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• Houston capital murder suspect took METRORail as getaway

  07-03-2018 23:47 via chron.com
  The person believed to have shot and killed a man in Houston's Near Northside in late February hopped on a METRORail train to get away from the crime scene, officials said.
  
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• Carranza: NYC opportunity, not angst in Houston ISD, prompted decision to leave

  07-03-2018 23:29 via chron.com
  In an interview Wednesday, outgoing Houston ISD Superintendent Richard Carranza said he's "not running from anything in HISD," praising the district's school board and its leadership team. In response to critics of his timing, Carranza said, "There's never a good time for leadership change. I understand how folks may be concerned about that."
  
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• Colorado police arrest Texas sex offender on 'Most Wanted' list

  07-03-2018 23:01 via chron.com
  On Tuesday, Colorado police arrested a man on Texas' 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list.
  
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• Bikers help primary opponent defeat Texas prosecutor in Waco

  07-03-2018 22:17 via chron.com
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Texas prosecutor pursuing charges against more than a hundred bikers following a 2015 shootout that left nine bikers dead was ousted by voters in a primary election Tuesday after so far failing to convict anyone for the killings.
  McLennan County District Attorney Abel Reyna was defeated by Barry Johnson, a personal injury lawyer with no criminal law experience. Johnson's campaign focused on allegations that Reyna's decision to arrest and charge more than 150 bi
  
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• IAH terminal reopened after HPD bomb squad checked "unattended bag"

  07-03-2018 21:53 via chron.com
  Passengers were moved from Terminal C's baggage area after the area was shut down following an unattended bag being reported. Tranportation Security Administration checkpoints were closed, too.
  
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• HPD bomb squad at IAH checking "unattended bag"

  07-03-2018 21:53 via chron.com
  Passengers were moved from Terminal C's baggage area after the area was shut down following an unattended bag being reported. The Houston Police Department's K-9 unit was called in, detecting something in the bag.
  
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• Houston's Glenbrook Golf Course to become a botanic garden this spring

  07-03-2018 21:42 via chron.com
  Golf operations will cease at Glenbrook April 1, Mayor Sylvester Turner said, announcing Wednesday that the botanic garden group had met its commitment in its contract with the city to raise at least $20 million by the end of 2017.
  
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• Mayor Turner blasts George P. Bush, state land office over Harvey recovery

  07-03-2018 21:16 via chron.com
  Turner said federal rules tied to $5 billion in disaster relief funding for Texas that Congress approved last fall require the General Land Office to consult with local officials in drafting a plan for the use of those dollars, which originate with HUD. Bush and his office have not done so, the mayor said.
  
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• Houston voters to pick replacement for late City Councilman Larry Green on May 5

  07-03-2018 20:56 via chron.com
  Green, who was found dead at his home Tuesday morning, remains the only councilman ever to lead District K, which was created after the 2010 Census prompted the council to expand from nine to 11 districts, plus five at-large seats.
  
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• NASA captures surreal image of where day meets night on Jupiter

  07-03-2018 20:48 via chron.com
  Astronomers have snapped a stunning photo of Jupiter's "twilight zone," or where sunset and sunrise meet on the planet's surface.
  
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• Alvarado wastes no time, announces bid to replace Garcia in state Senate

  07-03-2018 20:18 via chron.com
  Rep. Carol Alvarado announced her plans to run to replace state Sen. Sylvia Garcia Wednesday, quickly diving into the race only hours after the incumbent won the Democratic Party's nod to pursue a seat in Congress.
  
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• Dan Patrick: 'Blue Wave didn't make landfall'

  07-03-2018 19:06 via chron.com
  Coming off a primary election where Texas Democrats set a nearly quarter-century record for turnout, Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Wednesday that a predicted Blue Wave against the GOP "never made landfall.""We have been hearing for weeks in Texas and across the country that a great "blue wave" was coming to Texas. We were assaulted with predictions that our great state is trending Democrat," Patrick said in a statement on Tuesday's primary election."But the votes have been counted and we
  
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• Houston police focus on choking in prevention of domestic violence homicides

  07-03-2018 18:09 via chron.com
  Houston police officials targeting domestic violence in a bid to prevent homicides implemented a new policy Wednesday to send a supervisor to crime scenes where there are allegations of domestic violence but no one had been arrested.The move is an effort to increase awareness among law enforcement and prosecutors that victims of strangulation who survive are eight times more likely to be killed by the abuser within a year.
  
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• Freshmen housing, possible tuition increase on tap for University of Houston regents Thursday

  07-03-2018 18:03 via chron.com
  The University of Houston thinks more freshmen will want to live on campus – and on Thursday, regents will hear a presentation on dorm renovation and construction. The university says demand is up for on-campus housing. Enrollment at UH has grown about 30 percent since fall 2007, though about a quarter of credit hours are now taken online, according to a fall presentation from UH President Renu Khator.
  
