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Tony Buzbee sues singer Chris Brown over Fort Worth concert assaults

The lawsuit, which was filed July 22, lays out a bizarre and violent series of events that followed Brown's two-night stint at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth July 19 and 20. The suit was filed in Harris County, though it's unclear why since the incident took place in Tarrant County. The initial petition is restricted from public view, but many supporting documents are accessible on the Harris County Courts website.

The lawsuit, which was filed July 22, lays out a bizarre and violent series of...
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RodeoHouston 2025 season tickets go on sale next week

Heads up, rodeo fans. The first round of tickets for the 2025 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo are set to go on sale next week.

Heads up, rodeo fans. The first round of tickets for the 2025 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo are set to go on sale next week.

RodeoHouston announced Thursday that season tickets for the 2025 event will be available starting Aug. 1 at 10 a.m. The ticket packages, which start at $500 plus service fees, will include access to rodeo grounds, all rodeo events and all 20...
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Heavy rain in Hill Country raises water levels on drought-weary lakes

Planning a late summer vacation to the Texas Hill Country? Here's some good news: heavy rains in the area this week have somewhat helped replenish water levels along the Highland Lakes chain, which includes Lake Travis, Lake Buchanan and Lake LBJ.

Planning a late summer vacation to the Texas Hill Country? Here's some good news: heavy rains in the area this week have somewhat helped replenish water levels along the Highland Lakes chain, which includes Lake Travis, Lake Buchanan and Lake LBJ.

Th...
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Houston-raised author's memoir explores struggles of third-culture kids

The memoir covers the first few decades of Song's life, including her childhood in Houston's Memorial neighborhood. Song's parents emigrated from Korea when she and her younger brother were children. Though they were poor, Song attended school with wealthier white students and struggled to find her place as a third-culture kid. The book also explores her relationship with her parents—a domineering and driven mother, and a dreamer father who was constantly losing money to get-rich-quick schemes,...
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Not everyone can leave Houston after Beryl

The stories have been everywhere this past week: One widely cited 2023 University of Houston study found that 57 percent of respondents had considered leaving Houston, with more than half of them citing extreme weather as the reason, and that was before Beryl. According to a 2020 study on natural disasters, Houston began experiencing out-migration due to climate instability as early as 2016, with more people moving out of Harris County than transplants moving in. Some of those people simply move...
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Historic Houston hotel gets major nod from Travel + Leisure

The Lancaster Hotel, located at 701 Texas St., was named the No. 1 Hotel in Houston on the magazine's 2024 World's Best list. The Lancaster beat out Hotel ZaZa, The Moran CityCentrew, The Post Oak Hotel and the Four Seasons Hotel Houston for the top spot, as decided by the magazine's readers.

The Lancaster Hotel, located at 701 Texas St., was named the No. 1 Hotel in Houston on the magazine's 2024 World's Best list. The Lancaster beat out Hotel ZaZa, The Moran CityCentrew, The Post Oak Hotel an...
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Houston is getting a vibe-y new EDM festival

A new electronic dance music festival is set to bring 12 hours worth of light, pyrotechnics and music to Constellation Field in Sugar Land later this year.

A new electronic dance music festival is set to bring 12 hours worth of light, pyrotechnics and music to Constellation Field in Sugar Land later this year.

Called LoneStar Electric Vibes, the festival will debut Saturday, Oct. 26, at the home of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. The musical lineup for the event will be revealed on Aug. 8, and o...
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Glen Powell is (finally) completing his UT degree

The Top Gun: Maverick and Hit Man star announced his intention to return to the University of Texas during a media junket for his newest film, Twisters, which opens July 19.

The Top Gun: Maverick and Hit Man star announced his intention to return to the University of Texas during a media junket for his newest film, Twisters, which opens July 19.

