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Organizers of the Texas Renaissance Festival say the success of the event from past seasons is the reason they will extend the festival to a ninth weekend this year. The festival will begin Sept. 30 and run through Nov. 26. Traditionally, the festival has been during the months of October and November. "We had a very successful year last year with almost zero rain and we were able to see the attendance not be affected by the weather," said Terre Albert, CEO and general manager of the Texas Renaissance Festival. According to Albert, the festival, which got its start in...

Travel + Leisure has released its annual list of America’s most attractive cities. And no, it’s not talking about the skylines or the cityscapes. This list is all about the people. The rankings were curated by a survey of T+L readers as a part of its America’s Favorite Places series. Here's what they said about Houston: "Beyonce is from Houston. Tom Ford, Patrick Swayze, and Matt Bomer, too. That list alone should earn Space City a high score for attractiveness. But T+L readers also note the city’s penchant for fashion. Montrose neighborhood’s boutiques and the enormous Galleria Mall’s 375 luxury shops ensure Houstonians always look...

Sophie Blitz likes to ride her bike along Courtland Street where she lives, a tree-lined street with spacious Victorian homes. But when a portion of the sidewalk became too damaged for her to ride her bike over, she went to the top to get it fixed. The Harvard Elementary second-grader wrote a straight-forward letter to Mayor Sylvester Turner in March asking him to fix it for her and in exchange she would treat him to one of her favorite treats at Gelazzo, the hand-crafted gelato joint on White Oak Drive. After a few more letters were exchanged, including one where...

Houstonians will wake up to flip flop weather on Saturday morning but may need a jacket by the afternoon. According to meteorologist Travis Herzog, a cold front moving toward southeast Texas will bring a noticeable temperature and humidity drop. Ahead of the front, highs will top out near 80 degrees. Once the front moves through, temperatures will dip into the 60s on Saturday afternoon.Sunday will begin in the 50s, with temperatures barely warming above 70 during the day. Expect wind gusts over 25 mph. By Monday morning, temperatures could briefly dip into the upper 40s, nearing a record low of...

The English language is already difficult to learn and speak because of its habit of borrowing words from other languages, and its disparate grammar rules that are broken more often than followed. Texans have taken that piecemeal tongue and hammered it into something all their own. Our pronunciation and word usage are unlike anything you’ll find the world over. Here are 12 steps to learn how to speak Texan. 1. “Y’all” vs. “All y’all” The first thing you need to learn if you’re going to speak Texan is the proper use of the plural pronoun “y’all”. “Y’all” is a contraction of “You...