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Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins (12) is brought down by Cleveland Browns safety Juan Thornhill (1) in front of cornerback Denzel Ward (21) during the first half of an AFC Wild Card football game at NRG Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Houston.

Texans 45, Browns 14: How Houston romped in AFC wild-card win

The Texans cruised past the Browns in their AFC wild-card game. Here's how the game played out at NRG Stadium.

Houston Texans players celebrate after cornerback Steven Nelson, left, returned an interception of Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco for an 82-yard touchdown during the second half of an AFC Wild Card football game at NRG Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Houston.

Who will Texans face next in playoffs? Ravens or Chiefs await.

The Texans will have to await results of Dolphins-Chiefs and Steelers-Bills to see if they face No. 1 Ravens or another team in next round.

Texas Department of Public Safety officers guard an entrance to Shelby Park on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott signed an emergency declaration allowing state troopers to take over the park, located on the banks of the Rio Grande, without permission from the city of Eagle Pass, according to its Mayor Rolando Salinas.

Texas congressman says 3 migrants drowned near seized border park

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar said Border Patrol learned Friday night of a group of six migrants in distress, but was blocked by state officials from reaching them.

Este domingo se llevan a cabo el Chevron Houston Marathon y el Aramco Houston Half Marathon por el centro de la ciudad.

As arctic front arrives, how cold will the Houston Marathon be?

As the arctic front moves through early Sunday, the Houston Marathon will be cold, but the coldest weather is still on the way.

Plus: A list of road closures for the marathon.

People gather at a warming shelter set up at Gallery Furniture Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 in Houston. As emperatures stayed below freezing Tuesday, and many in the neighborhood around the furniture store without power, Jim 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale opened his store to help area residents come in from the cold.

Warming centers for Houstonians to shelter from the hard freeze

If you lose power or are exposed to cold during the hard freeze, these warming centers will be open to help.

💼 Business

Icicles hang off the Texas 195 highway sign on Feb. 18, 2021, in Killeen after an arctic cold front swept through Texas. Arctic fronts are the most powerful type of cold fronts seen in Texas.

Tomlinson: How the grid works and where there's trouble

The Texas electric grid has failed and wobbled in recent years; Texans have every reason to worry.

Plus: As freezing temperature approach Houston, here are live updates on ERCOT prices, energy demand and more.

Kodiak to operate driverless semi-trucks between Houston and Dallas

A Texas-based company revealed plans to start putting driverless semi-trucks on the road this year with its initial route being between Dallas and Houston.

🚗 Outside the Loop

Freeze means overcrowded Fort Bend shelter needs quick fosters

In preparation for the approaching cold weather, Fort Bend County Animal Services is asking residents to lend a hand by temporarily fostering dogs from their shelter.

MD Director of cardio- obstetrics Valeria Duarte, 39, Lourdes Arias-Salbes, 35, and her husband Rolando Gerez, 41, look at their new born son,Jose Alejandro Gerez just before a doctors visit on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston.

Houston Methodist gives pregnant woman heart valve in landmark surgery

Houston Methodist performed its first TAVR surgery on a pregnant woman who needed a new heart valve due to severe aortic stenosis.

A group of demonstrators holding Nazi flags and a banner on a bridge above Interstate 45 in Houston, Saturday Jan. 13, 2023.

'Make America white again' banner shown over I-45 bridge in Houston

The Houston Police Department responded to the scene between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., according to a police spokeswoman.

📝 Opinion

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gives a speech endorsing former President Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary, during an appearance near the southern border at the South Texas International Airport at Edinburg on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (Meridith Kohut/The New York Times)

Abbott says shooting migrants would be murder. What about letting them drown?

A week after Gov. Greg Abbott quipped about shooting migrants, his policies may have contributed to a woman and two children dying in the Rio Grande.

Sen. Ted Cruz speaks with Rep. Henry Cuellar behind him in Laredo, Texas at the World Trade Bridge on Jan. 4, 2024 about passing bridge reform. The bridge, located in the nation's No. 1 port, hopes to expand from eight to 18 lanes in the future.

Is Ted Cruz really talking sense at the border? (Editorial)

Working with U.S. Rep. Henry Cueller, a Laredo Democrat, Sen. Cruz got bridges between Texas and Mexico fast-tracked. If only that wasn't an exception for Cruz.

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at U.C. Berkeley on May 17, 1967. The Upper Sproul Plaza speech about the Vietnam War drew thousands of students.

MLK's anti-Vietnam War stance offers lessons for peace in Middle East (Opinion)

I believe there is a larger story beyond Martin Luther King Jr.'s stance on Israel and Palestinians. That story is on King's views of war — and his courage to stand for peace.

Ted Cruz watches Game 6 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Houston.

Texans playoffs, the Ted Cruz curse and low fares to Cancun (Thumbs)

Also: Peacocks running afowl. Emmy-winning drag queen hair. Nickelback, 50 Cent and Jelly Roll at the Rodeo.

🏀 Sports

The new KHOU 11 studio and offices will provide their journalists with new ways to visually present the narratives utilizing technology like larger screens during their news programming. On Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Houston, the station is finishing up to launch their news program Sunday night.

KHOU back on DirecTV, U-verse after Tegna, AT&T reach agreement

After being off cable/satellite services such as DirectTV and U-Verse, CBS affiliate KHOU is back on after owner Tegna and AT&T reached a deal Saturday.

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka reacts as he calls a timeout during the first half of an NBA basketball game at Toyota Center, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Houston.

Rockets coach Ime Udoka returns to Boston

Ime Udoka led the Celtics to the NBA Finals, their first appearance in 12 years, in his first season as an NBA head coach. But he was suspended and eventually dismissed.

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) celebrates with tight end Dalton Schultz (86) after the two connected for a 37-yard touchdown during the first half of an AFC Wild Card football game at NRG Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Houston.

How rookie C.J. Stroud has put Texans franchise on his shoulders

In his first playoff game, C.J. Stroud passed for 274 yards and three touchdowns in an opening rout of the Browns.

Houston Texans safety Desmond King II, center, celebrates with linebacker Christian Harris, left, after Harris intercepted Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco and returned it for a 36-yard touchdown during the second half of an AFC Wild Card football game at NRG Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Houston.

Texans report card: Grading AFC wild-card playoff win over Browns

The Texans played their first postseason game in four years and it's hard to imagine things going better. Here's how we graded the performance of Houston's units against the Cleveland Browns.