How the transgender bathroom panic began in Houstonwww.chron.com Before North Carolina's "bathroom bill" made trans issues a national debate, the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance created a stereotype.
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Hurricane Beryl expected to make landfall in South Texas this weekendwww.chron.com NWS forecasters warned residents to prepare for the system's arrival this weekend.
Houston mayor blasted for saying Houstonians 'do not want to see encampments'www.chron.com Houston resident and unhoused advocate Elizabeth Sheffield said she plans to continue to raise for unhoused residents' needs.
Who's riding with Biden? Texas Democrats cannot decide.www.chron.com Lloyd Doggett was the first Democratic member of Congress to call on Biden to withdraw from the race. Other Texas leaders remain split on their support.
Texas boom in uncertified teachers results in 4 months of learning losswww.chron.com Texas students are losing instruction time in math and reading amid the state's booming hiring spike of uncertified teachers.
Pornhub vs. Ken Paxton will head to Supreme Courtwww.chron.com The case is expected to have wide-ranging effects on similar laws in other states, including Louisiana, which passed its age-verification law in 2022.
Forget bodega cats, meet Houston’s bookstore dogswww.chron.com These pups bring joy, warmth and even reading recommendations to these Houston indie booksellers.
Gateway scrambles to perform damage control as Robert Morris resignswww.chron.com Robert Morris, senior pastor at Gateway Church in North Texas, resigned last week amid allegations that he sexually abused a child in the 1980s.
Texas justices back Waco judge who refused same-sex marriageswww.chron.com In a slew of rapid-fire decisions Friday, the Texas Supreme Court sided with a Waco judge who had been reprimanded for refusing to officiate same-sex marriages.
Looking back on Kinky Friedman's forward-thinking politicswww.chron.com The musician and political satirist's 2006 campaign for Texas governor was surprisingly ahead of its time, for better or for worse.
'Put a price on it': Texas pastor allegedly tried to bribe accuserwww.chron.com The disgraced founder of Gateway Church allegedly told his accuser, who was 12-years-old when the abuse began, to "put a price on it," according to NBC News.
Kinky Friedman, Texas' quixotic gubernatorial candidate, has diedwww.chron.com Friedman, a Jewish country singer, mystery novelist and satirist, famously ran for Texas governor in 2006.
House of Pies was a California idea. Houston just perfected it.www.chron.com Al Lapin Jr.'s brainchild expanded and then ultimately tanked in California, but two locations in Texas went on as if nothing happened. In fact, they thrived.
'I apologize': Jim Schlossnagle addresses scolding reporter, leaving Aggieswww.chron.com New Texas head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle opened his press conference with an apology to Texas A&M reporter, players for comments at CWS.
Boeing Starliner timeline: Delays, misfires color space capsule’s pastwww.chron.com Multiple delays occurred before the craft launched into orbit in early June. Now two crew members are stuck on the International Space Station.
Criminal trespassing charges against 79 UT-Austin protestors droppedwww.chron.com Travis County Attorney Delia Garza will not be prosecuting the second wave of protestors arrested at the University of Texas at Austin this past spring.
SXSW cuts sponsorships from US Army, weapons manufacturers for 2025www.chron.com South by Southwest is ending its ties with the defense industry after more than 80 artists dropped out of the Austin festival in 2024.
Mayor Whitmire trolls Judge Hidalgo's fiancé in Facebook commentwww.chron.com Mayor Whitmire and Judge Hidalgo have had rocky relationships in the past, and they will likely still be at odds after his bizarre comments.
Texas abortion ban linked to surge in infant deaths, study findswww.chron.com A new study on infant mortality shows Texas suffered a far higher rate of infant deaths than the rest of the country after implementing a six-week abortion ban.
Galveston Hooters among 8 in Texas to abruptly shut downwww.chron.com The once-trendsetting 'breastaurant' chain hasn't been doing well, and recently announced the closure of around 40 locations, including a handful in Texas.
21 years ago, Lawrence v. Texas decriminalized homosexualitywww.chron.com This week marks the 20th anniversary of Lawrence v. Texas, a landmark Supreme Court case in the gay rights movement, whose roots began in Harris County.
A timeline of Robert Morris' sexual abuse allegations, and what's nextwww.chron.com A spiritual adviser to Trump has resigned from Gateway Church in Texas after being accused of sexually abusing a child in the 1980s.
Texas Supreme Court strikes down abortion pill lawsuit against Houston womanwww.chron.com The state's highest court dismissed a lawsuit Friday that would have compelled a Texas woman to prove she underwent a medical abortion.
Elon Musk's Boring Company fined for environmental violationswww.chron.com The company, which is headquartered just outside Austin, was fined mainly for construction violations, including failing to control pollutant discharge.
Dan Patrick vows to resurrect Texas' own Ten Commandments billwww.chron.com After Louisiana passed a law mandating the Ten Commandments be put on display in public schools, Dan Patrick mourned a similar bill killed in the Texas House.
NASA astronauts stuck in space after Boeing Starliner issueswww.chron.com Faulty thrusters and helium leaks have plagued the aircraft, though officials believe there's no danger to the Americans taking it home.