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• Truck driver from Wisconsin company killed in Houston crash - WDJT

  27-06-2019 23:55 via cbs58.com
  Truck driver from Wisconsin company killed in Houston crash  WDJTHOUSTON, TX (CBS 58) -- A truck driver who worked for a Wisconsin company was killed in an accident in Houston Thursday. The semi truck reportedly went off ...
  
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• Houston lands top transfer Grimes from Kansas - ESPN

  27-06-2019 23:49 via espn.com
  Houston lands top transfer Grimes from Kansas  ESPNFormer Kansas guard Quentin Grimes announced his commitment to Houston on Thursday. Grimes, the best transfer player still available in ESPN's rankings, ...
  
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• 14 things you can do this weekend in Houston - KPRC Click2Houston

  27-06-2019 23:31 via click2houston.com
  14 things you can do this weekend in Houston  KPRC Click2HoustonFrom a showing of "Mean Girls" at Discovery Green to a princess day at the Houston Astros game, this weekend is packed with things to do in Houston.
  
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• CMS finds serious care deficiencies at Houston hospital - Becker's Hospital Review

  27-06-2019 23:15 via beckershospitalreview.com
  CMS finds serious care deficiencies at Houston hospital  Becker's Hospital ReviewCMS identified serious care deficiencies at Houston-based Ben Taub Hospital after an investigation earlier this month, reports the Houston Chronicle.
  
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• Senate panel OKs Houston lawyer for federal bench

  27-06-2019 22:55 via chron.com
  President Donald Trump nominated Charles Eskridge, a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP in Houston and adjunct professor at University of Houston, for the post in early May.
  
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• Sex crime sting nets 51 suspects in the Houston area as part of 'Operation Broken Heart' - Houston Chronicle

  27-06-2019 22:41 via houstonchronicle.com
  Sex crime sting nets 51 suspects in the Houston area as part of 'Operation Broken Heart'  Houston Chronicle A two-month sex crime investigation led to the arrest of 51 people in the Houston area who were accused of engaging with child pornography online, according ...
  
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• 11 Essential Houston Sandwich Shops - Eater Houston

  27-06-2019 22:05 via houston.eater.com
  11 Essential Houston Sandwich Shops  Eater HoustonWhere to find the city's finest banh mi, po' boys, and so much more.
  
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• Lovett Commercial unveils plans for former Barbara Jordan Post Office in Houston - Houston Business Journal

  27-06-2019 21:56 via bizjournals.com
  Lovett Commercial unveils plans for former Barbara Jordan Post Office in Houston  Houston Business JournalDevelopers at Houston-based Lovett Commercial have unveiled plans for how they plan to transform the former Barbara Jordan Post Office into a ...
  
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• Police investigate deadly shooting in west Houston - KPRC Click2Houston

  27-06-2019 21:39 via click2houston.com
  Police investigate deadly shooting in west Houston  KPRC Click2HoustonPolice were investigating a deadly shooting Thursday in west Houston.
  
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• TxDOT to do emergency repair on Katy Freeway at Mason this afternoon

  27-06-2019 21:34 via chron.com
  TxDOT said it was planning on repairing the concrete at this location last night and tonight,but as crews started work on the repair last night, they decided it would be safest to replace the section now.
  
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• HB 3 payoff: Larger raises for Pasadena ISD employees

  27-06-2019 21:30 via chron.com
  Texas’ new school finance bill is freshly signed into law and, for Pasadena ISD, it means raises for all employees, higher starting salaries and 21 new prekindergarten classes in the coming school year.A 5.5 percent increase is coming for those teachers, counselors, librarians and nurses who have at least six years of experience. People in those positions with less experience will see a 5 percent increase.District police personnel, paraprofessionals, administrators and administrative suppo
  
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• Luis Miguel can't stay away from Houston - Chron

  27-06-2019 20:54 via chron.com
  Luis Miguel can't stay away from Houston  ChronHouston loves Luis Miguel. The Mexican crooner was here last year for a sold-out show at Toyota Center. His performances have become tradition around these ...
  
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• The best places around Houston to buy fireworks, and where you can legally shoot them off

  27-06-2019 20:36 via chron.com
  Here's everything you need to know about setting off fireworks in Houston, as well as the best locations to buy them (according to Yelp).
  
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• Sex crime sting nets 51 suspects in the Houston area as part of 'Operation Broken Heart'

  27-06-2019 20:17 via chron.com
  The Houston Police Department, the Harris County Pct. 1 Constable's Office and multiple other Houston area law enforcement agencies participated.
  
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• Major airline relocating Houston operations from Hobby Airport to IAH - Houston Business Journal

  27-06-2019 19:37 via bizjournals.com
  Major airline relocating Houston operations from Hobby Airport to IAH  Houston Business JournalNew York-based JetBlue Airways Corp. (Nasdaq: JBLU) will relocate its Houston operations from William P. Hobby Airport to George Bush Intercontinental ...
  
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• Houston Weather: Less rain Friday, more storms this weekend - KTRK-TV

  27-06-2019 19:32 via abc13.com
  Houston Weather: Less rain Friday, more storms this weekend  KTRK-TVThere's a small chance for a big storm Friday, and the rain chances only goes higher this weekend. Then a tropical wave could really soak Houston just before ...
  
