The Battle of the Blue Cat Café
How an anti-gentrification boycott became a proxy war between the radical left and the alt-right.
Articles by Michael Hardy
Where to Get Your Menil Fix While It’s Closed
With one of Houston’s top museums off limits until fall, here are five other free museums and galleries that you should check out.
Rick Perry Delivers the Gospel of ‘Energy Realism’
The energy secretary outlined the Trump administration’s new direction at an oil and gas conference in Houston.
Laura Moser Shakes Off the DCCC
The candidate for Texas’s 7th Congressional District has seen an outpouring of support—and money—since coming under fire from the national party.
Meet The World’s Top Joel Osteen Impersonator
Comedian Michael Klimkowski has fooled people from L.A. to Houston with his Joel Faux-steen act.
How Houston Lost Amazon’s HQ2
Newly released documents shed light on why the online giant snubbed the country’s fourth-largest city.
The XFL Is Returning—Where Would It Go in Texas?
Vince McMahon says it’s too soon to announce cities, but that won’t keep us from recklessly speculating.
Chelsea Manning and Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova Talk Trump, Putin, and Resistance
A summit on art and activism at Houston’s Day for Night festival pulled no punches.
Lupe Valdez Hopes to Make the Leap from Dallas County Sheriff to Governor
The gay Latina sheriff of Dallas County advocates for Dreamers and LGBT rights.
For $250 Million, You Can Buy T. Boone Pickens’s Panhandle Ranch
A look inside the octogenarian oil magnate's 65,000-acre spread.
Tilman Fertitta, the Two-Billion-Dollar Buyer
It was $2.2 billion, actually. That’s how much billionaire restaurateur Tilman Fertitta offered to buy his beloved Houston Rockets. This is the inside story of how he pulled off the most expensive deal in American sports history.
Debating the Permian Basin
Experts discuss Permania and the oil field’s future at the University of Houston.
Houston Museum of Natural Science Opens High-Tech New Energy Hall
One of the museum’s most popular attractions is back and bigger than ever.
There’s More Than Mariachi on the River Walk
Electronic-rock act Femina-X defies expectations in San Antonio.
A Woman-Centric Day for Night Festival
Houston’s innovative music and art festival event is expanding, and it's putting women at the forefront.
Houston Pet Shelter Reunites Animals and Owners Separated by Harvey
As people begin to pick up the pieces after Harvey, Best Friends Animal Society seeks to reunite furry companions with their humans.
Houston publicist Dutch Small was in Georgia when Harvey hit. But that didn’t stop him from helping.
Houston’s Theater District Flooded by Harvey
Some of the city’s performing arts companies suffered major damage, but the museums have mostly stayed dry.
Here’s What It Was Like To Evacuate Houston During Hurricane Rita
Kam Franklin tried to flee the city in 2005. This time, she stay put.
Flooded Twice Before, Houston Family Vows Never Again
The Shefman family has taken drastic measures to protect their home from storms like Harvey.
Protesters Speak Up Against Confederate Monument in Houston
Protesters and counter-protesters gathered in Sam Houston Park over “The Spirit of the Confederacy" statue.
Butterflies Versus Border Patrol
Can the National Butterfly Center in Mission stop the government from building a wall across its land?
John Sharp’s A&M Takeover
How the straight-talking, coyote-shooting, tobacco-chewing John Sharp has led a bonanza at Texas A&M.
Saying Goodbye to Jimmy’s Ice House
Before it shuts down for good, we spent a day in the iconic Houston Heights icehouse.
A Harris County Case Could be the End of Cash Bail as We Know it
Harris County was forced to release inmates after its pretrial detention system was declared unconstitutional.
As Trump Withdraws from the Paris Climate Agreement, Rick Perry Heads to Asia
Renewable energy and LNG exports are on the agenda during the energy secretary’s week-long trip.
ExxonMobil and SABIC Choose San Patricio County for $9.3 Billion Petrochemical Plant
Site selected over objections from some local residents.
Hillary Clinton Makes a Rare Public Appearance in Houston
The former presidential candidate gave qualified support to Trump’s missile strike against Syria.
Ken Paxton Sues Rick Perry Over Nuclear Waste Disposal
The new secretary of energy finds himself in an unusual position.
Here Comes Permania!
At the CERAWeek conference in Houston, everyone wanted to talk about one thing: the Permian Basin.
A Texas Energy Company Offers a Glimpse of What Carbon Capture Could Look Like
NRG Energy built the world’s largest carbon capture unit in Fort Bend County, but what is the technology’s future?
Corpus Christi’s New $740 Million Plant Brings More Industry to South Texas
But, thanks to advanced automation, the direct reduction plant will create fewer than 200 jobs.
A Texan Is Under Consideration to Chair the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Barry Smitherman, the former chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, reportedly met with President Donald Trump's transition team.
Bonfire of the Barbarities
Guy Fieri turns a Houston Toyota dealership into Flavortown for an afternoon.
How The Refugee Ban Is Affecting Texas
A snapshot of two of Texas's busiest airports in the aftermath of the refugee ban.
Simone Biles’s Victory Lap
We checked in with Olympic sensation Simone Biles to see what she's been up to since dominating at the Rio Olympics.
She’s the Sheriff
How Zena Stephens became the highest-ranking law enforcement officer in Jefferson County.
Blood and Sugar
Can one very determined man get a booming Houston suburb to confront its troubled past?
Day for Night Festival Transforms Former Houston Post Office Into Epic Party
The world’s festival-going legions descended on the city for the festival's second annual showing.
An Exit Interview With Art Sisneros, The Texas Elector Who Resigned Rather Than Vote For Trump
Art Sisneros talks about his decision to resign as an elector and what he's learned from the experience.
Meet The Texas Presidential Elector Who Might Not Vote for Trump
Art Sisneros, an industrial welding supplies salesman, could be Texas's first "faithless elector."
Why Political Junkies Are Frustrated By the Harris County Clerk
As results pour in across the state, Harris County not-so-patiently waits.
New Image of Davy Crockett Discovered in Fort Worth Museum
A sighting of the image on UNT's Portal to Texas History website prompted the discovery.
Lyndon Johnson on Film: A Historical Survey
How Woody Harrelson's LBJ stacks up against the many other portrayals of the famous Texan.
The Redneck Tenor
The acclaimed opera singer Jay Hunter Morris has traveled the globe, performing Wagner, Puccini, and Bizet. And yet he still feels like a hick from Paris, Texas.
This Houston Tattoo Parlor Is Run By a Police Sergeant
Prison Break Tattoos, designed to look like a jail cell, caters to law enforcement and first responders.
A Hard Look at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office
Multiple issues have cropped up under DA Devon Anderson’s tenure.
Hearst’s Purchase of Two Dozen Community Newspapers Expands the Houston Chronicle’s Reach
Houston is a huge community, and its paper of record is hoping the acquisition makes it more relevant in the surrounding suburbs.
