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Houston Rockets center Alperen Şengün tweeted Monday he is praying for the victims of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked parts of Turkey and Syria early Monday morning. Şengün, a native of Turkey, added "my heart is with our citizens who were affected by the earthquake in Kahramanmaraş." The disaster killed more than 2,300 people, per an Associated Press report, with the center of the earthquake residing in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey's southeastern province. "The pain we experience is indescribable," Şengün tweeted. "My prayers, my heart is with our citizens who were affected by the earthquake in Kahramanmaraş... R.I.P. to those who lost their lives, I wish a speedy recovery to the injureds. #PrayForTurkey" Twitter — alperennsengun Twitter Monday's earthquake hit before dawn in Turkey and Syria, and per the AP report, local authorities "feared the death toll would climb as rescuers searched through tangles of metal and concrete for survivors in a region beset … [Read more...] about ‘Indescribable’: Alperen Sengun details pain after Turkey earthquake

After a pleasant and sunny weekend provided respite from winter temperatures, a cold front is set to bring thunderstorms and cold temperatures back to Houston early this week. Monday and Tuesday should mark the last day of Houston's recent warming trend, with highs pushing into the mid- to upper 70's. A cold front is set to move into the area starting Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, according to Space City Weather's Eric Berger . "Most of the daytime should just be gray, but by the afternoon hours we should start to see some scattered, light showers. These may increase in intensity after midnight, as the front approaches and moves into Houston by around sunrise. Lows on Tuesday night will only drop to around 60 degrees ahead of the front," Berger said in his Monday morning forecast . Lows are expected to dip into the mid-to-upper 30s on Tuesday night, with rain and potential storms forecasted for Wednesday morning. "Rain showers should exit the area pretty … [Read more...] about Houston facing storms, another cold front Tuesday

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 Less than a week removed from the hiring of DeMeco Ryans as the Houston Texans ' sixth head coach, another key piece indicated that he too hopes to be in the Bayou City for the long haul. Starting left tackle Laremy Tunsil represented the Texans at the Pro Bowl fesitivities in Las Vegas over the weekend, and on Sunday, he provided some insight into his future plans with the franchise. During an interview with NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe , Tunsil was asked about what Texans fans can expect moving forward. The team has failed to win more than four games in each of the past three seasons, but judging by Tunsil's response, he hopes to see the rebuild in Houston to its completion. "I'm trying to stay here forever," Tunsil told Wolfe, before adding, "I want to be a part of the franchise on the winning side too." Caught with @Texans star LT Laremy Tunsil about the Pro Bowl, … [Read more...] about Houston Texans’ Laremy Tunsil says he wants to play for team ‘forever’

It's Crawfish Week at Chron! For four days, the food team will be dropping fun stories about Houston's favorite crustacean. Read all our crawfish coverage here. Each year when crawfish season rolls around , flocks of eager Houstonians head to the city's many Viet-Cajun crawfish haunts to grab literal pounds of this fusion delicacy. From the carefully tossed spices and aromatics, to the communal style of eating, to the immigrant origin story itself, the Viet-Cajun phenomenon perfectly encompasses Houston in all its humid, diverse, zesty glory. Here's what you need to know about one of the cuisines that put H-Town on the map. Where did Viet-Cajun crawfish come from? From the get-go, Houston's proximity to Southeast Texas—dubbed "Lapland" by the Texas Almanac for being the place "where Cajun culture overlaps into Texas"—made it a prime incubator for fusion cuisine. As the Gulf Coast grew and diversified, so did its food offerings. Following the fall of Saigon in 1975, … [Read more...] about Everything to know about Viet-Cajun crawfish, Houston’s signature cuisine

