On the nights before the Christmas tree lighting, all through Hermann Square Park, rats were scurrying, scrounging for garbage in the dark. As Houston city officials prepared for the annual holiday ...

There are between 1,000 and 1 million rats in Texas, according to a rodent expert. Some of them live in the park that hosts Houston’s annual Christmas tree lighting. From the article: Rodent expert: ...

The Houston Zoo is accepting old and broken Christmas lights to recycle them and keep them out of local landfills. The zoo has a collection bin for lights at its main entrance through Sunday. "Before ...