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• Houston Judge Tosses Same-Sex Marriage Benefits Challenge, Ft. Bend ISD Halts Litigation Over Sugar Land 95, Holocaust Museum Seeks Artifact Donations, And More - Houston Public Media

  22-02-2019 23:13
  Houston Judge Tosses Same-Sex Marriage Benefits Challenge, Ft. Bend ISD Halts Litigation Over Sugar Land 95, Holocaust Museum Seeks Artifact Donations, And More  Houston Public MediaFriday, February 22, 2019. Top afternoon stories: Pixabay . Houston Judge Tosses Same-Sex Marriage Benefits Challenge. A Houston judge has thrown out the ...
  
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• WATCH: This Is Houston | Texas Barbecue - Houston Public Media

  22-02-2019 23:08
  WATCH: This Is Houston | Texas Barbecue  Houston Public MediaAmericans like barbecue, Texans love barbecue, but Houstonians really love barbecue! So much in fact, each year Houston hosts the World's Championship ...
  
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• Music lovers have a lot to celebrate in downtown Houston this weekend - KTRK-TV

  22-02-2019 23:04
  Music lovers have a lot to celebrate in downtown Houston this weekend  KTRK-TVIt may be rodeo season, but in the country's fourth largest city, music of a different kind will soar through the air this weekend in downtown Houston.
  
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• Pelosi in Laredo to block Trump border emergency, which Democrats say could cost Texas millions

  22-02-2019 23:01 via chron.com
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi traveled to Laredo Friday to open her push to block President Trump's national emergency declaration, which Democrats say could re-direct nearly $520 million in military construction funds from Texas.
  
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• Houston’s Grand Parkway Receives $605 Million Federal Loan For Further Expansion - Houston Public Media

  22-02-2019 23:01
  Houston’s Grand Parkway Receives $605 Million Federal Loan For Further Expansion  Houston Public MediaThe money will help build the eastern section of the massive toll road project. Earlier segments were built using similar loans.
  
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• Property owners along Lake Houston shoreline urged to prepare for lower lake levels - KHOU.com

  22-02-2019 22:53
  Property owners along Lake Houston shoreline urged to prepare for lower lake levels  KHOU.comThe city advised property owners to secure property along the shoreline before lowering begins Monday, Feb. 25.
  
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• Early voting in House District 145 runoff begins Monday - Chron.com

  22-02-2019 22:41
  Early voting in House District 145 runoff begins Monday  Chron.comEarly voting begins Monday in the special election runoff for the Texas House District 145 seat vacated by Carol Alvarado following her election to the state ...
  
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• Sampson’s family feel has No. 9 Houston soaring - Washington Post

  22-02-2019 22:23
  Sampson’s family feel has No. 9 Houston soaring  Washington PostHouston coach Kelvin Sampson's family feel has No. 9 Cougars soaring and looking to bring team first-ever NCAA championship.
  
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• Houston Texans: Team must target free agent OT Trent Brown - House of Houston

  22-02-2019 22:22
  Houston Texans: Team must target free agent OT Trent Brown  House of HoustonPerhaps the Houston Texans most daunting task this off season is to improve their offensive line. Here's why the team must target FA Trent Brown.
  
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• Go Texan Day brings out the cowboy among Houston famous faces - Chron

  22-02-2019 22:16
  Go Texan Day brings out the cowboy among Houston famous faces  ChronWho doens'nt like dressing uo like a cowboy? This is the 87th year of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.And the event is still going strong.
  
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• Houston named 4th best metro for women in tech by a new study - CultureMap Houston

  22-02-2019 22:10
  Houston named 4th best metro for women in tech by a new study  CultureMap HoustonIf you're a woman in the technology industry here in Houston, you're in the right place. Houston was recognized as the 4th best city in the United States for ...
  
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• Texas could see the best wildflower season in 10 years - Chron

  22-02-2019 21:41
  Texas could see the best wildflower season in 10 years  ChronBluebonnets are a staple of life in Texas. Every spring, people of all ages can't hide their collective excitement when the Texas wildflowers starts blooming ...
  
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• RodeoHouston events expected to continue despite threat of weekend thunderstorms

  22-02-2019 21:29 via chron.com
  The forecast shows a high likelihood for showers and thunderstorms before noon Saturday.
  
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• Houston oil producer to spend $2.6B in 2019 - Houston Business Journal

  22-02-2019 21:17
  Houston oil producer to spend $2.6B in 2019  Houston Business JournalHouston-based Marathon Oil Corp. (NYSE: MRO) plans to spend $2.6 billion in 2019, according to documents the company filed with federal regulators.
  
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• Trail riders reroute at request of West University - Chron

  22-02-2019 21:10
  Trail riders reroute at request of West University  ChronSocial media lit up Thursday with comments that West University Place had barred rodeo trail riders from coming through their city, but the stories from both sides ...
  
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• Houston Women Wrap Home Season Against Rice on Saturday - SwimSwam

  22-02-2019 21:08
  Houston Women Wrap Home Season Against Rice on Saturday  SwimSwamThe University of Houston Swimming & Diving team returns home for its final home meet of the 2018-19 season to face Rice at the Campus Recreation and ...
  
