Sarah Smith

1 month ago | houstonchronicle.com | Sarah Smith

A Houston funeral home went viral on April 11 when a man posted a video of bodies left out in the open, allegedly without air conditioning. The Texas Funeral Service Commission — the state body in charge of licensing, regulating and investigating funeral homes — slapped Richardson Mortuary with a cease and desist order several days later. Funerals are some of the most challenging times in people’s lives.

1 month ago | houstonchronicle.com | Tanya Babbar |Sarah Smith

Police and state officials are investigating a southwest Houston funeral home where a widely viewed Facebook video showed bodies left out in the open without air conditioning, with some of the cadavers possibly left out since February. An employee of the funeral home also allegedly stabbed someone.

2 months ago | houstonchronicle.com | Sarah Smith

The week before her first rodeo, my friend sent me a photo from a dressing room in New York City. She was wearing a tie-front white top and a mini skirt patterned like a cow's hide. It wasn't quite her usual style, but she didn't want to commit a fashion faux pas. Or, worse, offend the cows. Article continues below this adI told her it was perfect. She'd wanted to go to the rodeo for years; we finally got the trip on the calendar last fall.

Feb 28, 2025 | houstonchronicle.com | Sarah Smith

The crowd quivers behind the glass barrier at a Houston airport's international terminal, watching the white doors as they slide apart and close with a sigh. They clutch green-white-red-black balloons and handwritten signs. Cheers gather in their throats. The doors open again. A woman pushes a teenage boy out of the secure area. He sits atop a cushion on a red wheelchair. He wears a white T-shirt and a light-gray baseball cap. Someone has draped a keffiyeh around his shoulders.

Feb 15, 2025 | krwg.org | Sarah Smith

Commentary:On February 18, Las Cruces City Council will likely be voting on whether to adopt “Realize Las Cruces,” which includes sweeping changes to the zoning code that will affect all neighborhoods. Everyone needs to know about the proposed changes, which will set the course for Las Cruces for the next couple decades. Like my family, many bought homes in single family residential zones so that their neighborhoods would have a little space for the kids to play with less traffic and bustle.