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• Here are the 7 Houston Democrats who want a chance to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. John Culberson

  09-02-2018 23:11 via chron.com
  Democrats gave up their historic grip of Texas' 7th congressional district in 1966, when George H. W. Bush, then a rising star in Harris County GOP politics, was elected as the first-ever Republican to represent Houston. But after Hillary Clinton carried the district over Donald Trump, there are now seven Democrats vying in the March 6 primary. The winner will go on to the November general election against Republican John Culberson, who has represented the district since 2001.
  
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• Four Houston nightclubs sued over man's death, another shuttered by Harris County

  09-02-2018 23:05 via chron.com
  At least 50 people that have died since 2010 in violent outbreaks at Houston-area clubs operating without liquor licenses or after hours at licensed clubs that were later closed, sued or fined for selling alcohol after 2 a.m.
  
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• Rosharon woman admits to helping steal $1.6 million from ex-employer

  09-02-2018 22:59 via chron.com
  The money-diverting scheme, which ran from November 2011 through May 2016, had the woman and others submit fraudulent vendor requests for payment, according to the news release.
  
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• Fleming Middle students build 150 laptops donated by Best Buy

  09-02-2018 22:23 via chron.com
  Dozens of Best Buy employees and laptop kits lined the halls of Fleming Middle on Friday to help eighth graders build their own donated laptops. Students will get to keep the computers even after the school year ends.
  
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• 'This is why you should not piss me off:' Feds arrest Texas man found with homemade bombs

  09-02-2018 22:18 via chron.com
  FBI agents found homemade bombs and an ominous note scribbled inside a bomb-making manual during an East Texas raid Thursday.
  
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• Only prescribe opioids for short durations, advises Texas hospital group

  09-02-2018 21:47 via chron.com
  Texas isn't one of the nation's hotbeds of opioid addiction, but concern about the ongoing crisis has caused the state's association of hospitals to give ERs advice on how to curb the misuse and abuse of such painkillers. In guidelines released Friday, the Texas Hospital Association calls on emergency departments to write prescriptions for the shortest duration possible for patients being discharged and to only use short-acting opioids.
  
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• Immigration agents arrest Houston father of five on his way to work

  09-02-2018 21:24 via chron.com
  Immigration agents arrested a Guatemalan father of five who has lived here illegally for more than a decade. He was packing his tools into his truck when federal agents asked him if he had permission to work. The advocacy group FIEL Houston said it is the latest example of what it said appears to be an increasingly common practice to target predominantly Hispanic apartment complexes on the pretext of looking for specific suspects, then questioning bystanders.
  
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• On the Move: Client experience is king when assisting relocation clients

  09-02-2018 20:58 via chron.com
  In an age where information is readily available to consumers, Realtors have to up their game when it comes to the quality of the services that they provide to their clients.
  Today, there is far more emphasis on the overall client experience. It is how the consumer ultimately grades their entire interaction with a Realtor from start to finish.
  This is especially true for people who are relocating, as they typically need and expect much more assistance from their Realtor, than merely finding them
  
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• Undercover strip club sting involving lap dance from underage dancer questioned by club's attorney

  09-02-2018 20:51 via chron.com
  An attorney now suing the city on behalf of a Houston strip club called Fantasy Plaza has questioned the propriety of tactics used by undercover vice officers in arguing unfair treatment of the club by city officials.
  
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• Ask George & Chuck: Landowner faces title challenge when trying to sell

  09-02-2018 19:01 via chron.com
  Q: I've owned several parcels of property in one subdivision for years. I've paid taxes on them and maintained them. I had a prospective buyer contact me and I signed a contract to sell them, but the title company says there was a "break in the chain of title" 40 years ago on one of the lots and refuses to issue a title policy. This can't be right.
  A: Yes it can. You may be able to convince them that you have title by adverse possession over all these years, but they get to decide what they want
  
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• BBB on Homes: Winter utility scams can hit hard

  09-02-2018 19:00 via chron.com
  This winter has been a chilly one, and many people throughout the greater Houston area may see higher electricity bills as a result.Unfortunately, during times of extreme temperatures, the Better Business Bureau of Greater Houston and South Texas often sees an increase in utility scams. Scammers impersonating workers from the water, electric or gas company may call or show up at your door threatening to cut off of services unless you pay immediately.
  Here is how the scam works:
  You receive a cal
  
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• Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty's Circle of Excellence event held

