HOUSTON — A Thanksgiving tradition nearly a decade in the making brought long lines and plenty of surprises to the Luby’s in Kingwood on Thursday.

It started with a phone call.

“We wanted to let Channel 11 News know that there are angels — angels in Kingwood,” a viewer told KHOU 11. When she explained they were at the local Luby’s, she wasn’t joking.

When our crews arrived, the line stretched out the door. Thanksgiving is the restaurant’s busiest day of the year. But this year, many guests walked away without paying a dime.

“They get to the register, they’re pulling their wallets out, and we’re like, ‘No, you’re good. We’re taking care of it today,’” said manager Kristin Murphree.

For many, that unexpected gesture meant everything.

“When they come to us and say, ‘We’ve been saving up

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