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• Houston Botanic Garden’s edible ‘rooms’ will lead visitors around the world in an acre - Houston Chronicle

  12-09-2019 23:34 via houstonchronicle.com
  Houston Botanic Garden’s edible ‘rooms’ will lead visitors around the world in an acre  Houston Chronicle A Houston gardener can literally grow a world's worth of edible plants if she isn't trying to farm on a large scale. That could be obvious in a grand way next fall, ...
  
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• Trump campaign counters Democrats with ads, planes and a rally in Houston - Houston Chronicle

  12-09-2019 23:27 via houstonchronicle.com
  Trump campaign counters Democrats with ads, planes and a rally in Houston  Houston Chronicle Hours before Democrats were to take the stage to debate in Houston, President Donald Trump's re-election campaign was making pre-emptive strikes by air, ...
  
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• RECAP: Third 2020 Democratic debate in Houston - ABC15 Arizona

  12-09-2019 23:05 via abc15.com
  RECAP: Third 2020 Democratic debate in Houston  ABC15 ArizonaHOUSTON — The top contenders for the Democratic nomination for president debated for the third time Thursday night in Houston. Watch ABC15's post-debate ...
  
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• Grand jury indicts man on capital murder for El Paso attack

  12-09-2019 22:32 via chron.com
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A man accused of gunning down people at a busy Walmart in El Paso last month was indicted Thursday for capital murder, prosecutors announced.
  Patrick Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas, was indicted on one count in connection with the Aug. 3 mass shooting that left 22 dead in the border city, District Attorney Jaime Esparza said. El Paso prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Crusius, who remains jailed without bond.
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• What to watch for when No. 20 Washington State plays at Houston, plus prediction - The Seattle Times

  12-09-2019 22:17 via seattletimes.com
  What to watch for when No. 20 Washington State plays at Houston, plus prediction  The Seattle TimesWashington State faces its first real test when it plays at Houston on Friday night in a nationally televised game on ESPN.
  
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• Google Earth helps solve the mystery of a decades-old disappearance

  12-09-2019 21:51 via chron.com
  After several drinks at a local night club, William Earl Moldt called his girlfriend around 9:30 p.m. to say he would be home soon.
  Moldt, a 40-year-old mortgage broker, rarely drank, but he had decided to go out that evening in November 1997. He mostly kept to himself at the club in Lantana, Florida, and then left alone in his 1994 white Saturn SL around 11 p.m., according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. He didn't appear to be drunk.
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• Mayor Turner, Texas Dems to hold Midnight Rally in Houston following debate - Houston Chronicle

  12-09-2019 21:18 via houstonchronicle.com
  Mayor Turner, Texas Dems to hold Midnight Rally in Houston following debate  Houston ChronicleAs Houston gears up to host the third Democratic debate, plans are already being made by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to keep the night going. A Texas ...
  
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• Mayor Turner, Texas Dems to hold Midnight Rally in Houston following debate

  12-09-2019 21:18 via chron.com
  As Houston gears up to host the third Democratic debate, plans are already being made by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to keep the night going.
  
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• Here are the 10 candidates in the Houston Democratic presidential debate - Houston Chronicle

  12-09-2019 20:44 via houstonchronicle.com
  Here are the 10 candidates in the Houston Democratic presidential debate  Houston Chronicle Ten Democrats get another chance to distinguish themselves in a field that has been dominated so far by three front-runners: Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and ...
  
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• High-Tech Salad Robot Vending Machines Are About to Invade Houston - Eater Houston

  12-09-2019 20:43 via houston.eater.com
  High-Tech Salad Robot Vending Machines Are About to Invade Houston  Eater HoustonA *fresh*, healthy meal out of a vending machine is about to become a reality in Houston. Salad-making robots are headed this way, thanks to a partnership ...
  
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• Houston mother accused of burning, choking and drugging her own children - KTRK-TV

  12-09-2019 20:11 via abc13.com
  Houston mother accused of burning, choking and drugging her own children  KTRK-TVA mother is accused of burning, choking and drugging her own children. Roshonda Johnson is facing several charges, including two counts of injury to a child.
  
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• Houston-area man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot man for walking his dog without a leash - Chron

  12-09-2019 19:54 via chron.com
  Houston-area man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot man for walking his dog without a leash  ChronA 33-year-old man was arrested Thursday after authorities said he fired a weapon at an apartment complex and threatened to shoot someone for walking his ...
  
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• Houston-area man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot man for walking his dog without a leash

  12-09-2019 19:54 via chron.com
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• Houston man pleads not guilty in first bump stock case - Houston Chronicle

  12-09-2019 19:37 via houstonchronicle.com
  Houston man pleads not guilty in first bump stock case  Houston Chronicle A 43-year-old Houston man pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal firearms violations including illegally possessing a bump stock, the first such case in the U.S. ...
  