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• Holocaust Museum Houston Seeks Artifact Donations To Expand Its Collection - Houston Public Media

  22-02-2019 21:05
  Holocaust Museum Houston Seeks Artifact Donations To Expand Its Collection  Houston Public MediaThe Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) is seeking to expand its collection of nearly 6,000 items before it reopens its permanent space to the public in June.
  
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• How Houston’s Pothole Initiative Works - Houston Public Media

  22-02-2019 21:00
  How Houston’s Pothole Initiative Works  Houston Public MediaIn 2016, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner launched his pothole repair initiative, which called on residents to report potholes to 311 with the goal being to repair ...
  
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• These are the no-knock warrant policies for the Houston-area - KPRC Click2Houston

  22-02-2019 20:57
  These are the no-knock warrant policies for the Houston-area  KPRC Click2HoustonSince a no-knock warrant led to a botched police raid in Houston last month, the policy of executing these types of warrants has been called into question.
  
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• Houston Texans Quarterback Situation Entering Free Agency - Toro Times

  22-02-2019 20:40
  Houston Texans Quarterback Situation Entering Free Agency  Toro TimesThe Houston Texans are entering free agency with their starting spot secured, but not much else.
  
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• 14-year-old girl rescued from sex trafficking at Harris County motel, Constable says

  22-02-2019 20:32 via chron.com
  Man 'groomed' 14-year-old runaway for prostitution before arrest, according to Pct. 4 Constable Mark Herman.
  
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• 5 events worth checking out in Houston this weekend - KTRK-TV

  22-02-2019 20:21
  5 events worth checking out in Houston this weekend  KTRK-TVHere are a few options to stay busy this weekend around Houston.
  
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• UPDATE: 2 sent to hospital after Houston Co. Hwy. 41 accident - wgxa.tv

  22-02-2019 19:46
  UPDATE: 2 sent to hospital after Houston Co. Hwy. 41 accident  wgxa.tvUPDATE. HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. -- All lanes are back open after an accident onHighway 41 in Houston County Friday afternoon. Deputies say two people ...
  
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• Houston Police Department seek suspect in aggravated robbery - Chron

  22-02-2019 19:37
  Houston Police Department seek suspect in aggravated robbery  ChronThe Houston Police Department and Crime Stoppers are seeking the public's help in locating a pair of suspects in an aggravated robbery. According to a news ...
  
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• Woman confesses to fatally shooting boyfriend in South Side - Chron

  22-02-2019 19:35
  Woman confesses to fatally shooting boyfriend in South Side  ChronA Katy woman has been charged with murder after admitting to shooting her boyfriend on Thursday in Houston's South Side. Officers arrived to the scene at ...
  
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• High school senior running for Houston's city council - WOAI

  22-02-2019 19:27
  High school senior running for Houston's city council  WOAIFor one young man's 18th birthday, he wants to be elected city council. Marcel McClinton is a high school senior at Stratford High School, who took ...
  
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• Hate groups on the rise in USand Texas, civil rights center finds

  22-02-2019 19:06 via chron.com
  It's the fourth straight year the number of hate groups rose across the U.S., the report said.
  
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• Hate groups on the rise in US and Texas, civil rights center finds

  22-02-2019 19:06 via chron.com
  It's the fourth straight year the number of hate groups rose across the U.S., the report said.
  
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• Hate groups on the rise in U.S and Texas, civil righter center study finds

  22-02-2019 19:06 via chron.com
  It's the fourth straight year the number of hate groups rose across the U.S., the report said.
  
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• Houston's most deluxe real estate rentals, revealed - Hoodline

  22-02-2019 18:59
  Houston's most deluxe real estate rentals, revealed  HoodlineExplore the most deluxe rentals on the market in Houston.
  
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• Three Houston teens arrested in Beaumont as suspects involved in auto burglary - KFDM-TV News

  22-02-2019 18:41
  Three Houston teens arrested in Beaumont as suspects involved in auto burglary  KFDM-TV NewsIn the early morning hours on Friday, February 22, 2019 at 2:54 a. m. Beaumont Police Officers responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle possibly casing the ...
  
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• Houston resident and great-grandson of Winston Churchill has died - Chron

  22-02-2019 18:38
  Houston resident and great-grandson of Winston Churchill has died  ChronJonathan Sandys, the great-grandson of Winston Churchill and a noted public speaker and Houston resident, has died in a London hospital of chronic lung ...
  
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• Happy National Margarita Day! These are Houston's favorite margarita joints - KPRC Click2Houston

  22-02-2019 18:06
  Happy National Margarita Day! These are Houston's favorite margarita joints  KPRC Click2HoustonWhere does Houston get its best margaritas? We asked and you answered.
  
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• Team Of One: While James Harden Makes History, Can Houston Win A Title? - Forbes

  22-02-2019 17:58
  Team Of One: While James Harden Makes History, Can Houston Win A Title?  ForbesJames Harden is on a historic run. The Houston Rockets shooting guard is currently on a streak of 31 games with more than 30 points—something no one has ...
  
