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Randy Gonzalez, the father in the popular Houston area TikTok duo Enkyboys , died Wednesday morning in hospice following a battle with cancer, TMZ reports . Back in April, the 35-year-old Alvin resident informed his millions of followers that he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer six months prior. At the time, Gonzalez said his doctor had given him two to three years to live, but chemotherapy could possibly extend his life by five more years. Gonzalez also created a GoFundMe to help pay for his treatments, telling his followers that he was denied at M.D. Anderson because they did not accept his insurance. In December 2022, Gonzalez gave his TikTok followers another update explaining that he had to make adjustments to his chemotherapy because "it's not working right now," adding "But I do feel good." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Randy Gonzalez (@enkyboys) Alongside his son, Brice, … [Read more...] about Randy Gonzalez of Houston TikTok duo Enkyboys passes away after cancer battle

HOUSTON (AP) — A group of death row inmates filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Texas prison system over its policy of mandatory and indefinite solitary confinement for all prisoners who are awaiting execution, saying it causes severe physical and psychological harm. The suit alleges that the policy severely restricts their access to human interaction, medical care and legal representation as they are confined to their 8-by-12-foot (2.4-by-3.7-meter) cells for all but two hours a day. “The conditions on death row in Texas have been characterized as some of the most brutal death row conditions in the country. The plaintiffs in this case are seeking relief from conditions that have been described as torture,” said Pieter Van Tol, one of the attorneys for the inmates. The class action lawsuit, which was filed in Houston federal court on behalf of the 182 male inmates on death row, alleges the solitary confinement policy “addresses no legitimate security or penological … [Read more...] about Texas death row inmates sue over solitary confinement

Earlier this month, the Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston opened the year with its Winter Exhibition, highlighting three different artists, each offering a window into their personal worldviews. Two of the exhibits will be on view to the public from now until mid-March. One of them, "The Secrecy of Water" by Leslie Martinez , is a collection of abstract paintings highlighted by colorful ridges of texture. According to Martinez, the work is their attempt to capture the ecological makeup of the southern Texas border. Current-day social justice issues like climate change, extreme drought, and the ecological landscape of Martinez's hometown of McAllen in the Rio Grande Valley provide a peek into their past. "The crunchy fabric, the embeddedness is a lot of what you see coming out of the ground, sort of like clothing or rejected constructed materials or anything sort of submerged with dirt over it and dirts under it," Martinez says. "It's mysterious and strange. … [Read more...] about Ridges, ropes and robots ring in the new year at Houston’s Blaffer Museum

For many of us, the journey from Houston to Dallas is strictly utilitarian, a task to be completed rather than savored. After all, whether driving I-45 the whole way or breaking off to hit the small towns running along SH 19, the scenery can be a bit monotonous. Unless of course there's a special treat waiting along the route. Though Dallas and Houston metroplexes tend to get all the headlines when it comes to culinary delights , there are many delicious spots between the two cities. Some may require venturing off the so-called "beaten path," but it's worth it to get a meal that doesn't come from a gas station. This list of the nine best places to eat on a road trip from Houston to Dallas will provide plenty of food for thought when you're mapping out your route. Tris in The Woodlands Stopping in The Woodlands when a long drive is just beginning may seem silly, but considering the accolades executive chef Austin Simmons racked up over the past four and a half years, … [Read more...] about 9 of the best spots for food on a Texas road trip from Houston to Dallas

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 6 “Rebecca Morris: The Ache of Bright” will be on exhibit at the Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston starting Friday, Jan. 11. Rebecca Morris is a Los Angeles based abstract painter. This is her first solo U.S. museum show since 2005, and her first show in Texas. “I have always been an artist,” Morris said. “I went through school pretty quickly in the sense that I had my masters at age 25. I knew what I wanted to do.” She noted that she had always been a painter, but decided to work in abstract during graduate school. “Choosing painting felt fluid, it didn’t even feel like a decision … but I had been feeling that working representationally was not for me. It took graduate school to learn and think in the way that felt like it could be mine,” Morris said. The show will feature 10 of Morris’ large-scale paintings, five of them recently completed in … [Read more...] about University of Houston’s Blaffer Art Museum to exhibit Rebecca Morris paintings

MARFA, Texas — What remains of the Chinese immigrants who built the Southern Pacific Railroad through Seminole Canyon in the 1880s are the objects they left behind — opium pipes, rice bowls, and imperial coins buried here in the scrublands, three hours east of the desert town of Marfa. The laborers, who after brutal hours toiling in the rattlesnake-infested lands would sleep in tents near the tracks, left little of their own writing. (Their white counterparts lodged inside the train cars.) The artist Kenneth Tam was asked to come here from New York, in December 2021, to explore the canyon’s archaeological sites and piece together a story of the 3,500 laborers. His sculptures of compressed dirt and detritus, horse saddles and leather straps are on exhibit in Ballroom Marfa , a contemporary art space that was once a dance hall. Titled “Tender is the hand which holds the stone of memory,” the exhibition of the sculptures, and a video installation, examine how myths and histories of … [Read more...] about The Forgotten History of Chinese Railroad Workers Rises From the Texas Dust