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• El Paso police searching for Walmart hero who they say saved several lives

  15-08-2019 23:11 via chron.com
  El Paso police are searching for a hero they credit with saving several lives the day a gunman opened fire inside a popular Walmart.
  
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• New at Texans home games: $5 'Touchdown deals' and new bites - KTRK-TV

  15-08-2019 22:52 via abc13.com
  New at Texans home games: $5 'Touchdown deals' and new bites  KTRK-TVNRG Stadium introducing $5 food combos and new menu additions for Houston Texans home games in 2019.
  
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• Storms could dampen Houston’s afternoon rush hour - Chron

  15-08-2019 22:42 via chron.com
  Storms could dampen Houston’s afternoon rush hour  ChronA series of thunderstorms could plague Houston drivers during rush hour Thursday afternoon. The storms are expected to hit Houston sometime between 4 and ...
  
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• Storms could dampen Houston’s afternoon rush hour

  15-08-2019 22:42 via chron.com
  A series of thunderstorms could plague Houston drivers during rush hour Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Gloria Steinem to make Houston appearance - Chron.com

  15-08-2019 22:41 via chron.com
  Gloria Steinem to make Houston appearance  Chron.comGloria Steinem, the activist, essayist, feminist and journalist -- I listed them alphabetically because, who wants to rank them -- will make a Nov. 7 appearance in ...
  
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• Israel denies entry to Reps. Omar and Tlaib hours after Trump's push to bar them

  15-08-2019 22:17 via chron.com
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's explosive feud with two Democratic congresswomen moved to the international stage on Thursday as Israel denied the lawmakers entry into the country just hours after Trump publicly urged Israel to block them.
  U.S. officials said the extraordinary intervention by the president was part of his strategy to sow divisions within the Democratic Party by shining a spotlight on its most liberal members.
  Trump blasted the two lawmakers, Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and
  
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• Dayton shooter had drugs in his system on night of mass shooting, coroner says

  15-08-2019 21:53 via chron.com
  The Montgomery County coroner released his preliminary findings into the Dayton mass shooting that killed nine people before police fatally shot the gunman.
  
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• Identity released of transgender woman found dead along Katy Freeway in Houston - Houston Chronicle

  15-08-2019 21:52 via houstonchronicle.com
  Identity released of transgender woman found dead along Katy Freeway in Houston  Houston Chronicle The woman went by both Tracy Williams and Tracy Single, police said.
  
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• Identity released of transgender woman found dead along Katy Freeway in Houston - Chron

  15-08-2019 21:52 via chron.com
  Identity released of transgender woman found dead along Katy Freeway in Houston  ChronHouston police identified a person found dead last month along the Katy Freeway as a 22-year-old transgender woman, who died from multiple puncture ...
  
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• Identity released of transgender woman found dead along Katy Freeway in Houston

  15-08-2019 21:52 via chron.com
  The woman went by both Tracy Williams and Tracy Single, police said.
  
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• On/TV Radio: Houston market could get all 10 Rockets TNT games - Houston Chronicle

  15-08-2019 21:47 via houstonchronicle.com
  On/TV Radio: Houston market could get all 10 Rockets TNT games  Houston Chronicle I'm going to remind you about the potential asterisk involved with this week's news that TNT will air 10 Rockets games this season.
  
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• Trans Woman Tracy Single Murdered in Houston - Advocate.com

  15-08-2019 21:31 via advocate.com
  Trans Woman Tracy Single Murdered in Houston  Advocate.comTransgender woman Tracy Single has been murdered in Houston, making her death the 16th known homicide of a trans American this year, with all but one ...
  
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• See what's at Pearland ISD's new wonderland for would-be chefs

  15-08-2019 21:30 via chron.com
  Are you ready chefs?
  That tag line for the popular culinary competition series “Chopped” on the Food Network could now apply to Turner Culinary, a new program and facility at Turner College and Career High School.
  The big prize for about 200 aspiring teen chefs enrolled in the program could be careers in the culinary arts.
  In the days before classes started on Aug. 15, the program’s instructor, chef Sean Dunn, was preparing everything at Turner Culinary to provide teens with a
  
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• Houston Texans Podcast: NFC South Preview - Battle Red Blog

  15-08-2019 21:00 via battleredblog.com
  Houston Texans Podcast: NFC South Preview  Battle Red BlogThe whoops and whistles are as neverending as the sea of traffic. I can see rundown manors covered in swaths of moss, and hear the crickets and the growling ...
  
