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• Harris County could take over Aldine cemetery where grave markers destroyed

  27-02-2018 23:22 via chron.com
  State regulators have refused to renew a license held by the caretaker of a small northeast Harris County cemetery in the first official finding that workers destroyed grave markers while clearing the site in 2016.
  
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• Two arrested after short police chase along Katy Freeway

  27-02-2018 23:21 via chron.com
  Two people are in custody after a brief police pursuit along the Katy Freeway.
  
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• Harris County Sheriff's Deputy arrested for violating protective order

  27-02-2018 21:56 via chron.com
  Harris County Sheriff's Deputy James Christopher Sam, a 17-year veteran of the agency, was arrested Tuesday, accused of violating a protective order, a class B misdemeanor, the sheriffs' office said in a news release.
  
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• ACLU calls for Harris County judge's ouster over racially-charged comments

  27-02-2018 20:38 via chron.com
  The ACLU of Texas is asking Harris County's longest serving felony court judge to voluntarily resign after making a statement to the Houston Chronicle on his views about black men's attitudes toward the criminal justice system.
  
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• Trump tweets support for Abbott, Cruz, Patrick, Paxton and Texas GOPers

  27-02-2018 19:17 via chron.com
  Was this endorsement supposed to help?President Trump on Tuesday tweeted a message to Texans asking them go vote for the state's top Republican leaders who are seeking reelection."I want to encourage all of my many Texas friends to vote in the primary for Governor Greg Abbott, Senator Ted Cruz, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton," the tweeter-in-chief said. "They are helping me to Make America Great Again! Vote early or on March 6th."
  
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• Trump tweets support for Abbott, Cruz, Patrick and Paxton

  27-02-2018 19:17 via chron.com
  Was this endorsement supposed to help?President Trump on Tuesday tweeted a message to Texans asking them go vote for the state's top Republican leaders who are seeking reelection."I want to encourage all of my many Texas friends to vote in the primary for Governor Greg Abbott, Senator Ted Cruz, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton," the Tweeter In Chief said. "They are helping me to Make America Great Again! Vote early or on March 6th."
  
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• Trump to Texas: Vote for Abbott, Cruz, Patrick and Paxton

  27-02-2018 19:17 via chron.com
  Was this endorsement supposed to help?President Trump on Tuesday tweeted a message to Texans asking them go vote for the state's top Republican leaders who are seeking reelection."I want to encourage all of my many Texas friends to vote in the primary for Governor Greg Abbott, Senator Ted Cruz, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton," the Tweeter In Chief said. "They are helping me to Make America Great Again! Vote early or on March 6th."
  
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• George P. Bush spends $2 million in reelection bid

  27-02-2018 19:14 via chron.com
  George P. Bush spent $2 million this past month in a bid to win the Republican primary against three other candidates. Bush is in a heated primary battle to keep control of the Land Office against his most aggressive competitor Patterson, who led the Land Office for 12 years prior to Bush.
  
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• Houston Fox 26 hires Maria Salazar from news station WFMZ-TV in Pennsylvania

  27-02-2018 18:34 via chron.com
  You can catch her on Fox 26 at 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
  
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• Customs officials find snails, fungus never before seen in U.S.

  27-02-2018 17:37 via chron.com
  Federal government officials in the past two months found snails and fungus never before seen in the U.S. on shipments from other countries.
  
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• HISD must give up control over hiring, governance to get accountability break

  27-02-2018 17:30 via chron.com
  The Texas Education Agency has ruled Houston ISD must surrender near-total control over campuses to an outside organization if it wants the benefits of a new law that would help the district avoid major sanctions.
  
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• Houston charter school placed on lockdown Tuesday morning following report of threat

  27-02-2018 17:26 via chron.com
  Houston's Sunnyside High School has been placed on lockdown Tuesday morning as police investigate a reported threat.
  
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• Man charged in shooting death of 'snitch'

  27-02-2018 17:23 via chron.com
  A driver spotted Maglalang's body in an undeveloped field in the 13900 block of Sand Canyon Drive, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.
  
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• Houston man charged with murder after motorist spots body in field

  27-02-2018 17:23 via chron.com
  A driver spotted Maglalang's body in an undeveloped field in the 13900 block of Sand Canyon Drive, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.
  
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• Orion test module headed to Johnson Space Center to be prepped for test of emergency systems

  27-02-2018 16:22 via chron.com
  The simplified crew module for Orion -- the spacecraft designed to transport humans beyond the moon -- will arrive at Johnson Space Center on Friday, where officials will outfit it for the April 2019 test of its launch abort system.
  
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• Unloading Houston property, UT System to ask for proposals by spring 2018

  27-02-2018 16:20 via chron.com
  The University of Texas System is inching toward selling the controversial Houston property it purchased for a now-defunct idea of a new campus. Regent Jeff Hildebrand, who is leading a task force on unloading the property, said Tuesday morning at a board meeting that the system will issue a request for proposals by the end of spring 2018.
  
