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Houston will give World Cup fans a taste of BBQ, Texas heat: 5 things to know about Space City

Houston hosts the FIFA World Cup for the first time this summer

The Independent UK

The new American Dream doesn't live in a big city. It lives in Celina, Texas

The Census Bureau's latest data make it official: the fastest-growing places in America are small exurban cities ringing Dallas and Houston.

Fortune

Ranking All 32 NFL Teams By How Many Miles They’ll Travel in 2026

NFL teams will travel a staggering 630,824 air miles throughout the 2026 season. Here’s a complete look at where each club is going, and when.

Sports Illustrated

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Alleged Tren de Aragua Leader Extradited from Colombia To the U.S. On Terror And Drug Charges

The first alleged Tren de Aragua leader extradited into the United States arrived in Houston to face federal terrorism and international drug trafficking charges, marking a new phase in Washington's criminal case against the Venezuelan gang.

Latin Times

Leaving His Mark On Houston’s Inprint

Rich Levy, the man behind the Bayou City’s prestigious reading series and the brains behind Inprint, an unusual literary nonprofit, is retiring.

Texas Observer

‘Baby, that city was electric!’: when the Houston Comets ruled the WNBA

The Comets defied last-place predictions to win the league’s inaugural championship in 1997. These are the stories of their historic season

The Guardian - US

Census: As North Texas’ far-flung towns grow, Dallas and its bigger suburbs shrink

Six of Texas’ largest cities lost residents in 2025: Dallas, El Paso, Arlington, Plano, Irving and Garland.

The Texas Tribune

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Greg Abbott expands task force targeting repeat offenders from Houston to other large cities

The effort, which combines federal, state and local law enforcement, will expand to the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio metro areas.

The Texas Tribune

Christian Menefee, Alex Mealer lead Houston-area congressional runoffs, new poll finds

The two contests are among the most closely watched U.S. House runoffs in Texas. Menefee, newly elected to Congress, faces longtime Democratic Rep. Al Green in a matchup spawned by GOP redistricting.

The Texas Tribune

Texas took their licenses. Now these immigrant truckers face lost livelihoods, sense of betrayal

Texas was among the first states to heed Trump administration directives to revoke commercial driver’s licenses from some immigrants as a safety measure.

The Texas Tribune

Feds investigate Houston ISD for plans to separate students with disabilities

Houston school administrators say the move would give children who need the support more focused attention. But the U.S. Department of Education worries the plan amounts to segregation.

The Texas Tribune

Spirit Airlines passenger with dementia found dead after staff ‘abandoned’ him at airport, lawsuit says

Exclusive: Alone and disoriented, 75-year-old Marcos Humberto Vindel Osorio wandered out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport and onto a busy highway, where he was fatally struck by ‘multiple vehicles,’ according to his family

The Independent UK

In Diverse Southwest Houston, Longtime Incumbent Hubert Vo Forced into Runoff Row

After 20 years in office, opponents say he’s become out of touch and absent. Now he must survive a runoff against Alief school board member Darlene Breaux.

Texas Observer

River Oaks Tragedy Joins These 6 Chilling Murder-Suicide Cases That Shocked the World

As investigators search for answers in the River Oaks murders, past familicide cases involving celebrities, wealthy families and entire households are being revisited.

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Texas man accused of using fake documents to flee the country while awaiting trial for murder of his pregnant wife

Lee Gilley is charged with murder in the death of his wife, Christa Gilley

The Texas Tribune

World Cup hotel bookings short of expectations in Texas amid anti-U.S. sentiment abroad

A recent survey of hoteliers in the Dallas area and Houston found anticipated demand is not translating into strong hotel bookings less than 40 days from the start of the tournament.

The Guardian - US

How car-loving American cities fell so far behind their global peers on public transit

With most major European cities well served by trains and buses, bringing US transit up to par would cost $4.6tn

The Independent UK

Restaurateur couple and their two young children found dead in suspected murder-suicide

Matthew and Thy Mitchell owned two well-known restaurants in Houston, Texas

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Who Was Matthew Mitchell? Wealthy Houston Restaurateur Kills Pregnant Wife, Two Children in River Oaks Murder-Suicide

Police say the Houston restaurateur shot his pregnant wife and two children inside their River Oaks home before taking his own life; no motive has been released.

The Texas Tribune

Corpus Christi to begin talks on privately built desalinization plant

A new Houston company hopes to build a $1.3 billion facility in the area and wants the city, which is on the brink of a water crisis, to commit to 30 years of purchases.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton narrowly leads John Cornyn in new poll of Texas’ Senate GOP runoff

The University of Houston survey results were within the margin of error less than a month out from the May 26 election. State Sen. Mayes Middleton had a wider lead in the attorney general primary.

Sports Illustrated

AFC South Report Card: One Team Aced the Offseason and Should Take a Big Step

The division has the potential to be topsy-turvy after being unpredictable over the past few years.

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ 9th Congressional District GOP runoff: Who is running and what to know

Army veteran Alex Mealer and state Rep. Briscoe Cain are facing off for the Republican nomination in the newly drawn 9th District, anchored in east Harris County.

International Business Times

The Changing Landscape of Personal Injury Law in Houston

The rise of nationally recognized personal injury firms with broad geographic reach, substantial marketing investments, and sophisticated operational infrastructure has fundamentally changed the game for injured Houstonians.hou

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ 18th Congressional District Democratic runoff: Who is running and what to know

The Democratic runoff for the Houston-based seat — a longtime bastion of Black political power — pits the Texas delegation’s newest member, Christian Menefee, against one of its longest-tenured, Al Green.

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