Houston Chronicle
Texas GOP Rocked by Candidate’s Racist Rant
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- Texas GOP Rocked by Candidate’s Racist Rant
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- 57:28
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- In this episode of Texas Take, host Jeremy Wallace and Austin American-Statesman political reporter John Moritz break down the backlash over Railroad Commission candidate Bo French and the latest attacks on James Talarico. They also look at Talarico’s efforts to build support among Black voters in Houston. Plus, Republican Harris County judge candidate Orlando Sanchez joins Jeremy to discuss his campaign against Democrat Letitia Plummer.
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- 87 Year Old Killed in Woodland Heights Shooting
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- 0:36
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- An 87-year-old man was fatally shot following an altercation in Houston’s Woodland Heights Tuesday morning, police said. A man detained at the scene was later released pending further investigation. The victim’s identity has not been released.
Click the link to read more: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/shooting-woodland-heights-22433382.php
📝: Kathleen Ortiz / reporter
📸: Jill Karnicki / visuals
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- Martin Tailors have become a staple in Houston history
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- Martin Tailors have worked with professional sports teams, community members and universities.
Explore more about their story by watching the full video on Friday, by subscribing to our channel now. bit.ly/4rmI1oU
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- What to watch when the Texans take on the Bengals
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- The Houston Texans are preparing for their Week 2 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals at Reliant Stadium. Nico Collins’ hamstring injury has put his status for Sunday’s game in doubt, leaving Houston to potentially rely on a wide receiver committee and more production from its tight ends. The Texans could also lean heavily on the running game after a strong Week 1 performance on the ground.
📸 @bcoomer713 / photographer
📝 Jonathan M. Alexander / Texans beat writer
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/nico-collins-injury-hamstring-fantasy-22435567.php?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube
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- Texas politicians turned Indian immigrants from 'model minority' into a target
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- In part 2 of Change of State, statewide columnist Chris Tomlinson examines the growing backlash against Indian immigrants in Texas. Indian immigrants helped build the state’s technology, health care and science industries after arriving in large numbers beginning in the 1980s. Now, Tomlinson looks at how anti-immigrant rhetoric has increasingly targeted a community that remains less than 1% of the state’s population.
📝: Chris Tomlinson / statewide columnist
📸: @bcoomer713 / photographer
🔗https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnist/chris-tomlinson/article/indian-bigotry-sugar-land-politics-22247848.php
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- The oldest tailor shop in Houston
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- Over the decades, Matin Tailors has also become woven into Houston history, marking this
shop as the oldest tailor shop in Houston.
You can watch the full video Friday. Subscribe here now: bit.ly/4rmI1oU
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- Three generations and more than 70 years of tailoring
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- 0:22
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- Through three generations and more than 70 years of tailoring, this story explores immigration, craftsmanship and a family business that has left its mark across Houston.
Watch the full video Friday, on our YouTube channel. Subscribe now: bit.ly/4rmI1oU
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- Massive Mexican folk art creatures are coming to Discovery Green this fall
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- Mexican folk art is going larger than life at Discovery Green.
Eight colorful, 20-foot sculptures will fill the downtown park for “Fantastic Animals from México: Alebrijes and Nahuales,” a temporary public art installation opening Sept. 15 and continuing through Oct. 18.
Based on original works by Oaxacan artists, the collection draws from Mexican magical realism and Mesoamerican folklore. The eight sculptures will be displayed throughout the park.
📝&📹️: Ana Khan / reporter
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- Timelapse James Turrell’s Renovated Skyspace at Rice University
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- 0:27
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- Once again, James Turrell's "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace looms large and in vivid colors on campus at Rice University. Early in September, Joel Thompson, deputy director of the Moody Center for the Arts, and Lee Clark, director of exhibitions at the Moody, conducted three lighting tests as the sun set.
On Tuesday, the Skyspace, which anchors the Rice Public Art Collection, reopened to the public. "Twilight Epiphany" will resume its sunrise and sunset light sequence, open daily.
Click the link to read more: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/james-turrell-skyspace-rice-university-reopen-22424327.php
📝: Amber Elliott / reporter
📸: @jfochtman / photographer
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- Do Houston’s Highway Ramp Meters Reduce Traffic
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- Those traffic lights on Houston highway entrance ramps aren’t random signals. They’re ramp meters, designed to space out entering cars, prevent sudden braking and keep traffic moving.
