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Fire cooked half-shell shrimp from Baso, a new restaurant in The Heights Friday, May 3, 2024 in Houston.

Photo by: Michael Wyke, Contributor

The 10 best dishes Houston Chronicle restaurant critic Alison Cook ate in May

Houston Chronicle restaurant critic Alison Cook's favorite dishes for May range from fired-grilled shrimp on the half-shell to a purse-shaped Lebanese flatbread stuffed with pully white cheese.


Stay in the Loop

Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles, left, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath, and Brandon Dickerson, principal, right, visit in a classroom at Kashmere High School, 6900 Wileyvale Rd., Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in Houston.

Photo by: Melissa Phillip, Staff Photographer

HISD community reflects on state takeover 1 year later

Here's what Houston ISD parents, teachers and students had to say about the district's first year under TEA control.

A woman and a girl get to their car during a heavy rain storm that swept through the Houston area on Tuesday in Spring.

Photo by: Brett Coomer/Staff Photographer

Why's it raining so much in Texas and Houston? Here are 5 reasons.

What's with all these storms? A lot of it has to do with seasonal patterns but we've also had a few other factors making May unusually wet.

Speaking through a translator, Celina Manzano, speaks to the Houston Independent School District, Board of Managers, during a meeting Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 in Houston.

Photo by: Kirk Sides/Staff Photographer

Timeline: Major moments in TEA's takeover of Houston ISD after year one

The takeover of HISD dates back to 2019, when Wheatley High School triggered a state law by failing to meet accountability standards for seven consecutive years.

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Justin Lane/Pool Photo via AP)

Photo by: JUSTIN LANE/Associated Press

Lock him up? Trump's felony conviction shatters Teflon Don persona. (Editorial)

"Trump's felony conviction shatters the myth that an ex-president is above the law," the Editorial Board writes.


Pick of the Day

Portrait of John Esteban Catano Molina at the ice rink in the Memorial City Mall, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Houston. John Esteban always dreamt of figure skating but there were no ice rinks in his hometown in Colombia. The 17-year-old moved to the U.S. with his parents a few years ago. He found himself at the ice rink at The Galleria and tried skating. He even taught himself to ice skate, practicing multiple times a week. Now he's doing double jumps with the encouragement of local coaches. As the Winter Olympics gets under way on Friday, there are many young people like Esteban with Olympic-like dreams - in a sport in which Black and Latino skaters are few - but they need support.

Photo by: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer

Sewing: Whitmire said 'undocumented immigrants' from Gulfton don't go to the Galleria. Here's what he missed.

"What Whitmire missed in his message is that the Galleria is an aspirational place, especially for people seeking the American dream," columnist Joy Sewing writes.


What else is going on

Breaking news

Photo by: Houston Chronicle

Woman dead after being hit by a bus in downtown Houston

A woman died after being hit by a bus near the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse, according to Houston Metro.

Don Parker walks past the collapsed front porch at his home, that currently has just a small generator providing limited power, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 in Houston. Parker lost power May 16 due to storm damage to his individual equipment that CenterPoint doesn't take responsibility for. The lights never came back on; he has applied for FEMA aid to help with repairs, he said.

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer

Costly electrical repairs leave some Houstonians still in the dark

CenterPoint was unable to restore power at some locations until property owners fixed pricey damage to equipment many didn't realize they owned, causing delays in restoration.

Concordia Lutheran High School seniors surprise Champion Donuts owners Leangheng Pin(Left) and Mala Sou(right) with check during senior prank.

Photo by: Submitted By Concordia Lutheran High School

Senior prank leads to local business surprise in Tomball

Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball surprised their favorite donut shop with a $3,000 check for their 'senior prank.'

HISD senior staff members sit adjacent to Imelda delaGuardia, HISD south division superintendent, as she speaks to Community Advisory Board members regarding a multi billion dollar bond package during a meeting in the south HISD division Thursday, May 30, 2024 at Cornelius Elementary School in Houston.

Photo by: Kirk Sides, Staff Photographer

HISD plans to rebuild 6 schools in south division under $4.4 billion bond proposal

HISD officials unveiled some details for a historic bond and promised no tax increase at its first public hearing.

Rockets vs. Suns, Game 7, at the Summit, May 21, 1994.

Photo by: Richard Carson, Houston Chronicle

30 years ago: Clutch City, Caller ID and more from 1994

The Rockets begin their magical run and a famed director comes to town in this look back at our city three decades ago.

Royale cocktail at Aye Candy in Spring Branch

Photo by: George Villa

A candy shop-themed speakeasy in Spring Branch is Houston's latest bar opening

Customers looking for a night out at Aye Candy have to first enter through a "candy shop."

The Conroe firefighter Cody Leroy carries a resident evacuated in a boat by the CFD Rapid Intervention Team from her flooded home in the aftermath of a severe storm on Thursday, May 2, 2024 in Conroe. The rising water from the West Fork of the San Jacinto River, downstream from Lake Conroe, flooded homes and roads along FM2854.

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer

Post-Harvey flood control system scrapped before May overflow

"Flashy storms" coming by surprise are likely the new normal, though local officials put their trust in forecasts for Lake Conroe and Lake Houston flood mitigation.


Report Card

Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles speaks before the district's first public budget workshop for the 2024-2025 school year at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center, Thursday, May 15, 2024, in Houston.

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer

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