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Why are Fewer Americans Trying to Lose Weight?
Diet is "a four-letter word for failure," if you ask Teena Henson. In the past, the 57-year-old Gilmer, Texas, resident would try fad diets that did nothing but leave her feeling frustrated, she said.
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GM Paid $1.3 Million to Buy Back Its Cool 1960s Research Car
General Motors paid over $1.3 million over the weekend to buy back a bullet-shaped single seat experimental car the automaker had built and used in the early 1960s, GM confirmed on Tuesday.
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Wayne Rooney Retires From International Football
Rejuvenated after his return to boyhood club Everton, Wayne Rooney has called time on his international career with England.
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Statement from Senator Miles on HB 1774 Regarding Hurricane and Flood Insurance
"Over the past few days, the Greater Houston area received a disastrous amount of rain that caused extreme severe flooding. As the rain begins to cease and the water recedes, I pray for those directly impacted. As with previous disasters and floods, we will get through this as we have always done.
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Houston Rockets Selling for Huge Price
The Houston Rockets are being sold for a ton of money. Tilman Fertitta agreed to buy the team for a reported $2.2 billion from current owner Leslie Alexander, according to the Houston Chronicle.
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Council Member Dave Martin Hosts Fall Town Hall Meeting For Kingwood Residents
Houston City Council Member Dave Martin will host a town hall meeting on Tuesday, September 12 at 6:30 p.m., at the Kingwood Community Center located at 4102 Rustic Woods Drive.
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Video Games Live Returns to Houston Symphony with New Concert Featuring Music and Video from Popular Video Games
The highly successful Video Games Live multimedia concert experience will return to the Houston Symphony for the fifth time at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 14, at Jones Hall. A brand-new show from years past, the entertaining spectacle will be led by guest conductor Emmanuel Fratianni.
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RodeoHouston to Reveal Custom, World-Class Concert Stage in 2018
For the first time in over 30 years, RodeoHouston will debut a new rotating concert stage on opening day, Feb. 27, 2018. Designed and fabricated by TAIT, the leading producer of live entertainment equipment in the world, the stage will feature the latest technology to boost concert presentation and fan experience.
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Trump Rips Sessions, Even As AG Attends White House Meeting
The one-sided feud between President Donald Trump and his attorney general continued on Wednesday, even as Jeff Sessions attempted to plow ahead with his Justice Department duties.
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Tropical Storm Franklin Makes Landfall in Mexico
Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall on the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula late Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Franklin moved inland with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.
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Houston Faith Leaders Join Forces to Raise Awareness About Breast Cancer Fatalities Among African American Women
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among African American women, due to factors such as late diagnosis and long intervals between mammograms. Of even more concern is the fact that the mortality rate from breast cancer is 40% higher in African American women than Caucasian.
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NBA Releases List Of Team Representatives For Tomorrow's NBA Draft Lottery
See who will be representing your squad at the NBA Draft Lottery.
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Adrian Peterson Explains Why He Signed With New Orleans Saints
"I chose this team because it just felt right within my spirit."
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Rep. Reynolds Unites With Civil Rights Organizations to Address Race-Motivated Incidences Across Texas & Minority Underrepresentation
Today, House Minority Whip, Representative Ron Reynolds proudly joined many House and Senate colleagues, along with multiple civil rights organizations to address racially-motivated incidences of harassment and intimidation that have escalated across the country since the November elections of 2016. Leaders from the African American, Latino, and Asian communities called upon Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker of the House Joe Strauss to address the hateful rhetoric, racial tension, and uncivil political speech that has escalated since the election of President-Elect Trump.
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Mayor Turner Responds To HUD Decision on Fountain View Housing Project
City Moving Forward with Expanded Low Income Housing
Mayor Sylvester Turner is in strong disagreement with a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development letter of findings regarding the Houston Housing Authority project on Fountain View in the Galleria area.
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What Stinks? Officials Try To Track Source Of Smell Across Houston
Harris County Emergency Management officials are still investigating the burning plastic smell reported by residents across the Houston area.
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See the Fifty Shades Darker Trailer
The Fifty Shades Darker extended trailer featuring “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)” by Zayn | Taylor Swift has just debuted online.
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Staples Soars On Reports Company Is Up For Sale
Several national retailers have been purchased by private equity firms in recent years, including Neiman Marcus and Claire's. Some retailers purchased by private equity firms have even gone out of business, including Sports Authority and The Limited.
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Mel B. Alleges Estranged Husband Beat Her And Got A Nanny Pregnant
Singer Mel B has won a temporary restraining order and sole custody of her youngest daughter after she claimed her estranged husband subjected her to years of abuse.The judge’s order was issued Monday after the former Spice Girl filed a sworn declaration stating Stephen Belafonte subjected her to emotional and physical abuse throughout their relationship, and threatened to leak sex tapes of her.
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Game of Thrones' Creators: Final Season Will Only Be Six Episodes
South by Southwest became South by SouthWesteros on Sunday when the creators and cast of "Game of Thrones" spoke at the media and tech conference in Austin, Texas.