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Infamous North Houston Cracker Barrel closes after decades

It's one of several locations of the popular brand in Southeast Texas.

Houston, TX · 2d

Chron.com

Report of sick alligator takes hilarious turn in Houston suburb

What appeared to be a troubling wildlife encounter wasn't quite what it seemed.

Houston, TX · 8h

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Is Prince’s Hamburgers In Houston The Oldest Burger Stand Still Flipping In Texas?

Some Houston families pass down recipes. Others pass down a burger order. In one corner of the city’s northwest side, there is a burger counter tied to grandparents’ high school days, first dates, and old car hop photos from the 1940s and 1950s. People who grew up with it still talk about the sauce, the root beer, and the poppy seed buns as if they were family members.

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Houston Chronicle

Richard Reyes, Houston’s iconic Pancho Claus, hospitalized after brain mass found

Reyes said doctors would run more tests this week and discuss treatment options.

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Midland Reporter-Telegram

Another Texan takes home $1 million off a lottery scratch off ticket

Another lucky Texan took home $1 million off a scratch off ticket.

Houston, TX · 2d

conroetoday.com

Margaritaville Lake Resort Lake Conroe | Houston Introduces “Polar Paradise,” a Heated Poolside Winter Experience

MONTGOMERY, TX -- Margaritaville Lake Resort Lake Conroe | Houston is extending pool season with “Polar Paradise,” a winter experience featuring football watch parties, a heated pool and spa, fire pits, movies, blankets, robes, and s’mores. It runs from Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, through Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 14, 2027.

texasview.org

Steakhouses in Houston: 10 Places for a Memorable Dinner

Houston has a longstanding steakhouse tradition, with options ranging from classic chophouses to contemporary live-fire kitchens. From Gulf Coast seafood pairings to dry-aged Texas beef cut tableside, this city doesn’t settle for ordinary cuts. If you want to know where to plan a memorable steak dinner in Houston, this...

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Outlet Malls in Texas: 10 Shopping Stops

Texas doesn’t do small when it comes to shopping. Outlet malls here stretch across acres of open-air walkways, often pack in dozens of stores, and can turn a quick stop into a full afternoon. If you’re planning to visit outlet malls in Texas as part of a weekend trip, the state has some of the biggest and best-organized retail centers in the country.

Texas · 5d

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Texas Animal Control Responds to Sick Alligator Report, Makes Hilarious Discovery

What looked to be a sick alligator turned out to be anything but.

Sugar Land, TX · 3h

fox26houston.com

$3 million Texas Lottery ticket sold at northeast Houston store

HOUSTON - A Houston resident became a millionaire overnight after they bought a winning lottery ticket on Tuesday. According to the Texas Lottery, one winning Mega Million ticket was sold with all five numbers correct for a prize total of $3 million. The winning numbers for Tuesday were 2-18-25-20-26 with...

Houston, TX · 13h

Chron.com

KPRC 2 reporter stepping away from air just months after joining station

The reporter opened up about the unexpected timing of her leave.

allamericanatlas.com

5 Best Italian Restaurants in Houston, Texas that Will Make You Feel Like You’re in Rome

Houston, Texas — a city where the sun bounces off glass towers and shotgun houses alike, where the air is thick with the perfume of magnolias and the sizzle of something delicious on every corner. Here, cultures entwine: Vietnamese, Nigerian, Mexican, Indian, and, woven through it all, the old Italian spirit — families who brought their recipes across the ocean and made them sing beneath the Texas sky. Houston is a city of dreamers and doers, of oil and art, of rodeos and rockets, where every meal is a gathering and every table a crossroads.

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My Neighborhood News

Thanksgiving Dinner 2026 in Cypress and West Houston: Where to Order a Holiday Feast or Dine Out on Thanksgiving Day

From pecan-smoked turkey at The Backyard Grill to special Thanksgiving dinners at local restaurants, Cypress and West Houston families have plenty of options for celebrating the holiday without doing all the cooking.

Chron.com

Houston restaurant pioneer Mahmoud Dimassi dead at age 85

He was still working at the original location.

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Antone's Famous Po'Boys is a Houston classic. Is it still worth a visit?

One hungry night while at H-E-B I spotted in the cold deli aisle a row of sandwiches from Antone's Famous Po'Boys. In my car before I left the lot, I chomped through ham, salami and the unmissable flavor of chow chow. This video created with the assistance of AI. I...

Houston, TX · 6d

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Houston’s Goode Company Is Hiding Golden Tickets for Diamond Bracelets in Its Famous Pecan Pie Boxes

Houston’s beloved Brazos Bottom Pecan Pie has long been a holiday staple, but this year, a few lucky customers may find something even sweeter than the pie itself: a golden ticket worth a diamond bracelet. As it approaches its 50th anniversary in 2027, Houston-born Goode Company is putting a Texas twist on a Willy Wonka-style […] The post Houston’s Goode Company Is Hiding Golden Tickets for Diamond Bracelets in Its Famous Pecan Pie Boxes first appeared on DiningOut .

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Texas’s Most Addictive Donuts Come From A Humble Bakery That Sells Out Daily

There are places in this world that ruin you for everything else, and Billy’s Donuts in Pasadena, Texas is absolutely one of them. One visit is all it takes before you start measuring every other donut against this one, and spoiler alert, nothing else comes close. Let’s be honest...

Pasadena, TX · 5d

Houston Chronicle

The Garden Oaks Theater's future is now assured as Arthouse Houston closes on the property

The group that helped save the River Oaks Theatre met the demand to raise the $7.1 million needed to spare the Art Deco building.

Houston, TX · 2d

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Houston’s Best Cajun Seafood Restaurants? Locals Have Plenty to Say

Houston may be famous for its Tex-Mex, barbecue, and thriving international food scene, but the city’s appetite for Cajun seafood runs just as deep. Thanks to its proximity to Louisiana and generations of Gulf Coast culinary influence, Houston has no shortage of restaurants serving everything from steaming bowls of seafood gumbo and fried catfish to […] The post Houston’s Best Cajun Seafood Restaurants? Locals Have Plenty to Say first appeared on DiningOut .

Houston, TX · 11h

Chron.com