  09-02-2018 18:58 via chron.com
  The annual Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty Circle of Excellence Breakfast celebrated the achievements of all the agents who contributed to the success of the company in 2017.An unprecedented number of agents - 137 - attained the prestigious Circle of Excellence accolade.Distinctively honored were the Top 10 producers, including Walter Bering, Diane Kingshill, Robert Bland, Ruthie Porterfield, Susan Boss, Jay Monroe, Ashton Martini, Kellie Geitner, Hedley Karpas and Kelley Austin.
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• John Daugherty, Realtors' Celebration Breakfast defines Houston luxury market

  09-02-2018 18:56 via chron.com
  For the 51st year, John Daugherty, Realtors' Celebration Breakfast served as a timely market update for top sales of luxury housing in the most prestigious neighborhoods across the Houston area.
  Equal parts high-energy pep rally and sentimental salutes both to new and legendary agents, the annual event acknowledged market leaders in the industry.
  With the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, 2017 was still a record year for the brokerage, with the most expensive listing represented by Laura Sweeney an
  
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• On the Move: lient experience is king when assisting relocation clients

  09-02-2018 18:55 via chron.com
  In an age where information is readily available to consumers, Realtors have to up their game when it comes to the quality of the services that they provide to their clients.
  Today, there is far more emphasis on the overall client experience. It is how the consumer ultimately grades their entire interaction with a Realtor from start to finish.
  This is especially true for people who are relocating, as they typically need and expect much more assistance from their Realtor, than merely finding them
  
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• 'One-of-a-kind' home is across from park in Southside Place

  09-02-2018 18:52 via chron.com
  Located across from Fire Truck Park in Southside Place, 3775 Farber is a huge double lot that includes an incredible main house with more than 7,700 square feet, and a stunning poolhouse by Scott Fraiser with more than 3,000 square feet as well as a pool, a huge landscaped yard and multiple entertaining areas.Listing agent Heidi Dugan of Greenwood King Properties Kirby Office described the property as "phenomenal and one of a kind."
  The two-story, elevator-capable main house features large forma
  
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• Harris County man accused of fatally stabbing wife

  09-02-2018 18:52 via chron.com
  A Harris County man has been charged with murder, accused of fatally stabbing and beating his wife in their apartment earlier this week.
  
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• Condo Life: High-rises lend themselves to customization

  09-02-2018 18:50 via chron.com
  Moving into a high-rise doesn't mean you have to take the standard design offered, because customizing your space is always a possibility from ceilings to floors and in between.
  Knowing your wants and needs is a priority, but it's the accent touches that can make your home unique with distinct finishes, spectacular design and overall presentation."Finishes" in the high-rise world touch every space of your home with luxury countertops, floors and cabinetry. Flooring can range from carpet, wood or
  
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• Elyson looks ahead to new amenities, new home choices

  09-02-2018 18:46 via chron.com
  One of Katy's newest communities, Elyson, has an exciting year ahead, with new recreational amenities and more new home choices on the way. Here's a look back at some of Elyson's biggest accomplishments in 2017, and a preview of what's to come.
  Elyson's Rorick House won its first two awards in 2017, for Recreation Center of the Year and Welcome Center of the Year. Both were Houston's Best Awards from theGreater Houston Builders Association.
  Located along the Grand Parkway, between I-10 and U.S.
  
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• Katy's Elyson community addspatio homes from mid-$300,000s

  09-02-2018 18:45 via chron.com
  Located along Grand Parkway between I-10 and U.S. 290, Katy's Elyson community is now offering patio homes priced from the mid-$300,000s in a gated neighborhood with lakefront homesites.Drees Custom Homes, the neighborhood's exclusive builder, has opened a pre-grand opening sales center in Elyson, with plans to open a fully furnished model home this summer.
  Perks for early buyers include pre-grand opening pricing and a $10,000 incentive toward structural and design center options. Early buyers w
  
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• Toll Brothers' National Sales Event runs through Feb. 19

  09-02-2018 18:43 via chron.com
  Toll Brothers, recognized six times for home building by the Texas Association of Builders, is offering buyers a limited-time opportunity to customize their homes for less during its National Sales Event. Buyers in search of their home have exclusive access to money-saving incentives and low-interest rates during this event which runs through Monday, Feb. 19.Home buyers who visit any participating Toll Brothers community during this limited-time offer will get the most out of Toll Brothers' exte
  
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• Vendor donations key to Westin Benefit home

  09-02-2018 18:41 via chron.com
  To build a Greater Houston Builders Association Benefit Homes Project home, it takes a team of builders, developers, suppliers and trades to make it a successful fundraiser.Westin Homes accomplished that recently as it completed construction of the Carter III Plan that when sold at market value, will benefit two local charities.The 4,019-square-foot Carter III B Elevation Plan includes five bedrooms (two on the first floor), 4½ bathrooms and a two-car garage.
  Each year, the two homes are
  
