Starbucks set to serve beer, wine at some stores in The Woodlands

This fall, the popular spot for getting that morning caffeine fix may also become the place to go after work to wind down with a beer or glass of wine.

With its latest business initiative, Starbucks Coffee Co. is introducing Starbucks Evenings - where it will serve craft beer, wine and small plates - and three Woodlands area locations will be among the stores launching the new service this fall.

The Starbucks on Grogan's Mill Road at Sawdust Road, the one at Woodlands Parkway near FM 2978 and the one at Kuykendahl Road and Louetta Road in Spring will be included in one of the first waves of stores to feature Starbucks Evenings, as the company gradually rolls out the concept to its thousands of U.S. locations. Other area stores expect to incorporate the evening menu next year.

As part of the evening menu, the stores will offer an assortment of wines that was developed by the company's in-house sommelier, craft beers selected by regional popularity and small plates, such as bacon-wrapped dates, truffle mac and cheese and chicken sausage and mushroom flatbreads.

The evening menu will start at 4 p.m. and will range from $6 to $14.

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UT removes Jefferson Davis statue

AUSTIN - The University of Texas at Austin on Sunday morning removed a statue of Jefferson Davis from its main mall, over the objections and amid ongoing legal action by Confederate groups.

Students and others cheered as the larger-than-life sized bronze statue came down, just as the campus' historic clock tower stuck 10:15 a.m. Some even sang a few bars from fictitious band Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye."

The move was made just days after state District Judge Karin Crump shot down an attempt by the Sons of Confederate Veterans to block the statues' removal. The removal took about an hour and a half; the statue will be refurbished and relocated to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, also on UT's campus.

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Morgan Hotel in San Antonio

Things to know about the Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio

The lobby was once a morgue. The top floor, a crematorium. And that cozy, romantic fireplace — well, it's lit by a pilot light that once fueled the crematorium. The fabled ghost stories haunting the Emily Morgan Hotel are all inspired by its history as a Medical Arts Building.


Long before San Antonio's iconic Gothic tower on Alamo Plaza had five-star nobility as the "official hotel of the Alamo," it was an office building for doctors and dentists, built on a site that was once a marble rock yard.

1. Long before it became “the official hotel of the Alamo,” the Emily Morgan Hotel was established as the Medical Arts Building.
2. The Gothic-revival skyscraper, the tallest in San Antonio when it was first erected.
3. In the Gothic style, gargoyles cut along the building are contorted to portray a medical affliction.
4. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Alamo Plaza Historic District in 1977. This photo was taken in 1928.
5. The hotel takes its name from an enchanting woman whom legend has it kept General Santa Ana distracted during the Battle of San Jacinto — inspiring the story of the Yellow Rose of Texas.
6. The champagne bathtub overlooking downtown San Antonio is one of the luxury perks of this five-star hotel. A more posh take on the hot tub, this one fills the water with tiny, champagne-like bubbles

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12 ghost towns to visit in Texas

Ghost towns to visit in Texas

Looking for something frightful this Halloween? With their rich history and eerie remains, these Texas ghost towns are sure to send chills up your spine.
Although no ghost towns in Texas made the cut for the Smithsonian's coolest ghost town list, dozens remain across the state.

Ghost Towns of Texas

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Guided tours in Houston

When it comes to guided tours in Houston there is no shortage of options. You can tour Minute Maid Park, the Toyota Center, NASA's Johnson Space Center in Clear Lake, and even the Mrs. Baird’s bakery off Rosslyn.

Tours like these are a great way to pull kids off the computer and out of the house during the summer, and they can also help acquaint lifelong and brand-new residents with parts of the city they had little knowledge of. Remember to call ahead or check the tour's website to confirm your plans.


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