But not all Houston drivers seem to understand the purpose of traffic lights on ramps. In a TikTok video posted on May 9 that received more than 200,000 likes, a local motorist captured footage of another driver who had stopped at a red light during traffic.
“Obviously not from Houston,” the caption read. More than 5,000 TikTok users commented on the video. Many defended the driver who stopped at the red light.
Click the link to read more: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/houston-highway-ramp-meters-22394643.php
📝&📸: Octavia Johnson / reporter
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- Martin Tailors
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- What do Tom Brady, the Astros, and the Chicano Squad all have in common? Watch our full video this Friday, at 6 p.m. on our YouTube channel.
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- Houston Restaurant Review: Charm Taphouse & BBQ draws on Thai flavors
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
- Description
- From two post oak-fueled smokers located behind the restaurant, Charm’s barbecue offerings are right up there with the best in Houston.
A sprawling menu includes pulled pork, pork belly burnt ends, chicken and turkey. Add Thai sausages, including ones made with curry as well as a beef-and-basil variety, to the mix, too.
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- Texans Fans Look Ahead to New Season
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
- Description
- Texans fans shared their excitement and expectations before Houston opened its 25th season against the Buffalo Bills at Reliant Stadium.
Click the link for the latest updates and analysis from the game.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/houston-buffalo-bills-week-1-updates-22429630.php
📸: Matt Young / reporter
📸: @bcoomer713 / photographer
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- Texans Fans Make Their Predictions
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
- Description
- Texans fans shared their expectations ahead of today’s season opener against the Buffalo Bills in Houston.
Click the link for the latest updates from the game: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/
📸: @jfochtman / photographer
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- His brother challenged UH’s Latreveon McCutchin. He answered
- Runtime
- 0:23
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- Former Houston football players Antowain Smith and Willie Brown led the Cougars onto the field ahead of tonight’s matchup against Southern at TDECU Stadium.
📝 & 📸: Joseph Duarte / UH/Big 12 beat writer
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/college/cougars/article/uh-southern-latreveon-mccutchin-preview-22427016.php
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- Marsh Master Roundup Gives Up-close Look at Gators
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- A celebration of Texas marsh heritage included a roundup of massive alligators at Fort Anahuac Park on Saturday, part of Marsh Master Roundup 2026.
The two-day gathering is organized to celebrate the opening of alligator hunting season. Anahuac is located in coastal Chambers County, one of 22 “core” counties in the state with an alligator season that runs Sept. 10-30.
Friday’s festivities included a cook-off and live music while Saturday the event was in full swing. Along with the alligator weigh-in, Saturday featured a duck-calling competition, redfish tournament, airboat rides and hosted local vendors.
Attendees were able to get a closer look at large alligators during the weigh-in. Children in particular found the creatures to be intriguing.
💻️: Matt Wyatt / audience
📹️: @tessa.pechal / social video producer
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- Japan Festival Houston drew huge crowds last year. It's back this weekend.
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- The annual Japan Festival Houston celebrates Japanese culture with two days of food, music, dance, martial arts and activities, drawing thousands of visitors to Hermann Park each year. After attendance surged to nearly 80,000 last year, organizers are expanding the festival grounds and making changes to ease crowds and long lines. Here’s what to know before you go.
📝 & 📹: Ana Khan / reporter
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/special_events/article/japan-festival-houston-hermann-park-22416897.php
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- Was Islamophobia worse in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, or has it gotten worse in the modern era?
- Runtime
- 0:25
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- In this episode, we compare the overt hostility and discrimination many Muslim Americans experienced after 9/11 with the forms of Islamophobia they face today from harmful stereotypes and political rhetoric to online hate and real-world threats.
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- Charm Taphouse & BBQ draws on Thai flavors
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- 0:23
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- At Charm Taphouse & BBQ, Thai food and Texas-style smoked meats meet without either cuisine losing its character.
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- Houston Restaurant Review: Charm Taphouse & BBQ draws on Thai flavors
- Runtime
- 4:24
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- At Charm Taphouse & BBQ, Thai food and Texas-style smoked meats meet without either cuisine losing its character. From two post oak-fueled smokers located behind the restaurant, Charm’s barbecue offerings are right up there with the best in Houston.
Take a look to see how this restaurant stands out.
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- Was Islamophobia Worse After 9/11or Is It Worse Today?
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- More than two decades after September 11, 2001, how has life changed for Muslims in Texas and across America? In this episode, we compare the overt hostility and discrimination many Muslim Americans experienced after 9/11.
