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• Shipping Resumes in Houston Channel Fouled by Chemical Spill - Yahoo Canada Finance

  25-03-2019 23:08
  Shipping Resumes in Houston Channel Fouled by Chemical Spill  Yahoo Canada FinanceA two-mile (3.2-kilometer) stretch of the Houston Ship Channel's that's been closed for three days will be open during daytime hours while the clean-up ...
  
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• HPD: Cross-eyed suspect accused of killing 2 outside Houston bar - Chron

  25-03-2019 22:58
  HPD: Cross-eyed suspect accused of killing 2 outside Houston bar  ChronHouston police homicide detectives hope the public can help identify a cross-eyed man accused of gunning down two people outside a bar early March 9.
  
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• HPD: Cross-eyed suspect accused of killing 2 outside Houston bar

  25-03-2019 22:58 via chron.com
  Houston police homicide detectives hope the public can help identify a cross-eyed man accused of gunning down two people outside a bar early March 9.
  
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• Two Houston-area residents plead not guilty in college admissions bribery scandal

  25-03-2019 22:40 via chron.com
  BOSTON - Several former athletic coaches and others accused of participating in the college admissions cheating and bribery scandal pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges Monday.
  The developments here in federal court came nearly two weeks after prosecutors announced charges resulting from an investigation of an alleged plot to compromise the admissions process at several prominent universities.
  Prosecutors charge that wealthy parents bankrolled a bribery scam in an effort to get
  
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• Relative: HPD sergeant charged in wife's slaying may have been motivated by jealousy

  25-03-2019 19:36 via chron.com
  A 33-year veteran of the Houston Police Department charged in the death of his wife may have been motivated by jealousy after an evening out with friends, a relative told investigators.
  
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• Expect flaring at Shell’s Deer Park plant

  25-03-2019 18:01 via chron.com
  Officials at Shell's Deer Park plant on Texas 225 are warning residents and drivers that they may see flaring from the plant.
  
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• Expect 300 million monarch butterflies in Texas this season

  25-03-2019 17:22 via chron.com
  After an upward trend in monarch butterfly populations, Texas experts are expecting a massive surge in the flying insects through Texas this season.
  
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• Boeing test flight for commercial crew faces months-long delay

  25-03-2019 16:37 via chron.com
  On the heels of a successful test flight for the SpaceX vehicle being built to take humans to the International Space Station, Boeing's comparable vehicle is experiencing a months-long delay, according to Reuters.
  
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• Map shows how climate change will affect Houston 60 years from now - Chron

  25-03-2019 16:08
  Map shows how climate change will affect Houston 60 years from now  ChronIt may feel hot and humid in Houston now, but one climate change study shows it could be far worse in 60 years. By 2080, Houston's climate could feel closer to ...
  
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• Map shows how climate change will affect Houston 60 years from now

  25-03-2019 16:08 via chron.com
  A new study from the University of Maryland sought to find out how climate change will impact people living in urban areas in the U.S. and Canada.
  
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• Houston-area couple fearful after seeing naked man on video footage trying to enter home

  25-03-2019 14:45 via chron.com
  Homeowner Garrett Gradney said his wife heard the man from outside the home telling her to take her shirt off.
  
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• Gas prices to continue climbing in Houston - Chron.com

  25-03-2019 14:10
  Gas prices to continue climbing in Houston  Chron.comGasoline prices climbed nearly 8 cents in Houston in the past week and they will likely continue to rise with warming weather, according to the gasoline price ...
  
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• Baby Boom! Houston Woman Gives Birth to 3 Sets of Twins in 9 Minutes: 'This Is Miraculous!' - PEOPLE.com

  25-03-2019 13:54
  Baby Boom! Houston Woman Gives Birth to 3 Sets of Twins in 9 Minutes: 'This Is Miraculous!'  PEOPLE.comThelma Chiaka gave birth to two sets of twin boys and one set of twin girls, all within nine minutes of one another.
  
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• Alleged billionaire fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has Houston ties. These are the city's biggest scams

  25-03-2019 13:30 via chron.com
  Elizabeth Holmes, once the world's youngest woman billionaire,is no longer a mystery.
  
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• Midwest Region: Get to know the 4 teams - Chron

  25-03-2019 13:23
  Midwest Region: Get to know the 4 teams  ChronA glance at the remaining four teams in the Midwest Region: North Carolina. Seed: 1. Record: 29-6. Conference: Atlantic Coast. How North Carolina got here: ...
  
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• What happened at ITC facility in Deer Park over the weekend?

  25-03-2019 12:34 via chron.com
  Officials at ITC noted "extreme progress" after a series of setbacks on Friday.
  
