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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

Hit the Road

The Best Texas Family Road Trips You Can Take from Houston

Indoor water parks, Hill Country state parks, and historic Texas cities worth loading up the car for this summer.

04/22/2026 By Brittany Britto Garley and Saba Khonsari

Sponsored Content

Rethinking Fertility

It’s time we include fertility in the men’s health conversation.

04/21/2026

Sweet Tooth

The Best Ice Cream Shops in Houston Right Now

Stretchy booza, kulfi falooda, mangonadas, small-batch soft serve, and every Houston frozen treat worth the detour.

04/21/2026 By Brittany Britto Garley and Houstonia Staff

The G.O.A.T.

The Case for Scarface as the Greatest Rapper of All Time

Scarface might have been born here, but the city has never defined his music.

04/20/2026 By Elisabeth Carroll Parks

Property Watch

An Investor Spent $800,000 Renovating This Houston Condo. Was It Worth It?

Italian cabinetry, Gaggenau appliances, and a closet that feels like a Tom Ford showroom.

04/17/2026 By Diane Cowen

Bayougraphy

Meet the Gulf Coast Oyster ‘Prince’ Behind America’s Most Sustainable Fishery

How San Leon native Raz Halili turned a family oyster business into the US’s most sustainable fishery and launched a Gulf Coast restaurant worth the drive.

04/15/2026 By Sofia Gonzalez and Brittany Britto Garley

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

Sponsored Content

Two Homegrown Writers Return to Houston for Inprint’s 2025/2026 Season Finale

The season finale of the 2025/2026 Inprint Brown Reading Series features a homecoming by Inprint Prize winners brittny ray crowell and Nina McConigley, and culminates the tenure of longtime, retiring Executive Director Rich Levy, on May 4.

04/08/2026

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

NEW RESTAURANTS

Olympian Simone Biles Brings a Taste of Gold to Houston Airport

Plus, a new seafood restaurant and the fourth Japanese restaurant coming soon from Comma Hospitality.

04/08/2026 By Brittany Britto Garley and Sofia Gonzalez

Sponsored Content

Bridgeland’s Next Chapter Takes Shape

04/06/2026

Houston Collects

Houston’s Newest Art Gallery Has Picassos, Kusamas, and Free Admission

Opera Gallery opened its first-ever Texas location at River Oaks District with original works by Monet, Kehinde Wiley, and Yayoi Kusama.

04/06/2026 By Meredith Nudo

Bring Your A-Game

This Texas City Is a Sports Lover’s Perfect Getaway

Big screens, great barbecue, and world-class golf—Frisco is worth the stay, even if you're not a Cowboys fan.

04/03/2026 By Brittany Britto Garley

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

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