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• 'EL TRI' IN HOUSTON: Mexico team arrives ahead of Gold Cup match - KTRK-TV

  27-06-2019 19:27 via abc13.com
  'EL TRI' IN HOUSTON: Mexico team arrives ahead of Gold Cup match  KTRK-TV'EL TRI' IN HOUSTON: Raul Jimenez and the Mexico national team rolled up in downtown ahead of their Gold Cup clash.
  
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• Where to celebrate July 4 in Houston - Houston Chronicle

  27-06-2019 18:30 via houstonchronicle.com
  Where to celebrate July 4 in Houston  Houston Chronicle Here's your roundup of some of the major Fourth of July events in the Houston area.
  
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• Fistfight leads to shooting in southeast Houston - Chron

  27-06-2019 17:50 via chron.com
  Fistfight leads to shooting in southeast Houston  ChronA man was rushed to a hospital after a shooting at a southeast Houston gas station Thursday morning. Officers were called to an Exxon gas station in the 5800 ...
  
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• Fistfight leads to shooting in southeast Houston

  27-06-2019 17:50 via chron.com
  A man was rushed to the hospital after a shooting at a southeast Houston gas station Thursday morning.
  
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• North Houston illegal homeless camp cleared out, several dogs rescued - Chron

  27-06-2019 17:21 via chron.com
  North Houston illegal homeless camp cleared out, several dogs rescued  ChronPolice cleared out an elaborate homeless camp in north Houston Wednesday after receiving reports of several people illegally living there, according to a ...
  
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• Supreme Court blocks census citizenship question — for now

  27-06-2019 16:57 via chron.com
  The Supreme Court is forbidding President Donald Trump's administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census for now. The court says the Trump administration's explanation for wanting to add the question was "more of a distraction" than an explanation.
  
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• Supreme court decision points to blatantly gerrymandered districts, including those in Texas

  27-06-2019 16:46 via chron.com
  The ruling comes after a Supreme Court decision last year allowing some disputed districts in Texas to be used in an upcoming congressional midterm elections.
  
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• Take a look back at Apollo 11 through 17 liftoffs, landings and splashdowns

  27-06-2019 16:37 via chron.com
  We pulled photos of space missions' most exciting moments.
  
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• Google shows which Dem presidential candidates won the internet's attention after first debate

  27-06-2019 16:25 via chron.com
  Texans Beto O'Rourke and Julian Castro provided fireworks, while Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and Tulsi Gabbard made impressions in first Democratic Presidential Debate, according to Google Trends.
  
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• From Mail To Mixed Use In Downtown Houston - Forbes

  27-06-2019 16:23 via forbes.com
  From Mail To Mixed Use In Downtown Houston  ForbesPost Houston, a mixed-use redevelopment by Lovett Commercial of a shuttered, landmark postal complex in downtown Houston, has started a year-long ...
  
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• Will NASA study Saturn's largest moon or sample a comet? The country finds out today

  27-06-2019 16:17 via chron.com
  NASA will announce today its next solar system mission, the fourth in NASA's highly competitive New Frontiers Program.
  
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• NASA to land on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, in 2034

  27-06-2019 16:17 via chron.com
  NASA will send a drone-like craft to study the mysteries of Saturn's largest moon in 2026, the agency announced Thursday.
  
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• Houston Airport System to break ground on spaceport project - Houston Business Journal

  27-06-2019 15:58 via bizjournals.com
  Houston Airport System to break ground on spaceport project  Houston Business JournalPhase 1 of the Houston Spaceport is slated to break ground on June 28. The Houston Airport System will celebrate the groundbreaking of phase 1 — an $18.8 ...
  
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• Lake LBJ boating accident victim identified as University of Houston athlete - KEYE TV CBS Austin

  27-06-2019 15:32 via cbsaustin.com
  Lake LBJ boating accident victim identified as University of Houston athlete  KEYE TV CBS AustinA Texas university is preparing counseling services after one of their students died in a Lake LBJ boating incident. Texas Game Wardens identified the victim as ...
  
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• Sweaty employees prompt health violation at Houston restaurant during inspection June 17 to June 24 - Chron

  27-06-2019 15:01 via chron.com
  Sweaty employees prompt health violation at Houston restaurant during inspection June 17 to June 24  ChronEmployees sweating in 89-degree temperatures inside a fast food restaurant prompted a citation last week from health inspectors, according to inspection ...
  
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• Sweaty employees prompt health violation at Houston restaurant during inspection June 17 to June 24

  27-06-2019 15:01 via chron.com
  Another restaurant had a roach infestation, a sewage backup, fly activity and rodent droppings in a storage area during their inspection.
  
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• ‘Bank jugging’ caught on camera outside Houston dollar store - Chron

  27-06-2019 14:47 via chron.com
  ‘Bank jugging’ caught on camera outside Houston dollar store  ChronA Family Dollar employee who had just made a bank run fell victim to a "bank jugging" robbery in a dramatic heist caught on surveillance video. The woman was ...
  