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• Three men shot during gunfight outside home in Galena Park area - Chron

  25-03-2019 12:13
  Three men shot during gunfight outside home in Galena Park area  ChronOne person was critically wounded among three men who were shot Monday morning outside a home in the Galena Park area, Houston Police said. Three men ...
  
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• Three men shot during gunfight outside home in Galena Park area

  25-03-2019 12:13 via chron.com
  An unknown vehicle pulled up and started exchanging gunfire with the people outside.
  
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• 3 Houston innovators to know who are starting new roles - InnovationMap

  25-03-2019 12:04
  3 Houston innovators to know who are starting new roles  InnovationMapIt's been a busy week for Houston innovators. TMC Innovation Institute hired its new director, and Station Houston created a new director position — and filled it ...
  
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• Texans work out Villanova lineman Brandon Hitner - Chron

  25-03-2019 12:00
  Texans work out Villanova lineman Brandon Hitner  ChronTexans offensive line coach Mike Devlin conducted a private workout with Villanova offensive tackle Brandon Hitner, according to a league source not ...
  
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• Controller Brown: Firefighter Raises “Unsustainable” In Houston City Budget - Houston Public Media

  25-03-2019 12:00
  Controller Brown: Firefighter Raises “Unsustainable” In Houston City Budget  Houston Public MediaCity Controller Chris Brown says Houston is already facing a budget deficit of at least $120 million in the next fiscal year. Enacting full pay parity for firefighters in ...
  
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• Pittsburgh Pirates Head To Houston To Finish Exhibition Schedule - FanSided

  25-03-2019 11:12
  Pittsburgh Pirates Head To Houston To Finish Exhibition Schedule  FanSidedOn Monday and Tuesday the Pittsburgh Pirates will travel to Houston to play a pair of games against the Astros as they finish up their exhibition schedule.
  
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• 3 men injured after shootout outside east Houston home - KTRK-TV

  25-03-2019 10:58
  3 men injured after shootout outside east Houston home  KTRK-TVPolice say the men got into a shootout with the suspects who were in the vehicle. All three were shot and taken to the hospital.
  
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• Things to Do: Boz Scaggs at the House of Blues - Houston Press

  25-03-2019 10:00
  Things to Do: Boz Scaggs at the House of Blues  Houston PressHere's the Lowdown: Storied musician - and recent Texas Medal of the Arts recipient - Boz Scaggs brings blues-based album, tour to town.
  
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• NCAA March Madness: Houston tops Ohio State to make first Sweet 16 since 1984 - Corpus Christi Caller-Times

  25-03-2019 10:00
  NCAA March Madness: Houston tops Ohio State to make first Sweet 16 since 1984  Corpus Christi Caller-TimesHouston held Ohio State at arm's length for the final 25 minutes to earn the program's first Sweet 16 berth since 1984.
  
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• State conservator orders HISD to suspend superintendent search

  25-03-2019 06:00 via chron.com
  A conservator appointed by the Texas Education Agency is employing her legally-authorized power to “direct an action to be taken” by a school board.
  
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• Robber swipes money from Girl Scout selling cookies outside Houston store - ActionNewsJax.com

  25-03-2019 06:00
  Robber swipes money from Girl Scout selling cookies outside Houston store  ActionNewsJax.comA Girl Scout selling cookies outside a Houston grocery store was robbed by a man Saturday night, KTRK reported.
  
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• Houston’s neighborhood initiative gets $10M funding, director

  25-03-2019 06:00 via chron.com
  Mayor Sylvester Turner’s signature neighborhood initiative got a $10 million boost Monday with the establishment of a new fund to help revitalize targeted local communities.
  Turner announced the Complete Communities Improvement Fund with initial funding from Wells Fargo and Cadence banks and the countries of United Arab Emirates and Qatar, among others. The goal is to reach $25 million, he said.
  “Complete Communities is a public-private collaboration leveraging private investment, ph
  
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• Houston gets first Nap Bar for a quick, daytime snooze - Houston Chronicle

  25-03-2019 06:00
  Houston gets first Nap Bar for a quick, daytime snooze  Houston Chronicle Khaliah Guillory has taken enough midday naps in her car to figure out all the shortcomings that offers in Houston. Cars get hot, the sun's too bright, and then ...
  
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• Four Democrats boycott hearing, delay Texas anti-abortion bill

  25-03-2019 06:00 via chron.com
  The Democrats on the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee called an anti-abortion bill a “charade” to “offend our fellow Texas women, their families and licensed physicians.”
  