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• VIDEO: Houston victim chases down pickpocket but doesn’t realize thief has backup

  07-03-2018 16:58 via chron.com
  The Houston Police Department is searching for two men who were caught on video robbing another of his cell phone in early February on Houston's west side.
  
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• Cheerleaders who attended the Dallas All-Star National Championship may have been exposed to mumps

  07-03-2018 16:53 via chron.com
  Mumps symptoms include swollen or tender salivary glands, fever, tiredness and muscle aches.
  
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• Trump administration frees asylum-seeking mom after ACLU suit

  07-03-2018 16:49 via chron.com
  Days after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit to reunite an asylum-seeker who was separated from her 7-year-old daughter, President Donald Trump's administration has abruptly released the mother. The case was the latest instance of migrant families being detained and separated at the border.
  
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• Officials: Tuesday primary has ties to 1990 race

  07-03-2018 15:23 via chron.com
  Tuesday's Democratic primary outcome that pushed two gubernatorial candidates into a May runoff has curious ties to the  governor's race in 1990 that eventually propelled Ann Richards into office, officials noted Wednesday.
  
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• Why a Houston Police car is also painted as a taxi cab

  07-03-2018 14:26 via chron.com
  A photo of a Houston Police Department SUV wrapped as a police car and a taxi cab is causing confusion online as social media users are sharing questions about the vehicle, which was quickly nicknamed as a "polaxi" on Twitter.
  
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• Man crashes after missing turn on NW Houston road

  07-03-2018 14:26 via chron.com
  The man was driving his pickup west on West Mount Houston and didn't turn at North Houston Rosslyn once the road ended, police said. He instead went straight, hit the curb, went airborne and crashed into a fence and metal pipes at an industrial park.
  
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• Fire damages 2 mobile home trailers in Kashmere Gardens

  07-03-2018 14:10 via chron.com
  Homeowner Michael Potts said he heard a transformer blow before the fire began at the trailers, which were sitting in two separate driveways near Hilary and Dabney.
  
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• Taco truck worker robbed at gunpoint

  07-03-2018 13:30 via chron.com
  Four men robbed a taco truck worker at gunpoint in west Houston Tuesday night.
  
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• 28 million Americans live in flood zones and don't know it, study finds

  07-03-2018 13:30 via chron.com
  Houston has learned the hard way time and again that the maps FEMA uses to set flood insurance rates are way out of whack with the reality on the ground. Now, a scientific study in the journal Environmental Research Letters pinpoints just how much.
  
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• NE Houston dollar store thief couldn't get to cigarettes

  07-03-2018 13:17 via chron.com
  A man used a rock to bust the window of a northeast Houston dollar store and fled with merchandise, a store manager said.
  
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• As domestic violence claims another victim in Houston, prosecutors target strangulation assaults

  07-03-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  The Harris County District Attorney’s Office is trying to slow the number of domestic violence homicides through a new initiative that aggressively targets suspects who choke or strangle intimate partners but don’t kill them.
  
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• Man found fatally shot near taxi in Briarforest

  07-03-2018 12:56 via chron.com
  A man was found shot to death early Wednesday outside a taxi in the Briarforest area.
  
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• Winning numbers for March 6, 2018

  07-03-2018 05:27 via chron.com
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• Young teenagers charged with capital murder in Houston-area shooting

  07-03-2018 03:10 via chron.com
  Two young teenagers have been charged with capital murder after a deadly carjacking in northwest Harris County in February.
  
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• Boil water notice lifted for Houston neighborhood after water deemed safe

  07-03-2018 02:29 via chron.com
  A boil water notice issued Sunday has been lifted, authorities announced Tuesday.
  
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• Animals that might not be around thanks to climate change

  07-03-2018 02:19 via chron.com
  One of the most iconic species of arctic birds, the king penguin, is the latest animal to land on the long list of critters threatened by climate change.
  
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• Valdez, White lead Democrats in early gubernatorial primary results

  07-03-2018 01:54 via chron.com
  Houston entrepreneur Andrew White and former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez appeared heading into a likely runoff Tuesday night for the Democratic nomination for governor, after besting a crowded field of seven other candidates who wanted to oust incumbent Republican Greg Abbott.
  
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• Groups call for Harris County election reforms, citing 'a number' of problems reported Tuesday

  07-03-2018 01:07 via chron.com
  "Based on trends during this primary and in other recent elections across the country, there is every reason to believe that turnout in the May 22 primary runoff election and in the Nov. 6 general election will be unusually high for a midterm cycle," the Texas Equal Protection Coalition said.
  
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• Two dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in Walker County

  07-03-2018 00:22 via chron.com
  Two people were found dead inside a home in Walker County on Tuesday.
  
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