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• Search for driver underway after box truck plunges off bridge into San Jacinto River

  27-06-2019 13:40 via chron.com
  The driver is believed to be dead, according to authorities.
  
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• Driver believed dead after semi-truck plunges off bridge into San Jacinto River

  27-06-2019 13:40 via chron.com
  The driver is believed to be dead, according to authorities.
  
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• KRBE's own Ghostbusters, a hospital closes and more from June 1989

  27-06-2019 13:36 via chron.com
  Ghostbuster Glenn Beck and the KRBE crew outside the old Chronicle Building. What more can be said?
  
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• Bank of America gives $1M in grants to Houston nonprofits - Houston Chronicle

  27-06-2019 13:21 via houstonchronicle.com
  Bank of America gives $1M in grants to Houston nonprofits  Houston Chronicle Bank of America awarded grants to 27 Houston-area nonprofits addressing workforce development and economic mobility through access to food, shelter, ...
  
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• Doctors, lawyers portray dire conditions for child migrants

  27-06-2019 12:02 via chron.com
  CLINT, Texas (AP) — Immigrant advocates are asking a federal judge to immediately require inspections and let doctors into border detention facilities where they say sleep-deprived, flu-stricken children are languishing in filthy conditions.
  Doctors and lawyers who visited the facilities in recent weeks outlined several damning examples in a court filing late Wednesday that puts more pressure on the Trump administration to improve conditions for immigrant children. Lawyers are also asking
  
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• Girl Hit by Foul Ball in Houston Had Serious Head Injuries, Lawyer Says - The New York Times

  27-06-2019 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Girl Hit by Foul Ball in Houston Had Serious Head Injuries, Lawyer Says  The New York TimesA 2-year-old girl who was struck in the head by a foul ball last month at a Cubs-Astros game in Houston sustained a skull fracture, bleeding on the brain and ...
  
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• Things To Do: Best Bets for a Great Weekend in Houston, June 27-30, 2019 - Houston Press

  27-06-2019 11:00 via houstonpress.com
  Things To Do: Best Bets for a Great Weekend in Houston, June 27-30, 2019  Houston PressWe already head to BLVD Place for Whole Foods; now the Uptown hotspot is screening movies on its roof. Catch a flick after the sun goes down, consider ...
  
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• Predicting Contract Extensions For Current Houston Texans - Houston Press

  27-06-2019 11:00 via houstonpress.com
  Predicting Contract Extensions For Current Houston Texans  Houston PressEven with no general manager in place, the work must go on for the Houston Texans.
  
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• Listen: These are the three brave men going to the moon

  27-06-2019 11:00 via chron.com
  It's June 29, 1969, and today we're telling you all about Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins.
  
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• Residents call Houston's $1.2 billion Harvey recovery program 'a disaster' - KTRK-TV

  27-06-2019 09:00 via abc13.com
  Residents call Houston's $1.2 billion Harvey recovery program 'a disaster'  KTRK-TVAfter Hurricane Harvey hit in August 2017, more than 100000 homes were either damaged or destroyed following historic flooding and nearly two years later, ...
  
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• Houston’s $3.2B capital improvement plan focuses on Harvey as city awaits federal aid - Houston Chronicle

  27-06-2019 07:00 via houstonchronicle.com
  Houston’s $3.2B capital improvement plan focuses on Harvey as city awaits federal aid  Houston Chronicle Houston's capital improvement plan again will center on Hurricane Harvey recovery projects, many of which remain in the nascent stages and are delaying other ...
  
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• Donald Trump declares debate 'BORING,' rags on NBC for mic fiasco

  27-06-2019 04:21 via chron.com
  The second hour of the first Democratic presidential debate has been derailed by technical difficulties.
  
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• Houston Weather: Less rain, more haze Thursday - KTRK-TV

  27-06-2019 01:57 via abc13.com
  Houston Weather: Less rain, more haze Thursday  KTRK-TVHOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Expect less rain and more haze in the sky Thursday. Collin says the radar is fairly quiet this morning with only a few offshore ...
  
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• Houston, county denied waiver on bedroom limit for rebuilt Harvey homes - Houston Chronicle

  27-06-2019 01:33 via houstonchronicle.com
  Houston, county denied waiver on bedroom limit for rebuilt Harvey homes  Houston Chronicle The Texas General Land Office has denied Houston and Harris County's request for a waiver of a rule limiting the number of bedrooms in a home rebuilt using ...
  
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• 'We had such high hopes for Seth': Another Texas prison inmate dies of heat stroke

  27-06-2019 01:19 via chron.com
  A Texas prisoner died Sunday of severe heat stroke after falling ill outside an Abilene lock-up, when his core body temperature soared to 106 degrees, officials said. Preliminary autopsy results concluded it was heat stroke.
  
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• Houston police officer charged with felony assault, 'relieved of duty' pending further investigation - KHOU.com

  27-06-2019 01:14 via khou.com
  Houston police officer charged with felony assault, 'relieved of duty' pending further investigation  KHOU.comHOUSTON — A Houston police officer is charged with first-degree felony assault in a case from November 2017. Shane Privette was indicted Wednesday by a ...
  
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