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Sugar Land man catches behemoth 300-pound alligator gar in Houston bayou

Sugar Land man catches behemoth 300-pound alligator gar in Houston bayou

Payton Moore dreams of giant fish. The Sugar Land resident set sail down a Houston bayou Thursday, determined…

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Want to fight the feral hog problem in Texas? Start with $8K, a helicopter and a machine gun.

Want to fight the feral hog problem in Texas? Start with $8K, a helicopter and a machine gun.

Feral hogs have terrorized Houston neighborhoods for years, tearing up grass and causing property damage in s…

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Texas highway signs warning of fatalities may actually increase risk of crashing, study finds

Texas highway signs warning of fatalities may actually increase risk of crashing, study finds

Driving along Texas highways, drivers will likely see electric signs that provide real-time traffic alerts, w…

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Meet Legacy Man: An engineer by day, rollerblading music producer by night

Meet Legacy Man: An engineer by day, rollerblading music producer by night

It was an average day of biking around the Heights for James Patton and his friends until they came across th…

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Bellaire balances noise, crime concerns with property rights as it considers restricting rental h...

Bellaire balances noise, crime concerns with property rights as it considers restricting rental h...

There are currently over a dozen Bellaire homes available to rent on AirBnb, Vrbo and other short-term rental…

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Houston to automatically report late campaign finance filers to Texas Ethics Commission

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By Ryan Nickerson Verified
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Houston City Council Member Julian Ramirez listens during the public comment period at a Houston City Council meeting as community members gathered to protest the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and other deaths involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement across the country at Houston City Hall on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
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Metro proposes spending $40M for street repaving. Advocates say that money should go to transit

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By Ryan Nickerson Verified
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Metro's proposed budget for the coming fiscal year includes $40 million for road work that advocates say goes beyond the transit agency's core responsibilities and makes it harder for Metro to maintain bus and rail service levels as it navigates financial pressures. That money would be in addition to the $100 million Metro allocated for roadway improvements in launching its Infrastructure Improvement Program in the current fiscal year.
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Houston City Council is testing its limits 3 years after voters passed Proposition A

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By Ryan Nickerson Verified
| Houston Chronicle Verified
Houston Mayor John Whitmire listens during public comment at a Houston City Council meeting focused in part on calls for justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, opposition to Flock Safety cameras and Houston police collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, at City Hall in Houston, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026.
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