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Here are 8 top-notch escapes from Houston that require fewer than four hours on the road.

Three family-oriented cruises sailing from Galveston.

Democrats are pushing back on President Biden's administration as he reportedly weighs detaining migrant families at the border ahead of Title 42's end.

Costs rise by 5.9% in a year in Great Britain while availability drops, a report finds.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is an overwhelming place to visit with kids — crowded, loud, expensive and with a seemingly infinite number of showstopping attractions that your children simply must experience. But the good news is there are ways to make the mega-spectacle manageable, affordable and fun.

Brookfield Residential has been building modern, stylish homes in the Lone Star State for years, now in the Elyson Community in Katy.

Some of the sweetest, strangest and wildest shows you can see during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo -- and when and where to watch them.

There’s enough in West Texas for a lifetime of exploration

Spending a day at the races with friends is a whole lot of fun as Houston Life's Melanie Camp found out. Sam Houston Race Park has regular events that are fun for all the family. Check their calendar at SHRP.com

The annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo will be rung in with a weekend of pre-rodeo events.

The upcoming Houston Livestock show and Rodeo might not be your first rodeo, per se, but there will still be plenty of all-new experiences, foods, and rides to try come Feb. 28.

The government's plan needs to go further and faster, the author of a major review into the system says.

Parents, these great activities are budget-friendly!

Holly Newton, 15, was stabbed in Hexham on Friday evening and later died in hospital.

Prices of supermarket staples are rising at the fastest rate in decades, hitting "free from" shoppers hard.

China greets the Lunar New Year with hopes of returning to normality - but also grief and loss.

If you are a parent looking for must-have items to add to your baby registry or need ideas to gift someone with an infant, there are cool items available that are worth every penny.

Author Liz Williams is a bone marrow transplant survivor and is using her book "The Junk-Bike Crew & Mattie's Match" to help kids understand what getting a bone marrow transplant is all about. Courtney and Derrick sat down to chat with Williams about her book and how she wants to donate books to children battling cancer.

Area families burned the midnight oil Saturday, enjoying New Year’s Eve on the diamond at Sugar Land Holiday Lights and Fireworks at Constellation Field.

A Scottish soldier fighting in Ukraine had a few hours' respite before going back to the front line.

Embrace the icy temps and try ice skating at Discovery Green

Eleven men died when a jet crashed on to the A27 in West Sussex during the 2015 Shoreham Airshow.

Argentines are giddy with joy as they celebrate their football team's victory in the World Cup.

Useful information on strikes during the week up to Christmas, by the BBC’s Zoe Conway.

The boys aged eight, 10, and 11 died and a six-year-old is in hospital after falling through ice.

Houston Life's Melanie Camp spotted a Yeti at the Houston Zoo and you can too! Zoo Lights is on now through January 8 and the Yeti will be there hanging out for selfies. It is just one of the many Zoo Lights attractions.

Goodbye gobblers. Ta-ta for now turkey season! November came and went and the final month of the calendar year is here and now and fa-la-la-flashing before our very eyes (2023 is coming for us all) so celebrate the season while you can.

The 1st Annual OEC Fun Run will honor Olivia, Edison, and Colette Nguyen

Bowling and Bocce and Brunch, Oh my! Pinstripes combines the casual elegance of a local bistro serving Italian and American cuisine with the entertainment and excitement of bowling, bocce, and more.

Give Santa Claus a hand this Holiday season!

"For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus," Pelosi said on the House floor.

Splashway Water Park & Campground is a fun place to take the kids for a daytrip or weekend away. Houston Life's Melanie Camp spent the day checking out all the fun things to do. Splashway has exclusive deals for Houston Life viewers. Head to splashway.com/houstonlife.

The Department of Defense estimates as many as 24% of military families are food insecure. That’s about 300,000 people, plus their families.

A few miles southwest of downtown Houston’s towering high-rises, University Place is a wonderland of art and architecture.

After quite the season, the Pearland Little League team made it to their world series finishing in the top six in the world. Some of the team joined Courtney and Derrick at Minute Maid Park to reflect of their wild ride.

‘Tis the season for extra oooooo’s at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center. ArBOOretum is back. Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Houston’s best fall festival with a number of fun activities that are fun for the whole family. Plus, there will be plenty of candy for all!

Here’s a guide to pumpkin picking, haunted houses, fall frolics and Halloween happenings to enjoy in the Houston area this week.

Children are among those pleading for hours for digital gifts, as the company takes a cut of up to 70%.

Oh weekend, how we yearn for thee!

Families raise thousands to pay for functional Hero Arm prosthetics.

Here you’ll find Houston’s most promising cultural offerings for this weekend.

Families with special education students in Texas attend a series of meetings with district staff members. Any complaints from families can take months to move through the formal process at the local and state level — and even then, some cases require decisions in state or federal courts.

A not-so-scary haunted house, an Oktoberfest extravaganza and a food and wine festival featuring some of the city’s top chefs made our shortlist of the Houston-area’s cultural offerings this weekend.

It’s finally here! Houston’s one-of-a-kind toy museum is set to open its doors in October after months of renovation delays.

The Houston Museum of Natural Science will soon begin screening a new dinosaur show in its IMAX theatre.

Alley Theatre will offer a brand-new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” during the coming holiday season.

A sunset wine walk, a salute to Black artists and a celebration of The Beach Boys via dance made our list of this weekend’s Houston cultural offerings.

Discovery Green released the fall season schedule for its annual Screen on the Green series. This season’s lineup included the family-friendly movies “Wizard of Oz,” “Selena,” “Monster House,” and “The Mitchells vs. The Machines.”

Want to purchase quality items from the person who made them? Here are several craft fairs, art markets and festivals where you can shop for unique goods while supporting local artists and businesses.

