
Being hospitalized during the pandemic is lonely and dehumanizing. In live, virtual, one-on-one performances, Houston Symphony musicians give the sickest patients a few minutes of peace.
Dec 21, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
Being hospitalized during the pandemic is lonely and dehumanizing. In live, virtual, one-on-one performances, Houston Symphony musicians give the sickest patients a few minutes of peace.
Dec 16, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
In Harris County, two public officials fought off legal challenges to hold a successful election in the middle of a pandemic.
Dec 15, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
Young and ideologically aggressive, James Ho, Andrew Oldham, and Don Willett are already making their mark on the nation’s most conservative appellate court.
Nov 20, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
After decades of planning, the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building will open this weekend as a showcase of modern and contemporary art.
Nov 18, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
One morning in late January 2019, Rhogena Nicholas texted a prayer to her mother, Jo Ann Nicholas, just as she did every day. A widow in her eighties, Jo Ann could no longer make the four-hour drive from Natchitoches, Louisiana, to visit her daughter and her son-in-law, Dennis Tuttle, at…
Nov 13, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
Thirty years after Buzz Bissinger’s bestseller chronicled the Permian Panthers’ 1988 season, these black and white photos are as compelling as ever.
Sep 24, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
After some Houstonians had to wait in six-hour lines to vote in the March primary, new county clerk Chris Hollins is determined to help every eligible Houstonian cast a ballot this fall.
Sep 16, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
Front pages once filled with stories about football games and student politics are now dedicated to tracking the latest test results, reporting on breaches of social distancing guidelines, and pressing university administrators for more transparency.
Aug 11, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
The Houston Center for Photography asked people around the world to submit images taken during lockdown. The resulting online show ranges from the mundane to the sublime.
Jul 13, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
"Shame is a powerful tool," says Kelly Ingram, the founder of Houston's COVID—Call Outs Group.
Jul 7, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
The discovery of a convict graveyard in 2018 vindicated decades of research and activism Fort Bend County had ignored.
Jun 4, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
He has become a national celebrity for publicly supporting the George Floyd protests. But Acevedo’s record is decidedly less progressive than his rhetoric.
May 15, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
While the rest of Houston’s legal community was adapting to COVID-19, DA Kim Ogg was determined to find who leaked an internal document.
May 6, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
Palestine writer Jeff Gerritt’s no-holds-barred editorials shined a spotlight on the record number of people dying in Texas jails.
Apr 3, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
Layoffs, furloughs, closures: news organizations across the state face a moment of reckoning.
Mar 26, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta on pandemics, mass furloughs, and why he’s not selling his yachts.
Mar 23, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
We’re going to need that same neighborly, can-do spirit to get us through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 6, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
After being evicted from its former location, one of the state’s premier jazz venues is set to reopen in the heart of the theater district.
Feb 19, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
Four years ago, Ogg won election by promising to reform the county’s justice system. Now she’s getting primaried by two of her former prosecutors, who say she hasn’t done enough.
Jan 21, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
Freshman Sylvia Garcia of Houston, one of the first two Hispanic women to represent Texas in Congress, is among the seven House members prosecuting President Trump.
Jan 16, 2020 — By Michael Hardy
The Astros’ cheating scandal, coming on the heels of the Texans’ meltdown in Kansas City, is a low point in the city’s long history of sports failure.
Dec 11, 2019 — By Michael Hardy
Rapper Brad Jordan, better known as Scarface from the Geto Boys, is running for Houston City Council. And he might actually win.
Dec 5, 2019 — By Michael Hardy
In a landmark legal case, Harris County has agreed to release the vast majority of misdemeanor arrestees instead of locking them up. But reformers aren’t done yet.
Nov 29, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
General John Murray and his staff recently got their first chance to size up the research possibilities in College Station.
Nov 28, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
The former president held a conversation with former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, with whom he found much common ground.
Nov 26, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
Bill McRaven’s successor is already facing calls to lay off administrators and redefine the system’s mission.
Nov 19, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
Georgia O'Keeffe's talented younger sister was forgotten by art historians. A new exhibit in Dallas aims to shed light on her work.
Nov 18, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
The world-champion gymnast from Spring is taking misogyny to the mat.
Nov 18, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
The University of Houston chancellor can’t stop, won’t stop.
Nov 7, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
At Houston's Post Oak Hilton on election night, supporters gathered to cheer and celebrate their candidate.
Nov 2, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
The $40 million building is the most significant addition to the Menil campus in decades.
Nov 1, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
Stan Stanart was pressured by County Judge Ed Emmett to take down the inflammatory image and language.
Oct 30, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
After discovering the convict cemetery in March, the city appointed a panel of stakeholders. Now it’s ignoring their recommendation.
Oct 4, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
The president's son tell supporters that Cruz and his father have patched things up since the contentious 2016 presidential campaign.
Sep 28, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
The Houston billionaire discusses accepting Bitcoin at his luxury car dealership and accepting a cryptocurrency company as a Houston Rockets sponsor.
Sep 21, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
After six months of renovations, the Houston cultural institution is back.
Sep 19, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
A second-generation Owl argues that his alma mater should consider returning to the days of free tuition.
Aug 24, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
Top Army brass emphasized the need for innovation, while Austin Mayor Steve Adler tried keeping it weird.
Aug 24, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
The National Voter Registration Act prohibits removing ineligible voters from voter rolls within 90 days of a federal election. That’s just what the Harris County registrar tried to do.
Aug 1, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
In a city notorious for neglecting its history, two new initiatives aim to preserve memories of the storm.
Jul 27, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
Ben Reiter’s new book offers a comprehensive account of how the Astros became the next American baseball dynasty.
Jul 20, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
The Richmond resident warned Fort Bend ISD of the presence of graves, but no one listened—until they started finding human remains.
Jul 19, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
The Army chose Austin, citing its entrepreneurial culture and incentives from UT.
Jun 29, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
Austin nonprofit Southwest Key wants to open a facility for immigrant children in Houston’s East End. Mayor Sylvester Turner has other ideas.
Jun 12, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
The former University of Texas at Austin president, who takes over from retiring Chancellor William McRaven, discusses the state of the system.
Jun 5, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
San Antonio is America’s fastest-growing city, but its 153-year-old daily paper's owners keep shrinking its newsroom.
Jun 1, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
We all know the Gulf of Mexico is brown. Until it isn’t.
Jun 1, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
The renowned educator (and native Texan) came out of retirement to lead the historically black university.
May 17, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
PETA claims the university is blocking criticisms of alleged animal abuse on Facebook.
May 1, 2018 — By Michael Hardy
The new book tells the story of how a team and a city came together in victory after Hurricane Harvey.
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