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News

How a Pearland Mom Changed Her Life to Save Her Transgender Child

"I’m a mom of a little girl that I would like to see live. Please understand, I’m not fighting about bathrooms. I’m fighting about her life."

12/01/2017 By Roxanna Asgarian

Neighborhood Guide

Everything You Need to Know About Sugar Land

We're sweet on the former sugar capital turned booming community.

11/17/2017 By Houstonia Staff

New Territory, Literally

Sugar Land Annexes Two Communities, Grows Even More

As of December 12, Greatwood and New Territory will officially be part of Sugar Land.

11/17/2017 By Nicki Koetting

Hidden Houston

These Riverside Terrace Mansions Have Never Been Open to the Public—Until Now

A historic home tour will take place on December 3.

11/14/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Let the Booze Flow

The Heights Is Dry No Longer

Heights restaurateurs and bar owners are cheering as the measure to disband the Heights' historic dry area passes by a wide margin.

11/08/2017 By Roxanna Asgarian

Slice of Life

30 Years Later, Photographs of Houston's Fourth Ward Are a Window Through Time

The historic African American neighborhood has been heavily gentrified, making these 1987 images artifacts of a different era.

11/07/2017 By Roxanna Asgarian

Houston Strong

Scenes From the Astros World Series Victory Parade

About one million Houstonians attended the parade, an Astros and Houston pride-filled extravaganza.

11/04/2017 Photography by Marco Torres

World Series Champions

Houston, We Are World Series Champions

The Astros played to raise us up, to boost our hopes, to give us reasons to cheer again.

11/02/2017 By Scott Vogel

World Series Game 6

The World Series That TV Isn't Showing You

The small screen has never been smaller.

11/01/2017 By Scott Vogel

World Series Game 6

The Siege of L.A. Has Nearly Begun

We're heading back to Dodgers territory.

10/31/2017 By Scott Vogel

World Series Game 5

With Astros Win, City Sets Record for Most Consecutive Hours Spent Screaming

In their season finale at Minute Maid Park, the Astros took us on one more unbelievable ride.

10/30/2017 By Scott Vogel

Love & Sex

67 Great Dates in Houston

Good, bad, or ugly, we’ve got the guidance you need to make dating great, from the city’s best date nights to the real truth about romance in the Bayou City from readers just like you.

10/30/2017 By Houstonia Staff

Love & Sex

67 Great Dates in Houston

Good, bad, or ugly, we’ve got the guidance you need to make dating great, from the city’s best date nights to the real truth about romance in the Bayou City from readers just like you.

10/30/2017 By Morgan Kinney, Nicki Koetting, Alice Levitt, Marianella Orlando, Sarah Rufca Nielsen, and Katharine Shilcutt

News

Portrait of a Young DREAMer

An Obama past gives way to a Trump future, and a Houstonian considers his options.

10/30/2017 By Arman Badrei, Kara Fields, and Spencer Vogel

Bayougraphy

Legendary Steel Guitarist Herb Remington Looks Back

You know this 91-year-old Houstonian’s music, if not his name.

10/30/2017 By Brittanie Shey

Ice House

This Sports Complex in Cypress Allows Kids with Special Needs to Play Ball

The Langham Creek YMCA's adaptive sports program is more than just about playing sports.

10/30/2017 By Roxanna Asgarian

Ice House

This Houston Woman Has the Longest Fingernails in the World

We asked world record holder Yani Williams what it's like to live with 19 (combined) feet of fingernails.

10/30/2017 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Ice House

Midwives Can Now Help Deliver Babies in Houston Hospitals

Expectant mothers no longer have to choose between delivering with a doctor or a doula.

10/30/2017 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Ice House

Out of Catastrophe, a Wild New Opportunity at the Houston Arboretum

In the aftermath of a great tree-mortality event, the Arboretum has created a new master plan.

10/30/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt