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Is hurricane season over for Texas? Here's what history says.

The Gulf of Mexico has had a historic hurricane season, from tropical storms Alberto and Chris to hurricanes Beryl, Debby, Francine, Helene and Milton.

 

 

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Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle See the highest paid college football coaches in Texas The Longhorns' Steve Sarkisian is the third highest-paid coach in the country, but plenty of other coaches in the state are doing well.

 

Photo by: Rios/Rebees Former Forever 21 will be reimagined into an 'alleyway' of restaurants, retail The former Forever 21 building in Downtown Houston will be transformed into a restaurant hub as part of a revamp of GreenStreet, the downtown mixed-use project where House of Blues is located.

 

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Staff Photographer Houston keeps its tax rate, but still needs another $7 million for storm costs Houstonians won't see an increase on the city side of their tax bills this year. The city does, however, need to find an additional $7 million in revenue.

 

Photo by: Eli Hartman, MBI / Associated Press Texas abortion funds don't have to turn over client names as part of lawsuit, judge rules The ruling comes amid the Texas funds' legal fight to resume their work after the state's abortion bans.

 

Photo by: Karen Warren, Staff Photographer Fall weather got you thinking about camping at the Renaissance Festival? Here's what to know. The Texas Renaissance Festival is gearing up to have its busiest season of camping since its founding in 1974. Here's what to know.

 

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Will the northern lights make another appearance in Texas? It's possible.

The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, have been spotted in Texas this year. They might make another appearance during this active period of the sun's 11-year solar cycle.

 

 

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What else is going on

Photo by: Hearst Media File Photo Why does Metro's downtown hub smell like pancakes? On Tuesday, a frequent bus rider posted on Reddit what seemed like a silly question: Why does Metro's Downtown Transit Center smell like pancakes now and then? We got to the bottom of it.

 

Photo by: Melissa Phillip, Staff Photographer Man accused of beating, shaking twin infant daughters to death charged with capital murder Fernando Vega, 22, is accused of beating and shaking his twin daughters who were both less than two months old when they died. He has both been charged with capital murder.

 

Photo by: Kirk Sides, Staff Photographer What to know about Sugar Land's $350M bond election this November Sugar Land residents will soon vote on $350 million bond that includes a new police headquarters, animal shelter, public safety, street upgrades and sidewalks.

 

Photo by: Tim Warner/Getty Images Texans mailbag: How does D-line change with Autry back and Edwards out? Jonathan M. Alexander takes his weekly plunge into reader questions, including possible pursuits before the trade deadline.

 

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer Conroe ISD approves $100M for renovations at 5 campuses from its $1.9B bond About $1 billion of Conroe ISD's bond funds are earmarked for new schools and $132 million for major renovations.

 

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer Rockets show benefits of roster continuity in preseason win over Pelicans The Rockets, with their roster back mostly intact, showed their potential during a preseason victory over the Pelicans.

 

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EVENT: How to talk to loved ones who disagree politically

Chronicle readers are invited to a private Zoom event with two noted local family counselors on how to navigate this charged election season with loved ones who disagree politically.

 

Chris Shelton, Audience producer chris.shelton@houstonchronicle.com

 

 

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