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- Will Trumpapalooza in Texas help the GOP in midterms
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- 38:29
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- In this episode of Texas Take, host Jeremy Wallace and reporter Casey Murray break down what they saw firsthand at the Republican's National convention in Dallas, an event that felt more like a two-day Trump rally than a traditional convention. They look at Trump’s push to energize Republicans ahead of the midterms, the jockeying among potential 2028 contenders and what the gathering meant for candidates like Ken Paxton. Plus, they discuss the issues Republicans avoided, the party figures who gained attention and Trump’s controversial proposal for a $5,000 dividend.
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- - YouTube
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- The Houston chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America held a community walk around the Galleria to identify Flock surveillance cameras. Organizer Jasmine Khadem González said the group wanted to educate residents about the technology and its use in Houston. The group is calling for Flock cameras to be removed from the city. The walk is part of its broader effort to oppose the use of Flock surveillance technology.
📸: @raquelnatalicchio / photographer
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/houston-flock-license-plate-camera-protest-22393539.php
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- Ted Cruz: Tax Cut Will Leave a ‘Legislative Legacy’ for Kids
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- Sen. Ted Cruz explains how a tax cut passed last year could create a “legislative legacy” for children decades from now in an exclusive episode of Texas Take.
Click the link to watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/rayMkxQpg4M
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- Being Muslim in Texas: Post 9/11 vs. Today
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- 5:51
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- More than two decades after September 11, 2001, how has life changed for Muslims in Texas and across America? In this episode, we compare the overt hostility and discrimination many Muslim Americans experienced after 9/11 with the forms of Islamophobia they face today from harmful stereotypes and political rhetoric to online hate and real-world threats.
Was Islamophobia worse in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, or has it gotten worse in the modern era?
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- Was Islamophobia Worse After 9/11—or Is It Worse Today?
- Runtime
- 0:20
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- Islamophobia Is At An All Time High, Here's Why.
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- Dining on a Budget: Tacos El Bigotes
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- 0:38
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
- Description
- What can you get for $1 in Houston? On Tuesdays, Tacos El Bigotes serves up $1 trompo tacos — a tasty, budget-friendly Houston find. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-restaurants/
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- Harris County leaders approve highest tax rate in modern history. Here’s why.
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
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- Harris County commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday to adopt the highest county property tax rate in modern history in a bid to bridge a more-than $180 million projected budget deficit. bit.ly/4A4kigW
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- White colonists 'invented' Texas. Now their grip on power is fading.
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
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- This week’s Tomlinson’s Take: In Change of State, Part I, Chris Tomlinson explores San Antonio—the state’s oldest city, established by Spanish colonists in 1719. The city has witnessed some of Texas’ most dramatic moments. Throughout its history, Hispanics have made up the majority of residents, though they have not always held political power.
The Alamo City can tell us a great deal about Texas’ past—and its future—through its people, politics, and economy.
📝: Chris Tomlinson / statewide columnist
📸: @jfochtman / photographer
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnist/chris-tomlinson/article/san-antonio-latino-majority-22221011.php
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- Divided Harris County Commissioners Court approves highest property tax rate in modern history
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
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- Harris County commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday to adopt the highest county property tax rate in modern history in a bid to bridge a more-than $180 million projected budget deficit.
Harris County reporter John Lomax V explains the increase and provides a breakdown of the expenses.
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- Why Sen. Ted Cruz Would Reject the Supreme Court
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
- Description
- In an exclusive episode of Texas Take, Sen. Ted Cruz tells host Jeremy Wallace why he turned down the opportunity to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court after President Trump approached him during his first term.
“If there’s a vacancy in the second term, my answer will be no,” Cruz said.
🎧 Watch the full conversation on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/rayMkxQpg4M
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- What It's REALLY Like Covering The Houston Texans
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- 8:49
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
- Description
- Go behind the scenes with Jonathan Alexander as he vlogs his coverage of the Houston Texans 2026 training camp and preseason from the practice field to press room and exclusive interviews.
The access, the grind, the stories before the kickoff.
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- Change of State: Texas is changing but its leadership isn't
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
- Description
- This week’s Tomlinson’s Take: In Change of State, Part I, Chris Tomlinson explores San Antonio—the state’s oldest city, established by Spanish colonists in 1719. The city has witnessed some of Texas’ most dramatic moments. Throughout its history, Hispanics have made up the majority of residents, though they have not always held political power.
