Chris Gray
Correspondent at Houston Chronicle
Houstonian. Journalist. Music lover. Heart attack survivor. Not unrelated.
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
chron.com | Chris Gray
One of Galveston's hottest new attractions aims to combat the persistent, and patently incorrect, perception that Texas is not a surfing state. Since February, the Texas Surf Museum has delighted in proving people wrong. "That's kind of the purpose of the space, is to break that myth and let people know that there is this really rich history," Texas Surf Museum assistant manager Missouri Wilkinson told Chron one morning last month.
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3 weeks ago |
chron.com | Chris Gray
Welcome to the Texas Canon, a series that dives into the movies, TV shows, books, albums and more that represent us and reach far beyond the Lone Star State's borders. Today, we look back at Jerry Jeff Walker's 1973 culture-defining album, ¡Viva Terlingua!. Surrounded by sprawling live oaks and beat-up picnic tables, the combination dancehall/post office/general store in Luckenbach is the image of rustic Texas perfection.
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3 weeks ago |
chron.com | Chris Gray
The Galveston hurricane of 1900—or just the Storm, as many islanders usually refer to it nowadays—has inspired no shortage of books, including Erik Larson's superb 1999 nonfiction bestseller Isaac's Storm and Matt Bondurant's more recent novel Oleander City. Simple logic dictates that (still) the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history would also rank among the most dramatic. That makes the scarcity of adaptations in other media frankly shocking.
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4 weeks ago |
chron.com | Chris Gray
Sargassum has shown up in droves on Galveston Beach. But that hasn't apparently stopped tourism early in the summer season, according to officials. mujibwaziri/Getty ImagesSince late April, Galveston's beaches have been awash in a type of free-floating seaweed known as sargassum. The unsightly plant is actually beneficial to the beach, helping to offset dune erosion and providing food to other beach plants and birds who visit more often than tourists from San Antonio or Waco.
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4 weeks ago |
galvnews.com | Chris Gray
Paper Chase: A springtime counterpart to this newspaper’s autumn jog over the causeway, the Daily News Press Run migrates to the mainland for Saturday’s third annual 5K and 10K lap around Texas City’s Rainbow Park, 800 Bay St. N.
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in 2024, i think i really came into my own as a writer and reporter. I got to do a lot of really really fun stories and stories that were really important to me. here are more than a few stories i'm really proud of, for @chron:
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