
Get on the list for a one-night-only Mardi Gras dinner
by Sam Cohen
| January 28, 2026
Augustine’s | Chardon | CULTURE | Dominick Lee | EJ Miller | fine dining | food & drink | food and drink | HTX | HTX-hardgate | LIFESTYLE | Mardi Gras dinner | prix-fixe menu | TEXAS | The Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler | THINGS TO DO | three-courses
Houston chefs Dominick Lee and EJ Miller are banding together for an exclusive one-night-only Mardi Gras meal on Feb. 6. Here’s what you need to know.

7 celebrities with ties to San Antonio
by Sydni Ellis
| January 28, 2026
carol burnett | celebrities | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | Eva Longoria | george strait | Jared Padalecki | LIFESTYLE | Megan Thee Stallion | pedro pascal | roots | roots in San Antonio | SATX | Shaquille O’Neal | TEXAS
George Strait, Pedro Pascal, and other celebrities have lived in San Antonio. Below are seven notable examples.

Houston has the most buyer-friendly housing market in Texas
by Sam Cohen
| January 27, 2026
Affordability | affordable housing | Best Markets for Home Buyers in 2026 | buyer-friendly housing market | Community | Cypress | HOUSTON LEAD STORY | HTX | HTX-hardgate | Katy | LIFESTYLE | neighborhoods | zillow
Houston was recently named Texas’s most buyer-friendly housing market and the 15th best in the US. Here’s what you need to know.

11 things to do in San Antonio that are off the beaten path
by Joey Held
| January 27, 2026
alamo | Community | CULTURE | eat local | ENTERTAINMENT | food and drink | LIFESTYLE | pets | river walk | SA-hardgate | SATX | TEXAS
Go beyond the River Walk or remembering the Alamo with some of our favorite things to do in San Antonio, from cool eats and drinks to rejuvenating activities.

East San Antonio unveils civil rights mural days before 100th anniversary of Black History Month
by Sam Cohen
| January 27, 2026
arts | Black art | Black history | Black History Month | CULTURE | East Side | Heirlooms: Eastside Pride | Kaldric Deshon Dow | Kaldric Dow | LIFESTYLE | Myra Hemmings | neighborhoods | public art | Reverend Raymond A. Callies | SA-hardgate | San Antonio Lead Story | SATX
A new mural dedicated to the Civil Rights era was unveiled in San Antonio’s East Side neighborhood. The artwork is particularly poignant, as February marks the 100th anniversary of Black History Month.



