Be smart. Have a plan. Don’t drink and drive this Labor Day weekend. Don’t let your friends or family drink and drive.

Austin-based burger joint P. Terry’s Burger Stand provided an important update on its first inner loop location. In a post shared on social media on Wednesday, September 2, James Overton, construction manager for P. Terry’s, shows that the site at 4815 Katy Fwy has been cleared and is ready for building to begin

Heads up Houston as a new Centerpoint delivery charge just went into effect that is over a 25% increase from August 2026

https://www.energytexas.com/blog/tdu-delivery-charges-changes

Hi, i’m looking for a civil rights attorney or someone that could help out with my situation. Long story short, my car was destroyed by HPD in a police standoff in highland village a couple months back. I sent out my claim for all the damages they caused and they just denied it saying that they are under immunization and aren’t held liable. I’m trying to still hold them liable but I want a strong attorney or someone that could possibly help me with this unfortunate situation.

This has been driving me crazy. Does anyone remember the Houston radio station in the early 2000s that played basically nothing but 80s music?
I remember driving to high school around 2005 listening to it every morning and loving every song. I’m pretty sure it’s been off the air for years, but I cannot remember the name or call letters.

The Houston Chronicle editorial board has a piece asking for more transparency and better explanations as to why the county is spending more. A lot of it is going to raises, health insurance, and new courts, but there's a bunch of other expenses too. Here's a key quote:

Roughly half of the new spending will go to raises for elected officials and law enforcement, plus maintaining generous healthcare benefits for county employees. 

Constable offices generally don’t deal with homicides or other violent crimes. They’re not even automatically dispatched to 911 calls in their precincts. Their primary duties are neighborhood patrols, vacation check-ins and eviction enforcement. We remain skeptical of giving the leaders of these departments a higher salary than the vice president. 

As for the spending on healthcare benefits, all five commissioners voted down a plan to pass on more of the costs to county employees, which could have saved $9 million. Now we’re on the hook to pay more than $5,000 per employee for health insurance — a 25% increase from last year and a bad outcome for taxpayers. 

So what about the rest? 

Smaller line items round out the increase in general fund spending. This includes a $17 million boost for the Public Defender’s Office; $11 million for the District Attorney’s Office; and $9.8 million for the new civil courts. A good deal of that spending is necessary, but we question whether there aren’t efficiencies to be found in the $14 million to continue funding programs supported by expired Biden-era federal grants or $30 million in additional payments to Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones.

My fiancee has been working hard and deserves a well deserved break. I'd like to take her out of town for the Labor day weekend but we're on a budget. Which quick getaway and accommodation are worth the trip around Houston while on a budget?

Hi! My husband and I are starting a tradition where we take turns planning date days. I want to have a theme with mine for the first one and I’m going with dark academia style. I’ve been to the Julia Ideason library, but he has not, so I’m taking him there. I wanted to ask for any other recommendations in houston since we live outside of the city.

To give some background on us we like to read, do puzzles, and play board/card games.

I’m interested in a coffee shop close by. One that’s got comfortable seating and possibly games to play inside.

And then somewhere for lunch/late lunch. We typically like hole in the wall restaurants or mom and pop restaurants. We’re open to all kinds of food. Our only requirement is that it’s delicious.

We may also possibly swing by a bookstore if there’s any yall recommend.

Any and all recommendations are welcome!!

Hey all, just moved back from Australia, and need to return a rental to IAH on Saturday, but don't know the best way to get back to Tyler. The bus services route through Dallas, and there isn't an Amtrak. Anyone know of a way, or is anyone driving that way by chance?

Looking for a divorce lawyer in Houston and would really appreciate recommendations from people who have actually used someone.

There’s a kid involved along with a house, finances/assets, etc., so it’s not completely straightforward. My spouse also has some significant mental health issues that have complicated things quite a bit, so I’d really like someone who has experience dealing with that dynamic in a divorce/custody situation.

I’m looking for someone who really knows what they’re doing and will protect me, but isn’t going to turn every disagreement into a huge fight and rack up a ridiculous legal bill in the process.