The Alamo City can tell us a great deal about Texas’ past—and its future—through its people, politics, and economy. Follow along each week for the full series.
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- Trump defends Iran war, slams Democrats and promises cash at Republicans' midterm convention
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- 0:37
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump proposed a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” for every American adult if Republicans retain control of Congress in November. The proposal could cost more than $1 trillion and would require congressional approval. Trump made the announcement at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas.
🔗bit.ly/46RI1DG
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- Houston families lose power for days at Sharpstown apartment complex
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
- Description
- Dozens of Houston families have gone five days without power at the Falls of Point West Apartments, where American Red Cross workers offered emergency relief to cope with the September heat on Tuesday.
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- Houston's Regan Hutsell is first Miss Texas in over 50 years to win Miss America
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
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- Regan Hutsell, who is from Houston, is the 10th Black woman to win Miss America and the first to win while wearing her natural hair. Hutsell is also the fifth Black woman to be crowned Miss Texas, and the second from Houston. bit.ly/4yuxieh
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- Sen. Ted Cruz on College Sports 'Collapsing'
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
- Description
- On an exclusive episode of Texas Take, Sen. Ted Cruz warns that college sports are at a breaking point—and says he wants to protect opportunities for the 99% of student-athletes who won’t go pro.
Watch the full clip on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/rayMkxQpg4M
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- Houston’s Wild Weather: Tornadoes, Flash Floods, Ice & Arctic Blast
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- 3:49
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
- Description
- From tornadoes and flash floods to icy roads and an Arctic blast, watch some of the most dramatic recent weather across the Houston area and Texas.
This compilation features TxDOT Houston crews preparing roads and bridges for freezing conditions, a tornado moving through the Houston area, drivers caught in dangerous flash flooding, flood warnings across Harris and Montgomery counties, ice accumulating on a home in Conroe and updates from the deadly flooding at Camp Mystic in Kerr County.
Chapters:
00:00 Houston crews prepare roads for ice
00:35 Tornado moves through Houston area
01:22 Drivers caught in flash flooding
01:37 Camp Mystic flood updates
02:21 Houston-area flood warnings
02:46 Arctic blast covers Conroe home in ice
Subscribe to the Houston Chronicle for more breaking news, severe weather coverage and extraordinary video from Houston and across Texas.
#HoustonWeather #TexasWe...
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- Sen. Ted Cruz says Trump’s attack on Iran was ‘right decision’
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- In an exclusive episode of Texas Take, host Jeremy Wallace sits down with Sen. Ted Cruz, who says President Trump made the “right” decision to attack Iran.
Watch the full episode on our YouTube.
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- Texas Take Exclusive with Ted Cruz: "I'm doing everything humanly possible to help" Ken Paxton
- Runtime
- 40:05
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- Is U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz partially responsible for the midterm cycle turning into a potential disaster for Republicans? In this special edition of the Texas Take, host Jeremy Wallace sits down with Cruz to discuss how his urging of President Donald Trump to launch strikes on Iran in February has set the stage for high gas prices and a conflict looming over the November elections. Cruz also talks about his push to reshape college sports and his new book on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. He explains what drew him to Thomas’s story and why, despite his own deep ties to the court, he has no interest in becoming a justice.
Visit houstonchronicle.com for more Texas Take.
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- Kam Franklin of The Suffers on how Houston shaped her first solo album
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- Kam Franklin celebrated the release of her first solo album, “Land Of the Neon Sun," with a live performance at Cactus Music.
She has spent years fighting for local artists and championing the city's cultural footprint on global stages. She uses her platform to ensure musicians get hired, paid and exposed to larger touring opportunities. She assembled the Bayou City Comeback Chorus in 2020, a rotating collective of local singers focused on social justice and community.
📝: Joey Guerra / music critic, writer
📹: @tessa.pechal / social video producer
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/kam-franklin-solo-album-land-of-the-neon-sun-htx-22400764.php
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- Inside DeMeco Ryans’ Quest To Bring the Houston Texans a Super Bowl
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- 12:17
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- The Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan M. Alexander at down with Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans for an exclusive interview to talk about his goal to reach and Super Bowl and the process of getting there. #Texans #NFL #NFLnews #HTown #football
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- Supernova Furniture’s dinosaur destroyed by fire, but its owners have more plans
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- An animatronic dinosaur named "Dina" went up in flames a week ago outside a Houston Supernova Furniture store along Interstate 45 and met her sudden demise.
