rd mayor, prevailing over U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee by about 30 percentage points.

Cooper Soto, 7, reacts after his toy car made it down a pair of political signs used as a ramp alongside his parents, Nickki and Jose, at the Kingwood Park Community Center on Election Day, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Kingwood.

Houston runoff results: Mayor, Controller and City Council

View results on Harris County's notable runoff races, including the Houston mayoral election.

City Controller candidate Chris Hollins leads a bike ride to the polls on Election Day on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Houston.

Attorney Chris Hollins wins Houston controller race

Attorney Chris Hollins beat former Harris County Treasurer Orlando Sanchez in the runoff election to become Houston's next controller.

District G city councilor and incumbent candidate Mary Nan Huffman, right, talks with a voter (REFUSED ID) in the parking lot of Paul Revere Middle School Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 in Houston.

Houston City Council runoff election: Winners and losers of 7 races

Two incumbents and two newcomers won their respective City Council runoffs Saturday, with District G Councilmember Mary Nan Huffman prevailing in her high-profile contest against attorney Tony Buzbee.

A pedestrian works on securing his hood on in the wind while walking in downtown on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023 in Houston. A strong cold front pushed Houston's temperatures lows into the 40's.

Houston wind chill falling fast Sunday morning. Exactly how low?

Thanks to temperatures falling into the 40s and wind speeds close to 20 mph, wind chill temps will reach the upper 30s in Houston.

🗳️ Politics

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington.

Biden says he will make 'compromises' on border for Ukraine aid

The president did not detail what changes he would endorse and was critical of Republican demands, including new asylum restrictions.

Celeste Bedford Walker, center, with County Judge Lina Hidalgo, from left, County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Capt. Paul Matthews and Clyde Lemon standing behind her, speaks during a news conference on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 in Houston, where it was announced that Commissioners Court will make a resolution that apologizes to the families of African American soldiers who were killed, beaten, and unjustly convicted during the 1917 Camp Logan Riot. The U.S. Army overturned the convictions of 110 Black soldiers in the Camp Logan Riots that took place in the summer of 1917 and involved the all-Black 3rd Battalion of the 24th Infantry Regiment, which was deployed in Houston to guard the construction of the Camp Logan training site, located in what is today Memorial Park.

Harris County honors Black soldiers in 1917 Houston riot at Camp Logan

Harris County Commissioners Court passed a resolution honoring the Black soldiers of Camp Logan.

Students of Carnegie Vanguard High School graduate on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 in Houston. The magnet campus has never had a student graduate through a committee override.

HISD campuses face TEA review over graduation committee rates

Several Houston ISD campuses graduated more than 10% of students through a committee in the 2021-22 school year, making them eligible for a state investigation, according to a recent district report.

Loving County's only district courtroom.

Voting lawsuit upends election results in Loving County, Texas

A judge ruled that 10 voters lacked sufficient connection to the area to legally cast ballots, upending two local elections in the nation's least-populous county.

💼 Business

Dorris Brown in her home on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, in Houston. Dorris Brown has installed solar panels making her home a 'Hub House', which means she opens her home to neighbors during an outages so they can have access to power, get water and other supplies, etc.

Houston nonprofit turns homes into solar-powered resilience hubs

Nonprofits have installed rooftop solar for 10 low-income homes in northeast Houston, adding battery systems at three.

This Tuesday, July 27, 2021 photo shows the entrance of the LyondellBasell facility in La Porte, Texas. An explosion Tuesday evening killed two people at the facility and left several others injured. (Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Lyondell to sell Bayport chemicals plant to INEOS for $700M

Lyondell said the move is part of a shift into recycled plastics and other core products. For INEOS, it's another step toward its growing Texas footprint.

General Motors and Pilot Company are opening five EV charging stations in the Houston area and East Texas by the end of 2023.

General Motors plans four EV charging stations in Houston area

The stations are part of GM's initiative with Pilot Co. to build a coast-to-coast fast-charging network for electric vehicles.

🖼️ Get Out

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.

Manuel Gonzalez with Ignite Christmas Lighting staples lights on a crape myrtle at a home in the Memorial Villages Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Houston.

Inside the world of Houston's luxury Christmas light installers

The luxury installers know they're pricey. But, they say, they offer guaranteed results — and are a safer bet than the "fly by night" guys.

The cast of 'The Ugly Xmas Sweater Musical' at TUTS.

'Ugly Xmas Sweater Musical' is ridiculous fun at TUTS Houston

Just be prepared to sing along and possibly strike a pose onstage.

🏀 Sports

FILE - Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani smiles before a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Philadelphia. Shohei Ohtani is a favorite to win his second AL Most Valuable Player award, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, and is likely to speak publicly since tearing an elbow ligament on Aug. 9, an injury that required surgery and will keep him off the mound next year.

Shohei Ohtani agrees to record deal with Dodgers

The deal was announced after days of speculation where the two-way star would continue his career after six seasons with the Angels.

Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward (1) celebrates with his teammates after intercepting a pass in the end zone intended for Denver Broncos tight end Lucas Krull (85) with 16 seconds left in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Houston. The interception ended the Broncos scoring threat. The Texans took a knee on the next play ending the game.

How DirecTV, AT&T viewers can watch Texans game this weekend

KHOU has been dark on AT&T services such as DirecTV for more than a week. Here's how Houston-area fans can watch Texans-Jets and the Army-Navy game amid the carriage dispute.

The ties between the Texans' DeMeco Ryans (left) and Jets' Robert Saleh go back nearly two decades to when Ryans played under Saleh when the latter was a Texans assistant. They then coached together in San Francisco on their way to becoming head coaches.

DeMeco Ryans faces mentor Robert Saleh as Texans take on Jets

DeMeco Ryans and Robert Saleh, whose relationship goes back to Houston in the 2000s before coaching together in San Francisco, face off as head coaches for the first time in Sunday's Texans-Jets game.

Catcher Victor Caratini (7) as seen during a MLB game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals on September 21, 2023, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Why the Astros went with Victor Caratini as backup catcher

The Astros made catcher Victor Caratini's two-year deal official Thursday, addressing a glaring roster need and solidifying their plan for 2024 behind the plate.