For those with visiting family in town during the holiday weeks, the Houston suburbs have some unique and interesting "hidden gems" worth exploring during some down time. From the shores of Galveston ...

The humble ZIP Code shows up in all kinds of surprising places. Planet Money looks at how it was born, how it transformed the mail and talks to one researcher who argues that it's gone too far.

The original Houston area code, 713, was first introduced to Houston in 1947. This will be the first new area code introduced ...