Magician Aron Houdini, who was going to attempt to break a world record while in Beaumont next week, will not be performing on Nov. 11 due to poor ticket sales, said a member of the Texas Society of ...

Aron Houdini has done most of what his great-great-uncle did, including learning magic, becoming an escape artist and delving into paranormal investigations. Changing his last name is part of that.

Aron Houdini, that is. He’s a distant nephew of Harry, who according to historical accounts also came to the Southeast Kansas mining town before going on to become a famed illusionist, stunt performer ...