Dianna, a fourth-generation Houstonian and nationally award-winning journalist, is almost always interested if there’s a good story involved, a sensibility that has landed her on shrimping boats on the Gulf Coast, oil derricks in South Texas, stalking famous elderly almost-astronauts in Florida and occasionally—whenever possible—riding horses while on assignment. Dianna is a former staff writer for the Houston Press. When she’s not devouring good books or walking her dogs, she’s probably doing that yoga thing or enjoying some red wine.

Driving Change

A Tour of Northwest Mall (Before It Becomes a High-Speed Rail Station)

The site for the shuttered shopping center will transform into a terminal for 240 miles of track.

03/02/2020 By Dianna Wray

Fix Houston

How to Fix Public Transportation

Does anyone like the traffic?

01/30/2020 By Dianna Wray

Fix Houston

How to Improve Sex Education in Houston Schools

Let me tell you about the birds and the bees.

01/30/2020 By Dianna Wray

Shake Your Tail Feathers

Saving the Whooping Crane from Extinction, One Dance at a Time

The man, and the very picky whooping crane, who brought a still-endangered species back from the brink of extinction.

01/30/2020 By Dianna Wray

Give him a listen

Mo Rocca Digs Up the Past With Mobituaries

The famed humorist and TV correspondent talks Texas, history, and how his love of historic markers is responsible for his whole career.

01/20/2020 By Dianna Wray

Ice House

How Did a Houston Med Student Fall for a Major Psychic Scam?

“The psychic is offering a very powerful product,” says investigator Bob Nyaard. “They’re selling false hope.”

12/27/2019 By Dianna Wray

Happy in Houston

The Pursuit of Happiness: 60 Ways to Have Your Best Year Ever

New decade, new you.

12/27/2019 Edited by Dianna Wray

Yuletide Is Gonna Get You

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Dec. 20-22

Christmas is here, so you might as well get on board!

12/20/2019 By Dianna Wray

Politicking

Turner Coasts to Victory in Houston's Mayoral Runoff

A subdued ending to an intense race ends with Buzbee leaving on a jet plane. Seriously.

12/16/2019 By Dianna Wray

Cool Yule Edition

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Dec. 13-15

Seasonal faves, festive shows—there are tons of ways to get into the holiday spirit this weekend.

12/13/2019 By Dianna Wray

Bayougraphy

Norie Guthrie Is Preserving Houston’s Folk Scene One Reel at a Time

Meet Rice University’s fascinating special collections librarian.

12/01/2019 By Dianna Wray

Thanksgiving Edition

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Nov. 28-Dec. 1

Holiday lights, festive shows, and all kinds of perfectly good reasons to leave your house post-turkey.

11/28/2019 By Dianna Wray

Get Lit

Susan Choi's Trust Exercise Wins the National Book Award

A Houston-set novel has finally won big.

11/22/2019 By Dianna Wray

The Astroworld edition

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Nov. 8-10

Astroworld is happening. And the Galleria tree lighting is gonna be lit. Literally. Sort of.

11/08/2019 By Dianna Wray

Politicking

Get Ready to Vote Again Next Month Today

Houston's mayoral elections are heading for a runoff.

11/06/2019 By Dianna Wray

Ski Resort Guide

How to Ski the Snowbasin Resort in Utah

A beginner takes on the mountain outside Salt Lake City.

10/28/2019 By Dianna Wray

Ski Resort Guide

Where to Find Winter: 4 Incredible Skiing Trips

For Houstonians craving a glimpse of that mysterious thing called snow.

10/28/2019 By Dianna Wray, Mai Pham, and Bill Wiatrak

Ski Resort Guide

Where to Find Winter: 4 Incredible Skiing Trips

For Houstonians craving a glimpse of that mysterious thing called snow.

10/28/2019 By Dianna Wray, Bill Wiatrak, and Mai Pham

Spacing Out

Who Will Build the First Commercial Space Station?

If everything goes according to plan, Houston-based Axiom Space may start sending people to space starting in 2021.

10/28/2019 By Dianna Wray

Haunted Texas

A Tour of Haunted Texas

In honor of Halloween, we visited three of the spookiest hotels in Texas—in Seguin, Galveston, and Jefferson—to spend the night where spirits (supposedly) dwell.

09/30/2019 By Morgan Kinney, Abby Ledoux, Dianna Wray, and Chris Gray