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• Police release suspect vehicle description in deadly east Houston shootout

  20-03-2019 23:07 via chron.com
  Police are searching for a dark SUV believed to be used in a deadly shootout Wednesday afternoon in east Houston.
  
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• Man killed in east Houston shootout, witness says

  20-03-2019 23:07 via chron.com
  A man was shot dead outside an east Houston apartment complex Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Cardinal DiNardo expected to make full recovery from stroke

  20-03-2019 23:00 via chron.com
  After suffering a mild stroke, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo was discharged from St. Joseph Medical Center on Wednesday and has entered a rehab program.
  
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• Deer Park refinery ends shelter in place - Chron

  20-03-2019 22:21
  Deer Park refinery ends shelter in place  ChronA Deer Park refinery has ended a shelter in place that was enacted after low levels of benzene were detected at the facility, company officials said Wednesday.
  
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• Bissonnet closed in Museum District after contractors strike water main

  20-03-2019 22:18 via chron.com
  Both eastbound and westbound lanes of Bissonnet Street are closed in the Museum District after contractors struck a water main.
  
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• No Deer Park fire-related ailments reported at Houston hospitals

  20-03-2019 21:14 via chron.com
  Concern is high among Houston area residents, but medical facilities indicate no uptick in patient visits because of the Deer Park fire outside Houston.
  
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• Corey Davis is Houston’s heart and soul - Houston Chronicle

  20-03-2019 20:42
  Corey Davis is Houston’s heart and soul  Houston Chronicle A simple “RIP” inscription on his basketball shoes is a reminder of friends, family lost on a player's journey to the top with Cougars.
  
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• Video shows wrong-way driver arrested on Westpark Tollway

  20-03-2019 19:15 via chron.com
  Intense footage release by the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable's Office shows the moment a wrong-way driver was arrested on the Westpark Tollway in February.
  
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• Houston officials: El Dorado widening to start in the fall - Chron

  20-03-2019 19:09
  Houston officials: El Dorado widening to start in the fall  ChronHouston city officials speaking Tuesday at a District E town hall meeting outlined planned projects for the Clear Lake/Ellington area that will include the widening ...
  
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• Deer Park refinery ends shelter in place

  20-03-2019 18:58 via chron.com
  The shelter in place at Shell Deer Park comes the same day as emergency crews extinguished a blaze at nearby Intercontinental Terminals Co., a fire that lasted nearly four days and which caused a plume of black smoke to linger over the Houston area.
  
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• Deer Park refinery enacts shelter in place after benzene detected

  20-03-2019 18:58 via chron.com
  The shelter in place at Shell Deer Park comes the same day as emergency crews extinguished a blaze at nearby Intercontinental Terminals Co., a fire that lasted nearly four days and which caused a plume of black smoke to linger over the Houston area.
  
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• Heroic Harris County deputy reunited with woman he saved from burning trailer

  20-03-2019 18:50 via chron.com
  A woman trapped in a burning building and the deputy who pulled her to safety reunited for the first time Wednesday.
  
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• Longshoremen's union drops support for Turner, Buzbee asks others to follow suit

  20-03-2019 18:38 via chron.com
  Tony Buzbee again called on all Houston unions Wednesday to disavow Sylvester Turner after a local district of the International Longshoremen's Association dropped its support for the mayor.
  
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• Houston woman turns 30, celebrates with baby-like photoshoot - Chron

  20-03-2019 18:37
  Houston woman turns 30, celebrates with baby-like photoshoot  ChronYou can't help getting older but you don't have to grow old. Houston resident Rhiannon Escalante, who turned 30 on Tuesday, celebrated her big day with a ...
  
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• Houston economy shows signs of slowing, Dallas Fed says - Chron

  20-03-2019 18:32
  Houston economy shows signs of slowing, Dallas Fed says  ChronEconomic growth in the Houston region may slow in the first half of 2019, the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank said in a report Tuesday. The bank's business cycle ...
  
