HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- They sit high and are a sight to behold with a high-gloss candy paint and elbows sticking out on each side. As others have put it, these cars are slow, loud and bangin'.

Texas culture can get boiled down to barbecue and country music, but some things are unique to a city like Houston. One of them? Swangas, which confused some drivers in Austin recently. First, a ...

If you’re in Houston, you can’t miss them. Mainly, because they’re not made to be missed. They’re called slabs. While they might resemble the lowriders you see cruising through many American cities, ...

This Sunday, the Houston SLAB Parade and Family Festival seeks to celebrate cars that are “Slow, Low, and Bangin.” Such SLABs are typically older-model American sedans enhanced by modifications to ...

Chris Lockett's '84 Eldorado is, literally, a dream come true. For three years, he has lovingly shaped every detail into the slab of his imagination. Rolls-Royce wood grain dash and steering wheel.

Slabs — custom cars characterized by features like extended wire spokes known as swangas, vibrant and almost-metallic candy paint exteriors and bass-heavy sound systems — originated in Houston’s Black ...

A couple months ago, my colleague Raquel Natalicchio and I were covering a Martin Luther King Jr. Day car meet in Houston’s ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Houston's slab car culture took to the streets in the early 80s as a form of personal expression on wheels. Slab is short for slow, loud, and bangin'. The perfect description for ...

This family friendly event will celebrate the SLAB, a vehicle art form that originated in local African-American neighborhoods. The parade will feature 50 Houston-area SLAB vehicles as well as ...

HOUSTON – Today is July 13th, also known to Houstonians as 713 Day in honor of our area code. Aside from Houston’s amazing people, food, and southern hospitality, today we’re getting a look at the car ...

Weddings, parties, anything can be taken to the next level with the addition of one element: a show-stopping car. If you have an 80th birthday or end-of-season Little League banquet in your future, ...