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Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud with a jersey after being drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft on April 27, 2023 at Union Station in Kansas City, MO.

April 28, 2023

A Blockbuster Draft-Day Trade Gives the Houston Texans a Rare Feeling: Hope

The beleaguered Houston Texans landed college stars C. J. Stroud and Will Anderson Jr. in the first round of the NFL draft.

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Did the Texans Fire Lovie Smith for Winning Too Many Games?

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January 10, 2023

What Was the Point of Firing Lovie Smith?

The Houston Texans have sacked their fourth head coach in three years. Perhaps that means the franchise’s woes run far deeper than its on-field leader.

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February 8, 2022

Do the Texans Even Deserve New Head Coach Lovie Smith?

Houston's hapless NFL franchise hired the right man for what seem like the wrong reasons—and it's lucky Smith accepted the job.

By Richard Justice

Houston Texans head coach David Culley on the sideline against the Cleveland Browns.

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January 14, 2022

Very Well, I Shall Coach the Houston Texans

The most dysfunctional franchise in pro sports has a vacancy, and I have some time to kill.

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June 15, 2021

Simone Biles’s NFL Safety Boyfriend: “I Didn’t Know Who She Was”

The Houston Texans’ Jonathan Owens on falling for the Olympic gymnast during the pandemic and watching her compete in person for the first time.

By Richard Justice

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June 4, 2021

For Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys, Hope Springs Eternal

And for the state's other NFL franchise, the Houston Texans, hope looks like the AFC South basement and a prolonged rebuild.

By Richard Justice

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May 28, 2021

Houston’s Most Fireworks-Prone Lawyers Face Off in the Deshaun Watson Cases

Tony Buzbee, who is representing the plaintiffs, and Rusty Hardin, who is defending the Texans quarterback, are trying to navigate deftly in the #MeToo era.

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Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) looks on in action during a game between the Chicago Bears and the Houston Texans on December 13, 2020, at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL.

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April 1, 2021

Sports Media Is Blowing the Coverage of Deshaun Watson

From local papers to national NFL media, reporting on the allegations against Watson reads like something from another generation.

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January 29, 2021

The Texans’ New Head Coach Deserves Better Than the Mess He’ll Inherit

David Culley’s arrival should inspire hope; instead, with a Deshaun Watson trade looming, there is no such thing as good news in Houston.

By Richard Justice

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January 13, 2021

Houston Is America’s Saddest Sports City, Part Infinity

The curse of Houston is a curse of management, which makes it the saddest of all.

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January 12, 2021

The Houston Texans Can’t Afford to Squander Another Year of Deshaun Watson’s Career

Maybe Deshaun Watson has had enough of the Houston Texans. Enough losing, enough playoff meltdowns, enough dumb trades, enough physical beatdowns. Maybe it’s as simple as that.He may see J.J. Watt as a cautionary tale, a great player who wasted his best years on losing teams, and Watson doesn’t want

By Richard Justice

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January 5, 2021

The Texans Can Go Ahead and Retire J.J. Watt’s Number Now

The superstar defensive end has probably played his last game for the Houston Texans. They should remember him properly.

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November 30, 2020

The Best Thing in Texas: Detroit Lions Fans Are Donating to Deshaun Watson’s Charity to Thank Him for the Whupping He Gave Their Team

The Lions have been mired in mediocrity—but Deshaun and the Texans may have helped break the fever.

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May 8, 2020

By Releasing Their Schedule, the NFL Wants to Will a 2020 Season Into Existence

How do you sack a quarterback from six feet away?

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March 17, 2020

Why the Texans Trading DeAndre Hopkins Feels So Bad

The team traded away their star receiver for a running back and a second-round draft pick.

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February 3, 2020

Is J.J. Watt Funny? A Texas Monthly Investigation

The face of the Houston Texans says he achieved a ‘lifelong dream’ in hosting ‘Saturday Night Live.'

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January 16, 2020

Houston Sports Teams Are Cursed. This Week Proves It.

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.

By Michael Hardy

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January 6, 2020

The Best Thing in Texas: Deshaun Deshaun Deshaun Deshaun

The Texans quarterback won his first playoff game in spectacular fashion.

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December 16, 2019

The Moments That Defined Texas Sports in 2019

This year saw no shortage of impactful sports news, from Dirk Nowitzki’s retirement to Art Briles's return.

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September 6, 2019

What If the Texans’ Bizarre Offseason Wins Them the Super Bowl?

“Win now” makes more sense when your stars are old—and the only person facing the end of the line is Houston’s head coach.

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July 17, 2019

The Texans and the Cowboys Are Upsetting Jadeveon Clowney and Ezekiel Elliott

Jadeveon Clowney and Ezekiel Elliott are both threatening holdouts—but for very different reasons.

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April 29, 2019

Wherever the NFL Takes Him, Ed Oliver Will Always “Be Someone” in Houston

Our latest homegrown football star has been drafted away from the city he loves.