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• Houston fitness guru powers healthy living with innovative new app - CultureMap Houston

  15-08-2019 20:50 via houston.culturemap.com
  Houston fitness guru powers healthy living with innovative new app  CultureMap HoustonAs time spent on mobile devices stretches longer and attention spans get shorter, a Houstonian thinks she has a solution to combine personal technology and a.
  
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• Reporter's Notebook: Houston energy employees are about to miss out - Houston Chronicle

  15-08-2019 20:42 via houstonchronicle.com
  Reporter's Notebook: Houston energy employees are about to miss out  Houston Chronicle Texas' energy sector is slowing down. Energy companies' profits profits plunged last quarter, prices for crude are stuck in the $50-$60 per barrel range, ...
  
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• Queer Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Aug. 15-18, 2019 - outsmartmagazine.com

  15-08-2019 20:39 via outsmartmagazine.com
  Queer Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Aug. 15-18, 2019  outsmartmagazine.com... • At 8 p.m., go to Under The Radar Brewery for Drag Queen Bingo with Blackberri and Friends. Bingo is free and steak is provided and sold by Grateful ...
  
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• Bush airport passengers wasted a combined 393 years in delays in 2018, according to study

  15-08-2019 20:37 via chron.com
  George Bush Intercontinental Airport passengers were collectively delayed 393 years in 2018. Here are the leading causes, per one analysis of government data.
  
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• Guard, suspect exchange gunfire during armored truck heist in southwest Houston - Chron

  15-08-2019 20:15 via chron.com
  Guard, suspect exchange gunfire during armored truck heist in southwest Houston  ChronNo one was hurt when a guard and at least one suspect exchanged gunfire during an armored truck robbery attempt Thursday in southwest Houston. The chaos ...
  
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• Guard, suspect exchange gunfire during armored truck heist in southwest Houston

  15-08-2019 20:15 via chron.com
  No one was hurt when a guard and at least one suspect exchanged gunfire during an armored truck robbery attempt Thursday in southwest Houston.
  
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• How a $1 million home compares across 10 Houston-area suburbs - Chron.com

  15-08-2019 20:10 via chron.com
  How a $1 million home compares across 10 Houston-area suburbs  Chron.comHome-buying can be a stressful process, especially for potential owners looking to get the most bang for their buck. In Houston, a buyer's budget will get them ...
  
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• Robbers hold-up bank inside Gallery Furniture, suspects caught after police chase

  15-08-2019 19:36 via chron.com
  The three suspects, all of whom covered their faces in black ski masks, reportedly stripped a nearby security guard of his weapon and then took off with whatever loot they had taken.
  
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• Ex Houston deputies appeal firing after death cases tossed - Washington Times

  15-08-2019 19:33 via washingtontimes.com
  Ex Houston deputies appeal firing after death cases tossed  Washington TimesHOUSTON (AP) - Two fired Harris County sheriff's deputies are seeking reinstatement and back pay after facing charges in separate death cases that ended ...
  
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• Ex Houston deputies appeal firing after death cases tossed - Chron

  15-08-2019 19:27 via chron.com
  Ex Houston deputies appeal firing after death cases tossed  ChronHOUSTON (AP) — Two fired Harris County sheriff's deputies are seeking reinstatement and back pay after facing charges in separate death cases that ended ...
  
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• Rockets open preseason on Sept. 30 - Chron

  15-08-2019 19:17 via chron.com
  Rockets open preseason on Sept. 30  ChronThe James Harden-Russell Westbrook pairing will debut in the preseason on Sept. 30 against the Shanghai Sharks. The Rockets finalized their preseason ...
  
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• Houston energy co. appoints CFO amid bankruptcy - Houston Business Journal

  15-08-2019 19:06 via bizjournals.com
  Houston energy co. appoints CFO amid bankruptcy  Houston Business JournalHouston-based oil and gas producer Halcón Resources Corp. (OTC PINK: HKRS) has picked up a new CFO — its third of the year — to replace the outgoing ...
  
