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TRENDING
  • Alief Trailer 
    Why can't anyone get rid of this ugly Houston trailer?
  • A Mission-Aransas Reserve researcher holds up a baby doll she found on a Texas beach on April 22. 
    Creepy dolls keep washing up on Texas beaches, researchers say
  • FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, June 6, 2021, in Atlanta. Bauer sued the woman who accused him of sexual assault in federal court Monday, April 25, 2022, in a move that came less than three months after prosecutors decided not to file criminal charges against the athlete.
    Dodgers' Trevor Bauer suspended two seasons over alleged assault
  • NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 13: Cornerback Derek Stingley, Jr. #24 of the LSU Tigers during the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. LSU defeated Clemson 42 to 25. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
    ESPN analyst says Derek Stingley should have been No.1 pick
Parks & Wildlife
  • A wake surfer captured the moment a swan attacked him while at a lake in Austin. 
    ANGRY BIRDS: Swan attacks wakeboarder on Lake Travis
    "The swan won, and I'm okay with it." 
    By Ariana Garcia
  • Big Bend National Park recently explained why water levels are low at the Rio Grande River.
    Big Bend explains why Rio Grande River levels are low
    By Priscilla Aguirre
    Goats graze Monday, Oct. 5 2020, at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center in Houston. Seven different breeds of goats, 142 in total, were brought from central Texas to graze at the arboretum.
    Goats get to work at the Houston Arboretum
    By Jay R. Jordan
    A stranded dolphin died at a Brazoria County beach Sunday evening after a group of beachgoers attempted to push it back into the water and ride it, according to officials.
    Dolphin dies on Texas beach after people try to ride it
    By Priscilla Aguirre
    This type of sundew is known for having the quickest-reacting tentacles among sundews.
    Venus flytrap-esque plant seen growing at Texas beach
    By Priscilla Aguirre
Today's Picks
  • Houston is sinking at a rate faster than the rise of sea levels, which could lead to the city disappearing in less than 100 years. 
    Report: Houston is one of the fastest sinking cities on Earth
    Houston is sinking at a rate faster than the rise of sea levels, which could lead to the city...
  • A first-class passenger aboard a Friday Delta Airlines flight to Phoenix was arrested after allegedly assaulting and shouting homophobic slurs at a flight attendant while the plane was in transit.
    Flight attendant assaulted by 'homophobic' first-class passenger
    Problems began before the flight even took off.
  • Vidor's Chris Dilly crosses into the end zone after eluding Lumberton's defense during Friday's match-up in Vidor. Photo made Friday, November 5, 2021 Kim Brent/The Enterprise
    Texas high school athletes respond to racist video of students
    Vidor has a history as a 'sun-down town,' in which Black people were not permitted after dark.
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    The highest-rated elderberry supplements you need to buy now
    Use this natural remedy to boost your immune response as COVID cases rise.
Latest News
  • Astros hit three homers, beat Blue Jays for fourth straight win
  • Texans draft Baylor's Jalen Pitre, trade up to get Alabama WR
  • Creepy dolls keep washing up on Texas beaches, researchers say
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  • Dodgers' Trevor Bauer suspended two seasons over alleged assault
  • Trump, fighting contempt fines, says he doesn't have records
  • How Shaedon Sharpe's draft entry could affect Rockets' plans
More Wildlife News
  • Houston & Texas
    Here's what the Houston Zoo is doing about deadly avian flu
    The Houston Zoo has closed its Savanna Aviary to foot traffic to prevent avian flu from reaching the birds. The highly contagious avian virus, which surfaced last week in Fort Worth, has already spread across dozens of states and killed millions of chickens.  By Katharine Jose
  • Houston & Texas
    Houstonians refuse to stop feeding ducks after city ban
    A City of Houston initiative aimed at stopping the feeding of domesticated ducks in Hermann Park has been met with derision and resistance on social media. The city of Houston is once again asking residents to stop feeding ducks, but responses on social media have been anything but welcoming of the idea. By Dan Carson
  • Culture
    Loud porcupines rescued from wildfire are heading home
    Porcupine expert Uldis Roze starting studying the creatures decades ago after they began eating his house. “Ehhhhhhhhh. Ehhhhhh. Eh! Ehhhhhhh. Ehhhhhh. Ehh.” By Ashley Harrell
  • Wildlife
    Flamingo that escaped a Kansas zoo seen on the Texas coast
    A fugitive flamingo that escaped a Kansas zoo over a decade ago was spotted on the Texas coast on March 10, according to officials with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.  Since leaving Kansas in 2005, the flamingo has been seen in Arkansas, Louisiana and even Wisconsin. By Priscilla Aguirre
  • Wildlife
    Rare, pink grasshopper found in East Texas
    Social According to National Geographic, grasshoppers can turn pink due to a genetic mutation, known as erythrism, which causes a reddish discoloration. By Priscilla Aguirre
