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The contract moves a 20,000-child caseload to a 26-representative Houston firm. bit.ly/4wIFDKM
🕳️ A Beaumont roadway collapsed and swallowed a pickup truck over the weekend. A water main break caused the massive sinkhole early Sunday, trapping the driver before crews rescued them.
🥽A popular private swim club north of Houston could soon get a $9.7 million makeover. The renovation would temporarily close the pool for the 2027 summer season while adding a new leisure pool, recreation center, viewing deck and other upgrades.
"How have y'all shown up for my family? Not one peep from some of y'all..." bit.ly/4pQyh5A
💃We brought you Abby last week. Now it's Cathy's turn to take center stage. The queen of Candy Apples had her Houston moment last week. We caught up with Cathy to talk about the show, their iconic rivalry and what fans can expect next from these two.
Army Pvt. Isabella Gonzales of Carrollton was among four service members temporarily removed from the Defense Casualty Analysis System after being killed in Iranian attacks bit.ly/3R9uiUQ
🪩The Abby Lee Miller and Texas crossover we did not know we needed… While in Houston filming Hit the 8, Chron chatted with the reality TV star on all things Texas, her longtime rivalry with Cathy Nesbitt-Stein, and why the drama is making a comeback for the next generation of dancers.
Chron sat down exclusively with famed dance teachers turned reality stars Abby Lee Miller and Cathy Nesbitt-Stein while they were in town filming "Hit the 8", a new dance competition show featuring dancers from around the world competing for a chance to win a $10,000 grand prize.
Severe storms spurred warnings for residents to move to a lower floor of a building. bit.ly/45obynH
In a recent podcast appearance with Theo Von, famed environmental activist Erin Brockovich highlighted the growing revolt the public has had against data centers, noting in areas like Hill County, the backlash has led to local leaders passing a one year pause on all data center construction.
🐠 Houston is home to America's most outrageous restaurant. Yelp just ranked one Houston dining spot No. 1 in the country for its over-the-top experience, beating restaurants in Las Vegas, New York and San Diego: bit.ly/3ShzGW9
"He belongs to us. He belongs to the Constitution of the United States." During a Friday press conference, Democratic lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Al Green, outlined a list of demands following the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an ICE operation in Houston's East End.
The victim's brother in deadly ICE shooting and two employees remain in custody. bit.ly/4ybNKRr
⚠️ The 2026 hurricane forecast looks very different now. Researchers updated their Atlantic outlook, and the shift could affect how the Gulf Coast thinks about the rest of hurricane season. There's still one final update coming before the peak stretch arrives: bit.ly/3RlR1gi
"My father did not deserve this." The son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is speaking out after ICE officers fatally shot his father in Houston. Federal officials and the family have offered different accounts of the moments before the shooting: bit.ly/44PAX9F
🚨 Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by ICE officers during what federal officials described as a targeted enforcement operation. His son says his father was on his way to work when it happened. Rep. Sylvia Garcia is calling for an independent investigation into the shooting: bit.ly/4aHxz48
Gov. Greg Abbott directed state regulators to investigate Mission Regional Medical Center after allegations it marketed maternity services to international patients seeking U.S. citizenship for their children through birth tourism. The hospital's website later disappeared: bit.ly/4y92ArD
👀 We compared your Top 10 with ours. Here's where we agreed... and didn't. Before we revealed our list of the 250 most influential Texans since 1776, y'all voted for your own Texas 250 top-10. Which list was closer? See both Top 10s here: bit.ly/4wgQNpq #Texas250 #WhoShapedTexas
🏆 Is Hakeem Olajuwon the greatest sports figure in Texas history? ➡️Check out the full list of our top 250 Texans at the link in bio. bit.ly/4eKqbY7
🫣 We admitted we got one wrong. There's one person who should've made our list of the 250 most influential Texans that didn't. The one omission we'd fix today: bit.ly/446bhFB #Texas250 #WhoShapedTexas
🎶Natalie Maines, Tilman Fertitta, and Mary Kay Ash, these are just a few of the Texans who have influenced our lives over the years. Who is your favorite Texan? ➡️ Check out what the readers ranked as their top 250: bit.ly/4gdmICC
🏆 After months of debate, one person finished at No. 1: Lyndon B. Johnson. Fair? Or would you have gone another direction? Explore the full list: www.chron.com/Texas250 #texas250 #whoshapedtexas
🎬 From Dazed and Confused to becoming one of Texas' biggest ambassadors, Matthew McConaughey landed at No. 38 on our Texas 250 list. Would you have ranked him higher? See where everyone landed: www.chron.com/Texas250 #Texas250 #WhoShapedTexas
🤔 Where would you rank Elon Musk? Our newsroom put him at No. 65 on the Texas 250. Here's the full Texas 250 ranking: www.chron.com/Texas250 #Texas250 #WhoShapedTexas"
