The Southern Smoke Foundation held its annual Southern Smoke Festival recently, through which more than $1.5 million was raised to support people affected by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.

As one of Houston’s most well-renowned and loved chefs, Chris Shepherd takes great care when planning for some of his most popular events – all of which benefit restaurant workers everywhere.

Chris Shepherd, a local renowned and award-winning chef, has dedicated his efforts to providing a means of support to food and beverage workers across the nation.

While you’ve likely heard much about Chris Shepherd before, what you might not know is how hard he works on a daily basis to bring everything he’s got to the people of the city, while still pouring into his home life with his wife, Lindsey Brown.

Southern Smoke holds a festival each year that hosts some of the industry’s most talented chefs and personalities, with the help from plenty of local chefs and establishments.

Two years after leaving IndyCar to give their full focus on their growing sports car team, Vasser Sullivan Racing will win its first major championship Saturday.

Advocates for the self-driving vehicle industry are asking Congress to expand their ability to test and eventually sell autonomous cars and trucks.

Koji Sato, appointed the next president at Japan’s top automaker Toyota, has outlined a management team that he says will lead an aggressive push on electric vehicles.

A driver has been charged after an Houston police SWAT officer was injured and a woman was left in critical condition following a head-on collision in northwest Houston Thursday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.

A Houston police officer was involved in a three-vehicle crash in south-central Houston Sunday night, police said.

The Lexus RX 350 has been redesigned for 2023 and features a new engine, improved technology and a more luxurious interior.

A hit-and-run driver and a passenger were killed in a rollover crash as the driver was fleeing the first crash scene in Harris County, the Houston Police Department confirmed.

One person is dead following a crash in southwest Harris County.

HOUSTON – The Amber Alert issued for a 14-year-old girl has been canceled after she was found safe, authorities said. Authorities said Justin Gray was arrested and Lexus Gray is now safe. ORIGINAL STORY:Officials have issued an Amber Alert for a girl they say was abducted by a registered sex offender in the area east of Dallas in Point, Texas. According to the Rains County Sheriff’s Office, he is a registered sex offender. If you have any information or see either of them, call the Rains County Sheriff’s Office at (903) 473-3181 or 911.

One person is dead and another is hospitalized in critical condition following an auto-pedestrian crash in Crosby, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 6:50 p.m. Friday, units were dispatched to the 700 block of Krenek Road in Crosby on reports of an auto-pedestrian crash. The victims were transported by Life Flight to the Memorial Hermann Hospital at the Texas Medical Center in critical condition. The man remains in critical condition, deputies said. D3 deputies on a double auto pedestrian crash on Krenek Rd near Crosby Frwy.

DETROIT – Mazda beat traditional winners Lexus and Toyota to win top honors as the most dependable auto brand in Consumer Reports' annual reliability survey. Mazda took top honors for the first time in the survey, which this year included Consumer Reports organization members who own more than 300,000 vehicles from model years 2000 to 2020. Consumer Reports said that the Ford Explorer SUV, redesigned for the 2020 model year, is among the lowest-scoring models of any manufacturer with transmission, electronic, and engine issues. Only the company's Model 3 small car was rated as reliable and recommended by Consumer Reports. Nearly half of the new models have much worse than average reliability, Consumer Reports said.

DETROIT – Toyota is adding 1.5 million U.S. vehicles to recalls from early this year to fix fuel pumps that can fail and cause engines to stall. The company says the latest recall brings the total to 5.8 million Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles that need to be repaired worldwide. The recall affects more than 40 vehicles in the U.S. dating to the 2013 model year, covering much of the Toyota and Lexus model lineup. Toyota said in a statement Wednesday that the fuel pumps can suddenly stop operating, and that can cause the vehicles to stall. Toyota began recalling the vehicles in January with about 700,000, and added 1.2 million in March.