This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateGeorge Longoria was a big man who made a large and sprawling city feel small. He worked security for 30 years, putting him in the seam between thousands of performing athletes and musicians and possibly millions of Houstonians who built hours of their lives around a visit to a club, an arena or a stadium.Because of his work, Longoria was widely seen and occasionally noticed, as he exuded a warm and peaceful presence while keeping safe those gathered for sporting events, concerts, rodeos and civic functions. While the city was shut...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateGeorge Longoria was a big man who made a large and sprawling city feel small. He worked security for 30 years, putting him in the seam between thousands of performing athletes and musicians and possibly millions of Houstonians who built hours of their lives around a visit to a club, an arena or a stadium.Because of his work, Longoria was widely seen and occasionally noticed, as he exuded a warm and peaceful presence while keeping safe those gathered for sporting events, concerts, rodeos and civic functions. While the city was shut...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateWhen I first landed in Houston years ago, I’d scuttle out of work and toward a short-term guest room at a friend’s home via Memorial Drive. Each time, I’d always see a parked police car, prompting me to gently pump the brakes because that’s what I do. Though I’m not prone to speeding, when I see a black-and-white cruiser some primal instinct takes over. For months, I thought the “Houston Police Officers Memorial” was a speed trap.In my defense, Jesús Bautista Moroles’ granite pyramids more resembled Mayan ruins I’ve seen than a...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateWhen I first landed in Houston years ago, I’d scuttle out of work and toward a short-term guest room at a friend’s home via Memorial Drive. Each time, I’d always see a parked police car, prompting me to gently pump the brakes because that’s what I do. Though I’m not prone to speeding, when I see a black-and-white cruiser some primal instinct takes over. For months, I thought the “Houston Police Officers Memorial” was a speed trap.In my defense, Jesús Bautista Moroles’ granite pyramids more resembled Mayan ruins I’ve seen than a...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateErica Hubbard immediately determined she needed more boxes. The director of library services for Houston Community College Central, Hubbard arrived at David Brauer’s Heights home last year with the containers she could scratch together — bankers boxes, liquor boxes, anything with five sides — but the pickup of Brauer’s library required a more formidable collection of vessels: 234, to be exact.Jim Edwards, an art curator and Brauer’s friend, says, “I think of myself as a huge book collector. They’re in my garage, covering my...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateErica Hubbard immediately determined she needed more boxes. The director of library services for Houston Community College Central, Hubbard arrived at David Brauer’s Heights home last year with the containers she could scratch together — bankers boxes, liquor boxes, anything with five sides — but the pickup of Brauer’s library required a more formidable collection of vessels: 234, to be exact.Jim Edwards, an art curator and Brauer’s friend, says, “I think of myself as a huge book collector. They’re in my garage, covering my...WW…