It's Crawfish Week at Chron! For four days, the food team will be dropping fun stories about Houston's favorite crustacean. Read all our crawfish coverage here. HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM — Freshwater shrimp, more specifically giant river prawns, are the star of the menu at chef Nikki Tran's Kậu Ba Quán . At first glance, it resembles any of the hundreds of quán nhậu, or open-air restaurants meant for plentiful eating and drinking, in Ho Chi Minh City, colloquially referred to as Saigon. A Saigon native, Tran serves the prawns in the quintessential Vietnamese preparation: rang muối, or salt-roasted. Sporting a slight char, these typically come with a dipping ramekin of simply salt, pepper and a whole calamansi. But, as a result of Tran's time in Houston in the early 2000s at the onset of the Vietnamese-Cajun crawfish movement , the hulking crustaceans here also come in a Gulf Coast version: generously slathered in Cajun garlic butter atop potato halves, corn and spiced … [Read more...] about Chef Nikki Tran is building a culinary bridge between Houston and Saigon

The Houston Cougars came up just short of being tabbed as the No. 1 team in the country this week, with Purdue hanging onto the top spot in the latest Associated Press college basketball rankings despite a loss to Indiana over the weekend. UH was ranked No. 2 in the poll, which was unveiled Monday morning. The Boilermakers received 38 first-place votes, compared to 22 for Houston. On Sunday, the then-No. 3 Cougars overcame a halftime deficit to topple Temple 81-65 , avenging a one-point loss to the Owls—who are now tied for second in the American Athletic Conference—last month at Fertitta Center. The only other team to beat UH (22-2) this season, Alabama, received one-first-place vote and is currently No. 3. Arizona, which was No. 4, also received one first-place vote. The University of Texas rounded out the top five, jumping up five spots after back-to-back ranked wins over Baylor and Kansas State. The Longhorns have another significant test ahead, with a top-10 road … [Read more...] about Houston comes up just short of No. 1 ranking, Texas back in top 5

Listen to this article First up it’s a trip to magical and historic Imola on 19-21 May, before the F1 circus lands at Monza on 1-3 September for a high-octane blast around the Temple of Speed. And in a first for this year, sales for these historic races have opened together – meaning tickets are now available. The Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is set to take place on 21 May at extraordinary Imola. Being just the sixth round of the mammoth 2023 season, teams and drivers will still be jostling for early season form. 2023’s race will be the fourth at Imola since the circuit’s return in 2020, and Lewis Hamilton (one) and Max Verstappen (two) will be looking to add to their previous recent wins. Tickets for the F1 Grand Prix in Imola are now available with Motorsport Tickets by clicking here. Then, in September, the second Italian race will take place at iconic Monza for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari F1-75, George … [Read more...] about Tickets for F1 Italian Grand Prix and F1 Imola Grand Prix 2023 now on sale

New polling data shows that Texans are generally pretty down for legalizing weed . A survey from the University of Houston's Hobby School of Public Affairs released this week found that 67 percent of Texans "support legislation that would make the recreational use of marijuana for any purpose legal for those age 21 and older." Attitudes towards legalizing recreational cannabis appear to vary by race: according to the study's findings, " 73 percent of Latino, 66 percent of Black and 62 percent of white Texans support this legislation," referring to proposed recreational weed legalization laws. Hobby School researchers also found that 82 percent of Texans "support legislation that would make the use of marijuana legal for a wide range of medical purposes with a prescription, with 56 percent strongly in support of medical marijuana." Texas also appears to be in favor of reducing criminal penalties for marijuana use and possession. "81 percent of Texans support legislation … [Read more...] about Nearly 70 percent of Texas voters support legalizing weed

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 26 With family and best friends -- and a throng of passersby -- to witness their joy, John Sims and Lindsey Tate were married Saturday at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Performed by the groom's best friend, the brief ceremony took place at 5 p.m. in a hospital atrium called The Park. With its huge ceilings, plants and grand staircase, it provided a welcoming spot for the Baytown couple to say their vows. About 35 or 40 friends and relatives turned out for the event, but as the wedding party came into place and Tate descended the staircase with her father, an impromptu crowd of cancer patients hooked to IV poles, doctors, nurses and visitors gathered around, said Nicole Tate, the bride's mother. "They just kind of made this wall two or three-people … [Read more...] about Couple with limited time ignore cancer for a day to say their vows