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• Pony rescued from Houston storm drain doing well; officials seek owner

  18-10-2018 23:19 via chron.com
  A pony rescued from a southwest Houston storm drain Wednesday is in good health, authorities say.
  
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• Sean Hannity attending Ted Cruz events in Houston, Beaumont

  18-10-2018 23:18 via chron.com
  Add radio and TV personality Sean Hannity to the list of conservatives trying to help U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz win a second term in the U.S. Senate. Hannity will be first in Houston, then Beaumont on Saturday to help Cruz rally supporters in advance of the start of early voting on Monday.
  
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• Knock knock: Doorbell incidents caught on camera that made headlines

  18-10-2018 23:11 via chron.com
  More smart doorbells mean more crimes and weird incidents caught on camera. Check out some examples.
  
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• Family of cricket show host killed in Southwest Freeway wreck takes legal action

  18-10-2018 22:34 via chron.com
  Khurram Ibrahim – traveling at "highway speeds," police said – slammed into the back of the stopped truck, killing him almost instantly.
  
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• Family of cricket show host killed in Southwest Freeway wreck take legal action

  18-10-2018 22:34 via chron.com
  Khurram Ibrahim – traveling at "highway speeds," police said – slammed into the back of the stopped truck, killing him almost instantly.
  
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• Houston's Museum of Natural Science apologizes for questionable email subject line

  18-10-2018 22:02 via chron.com
  Thursday morning, when community and museum members checked their email accounts, they had an email from the Museum of Natural Science with the subject line "Party with Spooks."
  
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• Listen: Is a vote for Cruz a vote for Trump?

  18-10-2018 21:55 via chron.com
  President Donald Trump's theme at campaign rallies around the nation has been that a vote for the candidate he supports equates to a vote for him. Will such a message help or hurt Cruz heading into early voting starting on Monday?
  
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• Houston makes list of most dog-friendly cities in the country

  18-10-2018 21:29 via chron.com
  Houston was one of 25 cities on the list, which was published by financial services company SmartAsset.
  
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• Donald Trump rally scheduled for NRG Arena has been moved to the Toyota Center

  18-10-2018 21:03 via chron.com
  Trump had taken some heat from critics for previously promising that the event would be held at the "biggest stadium in Texas we can find."
  
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• Houston streets with the most pothole repair requests over the last year

  18-10-2018 18:35 via chron.com
  The city said it has filled 1,221 citizen-reported potholes so far in 2018.
  
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• Happy holidays: Breakfast mecca 'Snooze an A.M. Eatery' opens in The Galleria before year-end

  18-10-2018 17:54 via chron.com
  The Galleria-area location of Snooze an A.M. Eatery will open at 5000 Westheimer Road at the Centre at Post Oak mid-December.
  
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• One in five eligible Houstonians aren't using SNAP benefits, report says

  18-10-2018 17:30 via chron.com
  More than one in five Houstonians eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are not claiming their benefits according to a new report led by the Houston Food Bank and nonprofit, Children at Risk.
  
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• Idaho police arrest Houston man accused of sexual assaulting 2 children

  18-10-2018 17:30 via chron.com
  A man suspected of sexually assaulting two juveniles in Houston was arrested in Boise, Idaho and awaits extradition to face charges in Houston.
  
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• Astros fans' outraged on social media after controversial call, hard-fought loss

  18-10-2018 17:19 via chron.com
  See how baseball fans are reacting to the Astros bitter loss on Wednesday night.
  
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• I hate Ted Cruz': Video shows man ripping Cruz yard signs in Montrose

  18-10-2018 16:19 via chron.com
  The now viral Facebook post shows the man uprooting Ted Cruz yard signs in Montrose and yelling "I hate Ted Cruz" into a cellphone camera.
  
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• WE GOT THIS: Houston Astros could prove to be comeback kids

  18-10-2018 16:15 via chron.com
  There is a good reason why one of Houston's many nicknames is Clutch City. At last check, the United States Postal Service even recognizes Clutch City as an acceptable name for Houston.
  
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• Overturned 18-wheeler closes westbound North Loop exit to I-45 North

  18-10-2018 14:53 via chron.com
  A hazmat spill has closed the exit ramp on the westbound North Loop at I-45 north, according to Houston TranStar.
  
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• Texas among least politically-engaged states in the country, Wallethub study says

  18-10-2018 14:18 via chron.com
  Texans ranks in the bottom ten states when it comes to political involvement in the country.
  
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• Texas students perform poorly on ACT

  18-10-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  Texas scored dead last on the ACT among 23 states where less than 45 percent of high school graduates took the test, according to the nonprofit that administers the college-preparedness assessments.
  
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• HISD faces February 2019 deadline for decision on surrendering control of campuses

  18-10-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  Houston ISD leaders are considering whether to allow outside organizations to run four long-struggling campuses in exchange for a reprieve from potential sanctions.
  
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• HISD board facing votes aimed at repairing image after rancorous meeting

  18-10-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  One week after dispatching the district’s interim superintendent in a heated meeting, HISD trustees are expected to formally nix the vote Thursday.
  
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• Denny’s choking case set to begin second trial

  18-10-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  The husband of a fired Harris County deputy is expected Thursday to begin trial on murder charges again, four months after his first trial ended in a mistrial because of a hung jury. The first trial of Terry Thompson, a 42-year-old railroad worker, ended in June when a jury deadlocked on whether he committed murder or acted in self-defense when he choked a fellow patron to death during a late-night confrontation outside a Crosby-area Denny’s restaurant last year, according to his attorney.
  
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• Man found dead after being hit by train downtown

  18-10-2018 12:55 via chron.com
  Officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of Congress around 10:50 p.m.
  
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• HISD trustees unanimously vote to keep Lathan as interim superintendent

  18-10-2018 07:00 via chron.com
  Grenita Lathan will remain the district’s indefinite leader after trustees rescinded their vote to replace her.
  
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• Former Harris County Pct. 6 deputy faces 20 years for sexual assault

  18-10-2018 07:00 via chron.com
  A jury Thursday began deciding the punishment for a fired Harris County constable’s deputy who faces up to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of assaulting a pregnant mother during a traffic stop last year. The district court jury took less than three hours on Tuesday to return a guilty verdict against 31-year-old Brandin Glispy, an ex-Harris County Pct. 6 Constable’s deputy, who prosecutors said assaulted two women in the six months he was on the job. “The defendant
  
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• Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick to speak at Trump rally in Houston

  18-10-2018 05:21 via chron.com
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick confirmed they will be among the speakers when President Donald Trump comes to Houston next week to rally Republicans ahead of the midterm elections. Trump is set to speak at 6:30 p.m. at NRG Arena in Houston in part to help U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in his re-election battle against Democrat Beto O'Rourke.
  
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• Crosby ISD: Another 72 employees laid off

  18-10-2018 03:54 via chron.com
  Those whose jobs were eliminated on Wednesday were at-will employees, including bus drivers, custodians and paraprofessionals.
  
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