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• Organizers shutter Houston's Drag Queen Story Time - Chron

  20-03-2019 18:04
  Organizers shutter Houston's Drag Queen Story Time  ChronIn an open letter published by Houstonia magazine, the organizers of Houston's Drag Queen Story Time said they are shuttering the controversial program after ...
  
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• Organizers shutter Houston’s Drag Queen Story Time

  20-03-2019 18:04 via chron.com
  In an open letter published by Houstonia magazine, the organizers of Houston's Drag Queen Story Time said they are shuttering the controversial program after recent news that one of their readers had previously sexually assaulted an 8-year-old child.
  
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• O'Rourke says he can beat Trump in Texas in 2020, but he might not be only Dem with a chance.

  20-03-2019 17:59 via chron.com
  When Joe Biden goes head to head against Trump, the poll says his margin of defeat as identical to that of O'Rourke.
  
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• New helicopter video shows intense flames of Deer Park fire up close

  20-03-2019 17:39 via chron.com
  New video released by the Harris County Sheriff's Office shows aerial shots of the Deer Park fire, which has now been extinguished.
  
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• Houston-Area Residents Question Community’s Use Of METRO Money - Houston Public Media

  20-03-2019 17:38
  Houston-Area Residents Question Community’s Use Of METRO Money  Houston Public MediaMETRO's General Mobility program helps fund transportation projects in areas that don't have bus *service*. One resident started looking through public records to ...
  
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• 'Send for Red Adair!': Deer Park blaze stokes memories of famed Houston hellfighter

  20-03-2019 17:20 via chron.com
  While petrochemical fires weren't his specialty, thick, black smoke over Houston brought back memories of the city's own superhero – Paul "Red" Adair.
  
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• Get to know this UH basketball team as March Madness begins - Chron

  20-03-2019 17:17
  Get to know this UH basketball team as March Madness begins  ChronThe University of Houston starts what it hopes will be a long run through March Madness on Friday, when it plays 14th-seeded Georgia State in Tulsa, Okla.
  
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• Black smoke over Houston is part of the deal - San Antonio Express-News

  20-03-2019 17:09
  Black smoke over Houston is part of the deal  San Antonio Express-NewsThe black plume dominating the Houston skyline is a stark reminder that products we rely upon are derived from dangerous processes.
  
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• Houston's 9 favorite burgers to sink your teeth into - CultureMap Houston

  20-03-2019 16:57
  Houston's 9 favorite burgers to sink your teeth into  CultureMap HoustonFor most of the categories in the CultureMap Tastemaker Awards, we pick a winner of the year. Awarding Chef of the Year, Restaurant of the Year, etc. suggest.
  
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• Lawsuit alleges Deer Park company that battled fire dumped hazardous waste during Harvey

  20-03-2019 16:54 via chron.com
  The company responsible for this week's black plume in Houston's sky has been accused in a federal lawsuit of dumping hazardous waste in the water during Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• Several Houston neighborhoods at top of 2019 list of best suburbs to buy a home in Texas - Chron.com

  20-03-2019 16:52
  Several Houston neighborhoods at top of 2019 list of best suburbs to buy a home in Texas  Chron.comSeveral Houston area neighborhoods made the top of a 2019 list of best suburbs to buy a home in Texas. A new report from data analysis website Niche ...
  
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• Voodoo Doughnuts opening in Houston this summer - KTRK-TV

  20-03-2019 15:42
  Voodoo Doughnuts opening in Houston this summer  KTRK-TVHOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Foodies, this one's for you! Houston's food scene is gaining yet another beloved restaurant, Voodoo Doughnut, which is a doughnut ...
  
