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• FBI seeks public's help after 3 men rob Houston Compass Bank - KTRK-TV

  12-12-2018 23:48
  FBI seeks public's help after 3 men rob Houston Compass Bank  KTRK-TVThe Compass Bank just outside a popular H-E-B grocery store was held up this morning.
  
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• Houston murder suspect behind bars after 3 months on the run - Chron

  12-12-2018 23:24
  Houston murder suspect behind bars after 3 months on the run  ChronA suspected killer whose been wanted for months by Houston police is now behind bars. Levar Knox, 39, is accused of gunning down 25-yea-rold Ryan White ...
  
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• Houston murder suspect behind bars after 3 months on the run

  12-12-2018 23:24 via chron.com
  Levar Knox, 39, is accused of gunning down 25-yea-rold Ryan White after an argument outside Knox's Alief apartment Sept. 24.
  
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• The Eyes of Texas: Live From Houston, It's Saturday Night? - KPRC Click2Houston

  12-12-2018 23:17
  The Eyes of Texas: Live From Houston, It's Saturday Night?  KPRC Click2HoustonPresident George H.W. Bush quipped he wasn't gonna do it, upon reading the script written for his Oct. 22, 1994 appearance on Saturday Night Live.
  
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• NASA’s next space station crew undaunted in goal of making it to space despite October mission failure

  12-12-2018 23:00 via chron.com
  The last time NASA astronaut Nick Hague tried to launch into orbit in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, things did not go well. A rocket booster malfunction shook the spacecraft violently from side to side. The g-force thrusted him back against his seat. His vision became blurry and he felt a perceived tumbling sensation in his head from the acceleration and deceleration. And yet, when Hague was asked Wednesday what one task he most looks forward to accomplishing in his next launch in February, he did
  
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• Burglary suspects slip away from police in SE Houston - KTRK-TV

  12-12-2018 21:44
  Burglary suspects slip away from police in SE Houston  KTRK-TVOfficers surrounded a home where they thought burglary suspects were hiding in the attic, but ultimately the house was empty.
  
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• The best fictional Texans that never lived

  12-12-2018 21:40 via chron.com
  This week we asked our fellow Texans who their favorite fictional Texans were.
  
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• Farewell, Fitzgerald’s: Remembering the long, complicated history of a Houston music institution - Houston Chronicle

  12-12-2018 21:31
  Farewell, Fitzgerald’s: Remembering the long, complicated history of a Houston music institution  Houston Chronicle The long-running music venue is retiring later this month, but musicians and the woman behind Fitz recall the magic of a place so intimate you could smell the ...
  
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• City Council delays vote on Houston airport renovation contracts

  12-12-2018 21:30 via chron.com
  Houston City Council on Wednesday delayed consideration of two contracts worth a total of more than $60 million to renovate the international terminal at Bush Intercontinental Airport.
  
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• Cornyn: 'I don't see the benefits of a shutdown strategy.'

  12-12-2018 21:29 via chron.com
  Texas U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate: "I can tell you that right now I don't see the benefits of a shutdown strategy."
  
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• Struggling Houston oil company is warned it could be delisted - Chron

  12-12-2018 21:22
  Struggling Houston oil company is warned it could be delisted  ChronHouston-based Camber Energy again is struggling to stay in compliance with NYSE American listing standards. The oil and gas company last week said it ...
  
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• Top 12 Houston restaurants of 2018 - KPRC Click2Houston

  12-12-2018 20:48
  Top 12 Houston restaurants of 2018  KPRC Click2HoustonHere are the Top 12 restaurants in Houston of 2018, according to Good Taste.
  
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• River Oaks Baptist School breaks ground on $65 million expansion

  12-12-2018 20:36 via chron.com
  The new four-story Keith and Alice Mosing Middle School, features an advanced robotics lab, dedicated music rooms, visual arts studios, and science labs.
  
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• Sales of Houston's most affordable homes plunge - Houston Chronicle

  12-12-2018 19:53
  Sales of Houston's most affordable homes plunge  Houston Chronicle Houston-area home sales last month held up in price ranges above $150,000, but the number of homes that sold for less than that figure plunged, a new report ...
  
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• Sales of Houston's most affordable homes plunge - Chron

  12-12-2018 19:53
  Sales of Houston's most affordable homes plunge  ChronHouston-area home sales last month held up in price ranges above $150,000, but the number of homes that sold for less than that figure plunged, a new report ...
  
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• Police: Marshall HS football player fatally shot by uncle during argument in southwest Houston - KTRK-TV

  12-12-2018 19:23
  Police: Marshall HS football player fatally shot by uncle during argument in southwest Houston  KTRK-TVDrew Conley, a Fort Bend Marshall High School football player, was killed by his uncle Monday night in southwest Houston.
  
