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• Rollover crash caught on home surveillance in south Houston

  30-08-2018 23:35 via chron.com
  A young woman walked away unscathed from a violent rollover crash caught on home surveillance video in south Houston late Wednesday night.
  
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• Houston dog rescue group shares photos of abandoned dog with life-threatening neck wound

  30-08-2018 22:37 via chron.com
  An abandoned dog named Gus by his rescuers is currently being cared for by veterinarians after he was found by with a shoestring embedded around his neck and suffering from what appeared to be a severe infection on his neck.
  
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• Photos of North Korea offer rare look inside Pyongyang life

  30-08-2018 22:36 via chron.com
  This week, the Trump administration extended a ban barring U.S. citizens from traveling to North Korea.
  
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• New study ranks Texas cities with the worst commute

  30-08-2018 21:45 via chron.com
  Getting stuck in traffic is not just wasting hours of your life, it's shaving off days.
  
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• ‘Don’t Mess with Texas’ anti-litter campaign looking for a new musician to record its official song

  30-08-2018 21:33 via chron.com
  Who should write and record the next great song about keeping Texas clean.
  
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• Fecal bacteria detected at Texas beaches ahead of Labor Day

  30-08-2018 20:42 via chron.com
  A hot three-day weekend is the perfect time to go to the beach, but some beaches are reporting higher than average bacteria levels.
  
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• Westfield man charged in shooting death of childhood friend

  30-08-2018 20:38 via chron.com
  A Westfield-area man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his childhood friend.
  
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• Metro held up in high waters, just not the ones they showed

  30-08-2018 19:24 via chron.com
  Commercial for Harvey anniversary begins with stock footage of flooded homes from Hurricane Katrina
  
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• Abilene, Texas police search for suspect in violent sexual assaults

  30-08-2018 19:21 via chron.com
  Four women have been violently sexually assaulted by the same suspect in less than 24 hours in Abilene, Texas and police say it's "all hands on deck" until the man is caught.
  
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• Apple unveiling revamped iPhone lineup on Sept. 12

  30-08-2018 19:09 via chron.com
  Apple Inc. set Sept. 12 as its most important day of the year when the world’s most valuable public company will unveil the next iPhones.
  
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• Houston woman sentenced to six years in prison after defrauding highway department of $125 k by creating hundreds of fake telecommuters

  30-08-2018 19:00 via chron.com
  Fraud scheme involved lying to a federal agency about hundreds of pretend employees who were saving the environment and were definitely not clogging up roadways.
  
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• Texas death row inmate granted stay of execution after last-minute change of attorney

  30-08-2018 18:34 via chron.com
  A last-minute change of attorney has netted a stay of execution for the Brownsville killer convicted of murdering an 85-year-old woman with a screwdriver nearly two decades ago.
  
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• Things to know about the mysterious woman in doorbell video

  30-08-2018 17:38 via chron.com
  The woman is now safe with family in the Dallas area, but her image on a doorbell camera left detectives canvassing a Montgomery County neighborhood for clues.
  
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• Potential tropical cyclone could form in eastern Atlantic

  30-08-2018 17:35 via chron.com
  The potential cyclone, which would be named Florence if it develops, could become a tropical depression or tropical storm any time today or Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
  
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• Sherry Williams leaving KHOU this week

  30-08-2018 16:43 via chron.com
  Williams grew up in Houston and spent nine years at KHOU, according to Houston media reporter Mike McGuff.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after falling off Eastex ramp during police chase

  30-08-2018 16:40 via chron.com
  Deputies were chasing the motorcyclist from downtown this morning before he fell off the ramp connecting Highway 69 north to the North Loop west, authorities said.
  
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• NASA: International Space Station crew not in danger despite pressure leak overnight

  30-08-2018 16:35 via chron.com
  The International Space Station began experiencing a pressure leak last night, but NASA officials say the six crewmembers on board are not in danger.
  
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• $70 million Dallas high school football stadium opens, but it's not the most expensive one

  30-08-2018 16:26 via chron.com
  Just in time for high school football season, a Dallas-area school district is opening a new $70 million stadium this week.
  
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• The true origin stories behind some of Texas' favorite brands

  30-08-2018 16:13 via chron.com
  Here in Texas we love bragging about our most beloved brands, from fast food to cowboy boots.
  
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• Crash closes several southbound lanes of SW Freeway near Shepherd

  30-08-2018 15:39 via chron.com
  A crash has closed several southbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway near Shepherd, according to Houston TranStar.
  