Would especially appreciate recommendations based on personal experience. Who did you use, were you happy with them, and would you hire them again?

Thanks!

Has anyone experienced this before? I am in the process of renovating my home and rarely use the water yet I am getting charged for 9 thousand gallons of water usage on my latest water bill.

I cannot believe it. City council is a bunch of idiots.

COH would have generated way more than this in the long run...

I moved here from Arizona years ago and I still can't find some good decent Tacos that are everywhere back on the West Coast.

I found out about Tacos Frontera over in Katy, they are ok and over priced....anyone has recommendations?

Mainly.,....charcoal fired meats

Can you imagine what an absolute mess Houston would be in right now? That is more rain than the 2016 Tax Day flood, and we've had 10 years of development in the prarie-land to the north and west of the city that in the past acted as water detention areas.

I'm trying to find out what happened with the KPRC 2 / Fredericksburg Convention and Visitor Bureau “Getaway for 2” Sweepstakes.

According to the official rules:

• The sweepstakes ended August 31, 2026.
• One potential winner was supposed to be selected by random drawing on September 1, 2026.
• The rules specifically say: “Potential winner(s) will be announced in the sweepstakes article,” subject to verification.

On September 2, I found that the sweepstakes article had been removed, and I haven't been able to find any winner announcement.

I contacted KPRC and received a response saying:

“We are working to get you an answer on the sweepstakes.”

I'm trying to find out whether:

1. The September 1 drawing actually occurred;
2. A potential winner was selected;
3. Anyone was contacted;
4. Why the sweepstakes article was removed without a winner announcement.

Did anyone else enter this sweepstakes? Has anyone received an email or phone call from KPRC about it? Has anyone seen a winner announcement?

Cached articles:
https://web.archive.org/web/20260814101319/https://www.click2houston.com/contests/2026/08/13/sweepstakes-enter-to-win-a-getaway-for-two-from-the-fredericksburg-convention-and-visitor-bureau/

https://web.archive.org/web/20260814052907mp_/https://www.click2houston.com/contests/rules/2026/08/13/official-rules-the-fredericksburg-convention-and-visitor-bureau-getaway-for-2-sweepstakes-clone/

Now deleted:

https://www.click2houston.com/contests/2026/08/13/sweepstakes-enter-to-win-a-getaway-for-two-from-the-fredericksburg-convention-and-visitor-bureau/

https://www.click2houston.com/contests/rules/2026/08/13/official-rules-the-fredericksburg-convention-and-visitor-bureau-getaway-for-2-sweepstakes-clone/

If you've got information, I'd appreciate it.

Registration
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1018907/

Saturday, September 5
5:30 – 7:30pm CDT

White Oak Music Hall
2915 N Main St

“About this event

Join Representative Vikki Goodwin, our neighbors, and our community to ensure Dan Patrick gets the message that he cannot ban THC in Texas

Featuring live music by Kam Franklin of The Suffers

Join us:

- To build the momentum to legalize and regulate THC

- For unity and to celebrate the power of our voices and our votes

- For a historic event that is part of the movement happening right now throughout Texas

- For live music, live printing of shirts and posters, and other products

Join us to Ban Dan and elect the only one who can stop the THC ban, Vikki Goodwin.

Go to https://vikkigoodwin.com/THC for more info”

Hi all, I’m a 96 born with faint but everlasting memory of the Lord Of the Rings exhibit. I got my first One Ring there and lost it in my school halls years later.
Does anyone have any memories of the exhibit?

All I remember is being awestruck and begging for the ring.

What is the best one in Houston?

I’d like to take my husband to one where they carve the meat at your table, but I’m not sure what the best are besides Fogo De Chão.

The city should have made the land at the corner of Burnett and Fulton into a park with a walking trail. It has a beautiful view of downtown skyline.
Would have been a beautiful addition to the neighborhood.
Missed opportunities.

I’ve looked everywhere for mini black dress that is not tight at the bottom, a straight fit. Not sure why it’s hard to find a basic dress like this but any ideas where I could find any? Style for someone in their mid 20s