News & City Life

It’s Here, It’s Queer

Houston's Guide to Celebrating Pride 2026

Keep on dancing at the Pink Pony Club with all the Single Ladies because you were Born This Way.

06/01/2026 By Meredith Nudo and Daniel Renfrow

World Cup Summer

Houston’s FIFA World Cup Summer Is Finally Here. This Is How the City Prepared.

Seven matches at NRG, a 39-day fan festival in EaDo, and $30 million in Downtown upgrades—inside Houston's years-long push to earn its World Cup moment.

06/01/2026 By Saba Khonsari

Town Crier

Joe Panzarella Officially Joins City Council, and Houston Braces for World Cup

Plus, apartment inspection reform is finally here, and even more about the budget.

05/29/2026 By Emily Hynds

The Drawl

A Very Houston Word Search

Bayou, kolache, feeder road, swangin’. See how many Houston buzzwords you can find in this H-Town word search.

05/28/2026 By Brittany Britto Garley

Only in Houston

Houston’s Tainted Gas, Astrodome Discourse, and Sinking Suburbs

Headlines here never disappoint.

05/28/2026 By Meredith Nudo

House of Mouse

The Surprising Ways Disney Built Houston

Mickey Mouse’s glove prints are throughout Houston, but you have to search to find them.

05/11/2026 By Jef Rouner

Town Crier

Houston’s ICE Policy Fight, the District C Runoff, and More City Council News

A street name change, the District C election continues, and a Houston Police Department/ICE policy rollercoaster—here’s what you missed inside City Hall this month.

04/27/2026 By Emily Hynds

Bayougraphy

How Houston Artist and Activist Koomah Is Fighting for Intersex Visibility

Through performance, legislation, and the Houston Intersex Society, they're building the visibility the intersex community has long deserved.

04/24/2026 By Meredith Nudo

Growing Pains?

Houston Is a Young City. So, Why Are So Many of Our Politicians Old?

Houston’s median age is 36. So why does the city keep electing politicians twice that age—and what would it take to change that?

04/23/2026 By Erica Cheng

Only in Houston

Trump vs. Turtles, AI vs. Traffic, Meteors vs. Roofs

Star light, star bright, first chunk of space rock to smash a roof tonight.

04/14/2026 By Meredith Nudo

Art & Justice

How Art Is Changing Life Inside a Harris County Jail

At the Harris County Women’s Empowerment Center, arts education is helping incarcerated women reclaim purpose, stability, and a path forward

04/13/2026 By Meredith Nudo

Before FIFA

Houston’s Soccer Superfans Were Here Long Before the World Cup

Inside the Houston Gooners, Chelsea Blues, and FC Bayern Texas—the fan clubs keeping international soccer alive in Space City year-round.

04/10/2026 By Erica Cheng

Literary Houston

Inside the Mind of The New Yorker’s Most Houston Writer

Before he became the voice of Manhattan irony in The New Yorker, he was shaped by a city that few literary critics have given enough credit.

04/09/2026 By Travis Alexander

On the Ice

How I Rediscovered Girlhood in a Houston Ice-Skating Rink

Alysa Liu skated her way into America’s hearts. I skated my way into the Houston Aerodrome.

04/08/2026 By Erica Cheng

Oral History

The Houston School That Built Texas Dentistry

A look at 120 years of UTHealth Houston’s School of Dentistry, where digital innovation, research, and community care continue to shape Texas oral health.

04/02/2026 By Brittany Britto Garley

Bayougraphy

How Joe Panzarella Went from "Never Coming Back" to Running for Houston City Council

Joe Panzarella spent years abroad before Houston pulled him back, transforming a BikeHouston volunteer into District C's most compelling candidate.

04/01/2026 By Erica Cheng

Still Growing

How the Houston Botanic Garden Is Adapting to a Changing Climate

Five years in, Houston’s youngest botanic garden has experienced freezes, floods, drought, and heat. Here’s what its staff learned and how it’s not just surviving, but thriving.

03/27/2026 By Molly Glentzer

Town Crier

Why Houston’s Mayor and This City Councilmember Keep Clashing

Plus, new parks, Houston's response to ICE, a District C special election, and more from City Hall this month.

03/24/2026 By Emily Hynds

Spring Bucket List

How Houstonians Love to Spend Spring

Crawfish boils, Rodeo traditions, gardens, art events, and allergy survival. Here’s how locals make the most of spring in H-Town before the heat sets in.

03/20/2026 Edited by Erica Cheng By Houstonia Staff

Baseball Bites

What to Eat and Drink at Daikin Park During the 2026 Astros Season

Brisket doughnuts, a banh mi hot dog, boozy coffees, and every new concession worth ordering at Daikin Park this baseball season.

03/18/2026 By Sofia Gonzalez