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WATCH: Make the viral H-E-B crispy rice with me
| August 9, 2025
Have you wanted to try the viral H-E-B crispy rice but wasn't sure if it would work? Newsletter Editor Sierra Rozen is here to put it to the test!
WATCH: Mezcal-forward Bar Buena opens in River Oaks
| August 8, 2025
Mezcal is the new star of the show — and it’s lighting up Houston’s bar scene.
For some Texas students, citizenship isn’t enough to feel safe
| August 8, 2025
CIVIL RIGHTS | DFW Lead Story | EDUCATION | IMMIGRATION | national politics | politics | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story
Texas college students are fearful that their citizenship status will not be enough to protect them from the current ICE raids.
Big screens under big skies: 7 Texas drive-in movie theaters
| August 8, 2025
Enjoy this list of seven Texas drive-in movie theaters.
Don’t sweat it: How SSRI users can protect themselves in the Texas heat
| August 8, 2025
climate | Community | environmentalism | HARDGATE | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | heat | heat safety | TEXAS
And while this can make anyone feel uncomfortable, those who take Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, more commonly known as SSRIs, can be more easily affected by high temperatures than others.
WATCH: DFW is the third busiest airport in the world
| August 8, 2025
You know what they say everything is bigger in Texas, and the DFW airport proves that. The airport is considered one of the busiest airports in the world. It offers customers more than 200 destinations for passengers, with 73 of them being outside the United States as a whole.
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WATCH: The health crisis in marginalized Texas communities is real
| August 8, 2025
Environmental injustice in the state of Texas is not a new concept; it dates back to years of racist zoning and segregation. Caleb Roberts, the Executive Director of Downwinders at Risk, speaks to the injustice that marginalized communities face due to these historical circumstances.
"We believe some communities are already experiencing what's happening right now, and have been experiencing it for some time because of the history of racialized zoning, racism, and segregation."
WATCH: Nothing beats a Jet2Holiday: pickleball edition
| August 7, 2025
They say practice makes perfect when it comes to pickleball.
WATCH: Is pickleball as easy as it sounds?
| August 7, 2025
Our HTX newsletter editor Sierra Rozen wanted to see if pickleball is really as easy as it sounds—especially for the athletically-challenged.
Tips to help manage your buy now, pay later loans
| August 5, 2025
Whether you’re a first-time or recurring user of buy now, pay later plans, here are some expert recommendations to use buy now, pay later loans responsibly.
Texans who rely on safety net programs encouraged to prepare for cuts
| August 5, 2025
Affordability | Community | Donald Trump | ECONOMY | EQUALITY | funding | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | local news | national politics | Republicans | texans | TEXAS
Nonprofit organizations across Texas serving disadvantaged and low-income groups are restructuring after the Trump administration's budget reconciliation bill was signed into law.
11 Instagrammable places in the DFW that you didn’t know about
| July 31, 2025
Enjoy this list of Instagrammable places in the DFW metroplex.