Margaret Jordan, Harris County:My Houstonian of the year is Reginald DesRoches, president of Rice University. In an era of risk and upheaval for U.S. universities, DesRoches is leading Rice through a ...

Nov. 23: There’s a new level of property tax rebellion this time. But it’s not all bad news. Scott Stantis editorial cartoon for Nov. 23, 2025, on the latest property tax bills. (Scott Stantis/For the ...

We live in an age where superhero films dominate movie theaters. Almost everyone knows the difference between the Hulk and Captain America, and audiences turn up in droves to watch Deadpool (Ryan ...

The U.S. Department of Justice released three batches of files related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein beginning a week ago Friday, the deadline mandated by Congress in legislation signed ...

An early version of the famous Betty Boop character is now in the public domain. Credit: Zhe Ji / Contributor via Getty Images Entertainment Fans of the 1930s character Betty Boop can rejoice as a ...

When President Donald Trump weighed in after the Seattle mayoral election to brand the winner, Katie Wilson, a communist, it was yet another example of national politics intruding on local political ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Born with Autism (formerly classified as Asperger syndrome), Tyler B. Searle has been obsessed with storytelling since he was old enough to speak. He gravitated towards fairy tales, mythology, the ...

As Trump’s deadline for a cap on credit card rates looms, banks have only questions and no answers ...