Altuve hits go-ahead homer in 9th, Astros take 3-2 lead over Rangers in ALCS after benches clear
Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros, after getting into another bench-clearing scuffle with the Texas Rangers, rallied for a 5-4 victory in a wild and testy Game 5 of the AL Championship Series.
These Texas eateries are on the 2023 New York Times favorite restaurants list
The fifty picks, which comprise the “places in the United States that we’re most excited about right now,” include four Texas businesses that showcase the diversity of the Lone Star State’s gastronomy. Among them are two Mexican restaurants, a Malaysian food stall, and a Southern eatery.
“We’d lose one after the next”: Texas bats face a pandemic of their own
Weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic swept into Texas, a biologist found a dead bat covered in a white fungus — the state’s first official case of white-nose syndrome. Now, scientists are on a mission to understand how many bats have been lost.
Battle over sports betting intensifies in Austin with bipartisan push
A competitive match-up in Austin is heating up around mobile sports betting in Texas.The business of sports betting through a mobile device in the Lone Star State has been viewed as an underdog by many, but it is very much alive according to key players in Austin.
As 2024 nears, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis looms large over Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas
DeSantis and Abbott often appear to be locked in an unspoken ideological arms race as they take turns leading and then following one another, enacting policies and backing bills that push both states further to the right.
‘A major step forward’: Texas agency touts approval of $90M for state cancer research, grants, prevention efforts
The governing board of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, known as CPRIT, said it approved more than $90 million in new cancer research and prevention grants at its quarterly meeting near the Texas Capitol on Wednesday.
‘SNL’ takes on Texas: 16 times show took on the Lone Star State, its people, policies and more
NBC’s legendary show “SNL” has taken on Texas issues numerous times in its lengthy run, most recently the Texas woman who wouldn’t let her kids watch “Hocus Pocus 2″ because she feared it would “unleash hell on your kids.”
A West Texas coffee shop owner is giving away Plan B for free as fight over contraception access takes hold
Last May, Lubbock became the biggest city in Texas to ban abortion within city limits. Now, with abortion outlawed throughout the Lone Star State, the fight over reproductive rights is taking a new turn.
Mother Nature’s Texas to-do list: These classic hikes showcase our state’s wild splendors
If Mother Nature made a to-do list for Texas, we’d venture to guess that these hikes would be on it. They capture much of what the Lone Star State’s wild backyard has to offer. Breathtaking mountain vistas? Check. Splendid canyons? Check. Deep forests and swampy lowlands? Check and check.
Confronted with mass shootings, Texas Republicans have repeatedly loosened gun laws
Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republican leaders signaled an openness to some gun restrictions after recent mass shootings. But in the last several years, lawmakers have eased gun laws, most notably by passing a permitless carry bill last year.
Bliss in abundance: Breathtaking Texas travel destinations that rival international getaways
Modern life comes with its conveniences, but it’s also got its fair share of stress. Chances are your phone’s constantly buzzing with breaking news, work emails, traffic alerts and the like. And even if you only occasionally peek at your phone, the stress of so many alerts and updates may have left you feeling a bit burnt out. An escape from the mind-numbing hubbub of city living could probably do you some good.
Dome sweet dome: Peek inside this geodesic dwelling for sale in the Texas Hill Country
Whatever the reason you’re here, whether you’re honest-to-goodness house hunting, you’re searching for images to tack to your dream house vision board, or you just need something to gawk at to pass the time cooped up indoors, enjoy a virtual tour of this rad Texas pad on the market.
LIST: The 20 most haunted places in Texas, according to Yelp
Whether you subscribe to the supernatural, or you merely enjoy a spooky story, you don’t have to try too hard to find either in Texas. Several of the states most popular hotels and restaurants purportedly play host to the unknown. This information comes courtesy of Yelp, the crowd-sourced review website we’ve all turned to for recommendations of some sort at one point or another (Though we admit, we were intrigued to learn ghost-plagued places were among the things Yelp ranked.)
‘One-of-a-kind from start to finish’: Take a tour through this wild Texas party house on the market
Whatever the reason you’re here, whether you’re honest-to-goodness house hunting, you’re searching for images to tack to your dream home vision board, or you just need something to gawk at to pass the time cooped up indoors, enjoy a virtual tour of this odd Texas home on the market.
This Texas home on the market is totally normal. The décor, however, is not.