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• Unsolved Houston area murders of 2018 - Chron.com

  12-12-2018 19:10
  Unsolved Houston area murders of 2018  Chron.comThe year is quickly coming to a close and several Houston area homicides remain unsolved. Crime Stoppers offers rewards to members of the public who help ...
  
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• 3 men wanted for bank heist in southwest Houston - KTRK-TV

  12-12-2018 19:09
  3 men wanted for bank heist in southwest Houston  KTRK-TVThe Compass Bank just outside a popular H-E-B grocery store was held up this morning.
  
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• 'Leaning heavily' toward running for mayor again, King files campaign paperwork

  12-12-2018 18:27 via chron.com
  Bill King, a Houston businessman who narrowly lost his mayoral bid in 2015, filed paperwork with the city secretary Wednesday marking his likely intent to challenge Mayor Sylvester Turner again in 2019.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in southwest Houston crash - KPRC Click2Houston

  12-12-2018 18:26
  Motorcyclist killed in southwest Houston crash  KPRC Click2HoustonHOUSTON - A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Wednesday in southwest Houston, according to police. The crash was reported at 7:27 a.m. on Bellfort Avenue ...
  
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• Wounded Harris County deputy 'in good spirits', surgery scheduled

  12-12-2018 18:18 via chron.com
  He was identified as Sgt. James R. Smejkal, a 28-year veteran assigned to the criminal warrants division.
  
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• Suspects shoot AK-47 during brazen southeast Houston armored truck robbery

  12-12-2018 18:03 via chron.com
  Authorities are searching for a pair of armed robbers who opened fire with an AK-47 during an armored truck robbery in broad daylight Monday.
  
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• College basketball rankings: Don't look now but Houston is 8-0 and No. 21 in the Top 25 And 1 - CBS Sports

  12-12-2018 17:38
  College basketball rankings: Don't look now but Houston is 8-0 and No. 21 in the Top 25 And 1  CBS SportsKelvin Sampson's Cougars again look like an NCAA Tournament team.
  
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• CBS’ Bianna Golodryga talks Houston food and her Russian roots - Houston Chronicle

  12-12-2018 17:37
  CBS’ Bianna Golodryga talks Houston food and her Russian roots  Houston Chronicle Bianna Golodryga, the fourth and newest member of the “CBS This Morning” anchor team, was born in the old Soviet Union and believes her background and ...
  
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• Which Houston employers made Glassdoor's Best Places to Work list? - Chron

  12-12-2018 17:07
  Which Houston employers made Glassdoor's Best Places to Work list?  ChronGlassdoor, a global job and recruiting site, highlighted 25 employers in Houston that earned spots on its Best Places to Work in 2019 ranking. The 11th annual ...
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in crash in South Main area

  12-12-2018 16:34 via chron.com
  The crash happened just before 9:15 a.m. in the 2500 block of West Bellfort, just west of Kirby Drive in southwest Houston, police said in a tweet.
  
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• Google 'Year in Search': World Cup and Mac Miller top Houston's list for 2018

  12-12-2018 16:27 via chron.com
  What tops the list of Google searches in Houston? The Bayou City's top 10 list includes memorable moments in sports, films, and tragedies.
  
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• Low chance for 'a snowflake or two' in Houston area highlights cold temperatures ahead - Chron

  12-12-2018 16:06
  Low chance for 'a snowflake or two' in Houston area highlights cold temperatures ahead  ChronTake a deep breath, because there's a good chance it's not going to snow in the Houston area this week. National Weather *Service* forecasters say chances for ...
  
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• Low chance for 'a snowflake or two' in Houston area highlights cold temperatures ahead

  12-12-2018 16:06 via chron.com
  While snow appears likely in the area north of Houston, temperatures are expected to dip to the low 40s in the city.
  
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• Homeowner shoots burglar in east Houston - KTRK-TV

  12-12-2018 15:14
  Homeowner shoots burglar in east Houston  KTRK-TVA homeowner opened fire on a burglar at his house in east Houston.
  
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• Pedestrian dies in hit-and-run in Cypress

  12-12-2018 14:39 via chron.com
  A pedestrian died in a hit-and-run crash in Cypress Wednesday morning, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
  
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• North Houston home damaged in fire

  12-12-2018 14:09 via chron.com
  Houston Fire Department officials arrived at the house on McEwen and Cavalcade, close to the Near Northside, around 9:30 p.m.
  
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• Woman injured during drive-by shooting in Gulfton

  12-12-2018 13:50 via chron.com
  A woman was wounded during a drive-by shooting in the Gulfton area Tuesday night, police said.
  
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• Burglars break in to three River Oaks stores

  12-12-2018 13:38 via chron.com
  The burglaries occurred around 4 a.m. at a Nails & Spa, a Beet Box, and a SportClips on West Gray and Dunlavy.
  
