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The Texans had a distinct game plan going into this weekend's NFL Draft: improve the defense. Despite the best efforts of Mario Williams, DeMeco Ryans, and Dunta Robinson, the team had one of the worst defenses in the AFC last year, and GM Rick Smith set out to rectify that deficiency.

Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle appologized on Thursday to a family that had been detained for running a red light while speeding to the hospital to be with a relative before she died. Houston Texan running back Ryan Moats, his wife Tamishia and her relatives were racing against time to visit Moat's mother-in-law who lay dying from cancer in the hospital.

Moats' mother-in-law, 45-year-old Jonetta Collinsworth, had been struggling with breast cancer. That night family members received word that they needed to hurry to the hospital because she was dying.

Last week, Houston Texans cheerleader, Randi, was voted by Maxim Magazine readers as the NFL's Hottest Cheerleader.

Houston Texans tight end Owen Daniels will be making his first ever trip to the NFL's All-Star game in Hawaii next month.

This one was an easy choice. Andre Johnson was without a doubt one of the best players in the NFL this year.

Houston Texans running back Steve Slaton was the pick for this award.

Can you remember the last time a Houston pro football team had a winning season?

Two Houston Texans and greater Houston-area athlete Shane Lechler were named to the 2009 Pro Bowl roster this afternoon.

Matt Schaub? Big Bad Bust! Sage Rosenfels? Well, he has seven turnovers in seven quarters of play this year to go along with that Texas-sized meltdown against the Colts in week four. Sprinkle some sage on that Texan fan.

The Houston Texans will be looking to do what no other team in franchise history has ever done before; win for the third consecutive time. And this week, the Houston team welcomes the winless Cincinnati Bengals to Reliant Stadium as head coach Gary Kubiak looks to turn the 2008 season into a positive one.

This has to be the biggest loss in Texans history. Sage Rosenfels made an emergency start today because Matt Schaub was hospitalized overnight because of a viral infection. Rosenfels had his chance to shine and maybe even take over the quarterback position because of Schaub's mediocre start to the season.

Coming off an unexpected bye week because of Hurricane Ike, Matt Schaub and the Texans offense came out flat in a 31-12 loss at LP Field in Nashville against the Tennessee Titans.

What a way to start the season, a 38-17 beat down by the Pittsburgh Steelers. On the opening drive, Coach Gary Kubiak elected to go for a fourth and one in Steelers territory and after an official review, the Texans were short and the game was never the same for the Houston team.

After an outstanding stint at Yuba Community College where he was named a top-100 junior college basketball player in California; Rodney Hannah came to the University of Houston and contributed to the team during the 2004-05 season.

Houstonist made the trip up to Irving, Texas on Friday to watch some pre-season action as the Houston Texans took on the Dallas Cowboys.

As Houstonist anticipates this Friday's pre-season match-up in Irving, Texas between the Texans and Cowboys, Houstonist was wondering why it isn't an annual regular season game?

The Astros will always be our boys of summer, but this is football country and our eyes are beginning to look towards Reliant Stadium. With training camp beginning this week, some questions still hold heavy over our Houston Texans’ season.

The Texans 2008 training camp is just around the corner. Saturday, July 26, to be exact. And there is one thing that puzzles Houstonist. Why hold training camp in Houston? What's the benefit of that? Their fan base is here. It's not going anywhere anytime soon. It's time for Bob McNair to pack the Texans and put them on the move.

All of the sports world is in envy of Boston fans today. Since October, the New England area has had the Red Sox (MLB), Patriots (NFL), Revolution (MLS) and Celtics (NBA) make their respective league championship game and two (Red Sox and Celtics) have won the title. It's rare and quite an impressive feat. Houstonist takes a look at Houston's sports teams and sizes up their chances at bringing home some hardware.

Heading out this afternoon for a bit of burglary and a cocktail? Learn from the mistakes of others and leave the alligator in the road. William Johnson couldn't seem to pass up the thought of being the only one on his block to have a real live reptile and a hot wide screen T.V. Actually, Johnson had two reptiles in the car if you count the water moccasin. Houstonist can only wonder how he was planning to text and drive with animals riding shot gun. Move over, Bobby Boucher. The Chron reports that the police chief chalked it up to "Just a typical day in Brazoria."

"We gon' rock it till the wheels fall off," the poet Nate Dogg once said. If he was referring to the Houston Texans' 2007 season (and we have no reason to believe that he wasn't), then the rocking will soon cease, as the wheels are at very least wobbling their way out of place as a prelude to actually falling off. The annual optimism has given way to the annual draft speculation, as the never-ending...

Texas A & M has scheduled an 11 a.m. press conference today to announce that Houston Texans offensive coordinator Mike Sherman will be the next head coach. Sherman is returning to A & M where he was the offensive line coach from 1989-1993 and 1995-96. Sherman replaces Dennis Franchione who resigned after a 38-30 A & M upset win over rival Texas Longhorns. This is Mike Sherman's first college head coaching job, but he...

Like a scene from the movie 300, the Houston Texans players have been dropping like flies. Injuries are starting to take a toll on the Texans who couldn’t make it three in a row to start the season and no longer share first place in the division after losing 30 to 24 to the Indianapolis Colts Sunday. Jerome Mathis returned the opening kickoff 84 yards to start the game with the lead, but the Texans...

If you're anything like us, you're probably waist deep into fantasy football magazines, watching ESPN's "Sportscenter" five times a day to catch the latest NFL training camp updates, and surfing the Internet until the wee hours of the morning to find out how that starting running back's knee is holding up to the rigors of two-a-days. No, it's just us? Either way, the dawn of a new NFL season brings with it another year of...

Football is back! Those may be the three sweetest words to every sports fan's ears. NFL teams around the nation are huddling up for training camp this month in preparation for the 2007 season. In our very own backyard the Houston Texans kicked things off by having rookies report to the Methodist Training Center on July 22, quickly followed by veterans on July 29. The Houstonist will be keeping you informed as to the goings-on...

Houston native Keenan McCardell agreed to a one-year contract with his hometown Houston Texans. McCardell, a two-time Pro Bowler, had other offers from other teams and left a good chunk of change on the table to sign with Houston.

Today’s Photos of the Day comes from flickr users and Houstonist photo contributors mrp1001, texanfan and sulla55 who all bring us these varied photos of Texans fans. Believe it or not, pre-season begins August 11. Football is just around the corner.

Houstonist is reporting to you today live from Relaint Stadium for the 72nd annual NFL draft. With the 10th pick, the Houston Texans drafted Louisville defensive tackle Amobi Okoye, the youngest player ever drafted at 19-years old. Okoye was a unamimous 2006 All-Big East selection on defense while recording 49 tackles (12 for a loss) with six sacks. For his career at Louisville, Okoye registered 121 tackles and 10 1/2 sacks to boast. His...

The Houston Texans have known their list of opponents for months, but did not have dates for games until today when the NFL published the regular season schedules for 2007. The Texans face several noteworthy opponents on their home turf this season. The home and season opener looks to be winnable with the Kansas City Chiefs visiting on September 9th. Competition kicks it up a notch as Peyton and the Colts land on the 23rd...

The Houston Texans needed to do something to improve their offensive production. It's no secret that David Carr's tenure as Texans quarterback was growing short. Yesterday, the Texans inked a deal with Matt Schaub and ended speculation about the quarterback situation. Signing Schaub, second fiddle to The Vick in Atlanta, completed the trade terms and effectively placed Carr on the trading block. Texans GM, Rick Smith, left little doubt as to their intentions during the...