The fire appeared to start at the base of the robotic Tyrannosaurus rex shortly before 10:10 p.m. on Aug. 28 before climbing up its body and pulverizing its green synthetic skin, all captured in nearby surveillance footage. The dinosaur was a beloved fixture at the local furniture chain for years, clambering through last year's H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade and most recently greeting drivers as they passed the Gulf Freeway business.
After the Friday blaze, Dina was nothing more than a rusty, metal skeleton.
📝 & 📹: Jarrod Wardwell / reporter
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/houston-dinosaur-fire-furniture-store-22415703.php
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- I went 'alligator grabbing' in East Texas. It was more intense than I expected.
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
- Description
- B.A. Steinhagen Reservoir in East Texas is full of alligators.
We spent a night with them this summer to learn more about an ongoing Texas Parks and Wildlife Department study intended to shine a light on these animals for decades to come.
As part of the project, a Texas A&M student helped catch two alligators that her father had marked for research more than two decades earlier.
✍️: Matt Wyatt / staff writer
👩💻: @tessa.pechal / social video producer
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/article/alligators-steinhagen-dam-b-research-22404925.php
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- Fan interrupts UH football opener by running on field, promptly gets sacked
- Runtime
- 0:21
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
- Description
- Houston's Javion White is officially credited with the first sack of the season.
The second? TDECU Stadium security.
A barefoot fan briefly interrupted Saturday's season opener against Oregon State when he ran onto the field with about 12 ½ minutes left in the first quarter. Stadium security delivered a blindside tackle at the 20-yard line, and play resumed after a short delay.
📝: Joseph Duarte / UH/Big 12 beat writer
Video courtesy of @d.j.brown_
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/college/cougars/article/fan-runs-on-field-uh-football-opener-22419088.php
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- Inside Picos: The beloved Houston restaurant that closed after 42 years
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
- Description
- After 42 years serving regional Mexican food and playing host to countless families' celebrations, Houston's Picos in Upper Kirby has closed. In this video, we take a look at the trailblazing restaurant, the food it served and the people behind it.
Watch the full video on youtube.com/@houstonchronicle.
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- Inside the Texas GOP's War on "Sharia Law"
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- 0:27
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- Texas GOP leaders have been escalating their crackdown on Islam and Texas' growing Muslim population. Houston Chronicle religion reporter Adrian Ashford breaks down this anti-Islam push, and how it's spread over the last few years.
Watch the full video on youtube.com/@UCnqTK-gPZiJ7hlT4xyvMQ0g
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- Inside Picos: Beloved Houston Restaurant Closes After 42 years
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- 3:39
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- After 42 years serving regional Mexican food and playing host to countless families' celebrations, Houston's Picos in Upper Kirby has closed. In this video, we take a look at the trailblazing restaurant, the food it served and the people behind it.
Arnaldo Richards first opened the restaurant on Bellaire, selling food from all over Mexico at a time when most of the offerings available in Houston were Tex-Mex. He introduced people across Houston to seafood dishes they'd never tried. In 2014, he expanded to a much larger Upper Kirby spot, covering the walls with favorable press and setting up lockers to store his regulars’ tequila.
Read more about Picos here: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-restaurants/article/picos-closing-date-mexican-restaurant-22218703.php
Video by Jeremy Hayes, Derwin Graham, Faruk Agoro
Photos by Elizabeth Conley, Raquel Natalicchio
Story by Aviva Bechky
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- Houston Muslims say Republicans have 'abandoned' them amid anti-Sharia push
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- Houston-area Muslims say elected Republicans have betrayed tens of thousands of their constituents as GOP politicians use ordinary developments like new halal restaurants or mosques to warn of an “Islamic takeover of Texas” and signal their intent to make the issue a focus of the upcoming legislative session.
Anti-Islamic rhetoric has risen to the top of the GOP platform. This year, U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls in Fort Bend County sponsored the “No Shari’a Act” introduced by U.S. Rep. Keith Self, R-McKinney. The bill would prohibit the application of Sharia law in America, though “Sharia” merely refers to the religious and ethical guidance of Islam and is not codified into any American legal system.
📝 Sam Kelly / reporter
📸: @bcoomer713, @egconley, @melissaphillip713/ photographers
👩💻: @tessa.pechal / social video producer
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- Dining on a Budget: Winnie's
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
- Description
- We checked out Winnie’s in Houston to see what they’re offering for happy hour, from drinks and bites to the overall atmosphere. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-restaurants/
