Anna Raj is the Houston Newsletter Editor for COURIER Texas. Raised across Oak Cliff and Third Ward, Anna is a lifelong Texan passionate about community organizing and giving Texans the power of access to truth and knowledge.
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11 farmers markets to visit in the Houston area
National Farmers Market Week is here, running from August 2-8. Texas hosts more than 200 registered farmers markets, but getting from farm to market isn’t always simple.
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Best used bookstores in Houston for book lovers
National Book Lover’s Day is on August 9 and is every reader’s opportunity to celebrate their favorite titles—new and old.
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Here’s how Houston’s neighborhoods got their names
The names of Houston’s oldest neighborhoods come from unexpected corners of the city’s past. This is how our neighborhoods got their names.
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Meet the Midtown watch clinic restoring history
Houston’s Wheeler Watch Clinic has stood on the same neighborhood streets for 69 years, helping thousands of Houstonians salvage their family histories.
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9 Houston Attractions with free entry days
Some of Houston’s must-sees have free admission days, so you don’t have to break the bank to see all the city has to offer.
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Houston, mark your calendars with these upcoming events
This is an ongoing list of this week’s events and things to do in the Houston area. If you know of an event we should feature, write in and let us know.
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‘Art over greed’: How a Houston art cafe survived a franchise next door
When a popular coffee shop chain moved into their already-packed strip mall, this shop owner knew she’d have to leave to keep her business alive.
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One nation, under Flock: Houston is surveilled by 4,000 AI cameras
Thousands of AI cameras quietly monitor Houston roads, parking lots and neighborhoods—here’s the information they’re storing about you.