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• Harris County Pct. 4 deputy, previously honored as 'Deputy of the Month,' arrested for DWI

  15-08-2019 18:46 via chron.com
  Frank Gomez III, 29, a Harris County Constable Precinct 4 deputy, was arrested for driving while intoxicated, and failure to stop and give information following an automobile accident on August 7, according to court documents
  
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• Houston-area voters to consider $3.5B for public transit - Crossroads Today

  15-08-2019 18:40 via crossroadstoday.com
  Houston-area voters to consider $3.5B for public transit  Crossroads TodayHouston-area voters this fall will be asked to approve up to $3.5 billion in bonds to expand public transportation that supporters say could benefit more than a ...
  
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• Brunchin’ Babes share the importance of sisterhood and upcoming Houston event - CW39 Houston

  15-08-2019 18:34 via cw39.com
  Brunchin’ Babes share the importance of sisterhood and upcoming Houston event  CW39 HoustonFierce, confidence and self-love! After going viral on social media, Brunchin' Babes continue to give a reason why they should remain as the "hot topic" online.
  
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• Detroit Lions-Houston Texans joint practice before preseason game a reunion for head coaches | News, Sports, Jobs - Daily Mining Gazette

  15-08-2019 18:10 via mininggazette.com
  Detroit Lions-Houston Texans joint practice before preseason game a reunion for head coaches | News, Sports, Jobs  Daily Mining GazetteBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON — Wednesday's joint practice between the Texans and Lions was a reunion for Houston coach Bill O'Brien ...
  
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• Houston’s Newest Taiwanese Teahouse Expands to Katy - Eater Houston

  15-08-2019 18:07 via houston.eater.com
  Houston’s Newest Taiwanese Teahouse Expands to Katy  Eater HoustonTaiwanese-born boba brand Ding Tea plans to open its second Houston location this fall. The 15-year-old international chain boasts more than 350 locations in ...
  
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• Top Houston news: Cops seek shoe thieves; man wanted for child sex assault; more - Hoodline Houston

  15-08-2019 18:04 via hoodline.com
  Top Houston news: Cops seek shoe thieves; man wanted for child sex assault; more  Hoodline HoustonHere's the most recent top news in Houston; see what headlines are trending among local readers, with links to full articles.
  
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• Weather today in Houston - Hoodline Houston

  15-08-2019 17:23 via hoodline.com
  Weather today in Houston  Hoodline HoustonThe weather report shows light rainfall is in store for Houston today, according to the seven-day forecast from drone-powered weather *service* Saildrone.
  
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• Mother charged after toddler struck, killed by driver in southeast Houston apartment parking lot - Chron

  15-08-2019 17:08 via chron.com
  Mother charged after toddler struck, killed by driver in southeast Houston apartment parking lot  ChronThe young mother of a 1-year-old boy who was struck and killed in a southeast Houston apartment complex Wednesday is now facing charges in her toddler's ...
  
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• Mother charged after toddler struck, killed by driver in southeast Houston apartment parking lot

  15-08-2019 17:08 via chron.com
  The young mother of a 1-year-old boy who was struck and killed in a southeast Houston apartment complex Wednesday is now facing charges in her toddler's death.
  
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• 2019 Series Preview #40: Houston Astros @ Oakland Athletics - The Crawfish Boxes

  15-08-2019 17:05 via crawfishboxes.com
  2019 Series Preview #40: Houston Astros @ Oakland Athletics  The Crawfish BoxesThe Astros come out to California with a chance to put their stamp on the division and push the A's even further out of contention for the West. While a 9.5 game ...
  
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• Rodent, roaches and pink slime highlight restaurant violations for August 5-August 11

  15-08-2019 16:45 via chron.com
  A live rodent and rodent droppings on a dish machine and the floor underneath the cooking line were observed at a Houston-area restaurant last week, according to inspection reports from August 5 to August 11.
  
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• Why The Largest Charter School Network in Texas Is Coming To Houston - Texas Standard

  15-08-2019 16:40 via texasstandard.org
  Why The Largest Charter School Network in Texas Is Coming To Houston  Texas StandardFor years, IDEA Public Schools has been the darling of both private philanthropy and federal grant administrators, winning $117 million earlier this year, the ...
  
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• Houston Texans should hold off trading Jadeveon Clowney until 2020 - House of Houston

  15-08-2019 16:36 via houseofhouston.com
  Houston Texans should hold off trading Jadeveon Clowney until 2020  House of HoustonThe Houston Texans have Jadeveon Clowney under contract but should off until 2020 to trade him. Why is that the case? Let's dive in for a bit.
  
