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As Houstonist's Dilettante mentioned yesterday, there's a movement afoot to make changes in Houston's Pride Parade and festival — among them expanding the festival to a two-day event and moving it from Montrose to downtown. But those who support the event in its traditional location are fighting the proposed changes, and this weekend, the Montrose supporters won ... at least temporarily.

Well, here we are, staring down the 11th hour of holiday shopping — which we suppose makes this the 10th hour, though no one really calls it that, do they? Whatever the hour is, we have a shockingly low percentage of our holiday shopping finished. As Houstonist scrambles around picking up last-minute gifts, we thought we'd share some of our gift ideas with you. Before you ask whether our ideas are things your friends and...

If you're headed out to West Texas soon, you might want to pack your helmets and racing gloves: Tomorrow, the speed limit on two stretches of interstate will increase to 80 mph, the fastest posted speed in the U.S. The higher speeds will affect 521 miles of Interstates 10 and 20, from Kerrville to just east of El Paso on I-10 and from Monahans to the I-10 interchange on I-20.

As Houstonist was looking back through the week's news, we found something we couldn't end the week without telling you about: the guy who was arrested in Galveston on Monday who was arrested for stealing cologne and pantyhose, which he hid in his pants. Police say the man, David Jackson Jr. of Baton Rouge, went into a Walgreens on Seawall Boulevard at about 8 p.m. Monday to report a fire in a trash can outside....

Clemens is going to do.

As Houstonist noted before, if you're not eating or watching football (or A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving), Thanksgiving can be a drag. And though the Thursday forecast — lots of sunshine and a high in the 80s — doesn't feel much like November, it's perfect for spending some time outside. We recommend taking your leftovers out to Hermann Park, where there's lots of room to picnic, throw a Frisbee, roll kids down a hill or...