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One Houston neighborhood is ”boiling” mad after someone dumped a bunch of leftover crawfish into a creek. It happened Sunday in the Oak Forest area along Rosslyn Road near Bethlehem Street. “It’s just garbage,” said neighbor Scott Szabo. Crawfish and other food dumped into the creek has resulted in a soupy mess. “It’s rotting food waste,” said Szabo. Szabo shared with us his concerns from atop what neighbors call “turtle bridge.” “These critters don’t eat corn on the cob, they don’t eat onions, they don’t eat lemons, they don’t eat dead carcasses of other animals like this,” said Szabo. We’re...

If given the chance to move anywhere in the world, a striking number of Houstonians — 67.1 percent — said they would stay in Space City. It’s an impressive figure, given that more often than not, people who move to Houston do so reluctantly, said Stephen Klineberg, founding director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and author of the Kinder Houston Area Survey. But soon after people get here, he said, they find reasons to stay. “They often say at the beginning, ‘Yuck, the job is there. We’ll go for a couple of years,’” Klineberg said, describing a common...

Today is the first of May and the popular Hamilton Pool in Dripping Springs is opening for the season. The Central Texas swimming hole opened Monday for Texans and visitors to cool off for the summer until it closes again on September 30. While the views of the pool remain the same, a few housekeeping changes have been made since last season. With two drownings last summer, Travis County Parks officials installed a life jacket kiosk at the pool entrance where visitors can borrow life jackets in a variety of sizes at no extra charge, according to the preserve's website. Furthermore,...

Shopping doesn’t have to be fancy. You can find exactly what you’re looking for (and everything you didn’t know you needed) at these 9 amazing flea markets in Texas. 1. Bussey's Flea Market (Schertz) Flickr/Christie M. Yelp/Christie M. Not only is this one of the largest flea markets in Texas, but it's also one of the largest in the entire country. With over 500 vendors selling various items from handmade dream catchers to retro knick-knacks, everyone is guaranteed to find a treasure to take home. Plus, there are tons of food and beverage stands to keep you fueled up for...

To help patients battling cancer enjoy the full prom experience, MD Anderson Children's Cancer Center hosted its own Prom Party Palooza Saturday night."This is the best time. Therapeutic for everybody," patient Mia Sharp said.Sharp, 17, is from Friendswood and her high school's prom is next weekend. Getting to experience this night with her hospital pals is something she said she couldn't miss."It means a lot to me that I get to spend time with my friends from the hospital. We're not at the doctors waiting for our appointments. We're spending time with one another and getting to know each other...