
Celebrate Black History Month, Houston rodeo-style
| February 3, 2026
2026 Black Heritage Day | 2026 houston rodeo | animals | Black History Month | CIVIL RIGHTS | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | FAMILY | HOUSTON LEAD STORY | houston rodeo | HTX | HTX-hardgate | music | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
Cowboys, musicians, and the 2026 Black Heritage Day prove that Houston’s cowboy culture wouldn’t be complete without its long history of Black contributors.

11 completely free things to do in San Antonio (beyond the River Walk)
by Joey Held
| January 29, 2026
Affordability | Brackenridge Park | Community | free things to do | Friedrich Wilderness Park | Japanese Tea Garden | King William Historic District | Landa Branch Library | LIFESTYLE | LITERATURE | Mission Trails hike-and-bike system | National Register of Historic Places | Outdoor Family Film Series | SA-hardgate | saga light show | San Antonio Museum of Art | San Fernando Cathedral | San Pedro Springs Park | SATX | The Witte Museum | THINGS TO DO
These free things to do in San Antonio will help you discover unique parts of the city. Many are also family and pet-friendly, so bring the whole gang. San Antonio is among the most populous cities in the U.S. That makes sense, because there’s always something lively going on around the city. From music to […]

Oppose ICE? Here’s how you can take action
| January 29, 2026
ACLU | AILA | Border Patrol | Chuck Schumer | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | CIVIL RIGHTS | Community | Detention Watch Network | DHS | EQUALITY | ICE | IMMIGRATION | National Immigrant Justice Center | National Immigration Law Center | NATIONAL NEWS | National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) | THINGS TO DO
Here are some action tools to help stop ICE funding, halt detention expansion, and demand accountability from Congress.

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.

These are the 13 best concerts by politically active artists coming to DFW in 2026
by Joi Louviere
| January 26, 2026
DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | ENTERTAINMENT | FORT WORTH | music | politics | THINGS TO DO
DFW will soon get a chance to see live performances from music artists unafraid to share their political beliefs.