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  4. Critical Houston highway ramp will close for 2 years, TxDOT says
  5. Inside Houston’s $25 million plan to transform Telephone Road
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  7. ESPN’s Domonique Foxworth says Texans’ Derek Stingley should have been first overall pick
More Wildlife News
  • Houston & Texas
    Here's why you'll see smoke near Memorial Park on Thursday
    A worker looks back on a series of fires she just set during a prescribed burn at the Houston Arboretum on Thursday, March 25, 2021. A prescribed fire will take place in the Houston Arboretum's grasslands area. By Jay R. Jordan
  • Wildlife
    Volunteer at Texas wildlife refuge photographs 20 baby alligators
    Aransas National Wildlife Refuge posted a cute photo of 20 baby alligators on one of its trails last weekend.  The little ones probably hatched last year, the refuge said. By Priscilla Aguirre
  • Houston & Texas
    Eastland Complex Fire now one of largest wildfires in TX history
    The Eastland Complex Fire was joined by three more fires on Sunday, ballooning its spread to over 54,000 acres. (Texas A&M Forest Service/TNS) The blaze officially surpassed the Bastrop County Complex Fire of 2011 on Sunday to become the 22nd biggest fire ever recorded in the Lone Star State. By Ariana Garcia
  • Lifestyle
    16-year-old’s $1M steer sets record at Houston Rodeo
    A white cross-bred steer named Vanilla Ice raised by sixteen-year-old Aven Horn from Anson, Texas won Grand Champion steer at the 2022 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Friday. The winning bid on the 2022 Grand Champion steer blew away the previous record of $625,000. By Dan Carson
  • Houston & Texas
    Houston Arboretum to go up in flames—for a good reason
    Flames like this were short-lived but got the job done. The only question now is: When? By Jay R. Jordan
Culture
  • TV & Film 'Carpool Karaoke' king James Corden leaving late-night show
    FILE - James Corden arrives at the 2019 Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Annual Grants Banquet at the Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Corden lis eaving CBS’ “The Late Late Show” in spring 2023. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
  • Culture How Sandy Hook lies and the Jan. 6 inquiry could undo...
    Texas conspiracy theorist Alex Jones records a video for his Infowars show on a street corner in downtown Austin in 2018. While bankruptcy filings for three of his companies earlier this month may be part of his legal strategy to obstruct court proceedings in defamation cases that he has lost, they’re also the latest development in Jones’ downswing from his spot at the top of far-right media.
  • Culture Travis Scott to perform at his first post-Astroworld...
    Travis Scott is scheduled to perform at three music festivals in South America nearly a year after the Astroworld tragedy. 
  • New Orleans Falling in love with 'The End of the World'
    A man sits on a picnic table at "The End of the World", an unofficial park in New Orleans' Bywater neighborhood.
  • Culture A crusade to challenge the 2020 election, blessed by the...
    FILE PHOTO  Joel Perez prays during the 'Evangelicals for Trump' campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry as they await the arrival of President Donald Trump on January 03, 2020 in Miami, Florida. The rally was announced after a December editorial published in Christianity Today called for the President Trump's removal from office. 
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  • Wildlife
    TX butterfly center reopens after being targeted by conspiracists
    The entrance to the National Butterfly Center on January 15, 2019, in Mission, Texas. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP) (Photo credit should read SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images) The center closed in February after a confrontation between staff and right-wing conspiracy adherents. By Dan Carson
  • Wildlife
    Texan gets creative to free deer stuck in fence
    A deer leaping over a fence. A video detailing an attempt to free a deer stuck in a fence is making the rounds online. By R. Dallon Adams
  • Wildlife
    Hiker takes 'once-in-a-lifetime' photo at Brazos Bend State Park
    Elise Kitchens captured a "once-in-a-lifetime" shot of an American Bittern eating a Red-bellied Mudsnake at Brazos Bend State Park on Saturday, March 5.  While hiking and looking for great wildlife moments, hiker and photographer Elise Kitchens captured a "once-in-a-lifetime" shot of an American Bittern eating a Red-bellied Mudsnake. By Priscilla Aguirre
  • Wildlife
    Texas man arrested for release of venomous pet cobra
    The Grand Prairie West African Banded Cobra has not yet been found.  The cobra is still on the lam. By Camille Sauers
  • Wildlife
    Texas camel finds new home to start family
    Dr. Ron McMurry is trailed by his camels at the McMurry Ranch in Jasper. The McMurry's have a small menagerie of camels, zebras, zonkeys, horses, a longhorn steer and more. Photo made Monday, December 13, 2021 Kim Brent/The Enterprise It's all in the name of research. By Rachel Kersey
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    Preparing your skin for makeup application
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  • Style - Fashion Luxury handbags go on the auction block
    Gallery Auctions will auction 350 luxury handbags and accessories on April 25, 2020.
