Houston Chronicle

The state Comptroller of Public Accounts promoted the sale, which helps Texans buy many EnergyStar and WaterSense-certified appliances tax-free for the holiday houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

The most popular baby names in Texas in 2025 look a lot similar to the most popular baby names in 2024 — and pretty much every year over the past decade. Did your baby's name make the top 10 in the list? Read more: houstonchronicle.com/projects/2026/…

The best candidates in Texas' primary runoff elections benefit when voters show up, writes the Editorial Board. houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editor…

Public health officials from the CDC are investigating salmonella outbreaks in multiple U.S. states, including Texas. Many victims have been children. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

Pearland, Katy, Barbers Hill, Lake Creek and Liberty will represent the Greater Houston area at the UIL softball state championships later this week. houstonchronicle.com/sports/high-sc…

Inside the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston annual Rienzi Spring Party in River Oaks at the former home of Carroll Sterling Masterson and Harris Masterson III. houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/arti…

A proposed rule for mandatory harvest reporting for mountain lions in Texas has sparked a debate on how the species should be managed. bit.ly/4tQXux7

Missouri City is hoping that economic development and historical identity can coexist — that you can break ground on a new development while honoring the enslaved people who helped build the area. bit.ly/3Rw7ZIz

Texas will host a regional including Holy Cross, Tarleton State and UC-Santa Barbara and could host a super regional if it advances. houstonchronicle.com/sports/college…

Houston and communities nationwide marked Memorial Day with ceremonies honoring fallen service members at cemeteries, memorials and public spaces. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

The Aggies didn't get a top-eight seed but will host a regional with a Texas-flavor. houstonchronicle.com/sports/college…

The Houston Police Department on Monday was investigating the death of a person whose body was found near Brays Bayou. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

The Houston Texans will be without a key member of their defense until November but have options to make up for loss of linebacker E.J. Speed. houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/…

Gov. Greg Abbott this week slammed GOP Railroad Commission candidate Bo French, saying the right-wing challenger to incumbent Chairman Jim Wright "doesn't know anything about oil and gas." houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

Waylon Jennings, Leann Rimes, Allen Parkway Village and a new movie theater for The Woodlands all made the news 30 years ago this month. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

Colony Ridge developers near Houston claim Alex Jones spread false allegations about crime, cartels and immigration in the Texas housing development. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

The proposed changes come as other GOP-led states ramp up attacks on tenure, but system officials say the new rule isn't political. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

More than 50 Texas cities were recognized in an annual ranking of the nation's best places to live from U.S. News & World Report, and three Houston suburbs made the top 20. bit.ly/4dp4wnM

Residents who want to vote in the 2026 primary runoffs can do so at any one of dozens of vote centers scattered across Harris County. Search our map to find your voting location: bit.ly/4tSZwwD

Most cards containing welfare benefits aren’t yet equipped with chip technology and are thus vulnerable to skimming, experts say. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…