Powell first broke the news to The Hollywood Reporter in May, saying he moved back to Texas after years as a struggling actor in Hollywood. Now that h...
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Houston Shakespeare Festival teams up with garden for 50th anniversary

William Shakespeare's plays are rife with references to plants and botanical concoctions, from hemlock to honeysuckle, roses to wild thyme. This weekend, actors from the Houston Shakespeare Festival will team up with the Houston Botanic Garden to celebrate the theater troupe's upcoming season, which opens in August and includes performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet.

William Shakespeare's plays are rife with references to plants and botanical concoctions, from hemlock to...
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Longtime Houston columnist Ken Hoffman has died

No cause of death has been released yet. According to several accounts, Hoffman died following an accident at his house on Lake Conroe. He is survived by his wife Erin and son Andrew. The family was apparently staying at the lake house after their power was knocked out in their West University home for several days by Hurricane Beryl.

No cause of death has been released yet. According to several accounts, Hoffman died following an accident at his house on Lake Conroe. He is survived by his wife...
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These unexpected Houstonians fared just fine during Hurricane Beryl

I didn't even know moles existed in Houston—which makes sense since they live most of their lives underground. (Hilariously, thanks to cartoons and other depictions from my childhood, I also thought moles were the size of a small dog. Turns out they're closer to the size of a mouse, smaller than the palm of your hand.)

I didn't even know moles existed in Houston—which makes sense since they live most of their lives underground. (Hilariously, thanks to cartoons and other depictions from my child...
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Houston: It's okay (and normal) to feel exhausted right now

It's normal to have a knot in your chest. It's normal to want to go to bed at 8 p.m. It's normal to feel helpless. It's normal to be mad at the government.

It's normal to have a knot in your chest. It's normal to want to go to bed at 8 p.m. It's normal to feel helpless. It's normal to be mad at the government.

Even if you never lost power and didn't sustain any damage, it is normal to feel exhausted right now. It is traumatic to see your community suffer. It is stressful to ask yourself, "What...
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Formula One showrun coming to Houston this fall

The event, which features musical performances, vehicle simulators, a free fan festival and more, will take place Sept. 7 at Discovery Green. The highlight of the showrun will include a demo of Red Bull's award-winning RB7 F1 car, which will be performed on a custom-built temporary track surrounding the park.

The event, which features musical performances, vehicle simulators, a free fan festival and more, will take place Sept. 7 at Discovery Green. The highlight of the showrun will include a de...
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This $15 purchase got me through Beryl power outages in Texas heat

I've lived much of my adult life in places—East Asia, northern Europe—where central AC is uncommon. While living in rural South Korea in the mid-2000s, I took to carrying around a small folding fan for times when I needed a little breeze—sitting outside at a cafe, riding on the subway, waiting in line somewhere. It's a habit that stuck, even once I returned to Houston, where climate control is ubiquitous.

I've lived much of my adult life in places—East Asia, northern Europe—where central AC is...
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'CenterPointle$$': Graffiti captures Houston's anger over Beryl outages

The mural, which is under I-10 West between Taylor and Studewood streets, reads, simply, "Centerpointle$$." Though Chron hasn't yet confirmed who painted the tag, above it are two names, including Rowdy, the city's prolific tagger and street artist.

The mural, which is under I-10 West between Taylor and Studewood streets, reads, simply, "Centerpointle$$." Though Chron hasn't yet confirmed who painted the tag, above it are two names, including Rowdy, the city's prolific tagger and street artist....
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Beryl destroys iconic A-frame beach houses in Surfside

A set of four A-frame rental homes that were a landmark for the Surfside beach community south of Houston have been destroyed by Hurricane Beryl.

A set of four A-frame rental homes that were a landmark for the Surfside beach community south of Houston have been destroyed by Hurricane Beryl.