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• Iconic Mexican rock group Maná brings Rayando el Sol Tour to Houston - Houston Chronicle

  22-02-2019 17:48
  Iconic Mexican rock group Maná brings Rayando el Sol Tour to Houston  Houston Chronicle The trek is named for the band's 1990 breakout single.
  
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• WIDESPREAD CLOSURES: How to avoid road delays this weekend in Houston area - KTRK-TV

  22-02-2019 17:44
  WIDESPREAD CLOSURES: How to avoid road delays this weekend in Houston area  KTRK-TVIf you plan to be out and about this weekend, you'll want to check this list of closures before you hit the road.
  
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• 45th Annual Houston Museum Antique Show And Sale Is This Weekend - The Chattanoogan

  22-02-2019 17:37
  45th Annual Houston Museum Antique Show And Sale Is This Weekend  The ChattanooganThe Houston Museum Antiques Show & Sale returns this Friday through Sunday, bringing a wide and varied selection of jewelry, furniture, rugs, African art, ...
  
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• Food trucks are back at the East End's Truck Yard Houston - Chron.com

  22-02-2019 17:17
  Food trucks are back at the East End's Truck Yard Houston  Chron.comThey're back! Houston's mobile eateries are putting the "truck" back in Truck Yard, 2118 Lamar Street this weekend. Recommended Video. Created with Sketch.
  
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• Beloved urban Houston park blooms with national design award nomination - CultureMap Houston

  22-02-2019 17:15
  Beloved urban Houston park blooms with national design award nomination  CultureMap HoustonHouston is seeing a renaissance of sorts with its urban parks, as evidenced by the colossal, $70 million-donation to Memorial Park by the Kinder Foundation a.
  
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• Thunderstorms possible through Saturday in Houston area, expected to bring weekend cold front - Chron

  22-02-2019 16:54
  Thunderstorms possible through Saturday in Houston area, expected to bring weekend cold front  ChronForecasters warn of the possibility of thunderstorms through Saturday in the Houston area, the National Weather *Service* says. A cold front will trigger the storm ...
  
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• Woman confesses to fatally shooting boyfriend in South Side

  22-02-2019 16:24 via chron.com
  Officers arrived to the scene at 5514 Griggs Road around 12:30 p.m. and found a 64-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds to the back, police said.
  
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• Girlfriend confesses to fatal shooting in South Side

  22-02-2019 16:24 via chron.com
  Officers arrived to the scene at 5514 Griggs Road around 12:30 p.m. and found a 64-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds to the back, police said.
  
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• Houston Texans: 5 Running backs to examine in free agency - Toro Times

  22-02-2019 16:22
  Houston Texans: 5 Running backs to examine in free agency  Toro TimesThe Houston Texans need to examine these running backs in 2019 free agency to help improve their offensive production.
  
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• Houston gunman hiding on roof kills 2, critically injures 1 - KXAN.com

  22-02-2019 16:17
  Houston gunman hiding on roof kills 2, critically injures 1  KXAN.comAuthorities say a Houston gunman armed with a rifle and who was hiding on a rooftop opened fire on a carload of people, killing two and injuring two others.
  
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• UPDATE: 1 dead in multiple I-75 north crashes in Houston Co. - wgxa.tv

  22-02-2019 16:02
  UPDATE: 1 dead in multiple I-75 north crashes in Houston Co.  wgxa.tvUPDATE 3 P. M. HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. -- One person died in the string of four crashes on I-75 North in Houston County Friday morning, Georgia Highway ...
  
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• Houston’s Only Hang Gliding School In Danger Of Shutting Down - Houston Public Media

  22-02-2019 15:50
  Houston’s Only Hang Gliding School In Danger Of Shutting Down  Houston Public MediaCowboy Up Hang Gliding is trying to fill a crucial gap.
  
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• Houston Texans: 5 small school prospects to monitor at the NFL Combine - Toro Times

  22-02-2019 15:50
  Houston Texans: 5 small school prospects to monitor at the NFL Combine  Toro TimesThe NFL combined will be littered with unknowns looking to make a name for themselves, below are 5 of those that the Houston Texans should monitor.
  
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• Child, 12, injured in southwest Houston hit-and-run crash - KPRC Click2Houston

  22-02-2019 15:38
  Child, 12, injured in southwest Houston hit-and-run crash  KPRC Click2HoustonA 12-year-old was injured Friday during a hit-and-run crash in southwest Houston.
  
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• Rooftop shooter kills 2, wounds 2 in ambush attack at east Houston home - Chron

  22-02-2019 15:15
  Rooftop shooter kills 2, wounds 2 in ambush attack at east Houston home  ChronA rooftop shooter killed two men and wounded two more people in what authorities called an ambush Thursday afternoon in east Houston, according to ...
  
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• Thunderstorms possible through Saturday in Houston area, expected to bring weekend cold front

  22-02-2019 14:40 via chron.com
  Thunderstorms are likely in the area until Saturday night, forecasters say.
  
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