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The Texans continue to sweep out the remnants of the past regimes, with Benardrick McKinney off to Miami.

When you met with QB Deshaun Watson, what did you learn from that conversation? "Well, any conversations that we have with any of our players are always private conversations, and those conversations that we have, basically, we keep between us and the player. Not just with him, but with all the other players that I have talked to the same way." When a player submits a trade request, like QB Deshaun Watson, how does the team handle that? "Well, thats just something that youd have to talk to Nick...

The longest-tenured Houston Texan to date, Jon Weeks, will reportedly not be re-signed this offseason. What went into this decision, and was it the right call?

Bay Area restaurant workers are getting vaccinated ahead of indoor dining. But safety concerns remain FacebookTwitterEmail 1of4 Server Adrian Lopez waits on Eric Raymundo of New York at Rintaro restaurant in San Francisco. Lopez has received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and says that he feels safe serving outdoors.Marlena Sloss / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of4 At Waterbar in S.F., Ricardo Torres (left) and Rich Troiani put tablecloths on tables as restaurants prepare ...

This teen made Christmas brighter for Houston-area foster kids FacebookTwitterEmail Paying it forward to foster kids was something that 15-year old Kirstyn Jackson felt strongly about, so she spearheaded her own nonprofit.Kirstyn Jackson Never underestimate the heart of a Texas teen who just wanted to bring Christmas to dozens of Houston-area foster children. Only 15 years old but beyond her years in compassion, Spring teen Kirstyn Jackson has raised more than $45,000 this year through her nonp...

SPRING, Texas -- A 15-year-old from Spring is stepping up to make Christmas a little brighter for children in foster care. Kirstyn Jackson knows firsthand what its like to experience Christmas as a foster child. When she was five years old, she was placed in the foster care system. It was a special act of kindness that inspired Kirstyn to pay it forward to other foster children. Houston Texans player Jon Weeks took Kirstyn and several other children on a holiday shopping spree. The caring gest...