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• Abuse victims await list of accused Catholic priests - KTRK-TV

  24-01-2019 23:54
  Abuse victims await list of accused Catholic priests  KTRK-TVSurvivors of alleged sexual abuse will gather in Houston Thursday night just days before a list of credibly accused priests is released by church officials.
  
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• Gunman chases victim before Houston gas station shooting - KTRK-TV

  24-01-2019 23:19
  Gunman chases victim before Houston gas station shooting  KTRK-TVFrightening new surveillance video into the ABC13 newsroom shows a man chasing a gunshot victim outside a Houston gas station before he starts firing.
  
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• Raymund Paredes, Texas Higher Education Commissioner, resigns

  24-01-2019 22:45 via chron.com
  Raymund A. Paredes, the Texas Higher Education Commissioner, has announced his resignation and will step down on Aug. 31.
  
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• New Instagram restaurant bingo cards are Houston's latest viral sensation - CultureMap Houston

  24-01-2019 22:42
  New Instagram restaurant bingo cards are Houston's latest viral sensation  CultureMap HoustonWhen it comes to Instagram, everyone wants to earn the most likes possible. Instagram stories don't get likes in the same way as posts do, but they can s.
  
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• 2 law enforcement vehicles collide in downtown Houston

  24-01-2019 22:35 via chron.com
  Vehicles driven by a Houston SWAT officer and a Harris County deputy collided Thursday afternoon in downtown Houston.
  
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• Houston dodges double-digit drops in new-home sales seen nationwide - Chron

  24-01-2019 22:20
  Houston dodges double-digit drops in new-home sales seen nationwide  ChronWhile the partial government shutdown means federal data on December new home sales have not been released, Redfin data show single-family new-home ...
  
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• Man accused of causing deadly Grand Parkway crash facing manslaughter charges - Chron

  24-01-2019 21:59
  Man accused of causing deadly Grand Parkway crash facing manslaughter charges  ChronA Houston man accused of causing a deadly crash along the Grand Parkway is now facing two manslaughter charges, court documents show. Charles Glaze ...
  
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• Before Venezuela, US has long involvement in Latin America

  24-01-2019 21:41 via chron.com
  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accuses the United States of trying to orchestrate a coup against him. While the U.S. says it's trying to rescue Venezuela's democracy, Washington has a long history of interventions — military and otherwise — in Latin American politics.
  Since the advent of the Monroe Doctrine in the early 19th century, the United States has involved itself in the daily affairs of nations across the hemisphere, often on behalf of North American commercial interests
  
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• Houston 2026 World Cup Bid Committee unveils logo - Chron

  24-01-2019 21:40
  Houston 2026 World Cup Bid Committee unveils logo  ChronHouston has a World Cup logo, now all it needs is a successful bid. On Thursday, the Houston 2026 World Cup Bid Committee unveiled a logo in hopes of luring ...
  
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• Man killed in hit-and-run crash in west Houston - KPRC Click2Houston

  24-01-2019 21:34
  Man killed in hit-and-run crash in west Houston  KPRC Click2HoustonPolice said they are investigating a hit-and-run crash in west Houston that left a driver dead after his car flipped.
  
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• Houston's best female bartenders shake up this killer cocktail competition - CultureMap Houston

  24-01-2019 21:34
  Houston's best female bartenders shake up this killer cocktail competition  CultureMap HoustonThe region's best female bartenders will get a chance to show off their shaking, stirring, and mixing skills at Speed Rack, the all-female bartending com.
  
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• Inside Renovation Plans For The Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston Public Media

  24-01-2019 21:20
  Inside Renovation Plans For The Memorial Park Golf Course  Houston Public MediaEarlier this month, Houston City Council approved plans to renovate the Memorial Park Golf Course, enabling the park to host the PGA Tour's Houston Open by ...
  
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• Cabrera ready for Houston's CCL adventure, says Elis' future is "on him" - MLSsoccer.com

  24-01-2019 21:18
  Cabrera ready for Houston's CCL adventure, says Elis' future is "on him"  MLSsoccer.comThanks to a wonderful run through the U.S. Open Cup, crescendoing with a 3-0 win in front of their home supporters over the Philadelphia Union in September to ...
  