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    Louis Vuitton's multicolor Rita handbag
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  • Wildlife
    Texas officials find large alligator-related reptile in home
    The reptile was 3 feet long.  By Priscilla Aguirre
  • Wildlife
    Citizen science project seeks to collect data on Texas eagles
    An American bald eagle, nesting close to a major roadway along Texas 29 in Llano County seem undisturbed by the attention of tourists and birders from all over Texas. (Photo by Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images) The bald eagle population is soaring.  By Camille Sauers
  • Energy
    Pipeline spills 300,000 gallons of diesel near New Orleans
    Shrimp boat in background with brown pelicans perched on pilings in foreground in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet at Shell Beach, in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. An inspection of the 42-year-old Meraux Pipeline in October 2020 revealed external corrosion along a 22-foot section of pipe near a levee in St. Bernard Parish. By JANET McCONNAUGHEY and MATTHEW BROWN
  • Wildlife
    Texas authorities recover over $275K worth of stolen watercraft
    A Texas Game Wardens investigation helped bust an organized crime ring and recover over $275k worth of stolen watercraft and other vehicles. Multiple arrests were made in the two-year investigation.  By Priscilla Aguirre
  • Wildlife
    Viral TikTok shows missing kangaroo in RGV
    The missing kangaroo seen hopping around the Rio Grande Valley last weekend has been found and returned to its owner, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office. A viral TikTok showed the kangaroo bouncing around in Mercedes, Texas. By Priscilla Aguirre
More Sports
  • Astros Astros hit three homers, beat Blue Jays for fourth...
    Houston Astros' Jeremy Pena (3) watches his home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, April 29, 2022, in Toronto. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
  • Texans Texans draft Baylor's Jalen Pitre, trade up to get...
    Baylor Bears safety Jalen Pitre during a Big 12 football game between the Baylor Bears and Kansas State Wildcats on Nov 20, 2021 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, KS.
  • Astros Dodgers' Trevor Bauer suspended two seasons over alleged...
    FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, June 6, 2021, in Atlanta. Bauer sued the woman who accused him of sexual assault in federal court Monday, April 25, 2022, in a move that came less than three months after prosecutors decided not to file criminal charges against the athlete.
  • Rockets How Shaedon Sharpe's draft entry could affect Rockets' plans
    Shaedon Sharpe of the Kentucky Wildcats warms up prior to the game against the Auburn Tigers at Auburn Arena on January 22, 2022 in Auburn, Alabama.
  • Texans ESPN analyst says Derek Stingley should have been No.1 pick
    NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 13: Cornerback Derek Stingley, Jr. #24 of the LSU Tigers during the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. LSU defeated Clemson 42 to 25. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
More Wildlife News
  • Houston & Texas
    Harris Co. Animal Shelter halts intake due to lack of adoptions
    Harris County Animal Shelter is closing its pet surrender program through Monday January 10th in response to overcrowding conditions. The shelter has seen adoptions slow as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to rise in Houston and the surrounding area. The organization says the rise of Omicron cases has slowed pet adoption rates and put shelters at capacity. By Ariana Garcia
  • Wildlife
    Vandals graffitied prehistoric art in Big Bend National Park
    Vandalism on rock art panel in Big Bend National Park. Officials are asking the public for help after a panel of ancient petroglyphs were found vandalized in the Indian Head area of the state park. By Priscilla Aguirre
  • Houston & Texas
    Spider monkeys found in duffle at Texas border
    Undeclared spider monkeys intercepted by CBP officers and agriculture specialists at Progreso InternationalBridge. A 20-year-old female U.S. citizen driver arrived at the Progreso International Bridge allegedly attempted to conceal the four animals in a duffle bag. By Shepard Price
  • Wildlife
    National Park Service will offer free entrance for 5 days in 2022
    The National Park Service will have five entrance fee-free days in 2022.  The first free day is in January.  By Priscilla Aguirre
  • Wildlife
    How a phone in the woods helps hikers process grief
    When he reached the wind phone this summer, AT hiker JR Littleton called his younger brother Joe Littleton, who died by suicide in 2020. Being able to dial his brother's phone number, which he'd memorized, was healing, he said.  A Telephone of the Wind created by a grief therapist allows hikers on the Appalachian Trail in Fahnestock State Park to call loved ones lost. By Nicole Davis
ICYMI
  • Transportation Turner takes car to Earth Day event despite no-car challenge
    Mayor Sylvester Turner waves to people as he walks along Washington Ave., during the Cigna Sunday Streets Houston Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. Cigna Sunday Streets Houston is an initiative to promote and improve the health of Houstonians.
  • Houston & Texas Off-duty Pasadena cop who crashed into HPD officer charged
    An off-duty Pasandea police officer, later identified as Elias Vega, is escorted to a paramedic after police say he crashed into the back of a marked Houston police patrol vehicle along the South Sam Houston Parkway on Thursday, April 14, 2022.
  • Transportation Here's when and where I-45 will close this weekend
    Construction on the Gulf Freeway will continue to ramp up over the holiday season, officials said. Plans are moving forward to add two additional main lanes are being and one additional frontage lane on the portion between Kurland to FM 2351 and a second portion from FM 2351 and Medical Center Blvd.
  • Travel 9 wineries to visit within a one-hour drive of Houston
    A mini wine flight at ErmaRose Winery.
  • Houston & Texas 'Sexually-oriented' Houston businesses must now install...
    Houston has a new ordinance requiring certain businesses to install security cameras.
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