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Texas gas price tracker: How has the Iran war affected costs in your county?

Texans are feeling the cost increase at the gas pump. Average gas prices statewide rose nearly one dollar per gallon from $2.55 to $3.54 over the past month.

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Actor Chuck Norris reacts prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Chuck Norris, legendary Texas actor and martial artist, dies at 86

The actor and martial artist Chuck Norris was the star of the CBS show "Walker, Texas Ranger" in the 1990s and early 2000s.

A collage showing the entrance sign at the University of St. Thomas with snapshots of different severance agreements with departing staff or faculty.

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St. Thomas paid nearly $1M in exit packages for departing staff despite financial woes

As administrators scrambled to stabilize the university's finances, the private school quietly handed out exit packages to staff totaling more than $941,000.

Chris Busby, left, with his wife, Stephanie Kenny Velasquez.

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A Black Hawk pilot's wife in a Houston detention center could soon be deported

Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez followed all the rules. She could still be deported after a routine check-in.

Stephen El Gidi runs his food stall, Drizzle Cheesecakes, at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

Photo by: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle

Ramadan at the Houston rodeo: Inside a vendor's 13-hour shift while fasting.

Ramadan and the rodeo are two overlapping timelines that define his March, both as a businessman and a Muslim.

The breakthrough energy coffee is shown at Trung Nguyen Legend in Houston Thursday, March 19, 2026.

Photo by: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

Vietnam's biggest coffee brand is opening a massive Houston cafe

Trung Nguyen Legend brews both expensive coffee blends and trendy drinks like a salt foam-topped espresso.

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Food

Review: Late August's Afro-Mexican menu stands out in a historic Midtown space

Chef-owner Chris Williams makes the Ion, once the home of a Sears, a restaurant destination. Read More

Harlon's BBQ & Concession serves various barbecue options at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.

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The best things to eat at the Houston rodeo

From brisket fries to chicken-fried lobster, food reporter Sonia Garcia tasted 38 dishes at the Houston rodeo to find the best bites worth trying. See her top picks. Read More

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Politics

Democrat Annise Parker, who is running in the primary election for her party's nomination for Harris County Judge, greets her supporters as she arrives to an election night watch party in Houston, Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

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Opinion

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo attendees walk by Drizzle Cheesecakes on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

Photo by: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle

Booty shorts at RodeoHouston? Thankfully, Houston's response was swift.

Most folks know how to read the room, or in this case, the Houston rodeo. Yet here we are discussing the expectation of decency, writes columnist Joy Sewing.