Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Precinct 7 Constable vehicle equipped with swangas seen at the Texas Southern University homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 18, ...

A couple months ago, my colleague Raquel Natalicchio and I were covering a Martin Luther King Jr. Day car meet in Houston’s South Park neighborhood trying to learn more about Houston’s celebrated car ...

Houston's car culture of slabs and swangas might have a new member. The Harris County Sheriff's Office recently added a set of swangas to one of its vehicles. The iconic wire wheels that poke out are ...

A viewer sent our Verify team a very Houston question he wanted researched. Anderson wrote in "custom wheels, elbows, dangerously extend far beyond car fenders. Is there a vehicle restriction that ...

Anyone who's spent time in Houston has seen swangas - the gleaming chrome-clad rims have become synonymous with the candy-painted Cadillacs and classic cars they often extend from. While a common ...

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 ...

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'.

HOUSTON – HOUSTON – At KPRC 2, we’re dedicated to keeping Houstonians informed. As part of our new Ask 2 series, the newsroom will answer your questions about all things Houston. Answer: For a little ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- A Houston family believes crooks tried to carjack them outside a taco truck for their wheel rims, known as 'swangas.' That's the street term for wire spokes attached to car wheels.

Anyone who's spent time in Houston has seen swangas — the gleaming chrome-clad rims have become synonymous with the candy-painted Cadillacs and classic cars they often extend from. While a common ...