Houston Chronicle
@houstonchronicle.com
đ€ 33048
đ„ 5
đ 3268
Documenting life in
#Houston
, Texas and beyond.
Tatsuya Imai, a right-hander, went 10-5 with a 1.92 ERA and 178 strikeouts in 163â innings in 2025 in Japan.
bit.ly/3YkFTjG
1 day ago
2
12
8
At least seven people were shot and injured at two separate parties at Houston short-term rentals early Thursday as New Year's celebrations were disrupted.
loading . . .
7 injured in shootings at 2 Houston short-term rental parties on New Year's Day
Houston police responded to two separate New Year's parties were people were shot in the early morning hours.
https://bit.ly/3LfPc1t
1 day ago
0
3
2
Alarmed Houston residents are raising questions about safety again after three people were found dead in Buffalo and Brays bayous in the days leading up to Christmas.
loading . . .
Houston's bayou deaths in December revived fear and rumors. What we know.
Of the three people found dead in the bayous in December, Harris County's medical examiner has identified one, 57-year-old Lewis Barnes.
https://bit.ly/3LsmNFt
1 day ago
0
10
5
With a delivery happening at exactly midnight on New Yearâs Day, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital welcomed the Houston regionâs first baby of 2026.
bit.ly/4sn5ndS
1 day ago
0
16
1
Many banks, restaurants and grocery stores will operate as normal on New Year's Eve in Houston, with several businesses observing reduced hours on New Year's Day.
bit.ly/4pfIq9J
1 day ago
0
5
1
These are the most memorable dishes for critic Bao Ong after a busy year of dining out.
bit.ly/4aFL5Gf
2 days ago
0
3
1
Tamales are a tasty tradition for the holidays. Hereâs where to get the best in Houston for celebrating in the new year.
bit.ly/447eSDF
2 days ago
0
2
3
These are the 2025 openings that impressed our restaurant critic the most.
bit.ly/4917dtq
2 days ago
0
3
1
A year can change entire political fortunes in Texas, and sometimes dramatically. Hereâs a look at which politicians are up and down after 2025.
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
3 days ago
0
1
1
These 21 spots are the most affordable restaurants on our 2025 Top 100 Restaurants list.
bit.ly/49vLnOS
3 days ago
1
2
1
Houston reflects on the lives and legacies of the notable leaders, artists and icons it lost in 2025.
bit.ly/3YVEDnf
4 days ago
0
4
0
The Rockets shot nearly 60% from the floor and led the Pacers by as many as 27 points at one time before the reserves let Indiana cut into the lead in the final minutes.
bit.ly/4pXthem
4 days ago
0
1
1
UH was in a fight before getting separation in the second half to take its final game before Big 12 play starts.
bit.ly/44JeNqc
4 days ago
0
3
2
The Rockets' Alperen ĆengĂŒn tried to play through some calf tightness, but it felt worse after the win over the Lakers, so the big man is out again.
bit.ly/4pzVPKh
4 days ago
0
2
1
These are Houston Chronicle critic Bao Ong's picks for the best new restaurants of 2025.
bit.ly/4917dtq
4 days ago
0
3
1
Houston native Beyoncé has earned one last accomplishment in a year of accolades.
bit.ly/4sgOOQZ
5 days ago
0
7
3
2025 was filled with restaurant closures. These are the ones we'll remember the most:
bit.ly/48Se6x8
loading . . .
15 restaurant closings that defined 2025
2025 was filled with restaurant closings, these are the ones we'll remember the most: Brett's BBQ Shop, Kim Son, Riel and Ostia, among others.
https://bit.ly/48Se6x8
5 days ago
0
2
1
Track Texas power outages as they happen in real-time across the state
bit.ly/4plNQ3b
5 days ago
0
2
1
More than 27,000 CenterPoint customers are without power Monday morning following overnight wind gusts.
bit.ly/4simBt0
5 days ago
0
8
5
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to bring back an older, rougher kind of basic training where drill sergeants "instill fear" and "put their hands on recruits."
bit.ly/3MXeulp
5 days ago
5
6
5
From big names in the local industry debuting new spots to longtime pop-ups settling into their first brick-and-mortar locations, Houston saw some of the biggest restaurant openings in the past year.
bit.ly/45ksrQA
loading . . .
Houston's biggest restaurant openings of 2025
Despite the challenges of operating a restaurant this year, these 15 exciting new spots all opened their doors.
https://bit.ly/45ksrQA
6 days ago
0
5
2
UH completed just the seventh 10-win season in school history by overcoming a 14-point deficit to beat LSU in the Texas Bowl not far from campus.
bit.ly/49e9eRM
6 days ago
0
15
2
The Texans completed a major turnaround Saturday, becoming the seventh NFL team since 1980 to make the playoffs after an 0-3 start.
bit.ly/3YJdG6i
6 days ago
0
15
3
Mora Namdar, a 39-year-old Iranian-American, was sworn in earlier this week as the assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
bit.ly/49l7mae
6 days ago
3
4
3
Kevin Durant wasn't even needed in the fourth quarter as the Houston Rockets jumped out to a 27-point lead in the third quarter and cruised to a win.
bit.ly/3Ljufmg
6 days ago
0
7
3
How we graded the Houston Texans' performance in their win over the Chargers that clinched a playoff berth.
