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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...