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June 28, 2024

Houston 30 years ago: Vintage photos show the Rockets' championship parade

Plus: Saharan dust arrives soon. UT columnist Kirk Bohls joins the Chronicle.

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Downtown parade for the Houston Rockets, June 24, 1994.

Photo by: Kerwin Plevka, Houston Chronicle

Old photos show Houston embrace Clutch City moniker during the Rockets' championship parade

It was a time of celebration in the Bayou City. See what went on here in our monthly look back at the city 30 years ago.

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Bun B during the soft opening of Trill Burgers on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Houston.

Photo by: Karen Warren/Staff Photographer

Trill Burgers owners no longer restricted on funds after new court order

The First Court of Appeals has put a pause on the temporary injunction order previously placed on the current operating partners of Trill Burgers.

People support LGBTQ+ rights gather at the

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee/Staff Photographer

Texas Supreme Court upholds state ban on transgender care for children

The Republican-led law prohibits doctors from prescribing medications like puberty blockers and hormone therapy and from performing surgeries on minors.

The smashburger with fries at Jethro's

Photo by: Alison Cook, Staff

Alison Cook burger review: Jethro's Cocktail Lounge in Midtown

Add Jethro's Cocktail Lounge, and its smashburger, to the list of appealing spots along the stretch of Tuam Street where Midtown meets Montrose.

Sade Hogue cheers during a press conference calling for action to repair old private sewage lines Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at her in Houston.

Photo by: Jon Shapley, Staff Photographer

Timeline: Following the city's near 15-year struggle with drainage funding

Build Houston Forward was meant as a straightforward, equitable approach to solving infrastructure problems. Fifteen years later, it has yet to reach that goal.


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Saharan dust creates a colorful sunset over Houston in 2019.

Photo by: Melissa Aguilar/Staff

Saharan dust will blow into Houston again this summer. What does it mean for Texas?

From June through August, high winds pick up dust from the Sahara Desert and can carry it westward more than 5,000 miles to the Texas Gulf Coast.

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Kirk Bohls, sports columnist at the Austin American-Statesman, wears his number 30 football jacket from Taylor High School on November 7, 2017.

Photo by: QILING WANG

Kirk Bohls: Hello, Houston. Let's talk UT sports

Kirk Bohls, after covering the Longhorns for 51 years at the Austin American-Statesman, comes to the Houston Chronicle.

Houston Astros' Jose Altuve hits a single for his 2,000th career hit during the fifth inning of a Major League Baseball game at Minute Maid Park, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, in Houston.

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer

How likely is Astros' Jose Altuve to reach 3,000 career hits?

We did the math and made comparisons to check on the chances of Jose Altuve becoming just the 34th member of the 3,000-hit club.

Six-packs of Bud Light, Budweiser and Michelob Ultra are displayed at a liquor store, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Fairfield, Calif. Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch has reached a contract agreement with the Teamsters union that avoids a strike at its U.S. plants. The union had threatened a strike at the brewer's 12 U.S. plants if an agreement on a new five-year contract wasn't reached by 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday.

Photo by: Godofredo A. Vásquez, AP

220 workers are losing their jobs at beer bottle plant

Ardagh Glass Packaging, a supplier of glass bottles to breweries and other customers, plans to close its Houston plant in July.

A rendering of Lone Star College's new Magnolia center, which is anticipated to open its doors in 2026. The center will offer regular transfer courses as well as HVAC and EMS programs.

Photo by: Courtesy Of Lone Star College

Lone Star College starts construction on its $34M center in Magnolia

A $34 million Lone Star College center being built in Magnolia is one of the college system's last projects from its nearly $500 million bond in 2014. 

Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, speaks during a Starship update press conference Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, at a SpaceX facility in Boca Chica.

Photo by: Jon Shapley, Staff Photographer

What to know about Elon Musk as billionaire turns 53 Friday

The billionaire has been in headlines recently for his move to Texas, where two of his largest companies, Tesla, Inc. and SpaceX are based. 


Promotional image for virtual event with B-boy Jeffro

Photo by: Melissa Phillip / Susan Barber

EVENT: Meet the Houstonian competing in Olympic breakdancing

Chronicle readers are invited to a live virtual event with Jeffrey "B-boy Jeffro" Louis, one of the best breakdancers in the world competing in the sport's debut at the 2024 Olympics.

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Chris Shelton, Audience producer

chris.shelton@houstonchronicle.com

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