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• HomeAid congratulates GHBA award winners

  09-02-2018 18:39 via chron.com
  HomeAid Houston, a 501(c)(3) organization, is grateful to be able to work with many members of the Greater Houston Builders Association, since the agency became the GHBA Charity of Choice 15 years ago.The partnerships have been key to HomeAid's success.Several of these organizations and individuals were honored recently at GHBA's annual "Of the Year Awards" event. These awards are based on building industry involvement, association participation and an overall commitment to continuing education
  
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• GHBA Remodelers Council: For comfort, here are 2018 trends

  09-02-2018 18:38 via chron.com
  The On Point Custom Homes team explored a variety of new products and building concepts during a week-long trip to the International Builder, Kitchen and Bath shows. As we discussed the overarching themes from the week, we noticed everything centers around the idea of creating an intuitive and relaxing experience.Warm tonesOne of the largest conversations in design trends centered around the colors and tones that dominate today's homes. Gray is definitely here to stay; however, more natural colo
  
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• Realtor of the Week: Young helps clients find their American dream

  09-02-2018 18:37 via chron.com
  The American dream is for many Americans is to own a home."Owning your home gives you a greater sense of enjoyment of the home and of belonging to the neighborhood. We all need to live somewhere - it might as well be an investment, not just an expense. There are certainly situations that favor leasing, such as short-term moves for work, but there are so many financing programs available to accommodate most people who want to buy a home," said David Michael Young, a Realtor with John Daugherty, R
  
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• Woman drives off third-floor garage near Medical Center

  09-02-2018 18:11 via chron.com
  A woman survived a three-story fall from a parking garage Friday morning after her car crashed through the garage, according to television news reports.
  
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• Harvey relief survives as part of legislation reopening federal government

  09-02-2018 15:11 via chron.com
  In an early Friday morning budget vote that divided both parties, a bipartisan group of lawmakers from Houston stuck together – bound by a dire need for federal assistance in the recovery from Hurricane Harvey.Republicans and Democrats representing the storm-torn Gulf Coast overlooked their respective reservations about the budget deal to keep the government open, opting instead to take an $89.3 billion disaster recovery package.The 240-186 House vote shortly after 5:30 a.m. (eastern time)
  
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• Several accidents close lanes around Houston

  09-02-2018 14:43 via chron.com
  Houston-area authorities have reported several highway lane closures Friday morning because of major accidents.
  
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• Happy National Pizza Day! Here's where Houston's best pizza can be found.

  09-02-2018 14:18 via chron.com
  It's National Pizza Day, y'all. Here's where Houston loves to get it's pizza.
  
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• Flooding in Houston possible overnight

  09-02-2018 13:27 via chron.com
  Heavy rainfall in the Houston area is possible late Friday and could cause localized flooding, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• University of Houston scraps university-wide commencement at TDECU stadium

  09-02-2018 13:03 via chron.com
  The University of Houston's May graduates won't have a university-wide commencement ceremony at TDECU Stadium this spring, ending a tradition instated in 2015 that brought in speakers including actor Matthew McConaughey and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
  
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• NASA plans to send a submarine to Saturn's largest moon in next 20 years

  09-02-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  NASA researchers are developing a submarine that could traverse the liquid methane lakes and seas of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in preparation for a mission still decades away.
  
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• How do Houston ISD's magnet schools and programs work, anyway?

  09-02-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  Houston ISD's school choice system, as it exists now, is hard to define. It's been cobbled together over three decades, and few board policies govern how it works. While some magnet proponents say the current system has produced some of the best schools in the country, advocates in minority communities argue it has exacerbated educational inequities throughout the district.
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 2-year-old girl missing from Mesquite, Texas

  09-02-2018 12:41 via chron.com
  An Amber Alert has been issued for a 2-year-old girl in North Texas.
  
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• Hate symbols you should know according to the Anti-Defamation League

  09-02-2018 12:30 via chron.com
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines a hate crime as a "criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender's bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity."
  