By John Nova Lomax

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April 4, 2019

The Houston Texans Don’t Have the Rights to Wear Oilers Throwback Jerseys. But They Should.

While the team that abandoned the city 20 years ago owns much of Houston’s football history, that doesn't have to be the case.

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November 23, 2018

Houston Texans’ Bob McNair Dies at 81

The former energy company owner is said to be the man who brought professional football back to Houston.

By Carlos Sanchez

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November 20, 2017

Cougar Fans, Apparently You Were Right About Case Keenum All Along

Why is the former University of Houston star suddenly playing like the best quarterback in the league in his seventh season?

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September 28, 2017

Rookie Texans QB Deshaun Watson Donated His First Game Check To Three NRG Stadium Cafeteria Workers Hit By Harvey

Congratulations, Houston, you have a new favorite player.

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June 8, 2017

The Fall of J.J. Watt?

The NFL Network’s list of the top 100 players in the league ranks the Houston hero a lot lower than he was a year ago.

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March 9, 2017

The Texans Traded Brock Osweiler and a Second-Round Pick For Nothing

Welp.

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January 20, 2017

What If Tony Romo Were a Different Kind of Texan?

If Romo is released, would the other NFL team in Texas pick him up?

By Matt Mosley

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January 13, 2017

Texans Fans, Take Heart—Other Playoff Underdogs Have Pulled Off The Upset

Fresh off beating a team led by Connor Cook, the Texans go to New England to face Tom Brady. Yikes.

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September 12, 2016

Grading The New Quarterbacks For Texas’ NFL Teams

Brock Osweiler and Dak Prescott replaced the rotating cast of QB’s that both the Cowboys and the Texans featured last year. So how’d they do?

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January 27, 2016

Whoops, Wade Phillips’s Defense Led The Broncos To The Super Bowl

For Cowboys and Texans fans watching from home, that must sting a little.

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January 4, 2016

Nobody In The Betting World Believes In The Texans

The team is a 3.5 underdog at home to a team quarterbacked by Alex Smith, and the big picture is even worse.

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December 21, 2015

The Brandon Weeden Era Is Upon You, Texans Fans

The quarterback who got dumped by the Cowboys—the Cowboys!—stepped in and stepped up for the Texans Sunday night.

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December 3, 2015

J.J. Watt’s Trash Talk Is Totally On-Brand And Other Things We Learned While He Was Mic’d Up

”I like Drew! I don’t like hitting him like that.”

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November 19, 2015

Is This Houston Texans Team Really Going To The Playoffs?

They’re tied for first place, and the Colts are out of Luck for the next few weeks. Is a crappy Texans team led by T.J. Yates playoff bound?

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October 12, 2015

The Texans’ Theory That Good Character Translates To Good Percentages Is Bogus

It's unfortunate, but the numbers don't lie.

By John Nova Lomax

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September 17, 2015

The Ryan Mallett Era Re-Begins Now, Texans Fans

It's all re-happening.

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September 1, 2015

The Time Has Come To #FreeRG3

The beleaguered quarterback has essentially been hounded out of Washington by his coaches. It's time to set him free.

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August 21, 2015

Watch J.J. Watt Play Catch With A Fan Seated In An Upper Deck Of NRG Stadium

Because of course he does.

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August 19, 2015

The Watt Hour

Learning to love—or at least respect—the Houston Texans when your heart is in Dallas.

By Brian D. Sweany

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August 14, 2015

The Watt Age

A peek at our September cover, featuring Houston's favorite new hometown hero.

By Andrea Valdez

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August 13, 2015

Mega Watt

He’s the best defensive player in the NFL but writes his own Christmas cards. He has thousands of fans who’d love to party, but he goes to bed at seven-thirty. He could be the league’s next MVP but enjoys buying his own groceries. Is Houston’s J. J. Watt for real?

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August 12, 2015

Seven Things We Learned From The First Episode Of The Texans’ Hard Knocks

J.J. Watt and friends had their HBO debut last night. Here’s what you might have missed.

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June 29, 2015

J.J. Watt Scored on the St. Louis Blues Goalie in a Charity Hockey Event, Because He Can Do Everything

Next week: he makes a hole in one, beats you at Mario Kart, and bakes a better pie than your mom.

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March 24, 2015

Misery City: Houston Is the Saddest Sports Town in America

Sorry, Cleveland.

By John Nova Lomax

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March 4, 2015

It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Andre Johnson

The best player in franchise history is done in Houston. Let’s wish him well.

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December 23, 2014

The Case For J.J. Watt As NFL MVP

The best player in football plays defense for the 8-7 Houston Texans. That’s the only reason he won’t be the 2014 NFL MVP.

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November 6, 2014

What’s The Matter With The Houston Texans?

With a new QB under center, the number-one overall pick in this year's draft on the mend, and the bye week coming, now is the time to examine why the Texans have been so underwhelming this season.

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September 15, 2014

Why We Can’t Celebrate the Great Performances By the Cowboys and the Texans With a Clean Conscience

These days, no matter how much you love pro football, it's hard to like the NFL.

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