bit.ly/49cj1Yu
6 days ago
1
6
2
For the first time in franchise history, the Houston Texans have made the playoffs in three consecutive seasons.
bit.ly/4pZUGMW
6 days ago
0
18
2
Despite the challenges of operating a restaurant this year, exciting spots like Camaraderie, Agnes and Sherman, Zaranda and Oru still opened their doors.
bit.ly/45ksrQA
8 days ago
0
2
1
It was a grim year for Houston restaurants, with more than 100 closures driven by a mix of fewer customers, higher costs and other factors.â Here are the biggest restaurant closures that defined 2025.â
bit.ly/48Se6x8
9 days ago
0
9
6
NASA employees are seeking more stability in 2026 as they prepare to send humans around the moon and hope to launch a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope.
bit.ly/495aRkH
9 days ago
2
8
1
Christmas is just a few hours away. Still trying to order tamales? These are the best places to get them in the city.
bit.ly/447eSDF
10 days ago
1
6
2
Chris Tomlinson: Artificial intelligence is making it easier to create more sophisticated and personalized internet scams.
bit.ly/4aPiGhd
10 days ago
0
11
6
Houston news station KHOU has announced that former chief meteorologist Neil Frank has died.
bit.ly/4pc7a2P
10 days ago
2
22
11
This month, Waffle Bus told food reporter Sonia Garcia it's in jeopardy of closing all of its Houston locations.â It's yet another restaurant trying to survive 2025 â a year filled with more than 100 closures.â â â
bit.ly/4qsikl6
10 days ago
0
7
2
Dr. Azul Shirazali Jaffer was charged with performing a surgery while intoxicated, a state jail felony. Here's what to know.
bit.ly/3MOfmc6
11 days ago
1
2
1
Communities near NASA lit luminarias so the Apollo 8 astronauts could find their way home. The tradition has continued ever since.
bit.ly/49nztqe
11 days ago
0
10
6
Tariffs paid on imported Christmas decorations, toys, video game consoles and other gifts have soared this year, according to the Tax Foundation.
bit.ly/3MRrOb1
11 days ago
0
9
6
In all, eight people were onboard the aircraft when it crashed west of the Galveston Causeway.
bit.ly/3YHCyva
11 days ago
1
9
3
At least three people were killed and several were missing after a Mexican military aircraft carrying burn victims crashed into Galveston Bay on Monday afternoon.
bit.ly/3Y90hnO
11 days ago
1
4
2
Despite the challenges of operating a restaurant this year, these 15 exciting new spots all opened their doors.
bit.ly/45ksrQA
11 days ago
0
3
1
A husband and father of five with no criminal record is being detained by ICE after building a life in Houston for 25 years. Truly, our neighborsâ families are being ripped apart, writes the Editorial Board.
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
loading . . .
Luis grew deep roots in Houston. Can his family stop his deportation?
This is the third part in a series about a handyman with no criminal record arrested by masked government agents on Bellaire and detained by ICE.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/luis-grew-deep-roots-houston-family-stop-21233357.php
11 days ago
4
15
13
The chairman and founder of Texans for Lawsuit Reform points out that trial lawyers are spending millions to shape right-wing politics and abandon tort reform.
bit.ly/4aMqjoD
12 days ago
0
6
7
What are experts are predicting for the 2026 crawfish season?
bit.ly/3L3EDOX
12 days ago
0
7
1
Houston again led by double digits in the fourth quarter only to see Sacramento rally before taking the win late in overtime after a defensive miscue.
bit.ly/3MKgD3X
12 days ago
0
3
2
The Houston Texans defeated the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Grading their performance in the win as they advance to 10-5.
bit.ly/4p686Ws
12 days ago
0
6
1
The Texans' offense awoke in time to hold off the freefalling Raiders to extend Houston's win streak, which is now the NFL's longest.
bit.ly/44DAXtV
12 days ago
0
8
1
These are our best photos of 2025: A collection of images that stopped us, moved us and revealed the spirit of a region tested, transformed and determined to keep pushing forward.
bit.ly/44DhQjy
loading . . .
Photos of the year: The Houston Chronicle's defining images of 2025
From rare snowfall to July floods, politics, immigration and Texans thrills, see the Houston Chronicleâs best photos of 2025.
https://bit.ly/44DhQjy
12 days ago
0
4
2
The Texas A&M Aggies won their first NCAA volleyball title with a sweep of Kentucky and third win over a No. 1 seed in the tournament.
bit.ly/3L8ItGm
12 days ago
0
12
3
The little-known Spring Branch bakery makes 250 houses at a time and supplies many of the city's hotels and decorating events with gingerbread.
bit.ly/3KLL8FY
loading . . .
Thousands of the city's handmade gingerbread houses come from one Houston bakery
Roland's Swiss Pastry & Bakery piles boxes of gingerbread houses up to the ceiling during the Christmas season. It sells the houses to events, hotels and clubs all over Houston.
https://bit.ly/3KLL8FY
12 days ago
0
6
1
From Michelin-starred March to steakhouse favorite B&B Butchers, here are the best restaurants for fine dining in Houston.
bit.ly/4pQojAn
loading . . .
The top restaurants for fine dining in Houston
From Michelin-starred March to steakhouse favorite B&B Butchers, here are the best restaurants for fine dining in Houston.
https://bit.ly/4pQojAn
12 days ago
0
3
1
Load more
feeds!
log in