Whatever the reason you’re here, whether you’re honest-to-goodness house hunting, you’re searching for images to tack to your dream house vision board, or you just need something to gawk at to pass the time cooped up indoors, enjoy a virtual tour of this Texas home on the market.
OMG -- This Texas abode on the market has an airplane cabin-themed media room
Whatever the reason you’re here, whether you’re honest-to-goodness house hunting, you’re a frequent flyer, you’re searching for new images to tack to your dream home vision board, or you just need something to gawk at to pass the time cooped up indoors, enjoy a virtual tour of this unusual Texas home on the market.
Leapin’ lizards! Watch as over 200 captive-bred Texas horned lizard hatchlings are released into the wild
The Texas Horned Lizard, one of the Lone Star State’s threatened species, made its viral internet debut Thursday when the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department released a video showing hundreds of captive-bred hatchlings scuttling out into the wild.
Groovy as all get-out: Peek inside this fab Texas pad on the market
Whatever the reason you’re here, whether you’re honest-to-goodness house hunting, you’re an old-school architecture fanatic, you’re searching for new images to tack to your dream home vision board, or you just need something to gawk at to pass the time cooped up indoors, enjoy a virtual tour of this groovy Texas home on the market.
Angling for a fresh new look? Whataburger, Academy release line of orange-and-white fishing apparel
Texans’ cultish obsession with Whataburger is an unparalleled romance for the ages. The chain is a true Texas icon. Its orange-and-white-stripe A-frames are just about everywhere in Texas, as are its fans. We double-patty dare you to find a Texan who’s not gaga for Whataburger’s honey butter chicken biscuits, spicy ketchup and Texas-sized burgers.
‘Aliens watching us’: Meet the shrimp eel, the wriggly, worm-like creature seen burrowing on Texas beaches
One of the Lone Star State’s odd animal inhabitants made its viral internet debut Thursday when a curious Texas beach-goer photographed what appeared to be some sort of half-worm, half-snake creature slithering out from the sandy substrate of a Galveston beach, wriggling for a close-up.
LIST: These Houston-area hotels are ranked among the top 100 best places to stay in Texas
Multiple Houston-area hotels were ranked among the best places to stay in Texas. This information comes courtesy of Yelp, the crowd-sourced review website we’ve all turned to for recommendations at one point or another.
A loo with a view: Would you use the weirdest toilets in Texas?
While there’s no shortage of relief options along State Highway 154 in northeast Texas, two particular loos (the British term for a bathroom) offer quite the view. Located in the tiny Texas town of Sulphur Springs (population: 16,234), the public potties are as much contemporary art installations as they are, well, commodes.
These Texas metros pay some of the nation’s steepest electricity bills
Affirming what we’ve all guessed at by now, a new report determined that residents in many of the Lone Star State’s metros pay some of the nation’s steepest electricity bills. This confirmation comes courtesy of Commodity.com, an organization that analyzes and reports on commodities, commodity trading, and cryptocurrency.
These Texas companies are among the best employers in Texas, statewide survey finds
Several Houston-headquartered companies are among the best employers in Texas, according to a new study. This info comes courtesy of Great Place to Work, an entity which surveys millions of employees to analyze workplace culture at some of the world’s largest companies.
Meet the rain bug, the velvety, red mite building ‘love gardens’ in Texas
One of the Lone Star State’s most adorable insect inhabitants made its viral internet debut Wednesday when a volunteer at Big Bend National Park photographed what appeared to be some sort of dimpled red sack meandering about the park.
‘True piece of paradise’: This eclectic Texas home on the market comes equipped with its own model train display, giant marble clock
Whatever the reason you’re here, whether you’re honest-to-goodness house hunting, you’re a bona fide train model train enthusiast, you’re searching for images to tack to your dream home vision board, or you just need something to gawk at to pass the time cooped up indoors, enjoy a virtual tour of this odd Texas home on the market.
Energy industry showers Gov. Greg Abbott, other Texas politicians with campaign cash after they passed power grid bills
For some energy experts, the increase in donations for the officials at the close of the session looks like a reward for not passing more stringent regulations and raises questions about whether lawmakers let the oil, gas and the broader energy industry off easy for its massive failures.
Gov. Abbott issues executive order ‘providing clarity and uniformity’ on Texas’ COVID response
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Thursday combining several existing COVID-19 executive orders to promote statewide uniformity and certainty in the state’s COVID-19 response.