COMMUNITY
I visited Coca-Cola’s Classic Christmas experience in Houston—here are the best parts
| December 4, 2025
coca cola classic christmas | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | FAMILY | family friendly | food & drink | HARDGATE | holiday lights | HOLIDAYS | HOUSTON LEAD STORY | HTX | ice skating | katy mills | music | santa | THINGS TO DO
Katy Mills is hosting the Houston edition of Classic Christmas, complete with ice skating, slides, ornament-making, Santa visits, and more.
3 DFW mom-and-pop shops that closed this year due to rising costs
| December 3, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DFW | DFW Lead Story | food and drink | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | mom and pop businesses | SMALL BUSINESS | TEXAS
Texas restaurants and bars have been hit hard by rising rents, pricy ingredients, and dwindling attendance. These three mainstays shut down earlier this year.
‘This proposal is because several children never came home’: Texans react to increase in summer camp licensing fees
| December 3, 2025
Nearly five months after the Hill Country floods led to the deaths of at least 136 Texans, including children, state officials have proposed new summer camp licensing fees to help increase safety measures.
Sugar Land Scores big with FIFA World Cup 26 partnership
| December 3, 2025
Community | CULTURE | ECONOMY | ENTERTAINMENT | FIFA World Cup 26 | HARDGATE | HTX | LIFESTYLE | NATIONAL NEWS | SPORTS | sugar land | TEXAS | World Cup
City leaders project a significant impact on Sugar Land’s economic development and community offerings, thanks to its involvement with the FIFA World Cup 26. The city of Sugar Land, located 20 miles south of downtown Houston, has become an Official Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 26 Houston Host City, providing a platform for the […]
How North Texas colleges work to keep pre-med students in the health care pipeline
| December 3, 2025
Five months into college, Brian Mata sees the difference between exploring science in a high school lab and surviving a course in a university lecture hall.