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Plus: This art fair may be in your budget Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! There’s one week left of Hispanic Heritage Month, and if you’re looking for a way to celebrate while dipping your toes in the arts, Houston is the place to be. The Affordable Art Fair is kicking off…

Plus: Your kid checked out WHAT? Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! The Texas Renaissance Festival is back for another season of boozy medieval fun, starting Oct. 10. Opening weekend this year will be all things Oktoberfest, from bratwurst-eating competitions to lederhosen costume contests. Experience Texas Renaissance magic this fall. (Anna Raj/Courier…

Plus: Academic freedom under fire Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google.     Good morning, Houston! This weekend kicks off the 18th annual Houston Cinema Arts Festival, a film fest with 35 screenings across the city. This year’s theme, “My Eyes Are…

Plus: Whitmire calls out DA Teare Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google.     Good morning, Houston! We’re nearing the end of September, which is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, a time when we stop and think about how important libraries are…

Plus: 8 Houston pumpkin patches to visit Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google.     Good morning, Houston! I visited the Bryan Museum in Galveston a few weeks ago to do some reporting for an article on the Karankawa Indigenous peoples. While…

Plus: How your healthcare access could change Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google.     Good morning, Houston! We’re finally at the end of a busy week for Courier Texas. On Tuesday, we met many of you at our On the Ballot…

Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google.     Good morning, Houston! You came, you saw, you got ready to vote. 🇺🇸 Harris County Democratic Party Chair Traci Gibson and the Texas Railroad Commission candidate Jon Rosenthal took the stage after Hinojosa. (Anna…

Plus: Houston artist turns likes into $ Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! If you’ve ever wanted to hear directly from the politicians you’ll be voting for, now’s your chance! 🇺🇸 Join the Courier Texas team tomorrow at POST Houston for On the Ballot: COURIER Live — America in Conversation, a live…

Plus: Join us at Courier Texas Live! Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! Before we get into today’s newsletter, I want to invite our wonderful newsletter subscribers to a special event: Courier Texas Live! Join us Tuesday, Sept. 22 at POST Houston for a live conversation with the Brownsville native vying to become Texas’…

Join us on Sept. 22 to hear from one of the candidates running for Texas governor Share with a friend     Good afternoon, Houston! Got some free time next Tuesday and want to hang out? Join the Courier Texas team on Sept. 22 at POST Houston for On the Ballot: COURIER Live — America in Conversation,…

Plus: What Texas history got completely wrong Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! Trash pickup in Houston has been a hot topic since spring, with chronic delays in bulk pickup leading to trash and junk lining many neighborhood streets.  Trash pickup in Houston is seeing improvements after a required fee. (Anna Raj/Courier…

Plus: Meet me in person! Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! National Voter Registration Day is tomorrow, which is a great reminder to check your voter registration status! We have a handy toolkit so that you can make sure you’re prepared for what will be on the ballot this time around.  We’ll…

Plus: Nearby cities are stopping Flock Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! A few weeks ago, I talked to you about the AI-driven initiative powering some new local schools. It turns out that private schools aren’t the only place where AI is “leading” education in Houston.  Imagine if your children’s public school…

Plus: Houston has America’s 2nd-richest suburb Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! If you happen to see a group of naked people biking down Polk Street this weekend, don’t panic. It’s a protest.  Houston’s World Naked Bike Ride is coming back for its 15th year this Saturday. Cyclists will be stripping down…

Plus: Garden Oaks Theater future sealed Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! We’ve been talking about the proposed demolition of Garden Oaks Theater lately, particularly as activists entered their last window to save the landmark from being scrapped last week.  Garden Oaks Theater once showed world famous classic films like “Jaws,” with…

Plus: Say adiós to this Houston staple Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! Last week, I told you that President Trump was expected to visit NASA to honor the Artemis II crew. Now, his Houston visit is in the books—and it included a new US space academy, a moon-bound plaque and a…

Plus: Turkey Leg Hut is back, y’all Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! Texas is the mother of all invention—that’s the saying, right?  The inventor behind the digital watch, who just passed away, is a testament to that, and he’s leaving behind a remarkable North Texas legacy.  George Thiess founded Electro/Data, a…

Plus: Will Houston absorb the Woodlands? Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! In the last few newsletters, I’ve been talking to you about HISD’s failing schools and TEA-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles’ subsequent salary bump. You told me that he didn’t deserve his pay raise, and some of you even wrote in to…

Plus: Why is Trump visiting NASA? Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! In a newsletter earlier this month, I told you about a theater in Houston at risk of demolition and the ongoing efforts by Arthouse Houston organizers to save it. Well, those efforts are in their final week as the Aug.…

Plus: Their pastor held them hostage Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! Rent is already expensive enough. Now imagine finding out you’ve been overpaying because your landlord was going behind your back to overcharge. Local apartment landlords have been accused of doing just that.  One of the Rice Village area properties listed…

Plus: Robots teach your children Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! In Monday’s newsletter, I asked you if HISD’s TEA-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles deserved the $231,000 raise he received after several F ratings of local schools were released. You overwhelmingly said “no. You’re not the only Houstonians feeling this way.  Increasingly, Houston…

Plus: 🪦Local burger icon dies Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! Get your telescopes ready because we’re in for a crimson red show on Aug. 27. Next week, a deep partial lunar eclipse will reveal a blood moon over Houston as the moon sinks into Earth’s shadow for three hours.  The next…

Plus: HISD gets F’s, Mike Miles gets a raise Share with a friend     Hello, Houston! With the first week of school over, parents are looking to local districts to see an improvement in their children’s learning for the 2026-2027 school year.  Many were disappointed to hear that following Houston’s Texas Education Agency (TEA)…

Plus: HISD teacher in tears over students 😢 Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! The Stonewall Inn is still operational in Greenwich Village, New York City. (Anna Raj/Courier HTX) It’s finally time for Houston Pride this weekend after the rescheduling of the event earlier this summer due to inclement weather. Houston Pride…

Plus: 🎓A $10K ticket to Rice Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! August is National Black Business Month, and in Houston, there’s no shortage of Black-owned shops, restaurants, and establishments to celebrate with.  One of Houston’s most iconic Black-owned businesses is Provost Studios, an 80-year-old photography business that captured generations of Houstonians…

Plus: 💸 Your tax dollars pay for naps Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! Let’s talk about some weird things happening in the Houston area.  👮 A Houston man is facing prison for threatening the governor’s office over anime (yes, that’s right—over a cartoon).  👀 Keep your eyes peeled for this strange,…

Plus: Can Houstonians save this historic theater? Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! One of the most inspiring things about this city is that we’re a place of changemakers: people who are working to better the lives and circumstances of those around them, whether that’s in hospitals saving lives, on the street…

Plus: 😵 Broken neck sparks Harris County lawsuit Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! We’re coming up on National Book Lover’s Day, and I’m nothing if not a bibliophile. In fact, I love reading so much, I’ve been teaching evening summer classes to Houston middle schoolers on some of the books I…

Plus: Cy-Fair ISD under fire Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! Even though school is back in session on Aug. 10, that doesn’t mean summer fun has to end. I’ve been making weekend trips to Galveston lately, trying to soak up the heat that I know I’ll be missing soon enough. The…

Plus: This garden visitor is a good sign Share with a friend     Good morning, Houston! Today is National Mutt Day, and Aug. 1 marks the universal birthday for shelter dogs and the start of “Dogust,” or National Dog Month.  This week also marks the one-year anniversary of finding my dog on a Houston…