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Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Staff Photographer HISD will close 12 schools this year. Here's what to know about where their students will end up. HISD's 13 assigned "receiving" schools will take in hundreds of students from closing campuses next school year.

 

Photo by: Jarrod Wardwell / Houston Chronicle Travelers are still waiting hours in Hobby Airport TSA lines Monday as DHS shutdown continues Hobby has fewer security lanes during the shutdown, and some TSA agents took extra shifts to keep lanes open, according to airport officials.

 

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle Houston Texans free agency tracker: Sheldon Rankins agrees to two-year deal. The NFL's free-agent "legal tampering" period has begun. Follow all of the Texans' moves here. Offensive lineman returns: Texans re-sign Ed Ingram to 3-year deal

 

Photo by: Ashleigh Lucas, Houston Chronicle Inside the conflicting responses to ICE civil warrants from Texas police departments While Houston Mayor John Whitmire says Houston law enforcement has to cooperate with ICE, is that really the case?

 

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle Why are gas prices going up? Houston expert on how bad it could get this summer. Drivers just got hit with a 50-cent gas price surge. Here's what's behind it.

 

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Food

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle The high-stakes business of feeding the Houston Rodeo's 2.7 million patrons Some concessionaires rely on the rodeo for up to 40% of their annual revenue. Read More   Photo by: Rob Pryce Houston pastry chef competing on Food Network tonight Locally based pastry chef Oralia Perez, who works at the Post Oak Hotel, is competing in a new series. Read More

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'Dire catastrophe': Corpus Christi could be close to running out of water

Officials in Corpus Christi say they will face a "water emergency" within months and could run out of water entirely next year. Read More

 

Why thousands of refugees in Texas could face arrest under new Trump policy

An ICE directive expanding refugee reviews could impact thousands in Texas and trigger prolonged detention, advocates say. Read More

 

Fact check: Are investors buying more than a quarter of single-family homes?

Rep. Josh Riley, D-N.Y. wrote that "nearly 27% of all homes sold in the first quarter of 2025 were bought by investors."  Read More

 

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Opinion

Photo by: The Washington Post, The Washington Post Via Getty Im At Camp Mystic, here's how we go forward | Opinion Britt Eastland, co-director of Camp Mystic Cypress Lake, writes about how the camp will honor those lost in the July 4 flood by doing everything to protect future campers.  Read More

 

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• Houston's housing agency got $86M from apartment tax breaks. Where did it go?
• Nearly 4,000 people took NASA buyouts. Now, it's hiring again.
• 12 Texas members of Congress are out — a new state record
• Court rejects KP George's last-ditch bid to remove Fort Bend DA before trial
• Meet the man behind National Weather Service alerts in Houston
• Could the U.S. bring back the military draft? White House responds amid Iran war

 

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Sports

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle Team USA vs. Mexico in World Baseball Classic: What to know about tickets Read More   Photo by: Eric Gay, Associated Press The Rockets have lost their identity. With 19 games left, can they get it back? Read More

Photo by: Courtesy Of Cy-Fair ISD Houston has 7 teams in the boys basketball state semifinals. The matchups Read More   Photo by: EKIN KIZILKAYA/Getty Images Sports on TV/radio for March 9 Read More

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