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A day in the warehouse: Inside our shift at the Houston Food Bank
The COURIER HTX team recently volunteered at the Houston Food Bank. Here’s what we learned. 140 million. That’s how many meals the Houston Food Bank provides access to each year. Recently, the COURIER HTX team wanted to contribute to providing those meals, so we put on hairnets and got to work at the Houston Food…
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The immigrant community in San Antonio-New Braunfels: A cultural blend
Stacker compiled a list of the countries most immigrants to San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area come from, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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7 dazzling San Antonio holiday light displays
The holiday lights are up and buzzing in San Antonio. Here are the seven most dazzling displays.
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Alamo city goes the distance this weekend with inaugural marathon
The San Antonio Marathon takes place this weekend. Here’s everything you need to know.
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A pregnant Texas mother kept getting sicker. She died after she couldn’t get an abortion.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors at a San Antonio area hospital that there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
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Houston METRO steps into the future with new fare system
A new way to pay for public transit is currently in its soft launch phase, and is set to usher in a new era for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO).
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New Year’s Eve in Houston: Best parties, events, & celebrations
From fancy galas to family fun, there’s plenty to do this New Year’s Eve in Houston. Here are the best parties and celebrations to ring in 2026.
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I visited Coca-Cola’s Classic Christmas experience in Houston—here are the best parts
Katy Mills is hosting the Houston edition of Classic Christmas, complete with ice skating, slides, ornament-making, Santa visits, and more.
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3 DFW mom-and-pop shops that closed this year due to rising costs
Texas restaurants and bars have been hit hard by rising rents, pricy ingredients, and dwindling attendance. These three mainstays shut down earlier this year.
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‘This proposal is because several children never came home’: Texans react to increase in summer camp licensing fees
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.
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Sugar Land Scores big with FIFA World Cup 26 partnership
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…
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How North Texas colleges work to keep pre-med students in the health care pipeline
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.
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Texas’ private school voucher program is starting. Here’s what to know.
Rules for the state’s new $1 billion private school voucher program were finalized on Nov. 25. Here’s what you need to know about the controversial initiative.
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Hey Texans: Here’s how to avoid getting scammed this holiday season
While the holidays may be a great time for giving back and spending time with family, the risk of falling for an online scam starts to increase during the end of the year.
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Babson College supports student deported flying home for Thanksgiving surprise
A college student was detained and deported while trying to fly home to Austin to surprise her family for Thanksgiving.
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Where to find the best tamales for your holiday celebrations in DFW
As the weather gets (slightly) chillier and the festive decor goes up on the walls, we’ve got your guide to holiday tamales across Dallas-Fort Worth.
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A slate of new Texas laws go into effect December and January. Here’s what to watch.
Dozens of new Texas laws will take effect in December and January, bringing wide-ranging changes to the state’s education system, law enforcement, taxes and more.
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Texas proposes hiking licensing fees for summer camps by as much as 4,000%
In their latest effort to boost camp oversight in the wake of the deadly July 4 floods, Texas officials have proposed hiking annual licensing fees for operators by thousands of dollars and slashing the number of camp representatives on a statewide committee that advises on industry regulations.
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Far-right conservatives are rewriting Texas history. Education advocates are sounding the alarm.
Education advocates are raising concerns over a new panel stacked with conservatives that will reshape how social studies are taught in Texas public schools.
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The 10 most dazzling Dallas-Fort Worth holiday lights displays
Bring the kids to see these 10 dazzling light displays around DFW this holiday season.
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Texas Tea: Three Democrats vs. the Republican aiming to become Texas’ longest-serving governor
So far, there’s three Democrats looking to defeat Greg Abbott and become the governor of Texas, but do they have what it takes? Here’s one Texan’s opinion.
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13 ways to support small in Houston
Small Business Saturday is just around the corner on Nov. 29, and it’s the best time to step away from the big box stores and show some love to your local businesses. At COURIER HTX, we like to support local businesses all year round with our weekly newsletter series Support Small. Check out some of…
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‘We Ain’t Buying it’: Grassroots groups mobilize to boycott Amazon, Home Depot, and Target
Organizers of “We Ain’t Buying It” are calling for a Thanksgiving boycott of three companies they accuse of capitulating to Trump administration policies.
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New findings highlight the Houston neighborhoods that are most at risk for cancer-causing particles
The TCEQ has carefully followed a series of air-quality monitors for the past few years, and one pollutant has made itself more known than others: PM2.5, a cancer-causing particle that can easily lodge itself into residents’ lungs.
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‘Tis the season: 4 annual giving programs to support in the Houston area during the holidays
For me, it always starts to actually feel like the holiday season when I see a volunteer dressed up as Santa, ringing a bell, and asking people to drop some spare change in their bright red bucket. It’s a staple of many people’s childhoods, a fixture in the cold winter months.
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9 DFW food pantries to support this holiday season
These Dallas-Fort Worth food pantries need volunteers and donations, especially during the holiday season.
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Rodeo Dallas is back (sort of): New spot opening amid ongoing Deep Ellum closure
Rodeo Dallas is opening a new location amid its ongoing closure in Deep Ellum. Here’s what you need to know.
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Investigate a murder, win plant-themed prizes: 8 December events in the Houston area to attend
Though December is filled with holiday celebrations, here at COURIER HTX, we’ve weeded through all the Christmas cheer to find other events that don’t require a Santa hat or a wrapped present.
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Voters stopped a right-wing takeover of a Houston-area school board
In early November, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD voters elected three new trustees to their school board, breaking a conservative majority that was elected in 2023.
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This small city became the Christmas capital of Texas. Here’s why.
Grapevine, Texas, draws over two million visitors to 1,400 Christmas events each year. Here’s what makes this town just north of Dallas a festive draw at the holidays.