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• These pet 'pawtraits' are adorable, and help raise money for Texas animal shelters

  12-09-2019 18:58 via chron.com
  Berns first organized the event in 2016 when one of her rescue pets became ill and she needed a way to raise money for the vet bills. However, the event took off and became bigger than Berns' could have imagined.
  
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• Ultra-chic Spanish-Colonial hacienda home will have you feeling like you live in a Houston resort

  12-09-2019 18:26 via chron.com
  A custom-built, modern Spanish-Colonial hacienda-style home has just been relisted on the market and it will have you thinking you are living in a resort right in the heart of Houston.
  
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• How and where to watch the third Democratic presidential debate in Houston

  12-09-2019 18:19 via chron.com
  The debate will be held at Texas Southern University in Houston and will air on ABC and Univision at 7 p.m. Options to livestream the debate on websites like Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook are also available.
  
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• 'I would school him': Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang challenges Ted Cruz in hoops

  12-09-2019 18:12 via chron.com
  U.S. Senator and noted Rockets fan Ted Cruz is once again being challenged to a game of basketball. This time, the instigator is Andrew Yang, who will be participating in Thursday night's Democratic Primary debate at Texas Southern University in Houston.
  
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• Self-proclaimed psychic scams Houston woman out of $1.6 million - KTRK-TV

  12-09-2019 17:55 via abc13.com
  Self-proclaimed psychic scams Houston woman out of $1.6 million  KTRK-TVA South Florida woman who claimed to be a psychic fortune teller has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for taking $1.6 million from a ...
  
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• 10 Democratic candidates to take debate stage in Houston - MSNBC

  12-09-2019 17:51 via msnbc.com
  10 Democratic candidates to take debate stage in Houston  MSNBCThe top 2020 contenders are taking the stage tonight in Houston for the third Democratic debate. NBC's Garrett Haake and Ali Vitali join Stephanie Ruhle to ...
  
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• Watch as Greenpeace protesters suspend themselves from busy Houston bridge - msnNOW

  12-09-2019 17:32 via msn.com
  Watch as Greenpeace protesters suspend themselves from busy Houston bridge  msnNOWAt least a dozen of the environmental activists suspended themselves from the Fred Hartman Bridge in Houston, Texas, to protest fossil fuel.
  
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• Her temperature spiked the day she decided to stop vaping. Now she's on life support.

  12-09-2019 17:09 via chron.com
  She had decided that day to put down the vaping device, but it was already too late.
  After vaping for two years as an alternative to smoking cigarettes, 17-year-old Whitney Livingston came down with a fever that landed her on life support, her mother told Fox4News.com.
  "She could have almost died," Jennifer Audas told Fox4News about her daughter. "And her oxygen had already dropped all the way. There was pneumonia in both lungs. The doctor said that it looked like no pneumonia he'd ever seen."
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• Houston on $50K a Year - The Wall Street Journal

  12-09-2019 15:45 via wsj.com
  Houston on $50K a Year  The Wall Street JournalHow far does a $50K salary go when you're starting out? It depends on where you live. Meet Leslie Paez, a payroll and HR administrator in Houston.
  
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• Houston not expected to get rain from disturbance in Bahamas

  12-09-2019 15:24 via chron.com
  Houston is not expected to get rain from a tropical disturbance forming over the southeastern Bahamas, according to a representative at the National Weather Service.
  
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• Greenpeace protesters climb Fred Hartman bridge ahead of Democratic debate

  12-09-2019 14:35 via chron.com
  More than a dozen Greenpeace USA protesters are demonstrating at the Fred Hartman bridge at the Houston Ship Channel Thursday ahead of the Democratic debate taking stage at Texas Southern University later, the organization said.
  
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• She got 12 years for $31 of pot. Years after her parole, she was jailed for the unpaid court fees.

  12-09-2019 14:33 via chron.com
  Sitting in her jail cell this week, Patricia Spottedcrow couldn't imagine where she was going to get the money she needed for her release.
  In 2010, the young Oklahoma mother, who had been caught selling $31 worth of marijuana to a police informant after financial troubles caused her to lose her home, was sentenced to 12 years in prison. It was her first-ever offense, and the lengthy sentence drew national attention, sparking a movement that led to her early release.
  But once she was home free, S
  
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• UH launches Sales Academy for tech industry

  12-09-2019 13:40 via chron.com
  The University of Houston is accepting applications for its new Sales Academy, designed to train the digital sales and marketing talent needed by Houston's nascent tech ecosystem.
  
