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• Houston Rep. Dan Crenshaw irks both the left and right with gun comments - San Antonio Express-News

  07-08-2019 23:12 via houstonchronicle.com
  Houston Rep. Dan Crenshaw irks both the left and right with gun comments  San Antonio Express-NewsU.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw is taking heat from both sides of the political aisle since the shootings in El Paso and Dayton for comments on social media in which he ...
  
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• Hundreds of Pizza Hut locations expected to close in US - Chron

  07-08-2019 22:30 via chron.com
  Hundreds of Pizza Hut locations expected to close in US  ChronHundreds of Pizza Hut restaurants are expected to close as the business seeks to modernize its format. There are roughly 7,400 locations in the U.S., and that ...
  
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• Hundreds of Pizza Hut locations expected to close in US

  07-08-2019 22:30 via chron.com
  Hundreds of Pizza Hut restaurants are expected to close as the business seeks to modernize its format.
  
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• WILD VIDEO: 'Car meet' takes over Houston intersection with crazy stunts and fireworks - KABC-TV

  07-08-2019 22:29 via abc7.com
  WILD VIDEO: 'Car meet' takes over Houston intersection with crazy stunts and fireworks  KABC-TVHOUSTON -- Crazy stunts, fireworks and a lot of illegal activity were seen in wild video showing dozens of people taking over an intersection in the Galleria area ...
  
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• After El Paso, a look back at mass shootings across Texas over the years

  07-08-2019 22:15 via chron.com
  In the aftermath of the El Paso shooting, which left 22 people dead and more than two dozen injured, politicians and activists are working to figure out in which direction this country is headed.
  
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• Houston Rockets: 3 bold predictions for the 2019-20 season - Space City Scoop

  07-08-2019 22:09 via spacecityscoop.com
  Houston Rockets: 3 bold predictions for the 2019-20 season  Space City ScoopThe Houston Rockets have huge expectations as they prepare to compete against the best of the west. Here's three bold predictions for the team next season.
  
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• Juanita 'Nita' Quaid, mother of Houston-area actors Dennis and Randy Quaid, dies at 92 - Chron

  07-08-2019 21:40 via chron.com
  Juanita 'Nita' Quaid, mother of Houston-area actors Dennis and Randy Quaid, dies at 92  ChronJuanita "Nita" Quaid, the mother of Dennis and Randy Quaid, died Monday in Austin at 92 years old. The mother of the two brothers, both known for their careers ...
  
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• Houston's latest restaurant closings include longtime favorites - Chron.com

  07-08-2019 21:36 via chron.com
  Houston's latest restaurant closings include longtime favorites  Chron.comIn the span of just weeks, some of Houston's dining stalwarts have announced their closings. Among them is 13-year-old Ibiza Food & Wine Bar, 2450 Louisiana, ...
  
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• Lake Jackson couple drowns while on vacation in Turks and Caicos, along with another victim

  07-08-2019 20:11 via chron.com
  A Lake Jackson couple is believed to have died in Turks and Caicos during a recent drowning accident.
  
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• Cheap Picassos, cheating husbands, and lost wallabies: 'Best of Nextdoor' from Houston, across Texas - Chron

  07-08-2019 20:00 via chron.com
  Cheap Picassos, cheating husbands, and lost wallabies: 'Best of Nextdoor' from Houston, across Texas  ChronThere's one thing that is better than keeping up with the Joneses: knowing what they're up to behind closed doors. Or maybe you and your family are driving ...
  
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• Cheap Picassos, cheating husbands, and lost wallabies: 'Best of Nextdoor' from Houston, across Texas

  07-08-2019 20:00 via chron.com
  Jenn Takahashi of San Francisco pulls the most random and light-hearted bits from the social-media service @Bestofnextdoor and features them on her wildly popular Best of Nextdoor Twitter and Instagram accounts. Here's the best posts the Houston area, as well as San Antonio, Dallas and Austin.
  
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• Houston-Area Sears To Close - Houston, TX Patch

  07-08-2019 19:42 via patch.com
  Houston-Area Sears To Close  Houston, TX PatchHouston-Area Sears To Close - Houston, TX - The Texas store is one of 26 that will close in late October.
  
