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• Fulshear City Council names new city manager

  21-03-2018 23:28 via chron.com
  Fulshear City Council unanimously approved an employment agreement with Jack Harper on March 20, making him the Fulshear city manager effective April 9, 2018.
  Harper, a native Texan, has more than 25 years of municipal experience. He currently serves as an assistant city manager with the City of Waco, a role he has held since 2014. Prior to that, he served as city manager of Hillsboro and has also worked in Lubbock, San Antonio, Abilene and Stamford. Harper is active in both the International Ci
  
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• Facebook app developer Kogan defends his actions with user data

  21-03-2018 22:22 via chron.com
  The app developer who surreptitiously gathered and shared 50 million Facebook user profiles says the company was officially notified of his actions but failed to stop it.
  
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• Breitbart readership is in free fall, report finds

  21-03-2018 22:22 via chron.com
  The former home of Steve Bannon is in peril.
  
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• Transparency, vision identified as desired characteristics for Crosby ISD Superintendent

  21-03-2018 21:54 via chron.com
  Crosby ISD is in the process of collecting feedback from community stakeholders in its search for a superintendent.Several Crosby ISD staff and community members attended the Superintendent Search Community Forum on March 20 at Crosby High School's auditorium.
  Interim Superintendent Kirk Lewis and several of the Crosby ISD Board of Trustee members were at the forum to hear input on what the public has to say on what traits the next superintendent should have.
  Viviana Killion, director of communi
  
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• Losing lottery player seeks class action against group that runs Powerball, Hot Lotto

  21-03-2018 20:30 via chron.com
  An Iowa man is seeking a class action against the Multi-State Lottery Association on behalf of all players who bought lottery tickets and lost in a rigged system.
  
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• Metro bus driver stabbed in neck, bus almost hits house

  21-03-2018 20:13 via chron.com
  A Metro bus driver was stabbed in the neck Wednesday afternoon while driving in southeast Houston, police said.
  
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• 2 in custody after police chase in SE Houston

  21-03-2018 19:33 via chron.com
  Authorities arrested two people who led police on a chase through southeast Houston early Wednesday afternoon. No injuries were reported.
  
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• Students help Katy area subdivisions hit by flooding

  21-03-2018 19:15 via chron.com
  High school students from north Texas and college students from Colorado came to Texas during their spring break to help residents of two Katy area subdivisions recovering from Hurricane Harvey.
  The Gravetts have owned their house in Bear Creek Village for 19 years but it was only seven weeks ago that they moved back in after floodwaters damaged it in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey last August.
  Melissa Gravett, a Katy Independent School District teacher, welcomed the sight of volunteers three
  
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• Couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide on TC Jester

  21-03-2018 18:58 via chron.com
  Family members of the wife told police the couple had been going through marital problems that they were concerned could turn violent.
  
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• Sculptor David Adickes updates Houston on the status of some of his very visible public art

  21-03-2018 18:32 via chron.com
  At 91 years old the artist is busier than some people a quarter his age.
  
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• Crosby-Huffman Chamber preps for annual Tees-n-Tails golf tournament

  21-03-2018 17:29 via chron.com
  The Crosby-Huffman Chamber of Commerce is looking for businesses and organizations to donate goody bag items for their annual Tees-n-Tails golf tournament on April 18.
  Tees-n-Tails will be held at the Red Wolf Golf Resort in Huffman. It has been held in the Lake Houston area for the past 26 years.Participation in the tournament is $75, however, the price increases to $100 after April 12. Proceeds from the event go to the chamber's operations account and provides scholarships for Crosby and Huffm
  
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• Texas TV broadcast interrupted with creepy, 'disturbing' language

  21-03-2018 17:28 via chron.com
  One person has been fired from a Corpus Christi news station after a segment featuring odd and obscene language was aired in the middle of the broadcast.
  
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• Here's what we know so far about Austin serial bombing suspect Mark Anthony Conditt

  21-03-2018 17:08 via chron.com
  When Austin serial bombing suspect Mark Anthony Conditt killed himself early Wednesday in a fiery early morning explosion in a motel parking lot, he left behind a slew of unanswered questions.
  
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• Houston woman walks out of Memorial Park woods to steal a police car with DWI suspect in the back

  21-03-2018 16:58 via chron.com
  On Tuesday night, Houston Police officers were finishing a DWI arrest when a woman interrupted them by stealing the cruiser with the DWI suspect in the back seat, according to reports.
  
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• Houston identifies $700M in priority flood control projects

  21-03-2018 16:48 via chron.com
  The city will see FEMA grants to pay for some $700 million in priority flood mitigation projects.
  
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• Houston identies $700M in priority flood control projects

  21-03-2018 16:48 via chron.com
  The city will see FEMA grants to pay for some $700 million in priority flood mitigation projects.
  
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• Before and after photos of Puerto Rico shows the island six months after Hurricane Maria

  21-03-2018 16:48 via chron.com
  On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria - and her 155 mph winds - wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, causing widespread destruction and a severe lack of access to electricity and clean water for most of the island's residents.
  
