Good morning, Houston. We assume you're still recovering from last night's State of the Union drinking game and National Pie Day celebrations, so we won't waste any time with introductory nonsense — except to note that today is National Peanut Butter Day (not to be confused with National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day, which comes around March 1, or National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day on April 2). Try not to get too crazy. >>...
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George Mendes reached the Pacific Ocean yesterday near San Diego after covering over 3,400 miles in 61 days and raising nearly $25,000 for the Lance Armstrong Foundation in the process. Houstonist first introduced you to George Mendes when he'd just left The Woodlands nearly three weeks into his ride, "Tour de Isidro." He may have reached the Pacific, but Mendes plans to continue the journey according to schedule, concluding in the Bay Area around November...
Today may be just another a day riding ye ole Herman Miller chair in the cube for Houstonist, but for George Mendes, it marked his 25th day in the saddle of "Tour de Isidro."
Wallace Smith, a 27-year-old Houston man, was charged today with murder in connection with the shooting death of a man on a local sidewalk Monday Two people were injured this afternoon when a car slammed into an office building off the North Freeway A KHOU news crew went to a southeast Houston apartment complex yesterday to check out reports of rising crime and ended up witnessing a guy getting beaten with a baseball bat Ronald...
Who can forget "Don't Mess with Texas?" This year, the anti-litter ad campaign that's become part of our state's consciousness turns 20 — and TxDOT is marking its birthday with a star-studded series of ads that will debut during the Cotton Bowl today featuring Texans including Lance Armstrong and Erykah Badu. We were kind of amazed by how versatile the campaign has been: The inaugural "Don't Mess with Texas" campaign targeted sports-and-music-loving, pickup-truck-driving men...