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• $8,000 reward offered for Most Wanted Sex Offender from Houston - KTRK-TV

  07-08-2019 19:33 via abc13.com
  $8,000 reward offered for Most Wanted Sex Offender from Houston  KTRK-TVLeonard Dee Taylor was convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual assault after incidents involving a 4-year-old girl and a 9-year-old girl.
  
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• Heat advisory for Houston as ‘feels like’ temps expected to reach 110

  07-08-2019 19:25 via chron.com
  Houston and the rest of Southeast Texas is under a heat advisory starting at 1 p.m. Wednesday until 7 p.m. as temperatures soar throughout the area.
  
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• Houston Facts 2019 report tracks the metro area's growth: Here are 12 takeaways - Community Impact Newspaper

  07-08-2019 19:22 via communityimpact.com
  Houston Facts 2019 report tracks the metro area's growth: Here are 12 takeaways  Community Impact NewspaperThe Greater Houston Partnership released Houston Facts 2019, a compilation of data that covers Houston's demographics, economic growth and more, at a ...
  
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• Halcon Resources files for bankruptcy again - Houston Chronicle

  07-08-2019 19:22 via houstonchronicle.com
  Halcon Resources files for bankruptcy again  Houston Chronicle Long-struggling Halcon Resources filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday with plans to hand over ownership of the company to its debt holders.
  
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• Spring Branch home to Houston's largest Koreatown district - KTRK-TV

  07-08-2019 19:03 via abc13.com
  Spring Branch home to Houston's largest Koreatown district  KTRK-TVSure, you can fire up the grill and take part in the Korean BBQ scene, but HTX+ learned there's culture and shopping to be had.
  
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• Reward now at $8,000 for most wanted sex offender from Houston - KPRC Click2Houston

  07-08-2019 19:01 via click2houston.com
  Reward now at $8,000 for most wanted sex offender from Houston  KPRC Click2HoustonThe Texas Department of Public Safety has increased the reward for finding a man from Houston to $8000.
  
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• Judge orders $45K bond for man who faces new charge in Maleah Davis case

  07-08-2019 18:53 via chron.com
  Prosecutors asked 180th state District Court Judge DaSean Jones for a $100,000 bond on the first-degree felony injury to a child charge filed Monday against Derion Vence.
  
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• Texas Game wardens offer reward for info on alligator killed only for its tail

  07-08-2019 18:13 via chron.com
  The alligator's body was found on Lake Worth near the mouth of the West Fork of the Trinity River with its tail removed, officials said.
  
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• New north Houston bike park aims to be largest BMX facility in country while serving area kids - Houston Chronicle

  07-08-2019 18:04 via houstonchronicle.com
  New north Houston bike park aims to be largest BMX facility in country while serving area kids  Houston Chronicle The bike park will host the 2020 UCI BMX World Championships in May 2020.
  
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• Bizarre video shows man calmly throwing brick through Houston homeowner's window - Chron

  07-08-2019 17:40 via chron.com
  Bizarre video shows man calmly throwing brick through Houston homeowner's window  ChronA bizarre video caught on a central Houston-area home's surveillance camera shows an unknown suspect randomly throwing a brick through an unsuspecting ...
  
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• Bizarre video shows man calmly throwing brick through Houston homeowner's window

  07-08-2019 17:40 via chron.com
  The man can be seen throwing the brick, shattering the front window before walking off just as quietly and calmly as when he approached the home.
  
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• Ex-Katy football coach David Temple found guilty in murder retrial - Chron

  07-08-2019 17:25 via chron.com
  Ex-Katy football coach David Temple found guilty in murder retrial  ChronA Harris County jury on Tuesday convicted former Katy-area football coach David Temple of murder in the death of his pregnant wife, potentially sending him ...
  
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• Modern masterpiece designed by Houston arts icon Preston Bolton sees price cut - Chron.com

  07-08-2019 16:50 via chron.com
  Modern masterpiece designed by Houston arts icon Preston Bolton sees price cut  Chron.comA sleek and modern River Oaks mansion designed by iconic Houston arts visionary leader and award-winning architect Preston Bolton is on the market for ...
  