The homes, known collectively as "See The Sea," have withstood numerous hurricanes since they were first constructed in the 1960s. Their over-water location on the pedestrian beach where cars are prohibited...
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Houston anchors continue to report through Beryl power outage

Take ABC13 for example. At around 8 a.m. on July 8, as Hurricane Beryl was churning over Houston, the station building lost both power and its television signal. Knowing that Houstonians depend on the station, including chief meteorologist Travis Hertzog, for up-to-the-minute weather reporting, the newscasters were undaunted. They quickly pivoted to live-streaming updates on both Facebook and Instagram, even while the newsroom was shrouded in darkness. Miraculously, the station's digital weather...
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Famous film director's Austin home listed for $8.9 million

An Austin-area home owned by indie film director Robert Rodriguez, best known for movies including Spy Kids and From Dusk Til Dawn, has hit the market with an asking price of $8.9 million.

An Austin-area home owned by indie film director Robert Rodriguez, best known for movies including Spy Kids and From Dusk Til Dawn, has hit the market with an asking price of $8.9 million.

The home, which sits on a secluded, wooded 4-acre bluff above the lake, has been occupied by the director since 2018, ac...
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Don't worry everyone, Willie Nelson is okay after weeks of illness

Willie Nelson is back on the road again, two weeks after an undisclosed illness caused the 91-year-old country legend to cancel his appearance for a handful of dates at the start of his Outlaw Music Festival Tour.

Willie Nelson is back on the road again, two weeks after an undisclosed illness caused the 91-year-old country legend to cancel his appearance for a handful of dates at the start of his Outlaw Music Festival Tour.

The Red Headed Stranger fittingly returned to the stage during his Fou...
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Joey Chestnut dominated in Texas hot dog-eating contest

Weeks after being ousted from the historic Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest over a contract dispute, competition speed eater Joey Chestnut managed to out-consume four Army soldiers at Fort Bliss in El Paso on July 4.

Weeks after being ousted from the historic Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest over a contract dispute, competition speed eater Joey Chestnut managed to out-consume four Army soldiers at Fort Bliss in El Paso on July 4.

The 16-time Nathan's hot dog-eating champion devoured 57 hot dogs...
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How air conditioning caused a Texas boom

It's ubiquitous now, but there was a time when air conditioning in Houston was much less common—and it wasn't as long ago as you think. You can still see vestiges of life without AC, in the form of transom windows and belt-driven ceiling fans in Victorian-era buildings throughout Southeast Texas.

The birth of the modern air conditioning system began in the mid-1800s when a Florida physician, Dr. John Gorrie, devised a machine to help keep hospital rooms cool, believing that diseases like malari
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Texas Renaissance Fest is even darker than 'Ren Faire' shows

The podcast comes from the Peabody-winning journalist and producer Sean Cannon, previously of Louisville (KY) Public Media, and investigative reporter Heather Schroering, whose work includes the first podcast on Tiger King Joe Exotic, as well as WeCrashed, the story behind WeWork. Their reporting draws on previous work done by journalist David Kushner and the Houston Press, as well as numerous police reports and other legal documents highlighting lax security at the festival, a toxic work enviro
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Pornhub vs. Ken Paxton will head to Supreme Court

The highest court in the nation announced on Tuesday that it will hear oral arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, which challenges the constitutionality of HB 1811, or Texas' age-verification law for online sites with adult content. The case will be heard during the court's next term, which runs from October through June 2025.

The announcement comes two months after SCOTUS denied a request filed by the Free Speech Coalition to block the law in late April. The Free Speech Coalition is a
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At least 1 injured in crowd surge at UT's SEC celebration

A concert in Austin celebrating the University of Texas' return to the Southeastern Athletic Conference ended in a crowd surge that sent one person to the hospital and had others comparing the event to the deadly Astroworld tragedy.

The incident happened after 9 p.m. June 30, as the day-long festival was wrapping up, according to KVUE in Austin. The crowd surge apparently began as rapper and singer Pitbull took the stage for a free public concert.

Posts on the UT Austin subreddit describe a ha
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