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• Man on bicycle robs Minute Maid parking lot attendant

  30-08-2018 15:16 via chron.com
  The Houston Police Department is searching for a man who robbed a Minute Maid parking lot attendant Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Oscar Mayer Wienermobile makes appearance in Houston

  30-08-2018 14:54 via chron.com
  The 27-foot hot dog on wheels will stop at several Walmarts and an HEB in Houston from now until Labor Day.
  
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• Houston woman to be sentenced after making thousands of dollars on the backs of hundreds of fake telecommuters

  30-08-2018 14:00 via chron.com
  Fraud scheme involved lying to a federal agency about hundreds of pretend employees who were saving the environment and were definitely not clogging up roadways.
  
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• Houston firefighters snuff out two separate blazes

  30-08-2018 13:33 via chron.com
  Houston firefighters quickly extinguished two separate fires Wednesday night.
  
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• Fire at vacant home in Montrose spreads to three buildings

  30-08-2018 13:21 via chron.com
  A vacant home caught fire in Montrose on Thursday morning, spreading to three other homes, according to the Houston Fire Department.
  
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• Woman found stabbed at southwest Houston gas station

  30-08-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  Houston police responded to reports of a stabbing at Southwest Freeway and West Bellfort around 1 a.m.
  
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• UT study aims to stop human trafficking chains related to Hurricane Harvey construction projects

  30-08-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  The need for labor during natural disasters like Harvey can also "create conditions ripe for human trafficking, exploitation and coercion, especially in a low-wage, high-hazard industry such as construction," the release states.
  
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• Galveston County officials slam General Land Office for 'top-down' approach to Harvey aid

  30-08-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  Galveston County officials sent a letter to the Texas General Land Office this week, slamming the agency's "top-down" approach to distributing federal aid for Hurricane Harvey recovery, and demanding maximum flexibility in how to spend the money. The letter, signed by Galveston County Judge Mark Henry, League City Mayor Pat Hallisey, and Friendswood Mayor Mike Foreman, takes aim at disaster aid requirements set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designed to benefit aff
  
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• Six Galveston Bay beaches listed as some of the most unsafe places to swim, report finds

  30-08-2018 12:30 via chron.com
  Six Galveston Bay beaches have been listed as some of the most unsafe places to swim in Texas, according to a new report from Environment Texas. The group analyzed state water quality testing data at 120 statewide beach locations and 1,450 freshwater locations and found that about 50 percent of sites were unsafe on at least one testing day.
  
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• Hurricane Harvey response emerges as issue in Ted Cruz v. Beto O’Rourke race

  30-08-2018 12:00 via chron.com
  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his opponent, Congressman Beto O’Rourke, talk up their responses to Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• Texas prison system to install air conditioning at additional unit

  30-08-2018 02:05 via chron.com
  On the heels of a legal settlement over sweltering prison conditions, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on Wednesday announced plans to add air conditioning at another East Texas lock-up.
  
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• Drill bit-planting claim sparks another investigation at Texas prison

  30-08-2018 01:08 via chron.com
  An allegation that Texas corrections officers planted drill bits in an inmate's cell at a southeast Texas prison has sparked another investigation at the same Brazoria County lock-up where four officers were indicted earlier this year.
  
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• Police shoot, kill suspect trying to run over trooper in east Houston, authorities say

  30-08-2018 00:58 via chron.com
  Deputies and troopers were engaged with the suspects along the East Freeway feeder near Gellhorn Road sometime Wednesday afternoon when the suspects allegedly tried to run over one of the troopers, according to HCSO.
  
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• Harris County Sheriff's Office: Shots fired during police activity in east Houston

  30-08-2018 00:58 via chron.com
  Deputies are investigating an incident in which shots were fired in east Houston on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Exotic animals rescued from ‘deplorable’ conditions available for adoption

  30-08-2018 00:37 via chron.com
  If you're eager to bring home a new pet, and up to try something on the more exotic side, look no further than the new animals available for adoption through the Houston Humane Society.
  
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• Waste Management to reimburse millions for scheme to hire Texas employees without legal work status

  30-08-2018 00:00 via chron.com
  Waste Management of Texas signed off Wednesday on a non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors in Houston,admitting to a protracted practice of hiring workers without legal status to work in the U.S. at the company's Houston location, according to a joint news release by U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick and Special Agent in Charge Mark Dawson of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.
  
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