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• Juanita 'Nita' Quaid, mother of Houston-area actors Dennis and Randy Quaid, dies at 92

  07-08-2019 16:38 via chron.com
  Juanita "Nita" Quaid, the mother of famous actors and Houston natives Dennis and Randy Quaid, passed away on Monday. She was 92 years old. Here's how the brothers reacted.
  
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• Houston company's app allows airport travelers to order food on the go

  07-08-2019 16:20 via chron.com
  The Grab app allows travelers to pre-order their food, and it recently raised a multi-million-dollar Series A fundraising round to expand into additional airports.
  
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• Man charged with murder in wife's death

  07-08-2019 15:26 via chron.com
  Warford told investigators that Salazar pointed a pistol at him as they argued, and as he attempted to disarm her, the pistol discharged, "striking Salazar in the chest," according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Firefighters battle blaze at north Houston home

  07-08-2019 13:50 via chron.com
  Firefighters were able to tackle the fire from above in about 10 minutes, according to OnScene TV.
  
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• Major crash at I-10 and Beltway 8 clears, traffic still moving slowly

  07-08-2019 13:13 via chron.com
  An accident has closed all main lanes of Interstate 10 Eastbound at Beltway 8, Houston Police tweeted Wednesday.
  
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• Greinke Debut Overshadowed by Offensive Explosion - Houston Press

  07-08-2019 12:53 via houstonpress.com
  Greinke Debut Overshadowed by Offensive Explosion  Houston PressZack Greinke's debut as a Houston Astro didn't exactly go the way he wanted. But, he still managed to pick up the win thanks to an offensive explosion from one ...
  
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• Things to Do: Lebowski Bash at Market Square Park - Houston Press

  07-08-2019 12:00 via houstonpress.com
  Things to Do: Lebowski Bash at Market Square Park  Houston PressThe Lebowski Bash comes to Market Square Park courtesy of the Downtown District and Saint Arnold Brewing Company.
  
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• Historic Houston Farmers Market celebrates transformation with groundbreaking ceremony - KTRK-TV

  07-08-2019 03:54 via abc13.com
  Historic Houston Farmers Market celebrates transformation with groundbreaking ceremony  KTRK-TVHOUSTON, Texas -- The massive effort to transform the Houston Farmers Market into one of the city's leading culinary attractions finally has a timeline.
  
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• Pasadena Police Chief 'outraged' after man stabs pregnant wife to death while out on bond

  07-08-2019 03:19 via chron.com
  Pasadena Police Chief Josh Bruegger spoke about the case in a YouTube video published Monday.
  
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• Woman finally owns deed after paying land taxes for decades - KTRK-TV

  07-08-2019 01:32 via abc13.com
  Woman finally owns deed after paying land taxes for decades  KTRK-TVMittie Stewart's family made payments on a Houston lot since 1949, but they never got the land's deed until a team of attorneys pitched in to help for free.
  
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• Police release sketch of suspect in Houston rapper's fatal shooting - Chron

  07-08-2019 00:58 via chron.com
  Police release sketch of suspect in Houston rapper's fatal shooting  ChronHouston police released the sketch of a man suspected of fatally shooting a local rapper last week at his apartment near Acres Homes, according to authorities.
  
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• Self-driving trucks are cruising down I-45 between Dallas and Houston - Dallas News

  07-08-2019 00:12 via dallasnews.com
  Self-driving trucks are cruising down I-45 between Dallas and Houston  Dallas NewsWhen Don Burnette worked at Otto, a self-driving truck startup, his team hit some pretty big milestones. It recorded the first shipment of cargo...
  
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• Machete-wielding man arrested after standoff with Harris County deputies

  07-08-2019 00:10 via chron.com
  Hours-long standoff with machete-wielding  suspect ends shortly before midnight
  
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• Bosse basketball standout Kiyron Powell commits to University of Houston - Evansville Courier & Press

  07-08-2019 00:10 via courierpress.com
  Bosse basketball standout Kiyron Powell commits to University of Houston  Evansville Courier & PressKiyron Powell is now reaping the benefits that come with hard work and a desire to reach your potential.
  
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