Kids share their vacation photos from Spain, Maine and Canada.

The much loved shops using have been hit hard - but are trying to keep customers happy.

Families have received hundreds of thousands of items of unwanted stock to help them during the cost of living crisis.

Make the season special with these fall activities, experiences unique to Southeast Texas

Shanekia Hall, is a Kindergarten Teacher at Ponderosa Elementary School in Spring, for as long as she remembers she has wanted to teach. She lost her parents early. At two her father died. Three years later, Shanekia’s mother passed after suffering an aneurism. Shanekia credits her teachers for inspiring her to success as a young woman and becoming a teacher herself is a way she says she can pay it forward.

A pair of university professors "whitewashed" their home, and its value suddenly skyrocketed.

In Conroe, there is a group of young people you probably don’t want to mess with. They are the Conroe Scallywags. A Junior Roller Derby team that meets once a week at the Rainbow Roller Rink

Love art? Live in Houston? Congratulations! Consider yourself blessed by the art world gods, and geography.

The month-long event ends early after almost 50 of the handmade flowers are stolen or damaged.

Fifteen Scots with learning disabilities and autism have been living in hospitals for 20 years.

On Sunday, about a dozen charter buses carrying families and community leaders from Uvalde pulled up to Minute Maid Park to watch the Astros in action.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor leads almost 600 dancers as they boogie their way into the record books.

There are some pretty amazing places to see in Texas. Our ongoing series “Texas Trips,” helps you discover what to do, and where to eat and stay when visiting these places.

Prepare to take flight with this list of Houston’s best space and aviation museums, flight tours, attractions, and more.

A strenuous hike up Guadalupe Peak; A bowl of ice cream in Brenham; An unforgettable performance in Palo Duro; A bottle of Dr Pepper in Dublin; A hidden desk in Alpine; and 96 more delightful and awe-inspiring Texas experiences to satisfy your wanderlust.

Technically, summer starts June 21 and ends Sept. 22. But for most people, the season actually begins on Memorial Day weekend and ends with the arrival of Labor Day. Meaning, the finals days of summer are upon us and there are only a handful of weekends between now and Sept. 5 to get out of the house and soak up the last rays of summertime sunshine.

As fuel, food and medicines run out, Sri Lanka is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis, the UN warns.

Having risen from relative obscurity in the U.S. to blowing up the internet with his "Carpool Karaoke," the late night host talks personal highlights, and why he's leaving.

Former President Donald Trump addressed the Jan. 6 hearings during a speech Friday at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference in Nashville. Amanda Tyler, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, joined CBS News to talk about the role Christian nationalism played in the Capitol insurrection.

As key talks end, rich and poor countries are at loggerheads on the divisive issue of loss and damage.

George, eight, spent the day chasing ghosts around Leeds Central Library.

Trey Ganem, who runs SoulShine Industries, met with the families of the victims so he could learn about their interests and incorporate them into special designs like superheroes, TikTok or dinosaurs.

House speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, is free on bail after being arrested for driving under the influence.

A BBC documentary will show the Queen's early life, from being pushed in a pram to her coronation in 1952.

Mass funerals are held in South Africa after the country's most deadly natural disaster.

Gen Sir John McColl says hundreds of Afghans who worked for the UK now fear for their lives.

Kids and families turned out for the Heritage Association of San Marcos’ inaugural Easter egg hunt on Saturday.The event took place at Veramendi Park with the egg hunt, activities and a raffle taking [San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Lee Rogers and Brian Statham were flying from Warwickshire to France when their plane vanished.

Harley Crane is discharged after 140 days in hospital, a week after her brother Harry.

On Monday's show: Dozens of corporations are condemning Texas’ order to investigate families of trans kids. And Memorial Hermann and Blue Cross Blue Shield have reached a contract agreement, allowing nearly 200,000 patients to continue care at Memorial Hermann hospitals.

From Monday, unvaccinated British 12-to-17 year-olds will be allowed into Spain with a negative test.

US Department of Homeland Security warns Canada-style protests could start in California.

Here's what families who got the child tax credit need to know before they file tax returns this season.

The body of a newborn male baby was found early Saturday morning in a duffel bag in Near North neighborhood, Chicago police said.

Liability protection shields are limiting families from seeking recourse for lapses in COVID care.

The Resolution Foundation says households face a £1,200 hit due to higher taxes and energy bills.

Donations from CBS News viewers helped produce 1 million meals — enough to feed 7,000 families battling hunger.

The staff is tired, the omicron variant is bearing down and the intensive care unit beds are filling fast at a hospital in the French city of Marseille

The Department of Justice and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued two joint letters today regarding important legal housing protections for military families. A second letter was sent to mortgage servicers regarding military borrowers who have already exited or will be exiting COVID-19 mortgage forbearance programs in the coming weeks and months. The result was numerous settlements with regulators, including a $186 million settlement between the Justice Department and some of the country’s largest mortgage servicers. In addition, under the CARES Act and Regulation X, servicemembers and veterans have the same protections available to all mortgage borrowers. The Justice Department and CFPB are calling on mortgage servicers and landlords to ensure that military homeowners and tenants are safeguarded during the pandemic and benefit equally from the nation’s economic recovery.

At least 1,000 Afghan families have been resettled in the Houston area in recent weeks. They face challenges ranging from housing and employment to language barriers and education.

Fences at a site dedicated to the 22 victims of the Manchester Arena attack were pulled down on Sunday.

South Africa has accelerated its vaccination campaign with pop-up sites in shopping centers and at transportation hubs a week after the discovery of the omicron variant of the coronavirus

Ken Mejia-Beal, the chair of the DuPage Democratic Party, said Mary Lemanski was let go shortly after he became aware of her Twitter comments.