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Houston's Own Jarvis Johnson Steps Forward in Senate District 15 Race

In political landscape of Houston is abuzz as State Representative Jarvis Johnson enters the fray for Senate District 15, a seat with a legacy of strong leadership. As candidates rally their supporters for the upcoming primaries, with early voting commencing on February 20th, Johnson emerges as a formidable contender with deep Houstonian roots.

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GMC 2020 Change Points: Bold Design, Smart Technologies and New Standard Safety Features

GMC is strengthening its 2020 truck and SUV lineup with premium, bold styling and smarter technologies. GMC raises the bar by adding standard safety features to Terrain and offering the first-ever AT4 Acadia. Acadia joins Sierra 1500 and Sierra Heavy Duty as the newest addition to the AT4 sub-brand, which will be available across the entire GMC lineup in the next two years. The successful rollout of GMC’s next generation pickups continues with the addition of innovative features to the Sierra 1500 and the launch of an all-new Sierra Heavy Duty.

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US hits nearly 2,600 Covid-19 deaths in one day -- the highest since April

The US recorded its second-highest one-day tally of Covid-19 deaths Tuesday, and experts say rising coronavirus hospitalizations could portend higher daily counts in the coming weeks.

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House to vote Friday to pass Democrats' sweeping health care and climate bill

The House of Representatives is on track to vote on Friday to pass Democrats' $750 billion health care, energy and climate bill, in a significant victory for President Joe Biden and his party.

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Pence skips public health recommended self-quarantine but does change plans after staff outbreak

Vice President Mike Pence, despite flouting public health guidelines by still campaigning after being exposed to people testing positive with coronavirus, is taking some precautions on the road.

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On the Road Again

Astros takes series from Rangers and head out West for a grueling road trip

Stop me if you have heard me say this before. Michael Brantley is good.

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'Star Wars' AR, VR experiences let fans live out their fantasies

The "Star Wars" galaxy has become much more heavily trafficked since Disney agreed to acquire Lucasfilm in 2012. Yet as fans prepare to commemorate May the 4th -- a pun that grew into a de facto holiday for franchise enthusiasts -- some of most exciting iterations of George Lucas' creation are spilling into new forms of augmented and virtual reality.

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AboutThatCar.com 2018 Toyota Prius C

I got a 2018 Toyota Prius C on short notice to come here. The point is that I had to learn this car literally on the fly, or in this case on the road.

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Defense Wins Championships

Roughnecks defense shuts down Renegades offense to stay undefeated

Legendary Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant once uttered the most prophetic and timeless cliché’s in sports history. “Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships,” said Bryant.

Mobile Mondays w/T-Mobile: Digital Decluttering

Does It Spark Joy? It’s Time to Spring Clean Your Digital Life

Most of us have embraced an increasingly digital life as we carry on through this coronavirus crisis. We are leaning more heavily than ever on our devices to help us work, eat, exercise, socialize and more.

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Senate GOP Scrambles to Find Legislative Response In the wake of Two Deadly Shootings

The deadly massacres over the weekend have sent Senate Republicans searching to find a robust response to help prevent future mass shootings amid loud demands that they quickly pass tougher gun control measures sought by Democrats.

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Rookie Jeremy Peña's Clutch Home Run In The 18th Inning Sends The Astros To Sixth ALCS

“In the backyard, you dream of this type of situation,” Peña said about his game-winning home run in his postgame interview. “Bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, and two outs. Every kid comes up with that scenario in their head and you just try to put together good at-bats and try to have fun with the boys.”

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Zaila Avant-Garde the First African American Contestant to Win National Spelling Bee

Zaila Avant-garde wasn't focused on her place in history on Thursday when she became the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 93 editions of the competition.

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'No Time to Die' marks the end of Daniel Craig's service with a slightly bloated Bond film

After 25 movies over 60 years, billing a James Bond adventure as the end of something requires a certain leap of faith. Still, Daniel Craig's yeoman service comes to its conclusion with "No Time to Die," a big and length-wise bloated epic that includes the desired bells and whistles, which, despite its flaws, should buy the movie considerable goodwill from an audience that has waited (and waited) for it.

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Idaho's governor accuses lieutenant governor of attempting to deploy National Guard to border without authorization

An extraordinary public feud between Idaho's two top leaders escalated on Tuesday when the state's governor, Brad Little, accused fellow Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin of overstepping her authority by ordering the state National Guard to the US-Mexico border while he was in Texas visiting the border.

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Coca-Cola 'Real Magic' Christmas Campaign Launch

Coca-Cola is unveiling its 2021 holiday campaign under the new “Real Magic” global brand platform.

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Baby makes his way into the world born in Utah parking lot

One-week-old Finnean made his way into the world in the middle of the parking lot at Browning Park in Ogden.

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Police Called to Willy Wonka-Inspired Experience, Sparks Outrage and Online Mockery

Families attending a Willy Wonka-inspired event in Glasgow, Scotland were promised “optical marvels” and “extraordinary props” for a £35 ($44) ticket, but when they arrived they found a sparsely decorated warehouse and offered a quarter cup of lemonade — or limeade when supplies ran out.

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Willy Wonka-inspired experience sparks outrage and online mockery after police called to event

Families attending a Willy Wonka-inspired event in Glasgow, Scotland were promised “optical marvels” and “extraordinary props” for a £35 ($44) ticket, but when they arrived they found a sparsely decorated warehouse and offered a quarter cup of lemonade — or limeade when supplies ran out.

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Thompson San Antonio: San Antonio’s New Luxury Lifestyle Hotel

The Thompson San Antonio opens today, ushering in a contemporary new vision to a tourist Texas destination.