Taco the Vote

8 Houston Taco Trucks Are Doubling as Voter Registration Booths

We already have tacos trucks on every corner—and now we have a few more places to register to vote, too.

09/27/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Well-Preserved

"Mummies of the World" Opens Saturday at the Houston Museum of Natural Science

Whether instantaneous or anthropometric, human or falcon, preserved bodies in every form are gathered at the new exhibit.

09/22/2016 By Alice Levitt

Politics

How Donald Trump Lost One of His Biggest Hispanic Supporters

It’s not Donald Trump’s positions but his convictions—or lack thereof—that worry former supporter Jacob Monty.

09/22/2016 By Scott Vogel

Go 'Stros

Do the Astros Have One More Run in Them?

With 11 games to go, Houston makes one last playoff push.

09/21/2016 By Adam Doster

Feature

In the Fight for Abortion Clinic Access, a Houston Nonprofit Offers a Helping Hand—and a Passenger Seat

A ride may seem a small thing. But for women in need, the Clinic Access Support Network can be everything—even after the demise of House Bill 2.

09/19/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Bayougraphy

Meet the Minister Building Bridges Between Refugee Communities in Westbury

The best way to reach a community? Move in.

09/19/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Best High Schools 2016

Dream Catcher: Meet the Man Who Helps Students—and Their Parents—Achieve Success

Local expert Ibrahim Firat on choosing the right school, tutoring over Skype, and why your teenager should be on LinkedIn.

09/19/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Best High Schools 2016

Today’s High School Classes Are as Unique as Your Child

Classes in video editing and marine science are only offered in college, right? Not so fast.

09/19/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Best High Schools 2016

Making the Grade: HISD and Graduation Rates

The district continues to lag Texas, but progress has been made.

09/19/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Best High Schools 2016

The No. 1 Public High School in Texas Is in Houston

DeBakey turns out math and science whiz kids who head to top colleges. But with high expectations comes high pressure.

09/19/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Education

Houston's Best High Schools 2016

09/19/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Education

Houston's Best High Schools 2016

The city’s best public and private institutions, ranked. Plus: a day in the extraordinary life of Houston’s—and Texas’s—No. 1 high school, and how HISD is fighting to keep kids from dropping out.

09/19/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Politics

Term Unlimited: Meet 3 of Houston’s Longest-Serving Politicians

In Texas, a full 67 percent of incumbents didn't face a major-party challenger in the 2014 elections—and 2016 isn't much different.

09/19/2016 By Adam Doster

Ice House

October’s Perfect Party

Pride-and-Prejudice edition.

09/19/2016 By Catherine Matusow

Long Goodbye

Meet One of Houston Zoo’s Oldest Residents: Succotash the Sloth

The so-called “Grumpy Cat of wild animals” is a bit of a mystery.

09/19/2016 By Alice Levitt

Culture

Everything You Need to Know About Día de los Muertos

Isn’t the Day of the Dead just like Halloween? (No. No, it is not.)

09/19/2016 By Marianella Orlando

Room to Grow

How One Nonprofit Has Delivered 8 Million Pounds of Groceries to Houston Families

The key to Brighter Bites is that produce comes to families, not the other way around.

09/19/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Behind the Data

Straight-A Schools: How Children at Risk Compiles Its Yearly Rankings

Dr. Bob Sanborn discusses how Children at Risk uses data to push for better inner city schools.

09/18/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Web Extra

Behind the Scenes at SugarHill Studios

The oldest continually operating recording studio in the country is a legend in its own time.

09/17/2016 Photography by Todd Spoth

Houston's Best High Schools 2016

The Best Houston-Area Public High Schools

Children at Risk ranked the top schools in Texas—and these Houston high schools got straight A's.

09/16/2016