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• Congress votes to reopen government, passes budget deal

  09-02-2018 12:23 via chron.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House moved swiftly early Friday to reopen the federal government and pass a $400 billion budget deal, overcoming opposition from both liberal Democrats and tea party conservatives to endorse enormous spending increases despite looming trillion-dollar deficits.
  The 240-186 vote came in the pre-dawn hours, putting to bed a five-and-a-half hour federal freeze that relatively few would notice. Many who did quickly labeled it a pointless, head-scratching episode. The shut
  
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• Winning numbers for Feb. 8, 2018

  09-02-2018 05:31 via chron.com
  Lottery winning numbers
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  Lotto: 2/74-15-35-40-44-50
  Estimated jackpot $9.5 million
  Winning tickets None
  Next jackpot 2/10 $10.25 million
  Pick 3 morn.: 2/81-2-1 Sum: 4
  Pick 3 day: 3-2-1 Sum: 6
  Pick 3 even.:6-4-5 Sum: 15
  Pick 3 night: 2-5-9 Sum: 16
  Daily 4 morn.: 2/86-3-7-9 Sum: 25
  Daily 4 day: 7-2-4-2 Sum: 15
  Daily 4 even.
  
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• Proposed sweeping changes proposed for HISD draw standing-room-only crowd

  09-02-2018 05:26 via chron.com
  A standing-room-only crowd peppered Houston ISD's school board with complaints, pleas and calls for action Thursday night, their first opportunity to address trustees since administrators proposed major changes to the district's budget and operations.
  About 250 people, representing a wide range of interests, voiced strong opinions on proposals for 14 low-performing schools, preliminary suggestions for closing a $208 million financial shortfall and recommendations for overhauling the district's m
  
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• Hundreds criticize HISD proposals to close schools, cut spending

  09-02-2018 05:26 via chron.com
  A standing-room-only crowd peppered Houston ISD's school board with complaints, pleas and calls for action Thursday night, their first opportunity to address trustees since administrators proposed major changes to the district's budget and operations.
  About 250 people, representing a wide range of interests, voiced strong opinions on proposals for 14 low-performing schools, preliminary suggestions for closing a $208 million financial shortfall and recommendations for overhauling the district's m
  
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• Man shot to death during carjacking in NW Houston

  09-02-2018 05:07 via chron.com
  The victim died at the scene.
  
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• Man reportedly shot to death during carjacking in NW Houston

  09-02-2018 05:07 via chron.com
  The victim died at the scene.
  
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• Congress budget debate falters with shutdown looming

  09-02-2018 04:21 via chron.com
  WASHINGTON - Hours to a midnight shutdown deadline, congressional leaders scrambled to rally support for a sweeping half-trillion-dollar spending deal Thursday amid last-minute objections from a conservative in the Senate, and attacks from left and right in the House.
  As opposition appeared to swell in the House and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., threw up last-minute roadblocks in the Senate, White House Office of Management and Budget spokesman John Czwartacki said that "agencies are now being urged to
  
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• 1 dead, 3 wounded after stabbing at church service

  09-02-2018 04:01 via chron.com
  DALLAS (AP) - One man has died after he and three others were stabbed during a church service at a private home in Texas, police said Thursday.
  As many as 20 people were in the home Wednesday night when an apparent member of the congregation pulled a knife and stabbed four men, said Corpus Christi police Lt. Chris Hooper. He said a 61-year-old man later died of his injuries, while the church's 54-year-old pastor was hospitalized in serious condition.
  Police said late Wednesday that a band member
  
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• Senators shatter caps, find room for more tax breaks

  09-02-2018 03:52 via chron.com
  WASHINGTON - Congress passed a $1.5 trillion tax cut package just two months ago. Turns out it wasn't enough.
  Wedged into the new mammoth Senate spending deal is a pack of tax breaks for homeowners and electric car owners - as well as goodies for motor speedways. There's also tax relief for people and businesses affected by the California wildfires and the hurricanes that devastated Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Owners of racehorses will get a break, too.
  The new tax b
  
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• Huntsville prisoner suspected to be serial killer linked to another death

  09-02-2018 02:24 via chron.com
  Nearly a decade after 25-year-old Kirsten Brydum of San Francisco was fatally shot in the head during a trip to New Orleans, her death has been tied to the activity of a possible serial killer, prosecutors said Thursday.
  
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• Pair charged with capital murder in fatal shooting of mother

  09-02-2018 02:13 via chron.com
  Surveillance video released earlier this week shows two men biking up to the BMW moments after Price's boyfriend and his uncle got out of the car around 11:30 p.m. and entered the gas station.
  
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• 2 arrested for carjacking, shooting that killed woman in Houston

  09-02-2018 02:13 via chron.com
  Houston Police said Thursday night that two unnamed suspects were arrested. HPD did not provide any other details about the incident that killed 30-year-old Kiesha Price as she sat in her silver BMW at a gas station at 1129 Bissonnet Street.
  
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