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• Johnson Space Center workers being asked to clean bathrooms as shutdown continues

  24-01-2019 21:13 via chron.com
  About 200 employees at NASA's Johnson Space Center already are being asked to work without pay during the shutdown, but now another task has been added to their schedules: cleaning the bathrooms.
  
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• Gloves provided: Unpaid workers at NASA's Houston center asked to clean toilets during shutdown

  24-01-2019 21:13 via chron.com
  About 200 employees at NASA's Johnson Space Center already are being asked to work without pay during the shutdown, but now another task has been added to their schedules: cleaning the bathrooms.
  
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• US to play Chile in exhibition on March 26 at Houston - FOXSports.com

  24-01-2019 20:56
  US to play Chile in exhibition on March 26 at Houston  FOXSports.comCHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. soccer team will play Chile in an exhibition on March 26 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. The game announced Thursday is ...
  
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• Man accused of stalking philanthropist faces new charge - Chron

  24-01-2019 20:46
  Man accused of stalking philanthropist faces new charge  ChronA man who authorities said stalked Houston philanthropist Carolyn Farb for decades now faces an additional charge, accused of sending threatening letters to a ...
  
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• Man accused of stalking philanthropist faces new charge

  24-01-2019 20:46 via chron.com
  Robin Chiswell, 60, was charged on Wednesday with stalking, accused of sending threatening letters to a Tanglewood woman from 2006 to 2018.
  
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• A tougher task awaits Rockets - Chron

  24-01-2019 20:45
  A tougher task awaits Rockets  ChronThe Rockets will go from facing the team in the fight for the NBA's fewest wins to the team with the most. The Rockets' narrow win in New York dropped the ...
  
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• Details emerge on Hines' next downtown apartment tower - Chron

  24-01-2019 20:36
  Details emerge on Hines' next downtown apartment tower  ChronHines will follow up its 32-story Aris Market Square luxury apartment tower in downtown Houston with another that will rise 46 stories on the site of the former ...
  
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• Breaking down Texans tackle Seantrel Henderson's $4.5 million deal - Chron

  24-01-2019 20:17
  Breaking down Texans tackle Seantrel Henderson's $4.5 million deal  ChronTexans offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson's $4.5 million contract provides plenty of protection in case the veteran blocker isn't healthy. Henderson is due a ...
  
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• Houston native killed in Nairobi attack honored at funeral - Houston Chronicle

  24-01-2019 20:03
  Houston native killed in Nairobi attack honored at funeral  Houston Chronicle Family members and friends gathered on Thursday to remember Jason Spindler, a native Houstonian who was one of 21 people killed in a terrorist attack in ...
  
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• HPD arrested 48 on felony DWI charges during December

  24-01-2019 19:54 via chron.com
  Their charges include DWI with a child passenger.
  
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• Houston area athletes named to 2018 TAVC All-State teams - Chron.com

  24-01-2019 19:51
  Houston area athletes named to 2018 TAVC All-State teams  Chron.comThe Texas Association for Volleyball Coaches released its annual list of All-State volleyball teams following the 2018 season. Amongst the selections are 10 ...
  
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• Bernie's Burger Bus owner rolls out new location details, plus latest Houston dining dish - CultureMap Houston

  24-01-2019 19:47
  Bernie's Burger Bus owner rolls out new location details, plus latest Houston dining dish  CultureMap HoustonOn this week's episode of "What's Eric Eating," chef Justin Turner joins CultureMap food editor Eric Sandler to discuss Bernie's Burger Bus, his food ...
  
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• Astrodome redevelopment plan may be underfunded - Chron

  24-01-2019 19:34
  Astrodome redevelopment plan may be underfunded  ChronHarris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said Thursday that the county's plan to spend $105 million to redevelop the Astrodome into a parking and events facility ...
  
