On the final day of the UIL football state championships, Houston and Dallas will take center stage with bragging rights and city pride hanging in the balance.

BOTTOM LINE: Dallas plays Houston in a matchup of Western Conference teams. The Mavericks have gone 4-11 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas allows 116.4 points and has been outscored by 5.0 points per game.

HOUSTON — If you're trying to catch a World Cup match in Houston or Dallas, another round of tickets goes on sale Thursday. You will need to register for a chance to be randomly selected. The application window opens at 10 a.m. and will remain open until Jan. 13.

The 23rd FIFA Men's World Cup will have 48 teams, but only 42 knew their fate on Friday during the Final Draw event in Washington, D.C. The remaining six spots will be determined in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Play-Off Tournament this spring.

The Shinkansen bullet train travels at speeds of up to 200 mph. Amtrak has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant to further study and develop a proposed high-speed railway between Houston and Dallas, a long-envisioned plan that until earlier this year had ...

Houstonians may be seeing more lights, camera and action in the area soon. In the wake of the state of Texas increasing its film incentive program to $300 million every two years through 2035, the city of Houston is following suit with its own version.

Houston ranked highest among the state's top cities for stolen vehicles in November, and trucks appear to have been a popular target, according to the Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority.