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The best tacos in Humble, TX: a trompo carved at your table, a First Street taco window with daily tortillas, a 3 a.m. taqueria and a Save-this route.

Kid-friendly restaurants in Humble, TX: a Chick-fil-A playground, a kids brisket plate at Pappas Bar-B-Q, high chairs and pizza, and patio pancakes.

Where to eat breakfast in Humble, TX: Shipley kolaches from 4:30 a.m., a cafe in a 1914 building, 24-hour waffles and brunch on the Beltway.

Burgers in Humble, TX: the Wilson Road store where Hippo Burgers began, a Main Street cafe in a 1914 building, a 24-hour dining room and a route.

Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants in Webster, TX: fajita cantinas on I-45, a 1986 family restaurant on NASA Parkway, coastal seafood and taco trucks.

Where to brunch in Webster, TX: a build-your-own Bloody Mary bar, Tex-Mex Benedicts on pupusas, a Sunday buffet, prime barbecue and 6 a.m. donuts.

Brunch in Magnolia, TX: pancakes in a treehouse, a hashbrown casserole and mimosa bar, brisket kolaches and a 6 AM Benedict spot. 8 verified weekend picks.

Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants in La Porte, TX, from a West Main Street original to a 4 a.m. breakfast-taco kitchen, plus a Save this eating route.

Brunch in Sharpstown and Gulfton, Houston: Taiwanese rice rolls, Vietnamese coffee, Tampico-style eggs, dim sum and a 24-hour diner, with a 7 a.m. route.

Brunch in La Porte, TX: Benedicts and Bellini flights on Main Street, Cuban weekend plates, Saturday mimosas at a tearoom and 4 a.m. breakfast tacos.

Brunch in Seabrook, TX: Liège waffles in Old Seabrook, a Sunday Italian buffet, Yucatán eggs, crab cake Benedicts and a three-stop breakfast strip.

Where to brunch in Garden Oaks and Oak Forest, Houston: fried oyster omelets, egg pizza, 7 a.m. chilaquiles, dog-friendly patios and a pastry route.