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• Woman reportedly shot at west Houston gas station

  24-01-2019 19:22 via chron.com
  Her condition was not immediately clear.
  
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• Nonprofits address immigrant struggles, encouraging faith-based social activism - Chron

  24-01-2019 18:37
  Nonprofits address immigrant struggles, encouraging faith-based social activism  ChronCatholic community members came together to learn how they can aid their underserved community members on Monday, Jan. 24. Several local nonprofit ...
  
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• The Go List: Tom Segura, thoroughbred racing - Chron

  24-01-2019 18:30
  The Go List: Tom Segura, thoroughbred racing  ChronLive horse racing at Sam Houston Race Park. When: 7 p.m. Friday. Recommended Video. Created with Sketch. Your Browser Is Not Supported. Speed. Normal.
  
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• Shelton Retiring as Executive Director of Houston Insurance Agents Group - Insurance Journal

  24-01-2019 18:29
  Shelton Retiring as Executive Director of Houston Insurance Agents Group  Insurance JournalThe Independent Insurance Agents of Houston announced that IIAH Executive Director Carole Shelton has decided to retire from her position effective March.
  
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• Report: Texans offered Browns high draft pick for Brian Hoyer - Chron

  24-01-2019 18:21
  Report: Texans offered Browns high draft pick for Brian Hoyer  ChronThe Brian Hoyer era in Houston is a forgettable one, largely because of how it ended. According to a new report Thursday, it could've began a year earlier.
  
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• Texas EquuSearch looking for 48-year-old woman reported missing in Houston - KHOU.com

  24-01-2019 18:00
  Texas EquuSearch looking for 48-year-old woman reported missing in Houston  KHOU.comHOUSTON — Texas EquuSearch is looking for a 48-year-old woman last scene on Jan. 2 leaving her Houston home when she was going to visit a friend.
  
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• One dead in hit-and-run wreck near Chinatown

  24-01-2019 17:52 via chron.com
  The man was driving a white Mazda 3 eastbound on Town Park Drive near Ranchester about 4:40 a.m. when the driver of a silver Toyota that was parked on the side of the road pulled into the roadway directly in front of the Mazda, authorities said.
  
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• ULL asst. softball coach, Houston man die in 5-vehicle crash on I-10 in Lafayette - WAFB

  24-01-2019 17:27
  ULL asst. softball coach, Houston man die in 5-vehicle crash on I-10 in Lafayette  WAFBAn assistant coach with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette softball team and a man from Houston were killed in a five-vehicle crash involving three ...
  
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• Kentucky kid proves Tom Brady, New England Patriots are cheaters, wins science fair

  24-01-2019 17:22 via chron.com
  Some kids make models of the solar system. Other kids make baking soda volcanos.This kid tried to prove that the Patriots cheat, for his science project. Why did Ace Davis, a 10-year-old who attends Millcreek Elementary in Lexington, KY do his science project on the Patriots?“Because I hate Tom Brady, he’s been accused of cheating before, I want him to be caught,” he told Draft Diamonds. And, by the way, Davis won.“He won the science fair and is moving on to district,&rdq
  
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• Houston schoolchildren violently injured at alarming rates, says study - Chron.com

  24-01-2019 16:56
  Houston schoolchildren violently injured at alarming rates, says study  Chron.comNearly one in five fifth-graders in greater Houston and two other U.S. areas have suffered violent injuries, most from guns or knives, according to new research.
  
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• Houston schoolchildren violently injured at alarming rates, says study

  24-01-2019 16:56 via chron.com
  One in three high school-age children sustained a gunshot, stab wound or assault-related injury needing medical attention in three U.S. metro areas including Houston, according to a new study from the University of Texas Health Science Center.
  
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• Bracketology: Early look at Houston's NCAA Tournament projections - Chron.com

  24-01-2019 16:27
  Bracketology: Early look at Houston's NCAA Tournament projections  Chron.comThe University of Houston improved to 19-1 with Wednesday's 94-50 win over East Carolina. TeamRankings.com gives the Cougars a 99 percent chance of ...
  
