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• Senate stymied ahead of votes to break impasse on 'Dreamers' and border security

  14-02-2018 23:33 via chron.com
  Amid talk of a bipartisan breakthrough, activists on both sides of the immigration debate expressed mounting frustration as the Senate agreed to begin voting on a series of rival proposals, none of which appeared to have the 60 votes needed to overcome procedural hurdles.
  
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• Appeals court approves most of federal ruling that Harris County's bail practices unconstitutional

  14-02-2018 22:55 via chron.com
  A federal appeals court has upheld the overarching conclusions of a federal district judge who found Harris County's bail practices unconstitutional and unfair to low-level indigent defendants, but the circuit court has remanded the case to the trial judge to re-examine several areas in which it says the judge erred.
  
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• International Space Station crew: training continues smoothly after Jeanette Epps bumped from flight

  14-02-2018 22:42 via chron.com
  Crewmembers for NASA's June flight to the International Space Station said Wednesday that training has continued smoothly even after their lineup changed abruptly last month when astronaut Jeanette Epps was bumped from the mission.
  
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• San Antonio lovers' lane killer gets fourth execution date in less than a year

  14-02-2018 22:38 via chron.com
  A San Antonio killer this month was handed his fourth execution date in less than a year.
  
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• #MeToo movement leader Alyssa Milano heading to Houston

  14-02-2018 22:28 via chron.com
  The actress who helped take the #MeToo movement international is coming to Houston to help flip one Texas's most competitive U.S. House seats. Alyssa Milano, who starred in TV programs like Who's the Boss and Charmed, will campaign with Democrat Laura Moser who is one of seven candidates battling in a March 6 Democratic Primary in the 7th Congressional District in West Houston.
  
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• Texas coach arrested on child pornography charges

  14-02-2018 22:09 via chron.com
  A Kyle, Texas, coach and teacher resigned Wednesday prior to his arrest for possession of child pornography.
  
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• Texas again ranks among the nation's least politically engaged states

  14-02-2018 21:57 via chron.com
  The report consistently has found dismal civic participation across Texas, and 2016 was no exception.
  
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• Houston City Council clears way for another 40 flood-prone homes to elevate

  14-02-2018 21:51 via chron.com
  The homes in Meyerland, Westbury, Spring Branch and other neighborhoods will be raised with, on average, $309,100 drawn from FEMA's Flood Mitigation Assistance Program, with the homeowners each chipping in an average of $13,370 per property.
  
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• Paxton issues cease and desist letters to school districts for alleged 'electioneering'

  14-02-2018 21:22 via chron.com
  Attorney General Ken Paxton sent cease and desist letters to three school districts Wednesday saying district officials or staff used social media to advocate for or against political candidates, potentially running afoul of state law.
  
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• Houston to resume tree waste and heavy trash collection

  14-02-2018 20:46 via chron.com
  The regular tree waste schedule will restart March 1, and normal junk waste pickup will resume April 2.
  
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• Austin High School students protest arrest of immigrant student booked into jail for assault

  14-02-2018 20:13 via chron.com
  Hundreds of Austin High School students on Wednesday protested the arrest of a fellow senior from Honduras who landed in immigration detention after a fight at school. The idea that federal agents are arresting immigrant students at school fueled instant, widespread anxiety, but authorities say he landed in federal custody after being booked into jail for an assault charge.
  
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• HomePod leaves white rings on some wood surfaces, reviewers say [Updated]

  14-02-2018 18:44 via chron.com
  If you've got one of Apple's new HomePod smart speakers and you've placed it on a wood surface, you might want to have a look underneath it.
  
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• HomePod leaves white rings on some wood surfaces, reviewers say

  14-02-2018 18:44 via chron.com
  If you've got one of Apple's new HomePod smart speakers and you've placed it on a wood surface, you might want to have a look underneath it.
  
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• Police hunt for suspect who stole gift cards - and was caught on camera cashing them

  14-02-2018 18:08 via chron.com
  Police are asking for help identifying a man suspected of  breaking into the Montrose Center building and stealing several gift cards - then cashing them in at a Walgreens.
  
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• Harris DA office fires prosecutor for lying on job application

  14-02-2018 17:54 via chron.com
  The Harris County District Attorney's Office on Wednesday fired a recently hired prosecutor after determining she allegedly lied about being convicted on a her employment application."Marlene Bovell was fired Wednesday for lying on her employment application," according to a statement by the DA's office. "She started Monday as an assistant district attorney assigned to the Misdemeanor Division."
  
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• Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to speak at Rice University's commencement

  14-02-2018 17:39 via chron.com
  Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg will speak at Rice University's commencement this spring. Bloomberg is an entrepreneur and philanthropist whose charitable arm Bloomberg Philanthropies has distributed hundreds of millions of dollars, including to a group of universities that have pledged to enroll more low- and middle-income students. Rice is among them.
  