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• Cleanup continues at ITC site as Ship Channel nears re-opening

  25-03-2019 06:00 via chron.com
  Crews continue to remove chemicals from several fire-damaged storage tanks at the Intercontinental Terminals Co.’s Deer Park site Monday as the U.S. Coast Guard hopes to soon re-open the Houston Ship Channel.
  Eight days after a fire began at the Deer Park facility and damaged 11 80,000-gallon tanks filled with flammable petroleum products, ITC Incident Commander Brent Weber said crews had drained five tanks completely and were working to empty another three.
  Two tanks that had contained py
  
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• Houston bounces Ohio State, to face Kentucky next - Reuters

  25-03-2019 05:18
  Houston bounces Ohio State, to face Kentucky next  ReutersGuard Corey Davis Jr. led a balanced attack with 21 points, and backcourt mate Galen Robinson Jr. had 13 points, five assists and a career-high six steals to lift ...
  
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• Houston, Texas Tech and the rest of the Sweet 16 - Houston Chronicle

  25-03-2019 04:51
  Houston, Texas Tech and the rest of the Sweet 16  Houston Chronicle A quick look at the Sweet 16, which features the top 3 seeds in each region, something that hasn't happened since 2009. MIDWEST at Kansas City, Friday and ...
  
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• Houston cop charged with murder of wife - KWTX

  25-03-2019 04:15
  Houston cop charged with murder of wife  KWTXInvestigators say a Houston police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his librarian wife.
  
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• Kentucky plays Houston in Midwest semifinals with late tipoff - Kentucky Today

  25-03-2019 04:10
  Kentucky plays Houston in Midwest semifinals with late tipoff  Kentucky TodaySecond-seeded Kentucky will play No. 3 Houston in the Midwest Regional semifinals Friday night and tipoff is scheduled for 10 p.m. EST with the game ...
  
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• Our Projected Odds for Kentucky-Houston, Every Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament Game - The Action Network

  25-03-2019 04:00
  Our Projected Odds for Kentucky-Houston, Every Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament Game  The Action NetworkSee Sean Koerner's projected spreads and over/unders for every Sweet 16 game in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, including Kentucky-Houston, Duke-Virginia ...
  
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• Pirates spring training: Pitching staff uncertain as team heads to Houston - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  25-03-2019 03:29
  Pirates spring training: Pitching staff uncertain as team heads to Houston  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteSARASOTA, Fla. — Jung Ho Kang hit his seventh home run of the spring as the Pirates tied the Baltimore Orioles, 1-1, Sunday at Ed Smith Stadium. The Florida ...
  
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• Pelicans no match for Houston's barrage of 3-pointers in 113-90 loss - The Advocate

  25-03-2019 03:15
  Pelicans no match for Houston's barrage of 3-pointers in 113-90 loss  The AdvocateAlvin Gentry couldn't have given James Harden much higher praise Sunday night, and that was before one of the league's top-two MVP candidates helped his ...
  
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• Houston Quarterback D'Eriq King Is Close To Full Strength, Which Is Great News For The Cougars - Forbes

  25-03-2019 02:45
  Houston Quarterback D'Eriq King Is Close To Full Strength, Which Is Great News For The Cougars  ForbesThe news out of Houston is pretty good at the start of spring practice regarding the health of quarterback D'Eriq King.
  
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• Houston man arrested after allegedly beating girlfriend over drug money, sparking SWAT standoff - mySA

  25-03-2019 02:04
  Houston man arrested after allegedly beating girlfriend over drug money, sparking SWAT standoff  mySAA ten-time felon was arrested Sunday after he allegedly beat his girlfriend and sparked a SWAT standoff in southwest Houston, according to police. The woman ...
  
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• Houston man arrested after allegedly beating girlfriend over drug money, sparking SWAT standoff - Chron

  25-03-2019 02:04
  Houston man arrested after allegedly beating girlfriend over drug money, sparking SWAT standoff  ChronA ten-time felon was arrested Sunday after he allegedly beat his girlfriend and sparked a SWAT standoff in southwest Houston, according to police. The woman ...
  
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• Houston man arrested after allegedly beating girlfriend over drug money, sparking SWAT standoff

  25-03-2019 01:31 via chron.com
  A ten-time felon was arrested Sunday after he allegedly beat his girlfriend and sparked a SWAT standoff in southwest Houston.
  
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• GRAB YOUR WANDS: Harry Potter-themed Wizard's Brunch and Dinner's coming to Houston - KTRK-TV

  25-03-2019 01:00
  GRAB YOUR WANDS: Harry Potter-themed Wizard's Brunch and Dinner's coming to Houston  KTRK-TVEXPELLIARMUS: Get ready to embrace your inner Harry, Ron and Hermoine!
  
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