Restaurant news and best new bars top this week’s most popular stories
Editor’s note: It's time to look back at the top Houston news of the week, including a surprise restaurant closure and a new Hill Country osteria with Houston ties. Plus, a roundup of New Year’s Eve parties and some of our favorite new bars of 2025. Catch up on our most popular stories below, then visit this guide to...
Family reunited with missing Texas A&M former student
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - A Texas A&M former student who has been missing since early December has been located and taken to a hospital for evaluation. According to her family, Sydney Marquez, 24, was recognized by a concerned citizen Saturday morning. They say that individual spoke with Sydney and alerted authorities as...
2025 Stepping Stone Grantees Include Three Artists with Texas Ties
The Trellis Art Fund, a New York City-based nonprofit that offers unrestricted grants to artists nationwide in support of sustaining their practices, has announced the expansion of its Stepping Stone grant program, awarding selected artists $40,000 over two years. In 2024, the inaugural phase of the foundation’s...
Houston Weekend Brings Cooler Temperatures and Clear Skies with Wolf Supermoon Visibility
The Houston area experienced a slight cooldown over the weekend, with Sunday bringing clear skies, lower humidity, and highs in the upper 60s to low 70s, FOX 26 Houston reports. After a week of temperatures reaching the mid-80s, the cooler weather offers a brief break before spring-like conditions return next week.
Venezuelans to rally in Katy for second day while protesters of U.S. action gather...
Unidad Houston, a group supporting democracy in Venezuela, will gather in the Market Town lot at 25600 Westheimer Parkway in Katy at 1 p.m.
Gulf Coast Texas Weather Alert: Chilly Air Increases Cold Rain Chances Jan 9–13
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Houston, Texas – A cooler and unsettled weather pattern could bring periods of cold rain to the Texas Gulf Coast heading into mid-January, creating damp conditions and slower travel across coastal and...
‘Beyond disturbing’: TSU audit shows millions in mishandled tax dollars, Lt. Gov. Patrick says
HOUSTON - Texas Southern University underwent a state audit recently, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who requested the original investigation into the school, says the results were shocking. The university was found to have major, long-running gaps in financial reporting, which is among the issues Patrick says culminated...
Texas Weather Alert Today: Houston Hits 74°F With Summerlike January 2026 Warmth
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Texas – Warm air already hangs over Southeast Texas this morning, feeling more like April than early January. Porch doors stand open, palm fronds barely move, and the day starts calm and mild across the...
Drought hangs on across Southeast Texas to start 2026
HOUSTON (KIAH) – A new Drought Information Statement released Friday by the National Weather Service in Houston show that while drought conditions have improved in a few counties, much of Southeast Texas remains in drought as the new year begins. Current drought categories. Exceptional Drought: None in Southeast Texas.
11 Texas Steakhouses Where The Sides Steal The Show
Texas is famous for its massive, perfectly cooked steaks that draw meat lovers from all over the world. But here’s a little secret: some of the best steakhouses in the Lone Star State are serving up side dishes so incredible, they might just upstage the main event. From creamy...

