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• MS-13 gang members wanted in Houston arrested in Austin suburb on attempt to commit murder charges

  27-02-2018 16:08 via chron.com
  Known MS-13 gang members Jorge Alexander Cortez (pictured here) and Bryan Funez were arrested on charges of attempting to commit murder.
  
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• Trump Justice Department wades in to opioid lawsuits as Harris County fights to keep its case local

  27-02-2018 15:28 via chron.com
  The federal government is wading into the legal battle against prescription painkillers, even as Harris County is fighting to keep its lawsuit in local courts.
  
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• Harris County fights Big Pharma efforts to move opioid lawsuit to Ohio

  27-02-2018 15:28 via chron.com
  Harris County is fighting drug companies' efforts to move a sweeping opioid lawsuit hundreds of miles away to a federal court in Ohio.
  
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• Social media app Vero shuns ads, but sudden success renders it unusable

  27-02-2018 14:48 via chron.com
  Frustrated with social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook that display posts based on an algorithm, users are swarming to a new, paid service that promises to show social items in reverse chronological order.
  
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• UH police find no threat from flagged social media posts

  27-02-2018 14:09 via chron.com
  The University of Houston Police Department says there is no threat after students flagged one person's social media posts threatening violence as worrying.
  
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• Woman dies in motorcycle accident on Gulf Freeway flyover

  27-02-2018 13:09 via chron.com
  A woman died late Monday when she was thrown from her motorcycle on a Gulf Freeway overpass.
  
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• Andrew White raises $130K, has $944K on hand in Dem gov race

  27-02-2018 13:08 via chron.com
  The Democrat who's running second in the race for governor still has the most campaign cash, a new report shows.Houston entrepreneur Andrew White reported raising $130,000 since the end of January, with $944,000 in campaign cash in the bank, according to his latest disclosure report filed Monday with the Texas Ethics Commission.By contrast, the campaign of rival Lupe Valdez, who polls show is leading White going into the final week of the primary race, reportedly has raised $70,000, according to
  
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• Infant hit by car downtown in critical condition

  27-02-2018 12:51 via chron.com
  A 1-year-old was in critical condition Tuesday morning after being struck by a car and thrown out of a stroller in downtown Houston.
  
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• Five maps illustrate Houston's racial-ethnic breakdown by neighborhood

  27-02-2018 05:53 via chron.com
  Houston is known for it's diversity, but five maps created by the Houston Chronicle show that the diversity isn't equally spread out through the city's many neighborhoods and communities. In fact, the data shows that the most diverse areas are primarily located closer to the Harris County and Fort Bend County border.
  
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• Thunderstorms expected throughout Houston area

  27-02-2018 05:34 via chron.com
  A storm system moving into southeast Texas can bring thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday nights, meteorologists predict.
  
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• Knock on door results in shooting of boy's father

  27-02-2018 05:09 via chron.com
  The Houston Police Department is investigating the shooting of a father that happened Monday morning in southwest Houston, according to local news stations.
  
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• Sentencing set for trio involved in wire fraud case

  27-02-2018 03:14 via chron.com
  According to court documents, Michell Garcia, 36, and Ray Torres, 46, both of Houston, were arrested and charged with fraud, which involved taking more than $1.6 million from their employer.
  
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• Texas teacher records classroom fight instead of stopping it

  27-02-2018 02:43 via chron.com
  A Texas teacher is in hot water after recording his student in a classroom fistfight instead of stepping in to try and break it up.
  
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• Storms, showers expected to increase flooding in Liberty

  27-02-2018 02:43 via chron.com
  A series of showers and thunderstorms are expected to sweep across the region and cause additional river flooding to areas north and east of Houston. According to the weather service, the Trinity River at the city Liberty is forecast to go into a moderate flooding stage.
  
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• Kevin Brady meets with Trump in advance of NAFTA talks in Mexico City

  27-02-2018 00:39 via chron.com
  Brady, a congressman from The Woodlands, is expected to lead a congressional delegation to the next round of talks with Canada and Mexico in Mexico City.
  
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• Video: Texas mom, daughter surprise dad with heartwarming adoption news

  27-02-2018 00:27 via chron.com
  A Texas man received a very special gift from his family on his birthday and the heartwarming news that he has officially adopted his stepdaughter is being shared all over social media.
  
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• Texas leads new lawsuit to effectively repeal Obamacare

  27-02-2018 00:17 via chron.com
  Texas teamed up with Wisconsin to resume the fight against Obamacare by leading the charge in a 20-state lawsuit the group of largely Republican attorney generals hope will kill off the Affordable Care Act.
  
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• 98 percent of transfers back to unit at center of prison heat lawsuit complete

  27-02-2018 00:16 via chron.com
  On the heels of a settlement agreement over sweltering conditions in a geriatric lock-up in Navasota, the Texas prison system over the weekend moved 1,100 inmates back to the unit targeted by a federal lawsuit.
  
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