The hiring initiative comes after a 2024 university report found that a decade of enrollment growth strained on- and off-campus infrastructure and lowered student-faculty ratios.

Former Harris County jail guard Deven Ortiz was accused of beating two female inmates in 2023 and 2024.

Republican Rep. Troy Nehls’ surprise announcement that he was leaving Congress at the end of his term set off a rapid scramble among would-be successors in Texas’ 22nd Congressional District.

Here are 5 takeaways from a Chronicle investigation into Houston's Midtown development agency, which spent $150 million over 20 years trying to slow displacement in Third Ward.

In a roaring two-hour set, the octogenarian proved he still can bring the funk, even if he is more hype man for the members of his band than a central figure onstage these days.

Street preacher in alleged harassment incident against UH's Muslim Students Association now faces criminal charges in Florida for another viral disruption.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo revealed Monday that she and her husband, David James, have separated, calling the decision “painful” but ultimately the right step for both of them. Hidalgo did not provide details about the separation. https://t.co/pHSdmsKRye

Survived Thanksgiving…now it’s time for the real feast aka Mexican Molcajete.

The Indianapolis Colts threw just once against Houston Texans cornerback Derek Stingley, a true sign of respect and his influence on the game. https://t.co/f70chNWmWP

College football deserves non-conference games like UT-Ohio State and Texas A&M-Notre Dame but schools shouldn't play patsies just for a better record. https://t.co/87jBU8lQHI

It’s a simple line in the biography on the UH website for Alvin Williamson Jr.: “Rosa Parks is my cousin.”

Evan Mintz for the Houston Chronicle writes, "Troy Nehls is stepping down from Congress, declining to run for a fourth term. Good riddance. Nehls has been a terrible representative, and it is hard to imagine how anyone could do worse than him. You should expect Houston

A Houston man accused of killing a man with a TV at his apartment brought him to a bus stop in a wheel chair — where he remained for nearly two hours until someone found him.

Garion Frankel, a Ph.D student in PK-12 educational leadership at Texas A&M University writes, " 'Normal' doesn't mean that Texans want their schools to be mediocre or unambitious. Though recent data is limited, older polls show that Texans care deeply about literacy, college and

Here comes Jesse's newest adventures -- gripping mystery and divine wonder! LIGHT ON! Cyber Monday Sale! -- Amazon ebook only $2.99 (Christmas gift approved!)

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Answering some pressing Astros offseason questions a week before MLB's winter meetings. https://t.co/g7NWRMDtCy

A federal appeals panel ruled Harris County deputies acted reasonably when they repeatedly punched a man outside a Houston Bombshells restaurant in 2021.

Chronicle restaurant critic Bao Ong’s best bites in November included raw crabs marinated in soy sauce at Maht Gaek and tuna sashimi at Theodore Rex.

Graduate nursing students could soon face new federal borrowing limits from the One Big Beautiful Bill. But it's more complicated than some say.

The average SAT scores in Texas fall below the nationwide average for the class of 2024.

Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said he doesn't believe Jaylen Reed's forearm injury was season-ending. They have a few potential replacements.