It's not that Sal y Pimienta can't be fun, or even rewarding. It's that the execution of the Uruguayan-themed menu is so uneven that disappointment lurks around every other corner.

Kelly Jo Ivey is charged with possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

The clergy urged Parker to pull down the subpoenas the city sent to five local pastors who led opposition to Houston's equal rights ordinance, now in limbo as conservative opponents take the city to court. The original subpoena requested "all speeches, presentations, or sermons related to HERO, the…

Texas A&M has revealed its throwback uniforms for Saturday’s 11 a.m. game against Louisiana-Monroe, some old-fashioned gear (well, sort of) honoring the 1939 national championship.

The Rockets had brushed aside the Lakers so easily, you could almost hear Kobe Bryant’s blood boiling.

Roland Laurenzo stated Wednesday morning that the family, which operates six El Tiempo Cantina restaurants in Houston, is looking for another location in Montrose to relocate 1308.

HPD is proposing hiring 540 additional officers over the next five years, part of a 10-year plan to add 1,200 officers to investigative and patrol divisions.

Police did not have any information about Paul Kitterman's disappearance, but he said no criminal charges are expected.

Warm in the low 80s with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

The former Oakland Athletics outfielder told police he was cleaning his gun in the kitchen when it fired, shooting a finger on his left hand. Canseco is a right-handed batter who hit 462 career home runs and was a six-time All-Star.

The mission was carrying 5,000 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station.

The Antares rocket, built by Orbital Sciences, was making its third resupply mission to the space station.

Building amenities will include a swimming pool with lounging areas and fire pits, a 19th-floor lounge with a kitchen and dining area, a game room, fitness center, resident lobby bar, dog park and private garages.

The superstar singer wields good advice -- and jokes! -- alongside Gwen and the rest of the coaches.

At his post in the middle of one of Houston's busiest intersections, Jones winked, danced and developed an extensive vocabulary of body language to conduct Galleria area drivers.

The FTC charges that the telecom giant failed to adequately disclose to customers that it would reduce data speeds if they went over a certain amount of data use in a billing cycle.

The Lone Star State's track record at getting out the vote is dismal.

Wildlife and Houston area motorists collide about once a day on average, records show.

Hans Nagel was a German who was employed by the city of Houston in 1922 to work at the zoo and act as the face of the park, wowing visitors young and old with his ability to tame wild beasts on site.

With early voting well underway, the battle between proponents and opponents of Katy Independent School District's proposed $748 million bond package is heating up.

Running the gamut from profligate frivolity to stark tragedy, Emily Neves rises triumphantly to the juicy opportunities of the title role in Stages' "Marie Antoinette."

Compared to the rest of the nation, it's harder for people in the South to climb up the income ladder when they were born at the very bottom.

Another warm, humid day with highs in the mid-80s.

Astronaut Wally Schirra's Hasselblad was believed to have been purchased here in Houston.

The events are part of a 25-city tour Abbott is holding in the run-up to Election Day.

He quietly resurrected the fried chicken dinner (held on the last Saturday of the month) in August at Holley’s.

What we see in Renée Zellweger's new face: To succeed, grownup women can't show their age. (By Kyrie O'Connor)

The museum has been located in Galveston for 20 years and was renovated after damage from Hurricane Ike.

Oil has fallen by 24 percent from this year’s peak in June.

The top 60 colleges in Texas have been sorted in a new ranking by the USA Today blog College Factual. According to the site, the idea was to focus analysis solely on outcomes.

Gulf divers scouring the seabed for the teeth of the ancient and extinct megalodon shark have released photos of their successful search.

"Our city is really, really getting torn apart," Council Member C.O. "Brad" Bradford said. "And it's not about the ordinance, because this council member voted in favor of the ordinance."

While most drilling in the dense rock remains profitable at $80 per barrel, the economics at $70 are tricker, and vary widely depending on the shale play and operators' financial positions.

It’s been two weeks since Houston recorded measurable rainfall and the ground has begun to really dry out.

Arian Foster entered the season as the best running back in Texans history. Eight games into his comeback season, No. 23 is again one of the premier rushers in the NFL.

"Because you're weightless, you don't get the wobbliness you get when you're trying to hold a camera steady with gravity. It's a big advantage."

Jacob Estrada sat in prison in 2012, trying to write music and dabbling in fiction, when a scandal broke involving a state forensic chemist who admitted to falsifying drug evidence.

Texans at Titans, noon: The Texans look to get back in the win column as they take on the AFC South rival Titans in Tennessee. The Texans are 3-4 heading into Sunday, with one more game (against th...