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Jeeps, trucks and ATV's crowd Crystal Beach during the annual Go Topless Jeep weekend in Crystal Beach on Friday. Photo taken on Friday, 05/17/19. Ryan Welch/The Enterprise

100-plus Crystal Beach homes donated to law enforcement for Jeep Weekend

Sheriff Jimmy Fullen offered the option to homeowners to help "ensure the event runs smoothly and safely for the entire community" during Jeep Weekend in Galveston.

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The Texas State Capitol on July 8, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images/TNS)

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Pet sales, forever chemicals among hundreds of bills junked by Texas House

The last House bill to squeak by was authored by Democrat Erin Gamez, creating a grant program for economic development and security in border counties.

A pedestrian stops to take a photo of the storm-damaged Wells Fargo building as storm clean up continues downtown on Monday, May 20, 2024 in Houston. The city closed off streets in a six-block exclusion zone downtown, from McKinney to Polk and from Smith to Travis to ease traffic around the area where broken glass and debris are prevalent.

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer

Houston derecho anniversary: Our history with the rare wind storm

A powerful derecho blasted through Houston one year ago. But it wasn't our first encounter with a derecho.

Houston skies turned angry: A meteorologist's reflections on experiencing two derechos

Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles smiles as Lamar High School's boys' 1,600-meter relay team is recognized for their national record-setting time during the district's Board of Managers meeting at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center in Houston, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer

HISD asked nearly 50 principals to resign or face board termination in 2023-24

The number provides new detail to last year's sweeping principal turnover that led to 76 principals leaving their roles in June.

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The exterior of the Covenant House campus is seen in Houston, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Photo by: Kirk Sides, Houston Chronicle

$55M campus for young Houstonians without homes opens in Montrose

Covenant House Texas' new shelter for young people ages 18 to 24 has 50% more beds than the campus it has replaced.

Riders cruise north on Shepherd Drive past West Gray Street during a social bike ride led by the group Clutch City Cruisers on Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Houston.

Photo by: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer

Houston public safety advocates hope W Gray bike lane remains untouched

Advocates are raising concerns about the future of another protected bike lane after a public records request revealed that the city designed a new street rehabilitation project in Midtown.

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The best hangover cure in Texas barbecue

Barbecue is natural comfort food, you could argue, at least for Texans, says Houston Chronicle barbecue columnist J.C. Reid.

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Ximena Arias-Cristobal is a 19-year-old college student brought to the U.S. illegally by her parents when she was 4.

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Bill King: Deporting this law-abiding teen is not what this country voted for

Former Kemah Mayor Bill King and immigration attorney Charles Foster say that deporting Ximena Arias-Cristobal violates common American decency.

U.S. Rep. Al Green refers to comments made by U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarge as he waves his walking cane during a press conference in Houston, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

Photo by: Kirk Sides, Houston Chronicle

Al Green files bill to impeach Trump again. Here's why.

The action follows up on a vow at April 6's Washington, D.C., "Hands Off!" rally that he would bring articles of impeachment against the president within 30 days of the rally.

A mother and her daughter walk away from Bellaire High School on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Bellaire, after the school was placed in a secure mode due to bomb threats.

Photo by: Karen Warren, Staff Photographer

How safe are HISD schools? Superintendent Miles shares some details.

HISD Superintendent Mike Miles said it is 'on track' to eventually comply with the new Texas school safety guidelines.

NRG Stadium is seen before an AFC Wild Card playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Houston.

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer

The Houston Texans schedule is out. What are the most and least expensive games?

A matchup with DeMeco Ryans' former team is the most expensive home game, while it's much cheaper to see a couple of AFC South opponents.

Sony Mathew walks through The Great Elephant Migration – a month-long public art installation featuring 100 life-sized sculptures of Indian elephants at Hermann Park in Houston, Thursday, April 10, 2025. The majority of herds, that are made from dried lantana plants, are located in The Commons at Hermann Park, with additional herds at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and in the Texas Medical Center.

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle

Several Great Elephant Migration elephants are staying in Houston

Four of the elephants from the Great Elephant Migration art exhibit will permanently make their home in Hermann Park.

This view of the Pluto system is as NASA's New Horizons spacecraft saw it in July 2015.

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Can Donald Trump make Pluto a planet again? William Shatner wants him to try.

The power of the president's executive orders is the subject of much debate. One thing is clear, however: Pluto's status is not determined by the president.