Texas Monthly magazine's quadrennial "The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas" list dropped this week, and elicited the inevitable debate and hot takes about what makes smoked meat in the Lone Star State so exceptional.

HPD said Carltonio Jackson was arrested Friday by SWAT officers after being on the run for a week for allegedly shooting and killing a 35-year-old man on the METRO.

The asp or puss caterpillar is the most common species of stinging caterpillar in the Houston area, according to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, which says they are typically encountered from April through June.

A handful of transportation related measures failed to pass, including one that would have stopped cities from narrowing roads to make way for bike lanes.

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A procedural rule gave Senate Democrats a window to block a slate of Texas GOP bills, a rarity in the Republican-controlled upper chamber.

Two country music stars will perform at Freedom Over Texas, Houston's Fourth of July celebration. Lee Brice will headline the event, while Ashley McBryde opens.