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Asian restaurants in Rice Village, Houston: Peking duck at Duck N Bao, Sichuan noodles, khao soi, smoked brisket, poke and a 1992-rooted boba shop.

Asian restaurants in Baytown, TX worth knowing: 72-hour beef ramen, all-you-can-eat sushi, South Indian curries and a 30-year family wok kitchen.

Barbecue in Houston's East End: MICHELIN-listed J-Bar-M, Cobo's brisket and birria, Eastbound, Willow's in Eastwood and Hoot's in Magnolia Park.

Parks and trails in Spring, TX: paddle Spring Creek from John Pundt Park, walk the Greenway, and visit free Mercer Arboretum and Jesse Jones Park.

Parks and trails in Houston's Galleria and Uptown: the Waterwall, Tanglewood's dog park, Grady Park's swings, oak-lined walks and the nearest splash pad.

The best parks and trails in Humble, TX: Jones Park's boardwalk, Mercer's cypress swamp, the Spring Creek Greenway and four city parks, with dog rules.

Where to get tacos in Rice Village: Torchy's, Velvet Taco, Cyclone Anaya's, birria at Black Walnut and redfish tacos, plus a breakfast-to-midnight route.

Where to get tacos in River Oaks, Houston: wood-grilled chicken at Little Rey, street tacos at Escalante's, mesquite fish tacos at Goode Co. and more.

Six verified taco spots in the Heights, Houston, from Chilosos' house-made tortillas to Velvet Taco's WTF, with addresses, hours and what to order.

Where to get tacos in the Texas Medical Center: the one counter on campus, a 6 a.m. taco window on its edge, and five spots a short ride away.

The best tacos in Garden Oaks and Oak Forest, Houston: street tacos, quesabirria, weekend barbacoa and cheap breakfast tacos at 7 verified local spots.

The best tacos in Fulshear, TX: quesabirria on FM 1463, Taco Tuesday downtown, 6 a.m. breakfast tacos on Fry Road, plus a taco route along FM 359.