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• 'He was truly everyone's friend': High school student dies after being struck by train in Texas City

  24-01-2019 15:49 via chron.com
  The boy was pushing his bicycle just north of FM1765 on Highway 3 when he crossed the tracks, according to Union Pacific.
  
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• Boy, 15, dies after being struck by train in Texas City - Chron

  24-01-2019 15:49
  Boy, 15, dies after being struck by train in Texas City  ChronA 15-year-old boy died early Thursday morning hours after he was struck by a Union Pacific train in Texas City just north of FM1765 along Highway 3.
  
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• Boy, 15, dies after being struck by train in Texas City

  24-01-2019 15:49 via chron.com
  The boy was pushing his bicycle just north of FM1765 on Highway 3 when he crossed the tracks, according to Union Pacific.
  
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• Concerts in Houston: Ruston Kelly, Sarah Shook, Farrah Moan - Houston Chronicle

  24-01-2019 15:33
  Concerts in Houston: Ruston Kelly, Sarah Shook, Farrah Moan  Houston Chronicle FRIDAY. Paperwolf Teen indie-rock band. With Haze, Hoodie Party, Wax Dream and more. 8 p.m. at The White Swan Live, 4419 Navigation; 713-923-2837.
  
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• Concerts in Houston: Ruston Kelly, Sarah Shook, Farrah Moan - Chron

  24-01-2019 15:33
  Concerts in Houston: Ruston Kelly, Sarah Shook, Farrah Moan  ChronFRIDAY. Paperwolf Teen indie-rock band. With Haze, Hoodie Party, Wax Dream and more. 8 p.m. at The White Swan Live, 4419 Navigation; 713-923-2837.
  
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• Concerts in Houston: Ruston Kelly, Sarah Shook, Farrah Moan - Beaumont Enterprise

  24-01-2019 15:33
  Concerts in Houston: Ruston Kelly, Sarah Shook, Farrah Moan  Beaumont EnterpriseFRIDAY. Paperwolf Teen indie-rock band. With Haze, Hoodie Party, Wax Dream and more. 8 p.m. at The White Swan Live, 4419 Navigation; 713-923-2837.
  
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• Fort Worth disaster-recovery company expands to Houston - Dallas Business Journal

  24-01-2019 15:25
  Fort Worth disaster-recovery company expands to Houston  Dallas Business JournalInterstate Restoration, an emergency restoration and general contractor that helps commercial properties get back up and running after natural disasters, ...
  
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• Man accused of killing friend arrested in north Houston - Chron

  24-01-2019 15:11
  Man accused of killing friend arrested in north Houston  ChronA man has been arrested days after allegedly fatally shooting his friend in south Houston, police said. Jalin Damone Charles, 18, is accused of killing ...
  
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• Houston oil company to present $1 million check to repair Balmorhea State Park Pool - Midland Reporter-Telegram

  24-01-2019 15:07
  Houston oil company to present $1 million check to repair Balmorhea State Park Pool  Midland Reporter-TelegramExecutives with Houston oil company Apache Corp. will be in Austin on Thursday morning to present a $1 million check to the Texas Parks & Wildlife ...
  
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• Hundreds rally for democracy in Venezuela - Chron

  24-01-2019 15:02
  Hundreds rally for democracy in Venezuela  ChronLaura Rosales is excited for the future. The 30-year-old Houston architect is originally from Maracaibo, a coastal city in Venezuela. But as the South American ...
  
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• Man accused of killing friend arrested in north Houston

  24-01-2019 14:35 via chron.com
  Jalin Damone Charles was arrested at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the 2100 block of North Main.
  
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• Man rode motorcycle inside home during bizarre SWAT standoff in west Houston - KTRK-TV

  24-01-2019 14:02
  Man rode motorcycle inside home during bizarre SWAT standoff in west Houston  KTRK-TVPolice faced a bizarre SWAT standoff in west Houston on Wednesday night. Police say a man rode a motorcycle around the inside of his house and blared loud ...
  
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