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Houston Texans Announce Team Shop Jersey Exchange

The Houston Texans are offering fans the opportunity to exchange select former player jerseys for 44% off a new jersey throughout the team’s Bye Week. Fans will be able to exchange Nike player jerseys at the Houston Texans Team Shop at NRG Stadium.

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Pig Out at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit for National Pulled Pork Day

Texas-style BBQ restaurant offers half-off Pulled Pork Sandwich on Oct. 12

There’s only one way to spend National Pulled Pork Day… and that’s at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, where pulled pork is a way of life. The Texas style barbecue concept has been smoking up the best pulled pork with their “grab, squish, and tickle” technique since 1941.

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Two minutes may be all you have to escape a home fire — the nation’s most frequent disaster

During Fire Prevention Week, practice your escape plan and test your smoke alarms; residents in need can contact Red Cross to request a free smoke alarm installation

This Fire Prevention Week (October 9-15), the Texas Gulf Coast Region urges everyone to practice their two-minute home fire escape plan and test their smoke alarms to stay safe from the nation’s most frequent disaster.

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Dollar General Now Open in Houston

Dollar General is excited to announce its store at 3225 W Fuqua St in Houston is now open! Normal hours of operation may be found through the Dollar General app.

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Miller Outdoor Theatre Announces November 2022 Performance Schedule All Performances at Miller are Always Free

Since 1923, Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park has been one of Houston’s most beloved cultural treasures, a gathering place for the community and the site of thousands of memorable free performances.

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Chris Hollins Receives First Mayoral Endorsement From Texas Legislator

Today, State Representative Joe Deshotel endorsed Chris Hollins to serve as the next Mayor of Houston, becoming the first member of the Texas House of Representatives to weigh in on the race. Serving 22 years in public office, Rep. Deshotel expressed confidence in Chris’s ability to effectively lead and deliver results.

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Locks, laws and bullet-resistant shields: Election officials boost security as midterms draw closer

In Douglasville, Georgia -- just west of Atlanta -- a new buzzer-entry system secures the doors of the Douglas County election office. And elections director Milton Kidd said he now varies the times and the routes he uses to travel to work -- all to evade the attention of election conspiracy theorists who have targeted the office.

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Democrats won't get as much Obama as they want in the midterms. But he has some other plans.

Requests for Barack Obama are pouring in from Democrats around the country -- candidates are desperate for his help in what they feel is an existential midterms battle, one in which each race could help determine control of Congress and governments in the states.

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Texas District Attorney names San Antonio officer who shot 17-year-old in a McDonald's parking lot

The Texas police officer who shot a 17-year-old man while he was eating a meal in a McDonald's parking lot last week has been named, as the teen remains in critical condition, Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales said in a statement.

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‘It’s not worth it’: Family of construction worker killed shares plea to stop drinking and driving

Family members of a construction worker struck and killed in Cass County early Saturday morning shared their gut-wrenching plea to stop drinking and driving.

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Los Angeles City Council president resigns after audio leaked of her racist remarks

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez has resigned after making racist remarks about a fellow council member and his Black child.

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Newly-released emails debunk Trump and allies' attempts to blame the GSA for packing boxes that ended up in Mar-a-lago

When the General Services Administration prepared to ship pallets of material to Florida for former President Donald Trump in July 2021, the federal agency asked Trump aide Beau Harrison to affirm what was in the boxes being shipped.

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New study questions the effectiveness of colonoscopies

Colonoscopies are a dreaded rite of passage for many middle-age adults. The promise has been that if you endure the awkwardness and invasiveness of having a camera travel the length of your large intestine once every decade after age 45, you have the best chance of catching -- and perhaps preventing -- colorectal cancer. It's the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Some 15 million colonoscopies are performed in the US each year.

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Uvalde schools superintendent announces retirement after new details following the Robb Elementary massacre

Hal Harrell, superintendent of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, announced his retirement Monday, according to a Facebook post by his wife, Donna Goates Harrell.

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Residents Turn in 1,200 Guns During Most Successful Gun Buyback Event in Recent U.S. History

Event Held in Alief Co-sponsored by Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis said he’s proud that hundreds of residents turned in 1,200 guns for gift cards on Saturday in what officials billed as the most successful single-day Gun Buyback in recent U.S. history.

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Fort Bend County Announces New Economic Development Director

Fort Bend County Judge KP George will hold a press conference on Monday, October 10, at 12:00 p.m., at the Historic Fort Bend County Courthouse, 401 Jackson St., Richmond, TX 77469, to announce the County’s new Economic Development Director (EDD) Carlos Guzman.

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Family Atmosphere Is The Key To The Houston Astros 2022 Success

“Everyone pulls for each other, and that is the one thing I noticed when I showed up here last year,” said Astros reliever Ryne Stanek

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Holiday Shopping for 5,300 Special Needs Children

In 1986 a concerned parent discovered the overwhelming requirements of special needs children and began Houston’s Be An Angel to help. Over 36 years later BAA has served thousands of special needs children throughout the Greater Houston, Fort Worth and Dallas areas, providing specialized programs, services, and equipment.

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SSCP Management Ventures Into Commercial Real Estate

Award-winning restaurant company adds real estate vertical

SSCP Management is renowned for its success in the restaurant industry and currently manages more than 400 locations with over $600 million in revenue. The award-winning company is now planning to build on that success with significant investments in the commercial real estate market.

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Pretty Woman: The Musical at the Hobby Center

Public On Sale Friday, October 7 at 10am

PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL makes its Houston debut as part of the Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center 2022-23 Season. PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will play the Hobby Center January 3–8, 2023. Tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday, October 7 at 10am.