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• As Texas colleges push to expand, state politicians ask if they should have a say

  21-03-2018 14:55 via chron.com
  Lawmakers seek to "develop a long-term statewide strategy for authorizing new locations and programs which includes a plan to ensure adequate support for expansion." They also plan to identify underserved regions in the state, asking what programs would fill existing workforce needs. The committee meets at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
  
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• Hermann Park's Kite Festival will be soaring over Houston this Sunday

  21-03-2018 14:38 via chron.com
  The sky above one of Houston's favorite parks will be filled with kites on Sunday.
  
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• 1860 census map shows distribution of slaves in the Houston area, Southern states

  21-03-2018 13:41 via chron.com
  An interesting map from the Library of Congress breaks down the percentage of the slave population in southern states, according to census data from 1860.
  
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• Man arguing with woman headbutts glass, Houston man's video of it goes viral

  21-03-2018 13:11 via chron.com
  Heated arguments can be headache-inducing. Especially if one of the people involved headbutts a window.
  
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• Which Houston-area school districts serve the fewest special ed students?

  21-03-2018 12:00 via chron.com
  As public school districts in Texas continue to wrestle with how to improve special education after a U.S. Department of Education investigation found districts statewide denied children special education services at the state's behest, data shows charter schools also serve few special ed students.
  
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• Council to vote on $1.2M contract to manage Turner's summer jobs initiative

  21-03-2018 12:00 via chron.com
  City Council is poised to vote Wednesday on a $1.2 million contract for managing Mayor Sylvester Turner's summer jobs program, known as Hire Houston Youth.
  
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• Police: Austin bombing suspect dead after blowing himself up

  21-03-2018 11:55 via chron.com
  The suspect, identified only as 24-year-old white man, was located at a hotel on Interstate 35 in the Round Rock suburb, north of Austin. As authorities waited for tactical vehicles to arrive, the suspect drove away and stopped in a ditch, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said in an early morning press conference.
  
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• Houston murder-for-hire target takes stand against ex-boyfriend Leon Jacob

  21-03-2018 06:00 via chron.com
  Meghan Verikas, the ex-girlfriend who was allegedly targeted to be killed in an elaborate murder-for-hire scheme is expected to testify Wednesday against Leon Jacob, her ex-boyfriend accused of masterminding the plot.
  
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• Deputies discover malnourished cats, carcasses in abandoned Harris County home

  21-03-2018 04:34 via chron.com
  Upon further investigation, deputies concluded that the home had been abandoned for some time. The county's Animal Crimes Unit and the new Harris County Animal Cruelty Taskforce, coordinated the safe removal of the malnourished cats.
  
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• Winning numbers for March 20, 2018

  21-03-2018 04:23 via chron.com
  Lottery winning numbers
  TEXAS
  Lotto: 3/1749-48-4-38-25-26
  Estimated jackpot $17.25 million
  Winning tickets None
  Next jackpot 3/21 $17.75 million
  Pick 3 morn.: 3/204-6-6 Sum: 16
  Pick 3 day: 9-5-0 Sum: 14
  Pick 3 even.: 6-3-0 Sum: 9
  Pick 3 night: 2-9-7 Sum: 18
  Daily 4 morn.: 3/204-3-6-6 Sum: 19
  Daily 4 day: 9-2-3-8 Sum: 22
  Daily 4 even.
  
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• GOP candidate suggests shooting House Democrat who touted his low NRA rating

  21-03-2018 03:43 via chron.com
  A Republican candidate for statewide office in Kentucky apologized after suggesting that he would like to use a Democratic representative from his state as a shooting target.
  Carl Nett made the threat on Twitter on Tuesday after Rep. John Yarmuth, who represents the Louisville, Kentucky, area, boasted about his F rating from the National Rifle Association, and posted a picture of himself showing an F pin on his lapel.
  "I'm so proud of my @NRA rating, I'll wear it on my chest," Yarmuth wrote.
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• Houston-area high schools with the highest graduation rates

  21-03-2018 03:21 via chron.com
  Roughly one in 10 Texas high school students don't graduate within a 4-year period. These Houston-area high schools are the biggest exception.
  
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• Lupe Valdez touts Dan Patrick in fundraising for Dempcratic gubernatorial runoff

  21-03-2018 01:39 via chron.com
  All of a sudden, Republican Dan Patrick has become Lupe Valdez' s best friend in her Democratic runoff race for governor.In a new fundraising pitch, Valdez cites Patrick's criticism of her on conservative talk-show host Laura Ingraham's show as proof that Valdez "is the strongest candidate" to take on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the November general election.
  
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• Lupe Valdez touts Dan Patrick in fundraising for Dem gubernatorial runoff

  21-03-2018 01:39 via chron.com
  All of a sudden, Republican Dan Patrick has become Lupe Valdez' s best friend in her Democratic runoff race for governor.In a new fundraising pitch, Valdez cites Patrick's criticism of her on conservative talk-show host Laura Ingraham's show as proof that Valdez "is the strongest candidate" to take on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the November general election.
  
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• Texas death row inmate asks Harris County judge to recuse himself after racially charged comments

  21-03-2018 01:23 via chron.com
  A death row prisoner is asking state District Judge Michael McSpadden to recuse himself from an ongoing appeal in light of a series of racially charged statements to the Houston Chronicle that attorneys say call into question the jurist's appearance of impartiality.
  
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