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🐢 This FedEx shipment took an unexpected turn.

A North Texas FedEx office intercepted an attempted shipment of 191 turtles and tortoises. The animals were taken into protective custody, cared for by shelter officials and later transported to the Dallas Zoo.

🦝 A historic home near Houston has some unexpected new residents.

A family of four raccoons moved into the attic of Richmond’s 143-year-old Moore House. The Fort Bend Museum caught the adorable squatters on camera, but their stay won’t last much longer.

👑 Houston can officially claim the new Miss America.

👀 Anthony Bourdain’s famed trip to Houston has a missing chapter.

Those who watched Bourdain’s original episode back in 2016 noticed a few things were missing in the transition to streaming—namely, Bourdain's visit to the Indo-Pak restaurant Himalaya and Indian grocery store Keemat Grocer.

🦫 Buc-ee’s may have found a new Iowa battleground.

After Urbandale rejected a land-use change tied to a proposed travel center, Norwalk says talks with the chain are back on. West Des Moines is also making its own pitch, setting up a three-city race for Iowa’s first Buc-ee’s.

🎲 Houston is getting a major gaming convention next summer.

PAX Unplugged, one of the nation’s biggest celebrations of board games, card games and tabletop RPGs, is coming to the George R. Brown Convention Center June 25-27. Organizers even offered a very Houston-specific reason for choosing the city.

Horoscope for Monday, 09/07/26 by Mecca Woods

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🌴 Margaritaville is coming to the Texas coast.

A new Latitude Margaritaville community is planned for Texas City, bringing roughly 3,500 homes, a town square, restaurants, recreation spaces and plenty of Buffett-inspired details. The first Texas location could open as soon as 2028.

🌮 A longtime Texas-based taco restaurant chain is closing all its Houston area locations.

One of the nation's largest gatherings of tabletop-game enthusiasts will come to Houston next summer.

PAX—previously known as the Penny Arcade Expo—announced on Friday plans for a PAX Unplugged in Houston next June 25-27 at the George R. Brown Convention Center