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• 2019 Houston Texans Training Camp Live Thread: Day Twenty - Battle Red Blog

  15-08-2019 16:00 via battleredblog.com
  2019 Houston Texans Training Camp Live Thread: Day Twenty  Battle Red BlogYour Houston Texans continue to prepare for their 2019 regular season with yet another day of training camp action. You can follow along throughout here at ...
  
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• 21 Houston ISD schools receive failing grades in new report from the Texas Education Agency

  15-08-2019 15:57 via chron.com
  The new rankings mark the first time the TEA assigned letter grades to individual schools across the Greater Houston area, and the state. Under a new state mandate, the grades could determine if some of HISD's long-struggling schools should be shut down, or if its locally-elected school board should be replaced by the state.
  
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• Scattered storms, temps below 100 expected in Houston - KPRC Click2Houston

  15-08-2019 15:44 via click2houston.com
  Scattered storms, temps below 100 expected in Houston  KPRC Click2HoustonHOUSTON - The weeklong stretch of 100-degree weather may just come to an end Thursday in Houston. The National Weather *Service* did not continue the ...
  
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• Houston School District Earns ‘B’ Grade From State, But Not Enough Improvement At Struggling Schools - Houston Public Media

  15-08-2019 15:32 via houstonpublicmedia.org
  Houston School District Earns ‘B’ Grade From State, But Not Enough Improvement At Struggling Schools  Houston Public MediaThe Houston Independent School District saw some improvement at four long-struggling schools — but not enough to ease the threat of a state takeover, and ...
  
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• Alleged trafficking mastermind set for Houston trial on murder, kidnapping - Houston Chronicle

  15-08-2019 15:29 via houstonchronicle.com
  Alleged trafficking mastermind set for Houston trial on murder, kidnapping  Houston Chronicle A Hidalgo County man suspected of kidnapping, murder and masterminding a massive international racketeering conspiracy in connection with the Tri-City ...
  
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• For Democrats, a new goal: Make America dull again

  15-08-2019 14:57 via chron.com
  DES MOINES - All Brian Fisher wants is to make it through Season 2 of HBO's "Westworld."
  Fisher, 65, retired from Silicon Valley to Alicante, Spain, where he imagined he'd spend his time catching up on television and enjoying the beach. But now, he jokes, he can't seem to do either - and for that, he blames President Donald Trump.
  "You think, 'Well, I'll have my coffee and see what happened overnight in the States,' " he said, before describing a morning ritual that includes copious cable news a
  
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• National Houston-based retailer completes strategic review, gets new loan agreement - Houston Business Journal

  15-08-2019 14:53 via bizjournals.com
  National Houston-based retailer completes strategic review, gets new loan agreement  Houston Business JournalHouston-based retailer Francesca's Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: FRAN) announced Aug. 14 that it completed its review of strategic alternatives. However, not much ...
  
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• Houston-based energy co. has 2 paths forward through bankruptcy - Houston Business Journal

  15-08-2019 14:31 via bizjournals.com
  Houston-based energy co. has 2 paths forward through bankruptcy  Houston Business JournalThe company has to try to sell its assets, but if it can't, it will survive the process with new ownership and a *fresh* line of credit.
  
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• Hilarious memes perfectly sum up back-to-school woes for Houston students, teachers - Chron.com

  15-08-2019 14:05 via chron.com
  Hilarious memes perfectly sum up back-to-school woes for Houston students, teachers  Chron.comWhether you're excited about it or not, it's officially back-to-school season for hundreds of teachers and students across Houston. While some parents may ...
  
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• Is trading Jadeveon Clowney a possibility for the Texans? - Houston Texans Blog- ESPN - ESPN

  15-08-2019 14:02 via espn.com
  Is trading Jadeveon Clowney a possibility for the Texans? - Houston Texans Blog- ESPN  ESPNAt this point in the league calendar, getting adequate trade compensation for pass-rusher Jadeveon Clowney would be a major challenge for Houston.
  
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• Houston chase suspect caught with 1800 fentanyl pills: police - KTRK-TV

  15-08-2019 13:16 via abc13.com
  Houston chase suspect caught with 1800 fentanyl pills: police  KTRK-TVPolice say a narcotics suspect who tried to ram three police cars on the Gulf Freeway said he'd have shot an officer if only he had a gun.
  
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