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• New ad accuses attorney general, wife of getting rich off public service

  14-02-2018 17:36 via chron.com
  The day before Valentines Day, the hopeful for a state Senate seat broke out the bubbly in a searing campaign ad accusing the attorney general and his wife of enriching themselves from public service.
  
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• Harris County: Sex trafficking arrests up in 2017

  14-02-2018 16:57 via chron.com
  The Harris County Sheriff's Office arrested triple the number of sex trafficking buyers in 2017 than in 2014, the office tweeted Wednesday.
  
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• Harris County leads nation in prostitution sting before Super Bowl

  14-02-2018 16:57 via chron.com
  The Harris County Sheriff's Office edged out agencies like the New York Police Department and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department with 103 men arrested on charges of trying to buy sex during the National Johns Suppression Initiative.
  
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• Video: See how some of the Houston Zoo's cutest animals got in the Valentine's Day spirit

  14-02-2018 15:46 via chron.com
  Even the Houston Zoo's cutest animals are getting in the Valentine's Day spirit.
  
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• Bud Light is expanding its Texas campaign with the Josh Abbott Band and Siggno

  14-02-2018 14:58 via chron.com
  Texans who are fans of Bud Light and the Josh Abbott Band and Siggno rejoice: they are combining forces for the company's "Brewed in the Heart campaign" that focuses on Texas.
  
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• Pet adoption fees waived at Harris County Animal shelter during Valentine's week

  14-02-2018 14:00 via chron.com
  "Truly there is no love like the unconditional love of a shelter pet and we have over 200 of them looking for a second chance at a new home," said Dr. Michael White, director of Harris County Animal Shelter.
  
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• HPD officer injured after struck by possible drunken driver near downtown

  14-02-2018 13:23 via chron.com
  A possibly intoxicated driver hit and injured a Houston police officer near the Theater District Tuesday night while she was providing traffic control, Houston police said.
  
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• Is obesity a good thing in some cancer patients?

  14-02-2018 13:05 via chron.com
  Obesity is a known risk for many diseases, including a number of cancers, but a new Houston study suggests it may help men with the deadliest form of skin cancer.MD Anderson researchers reported that obese men whose melanoma has spread to other organs live significantly longer than men of normal weight.
  
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• Is obesity a good thing in men with deadly skin cancer?

  14-02-2018 13:05 via chron.com
  Obesity is a known risk for many diseases, including a number of cancers, but a new Houston study suggests it may help men with the deadliest form of skin cancer.MD Anderson researchers reported that obese men whose melanoma has spread to other organs live significantly longer than men of normal weight.
  
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• Texas Southern University law students negotiate sale as legal education shifts

  14-02-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  First-year Texas Southern University law students plan to negotiate a property sale in a simulation Thursday, the latest effort at TSU and in legal education broadly to incorporate experiential activities into students' early courses. "Employers are increasingly demanding that law students be able to practice law when they graduate," said Asmara Tekle, who teaches property law. "They're not willing to train lawyers. They expect that to be done in law school."
  
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• Teenage killer in Greenspoint 'drug rip' appealing because of age

  14-02-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  A teenager who was sentenced to life in prison for a capital murder earlier this week is appealing his conviction because he was 17-year-old when he participated in a Greenspoint 'drug rip' that killed three people.Celvin Brooks, now 19, is expected to argue that he should not have been automatically sentenced to life n prison after he was convicted Monday of capital murder.
  
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• Teenage killer in Greenspoint drug heist appeals life sentence

  14-02-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  A teenager who was sentenced to life in prison for a capital murder earlier this week is appealing his conviction because he was 17-year-old when he participated in a Greenspoint 'drug rip' that killed three people.Celvin Brooks, now 19, is expected to argue that he should not have been automatically sentenced to life n prison after he was convicted Monday of capital murder.
  
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• Houston area under dense fog advisory

  14-02-2018 12:38 via chron.com
  The Houston area is under a dense fog advisory, with conditions expected to improve gradually around 9 or 10 a.m.
  
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• Winning numbers for Feb. 13, 2018

  14-02-2018 05:29 via chron.com
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• What Houston's tallest skyscrapers are named after

  14-02-2018 04:50 via chron.com
  It's easy to be impressed by Houston's imposing skyline.
  
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• Fire in west Houston displaces 10 families

  14-02-2018 04:26 via chron.com
  At least 10 families were displaced after fire damaged an apartment complex on Houston'swest side Tuesday night.
  
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• Crews battling 2-alarm apartment fire in west Houston

  14-02-2018 04:26 via chron.com
  Houston firefighters are battling a massive apartment fire on the city's west side.
  
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• Democrats change tune: Seem to like a lot of each others' ideas

  14-02-2018 04:13 via chron.com
  At a Bexar County Democratic Party forum, six of the nine gubernatorial contenders in the upcoming March 6 primary agreed on more than a dozen top issues — with disagreement remaining on the state income tax, toll roads and legalizing casinos to help pay for schools.
  
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