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• Pedestrian dies after crash in SW Harris County

  12-12-2018 13:20 via chron.com
  The crash happened around 11:30 p.m., when the pedestrian, a middle-aged man, tried crossing the highway in an unprotected area near West Bend Drive, said Sgt. Simon Cheng of the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• HPD: Homeowner shoots burglar in Denver Harbor

  12-12-2018 13:03 via chron.com
  The shooting occurred in the 1400 block of Pearl Street around 4:50 a.m.
  
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• More lanes opening along U.S. 290, as construction nears close

  12-12-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  Eastbound to Barker-Cypress, westbound to FM 529 and 2.5 mile extension of HOT lane set for opening Monday
  
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• Man shot to death on side of road in southwest Houston

  12-12-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  Houston police found a man shot to death on the side of the road in southwest Houston Tuesday night.
  
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• Ex-congressional aide sentenced to 18 months in prison for lucrative Steve Stockman donation scheme

  12-12-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  A federal judge Wednesday sentenced an ex-GOP congressional aide to prison for 18 months for helping former U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman illegally pilfer $1.25 million in campaign funds from wealthy Republican political donors.Thomas Dodd, a 40-year-old Houstonian, told the judge he was sorry for his actions and pledged to repay the donors after he is released from prison. “I fully accept responsibility for the actions that brought me before you,’’ said Dodd, his voice breaking as
  
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• Ex-congressional aide faces sentencing in lucrative Steve Stockman scheme

  12-12-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  A congressional aide who helped Republican former U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman illegally pilfer campaign funds is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in Houston federal court for his role in the $1.25 million scheme. Stockman, an ultra-conservative firebrand elected to Congress for a two-year term in the mid-90s and to represent an East Texas district from 2013-2015, is now serving a 10-year prison term. In April, 62-year-old Clear Lake Republican was convicted, following a four-week jury trial, on
  
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• Another Texas school district may move to 4-day school week

  12-12-2018 13:00 via chron.com
  A state law that measures the academic year in minutes, and not school days, has caused some school districts to consider cutting the school week from five days to four.
  
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• Argument leads to fatal shooting of 19-year-old at SW Houston home

  12-12-2018 12:50 via chron.com
  The incident occurred around 11:50 p.m. at a home in the 6300 block of Ivyknoll, not far from West Bellfort.
  
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• 19-year-old dies of gunshot wound in SW Houston

  12-12-2018 12:50 via chron.com
  The incident occurred around 11:50 p.m. at a home in the 6300 block of Ivyknoll, not far from West Bellfort.
  
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• 19-year-old found fatally shot in bedroom in southwest Houston - KTRK-TV

  12-12-2018 12:49
  19-year-old found fatally shot in bedroom in southwest Houston  KTRK-TV19-year-old found fatally shot in bedroom in southwest Houston.
  
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• Body of missing Houston teen found at Missouri City park - KTRK-TV

  12-12-2018 04:55
  Body of missing Houston teen found at Missouri City park  KTRK-TVThe body of a missing 16-year-old Houston boy has been found in Missouri City.
  
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• Officers shot while serving warrant in Mount Houston area, suspect found dead - Houston Chronicle

  12-12-2018 04:22
  Officers shot while serving warrant in Mount Houston area, suspect found dead  Houston Chronicle A Harris County sheriff's sergeant and two agents with the Texas Attorney General's Office are in stable condition after a suspect shot them while serving a ...
  
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• Thieves target 6 Houston-area Chase Bank ATMs - KTRK-TV

  12-12-2018 03:36
  Thieves target 6 Houston-area Chase Bank ATMs  KTRK-TVInvestigators say at least six Chase Bank locations have lost their ATM's after crooks tried to steal them.
  
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• New road connection gives residents in NE Houston direct access to US-59 - KTRK-TV

  12-12-2018 03:07
  New road connection gives residents in NE Houston direct access to US-59  KTRK-TVCommuting will be shorter for residents traveling from northeast Houston as it now takes just five minutes to access the Eastex Freeway from The Groves ...
  
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• Proposed coastal barrier will only enforce eminent domain as a 'last resort'

  12-12-2018 01:49 via chron.com
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Texas General Land Office shared additional details on the proposed coastal barrier for southeast Texas, including whether eminent domain would be enforced to acquire the land necessary to build the 71-mile system of levees and gates.
  
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• Houston files legal brief claiming fire pay parity amendment unconstitutional - Houston Chronicle

  12-12-2018 01:06
  Houston files legal brief claiming fire pay parity amendment unconstitutional  Houston ChronicleThe city of Houston has alleged in a legal claim that the voter-approved charter amendment granting firefighters equal pay to police officers is unconstitutional ...
  
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