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• Former Colombian soccer star arrested for drug shipments

  20-03-2019 15:40 via chron.com
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara has been arrested in his native Colombia on a U.S. drug warrant.
  Colombia's chief prosecutor's office said Wednesday that prosecutors in Texas believe Viafara was part of a criminal network tied to the nation's feared Gulf cartel, which for a decade moved large shipments of cocaine on fast boats and semi-submersible through the Pacific Ocean to Central America and onto the U.S.
  He was arrested Tuesday along w
  
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• Where to Splurge on a Seriously Decadent Meal in Houston - Eater Houston

  20-03-2019 15:01
  Where to Splurge on a Seriously Decadent Meal in Houston  Eater HoustonHouston has no shortage of excellent cheap eats, but sometimes the occasion calls for a meal that touts an eatery's culinary prowess while fetching a pretty ...
  
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• Deer Park plant fire: Blaze extinguished, but some questions linger

  20-03-2019 14:08 via chron.com
  We still don't know how the fire started.
  
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• Apple launches new AirPods with longer talk time, wireless charging

  20-03-2019 13:54 via chron.com
  Apple Inc. on Wednesday announced its much anticipated second-generation AirPods, adding hands-free Siri access, 50 percent longer talk time and optional wireless charging.
  
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• How Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Accelerate Gentrification and Inequality in Houston - The Texas Observer

  20-03-2019 13:05
  How Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Accelerate Gentrification and Inequality in Houston  The Texas ObserverTucked inside Trump's 2017 tax cuts is a tax break for real-estate investors worth $1.5 billion. Critics say it could become a gentrification accelerant.
  
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• Man found dead in crosswalk was apparently hit by vehicle

  20-03-2019 12:33 via chron.com
  A pedestrian was killedin a hit-and-run Wednesday morning while walking in a southwest Houston crosswalk, according to police.
  
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• Texas-based media company selling 19 TV stations for $1.32 billion

  20-03-2019 12:25 via chron.com
  IRVING, Texas (AP) — Nexstar is selling 19 television stations for $1.32 billion as part of its buyout deal with Tribune Media.
  Nexstar agreed in December to buy Chicago's Tribune Media for about $4 billion. Part of that agreement requires Nexstar to sell certain television stations in order to comply with the FCC local and national television ownership rules and to get FCC and Justice Department approval of the Tribune Media transaction.
  Nexstar Media Group Inc. is selling 11 stations to
  
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• Deer Park chemical fire extinguished overnight, ITC says

  20-03-2019 12:08 via chron.com
  Crews are continuing to spray foam and water on the tanks to cool them and prevent them from reigniting.
  
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• Cause of Deer Park fire still unclear as emergency crews prepare for cleanup

  20-03-2019 12:08 via chron.com
  Crews are continuing to spray foam and water on the tanks to cool them and prevent them from reigniting.
  
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• Houston uneasy beneath black plume of days-long chemical fire - MSNBC

  20-03-2019 04:57
  Houston uneasy beneath black plume of days-long chemical fire  MSNBCRachel Maddow reports on a massive fire at a chemical storage facility near Houston, Texas that has been burning since Sunday with black smoke drifting for ...
  
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• Growing number of school districts cancel classes due to ITC fire in Deer Park

  20-03-2019 04:13 via chron.com
  At least six school districts near the Houston Ship Channel have announced they will close campuses on Wednesday, March 20, due to the three-day-old chemical fire blazing its way through the Interncontinental Terminals Company site in Deer Park.
  
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• Houston Tanks That Escaped 3 1/2-Day Blaze May Be Demolished - Bloomberg

  20-03-2019 04:05
  Houston Tanks That Escaped 3 1/2-Day Blaze May Be Demolished  BloombergPetrochemical storage tanks adjacent to the fire that spewed a massive smoke column a mile above Houston may need to be razed, the owner said.
  
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• QB King fully cleared as Houston opens spring - ESPN

  20-03-2019 02:22
  QB King fully cleared as Houston opens spring  ESPNHouston held its first spring practice under new coach Dana Holgorsen on Tuesday with a healthy D'Eriq King fully cleared to participate.
  
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• Deer Park plant fire may have been sparked by overheated storage tank, worker says

  20-03-2019 01:02 via chron.com
  The worker said he spotted smoke at one of the storage tanks before the fire roared into action.
  
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