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• Dog attack during smoke in Pearland neighborhood leaves 2 injured

  12-09-2019 13:31 via chron.com
  Two people were injured in a dog attack in a Pearland neighborhood south of Houston.
  
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• Pop-up coworking space for women plans to open permanent location

  12-09-2019 13:01 via chron.com
  Sesh Coworking plans to open a co-working space for women next year, and it's holding a pop-up event in October to promote the 2020 offering.
  
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• As debate host, multicultural Houston showcases nation’s demographic shift - ABC News

  12-09-2019 10:35 via abcnews.go.com
  As debate host, multicultural Houston showcases nation’s demographic shift  ABC NewsAs ten presidential candidates arrive in Houston for ABC News' Democratic debate, Houstonians say the city represents America's future.
  
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• Houston has become a political hotbed - The Texas Tribune

  12-09-2019 07:01 via texastribune.org
  Houston has become a political hotbed  The Texas TribuneThe state's biggest city has competitive races for Congress, and the Texas House and Democrats see it as vital to turning Texas blue.
  
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• Houston Democrat spars with Trump over impeachment quote - Houston Chronicle

  12-09-2019 07:00 via houstonchronicle.com
  Houston Democrat spars with Trump over impeachment quote  Houston Chronicle U.S. Rep. Al Green — the Houston Democrat who has tried three times to impeach Trump — is again battling the president, this time over a tweet.
  
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• Trump Campaign Will Fly ‘Socialism’ Warning Over Houston Before Democrats Debate - Deadline

  12-09-2019 04:35 via deadline.com
  Trump Campaign Will Fly ‘Socialism’ Warning Over Houston Before Democrats Debate  DeadlineThe Trump campaign will try to steal some attention away from Democrats before Thursday's debate in Houston, as the president's reelection effort flies a ...
  
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• Pedestrian hit and killed on Gulf Freeway in Houston

  12-09-2019 04:23 via chron.com
  The collision was reported around 8 p.m. in the 6200 block of the Gulf Freeway in southeast Houston.
  
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• Trump to fly message over Houston Democratic debate - KTRK-TV

  12-09-2019 04:14 via abc13.com
  Trump to fly message over Houston Democratic debate  KTRK-TVFour hours before the 10 Democratic hopefuls take the stage, a plane will fly a massive banner from the Trump 2020 campaign over TSU reading: "Socialism will ...
  
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• Democratic primary debate brings buzz, opportunity to Houston and TSU - Houston Chronicle

  12-09-2019 03:38 via houstonchronicle.com
  Democratic primary debate brings buzz, opportunity to Houston and TSU  Houston ChronicleWith the third Democratic primary debate at Texas Southern University in Houston, the excitement on campus and in the city of Houston is palpable.
  
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• McAllen hoping to enhance investment opportunities with Houston - KVEO-TV

  12-09-2019 01:38 via kveo.com
  McAllen hoping to enhance investment opportunities with Houston  KVEO-TVMCALLEN, Texas – The city of McAllen is partnering with the city of Houston in hopes of enhancing investment opportunities in the Rio Grande Valley.
  
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• Mayor Pete dodges cameras before Houston Democratic debate - KTRK-TV

  12-09-2019 01:37 via abc13.com
  Mayor Pete dodges cameras before Houston Democratic debate  KTRK-TVMayor Pete Buttigieg arrived in Houston Tuesday night, because he tweeted a photo with Sen. Amy Klobuchar on the same United flight. But Wednesday, he ...
  
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• Kroger Houston division issues Meyerland-area recall on ready-to-eat, fresh meat items - KPRC Click2Houston

  12-09-2019 01:35 via click2houston.com
  Kroger Houston division issues Meyerland-area recall on ready-to-eat, fresh meat items  KPRC Click2HoustonA Kroger store issued a Class 1 Recall on an undetermined amount of meat, poultry, lunch meat and side-dish items purchased from the self-*service* cases in the ...
  
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• The Greatest Love of All: A Tribute to Whitney Houston - PaperCity Magazine

  12-09-2019 01:12 via papercitymag.com
  The Greatest Love of All: A Tribute to Whitney Houston  PaperCity MagazineSeptember 13, 2019 | 7:30 pm. Additional Event Dates. September 14, 2019 | 7:30 pm. What. H-E-B is proud to present the traveling show, The Greatest Love of ...
  
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• Debate is up for final spot on Astros' ALDS roster - Chron

  12-09-2019 01:04 via chron.com
  Debate is up for final spot on Astros' ALDS roster  ChronA battle is brewing between Abraham Toro and Kyle Tucker for the final spot on Houston's American League Division Series roster. The Astros customarily carry ...
  
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• It's hot and humid in Houston, but space attractions and free stuff make it worth the trip - USA TODAY

  12-09-2019 00:42 via usatoday.com
  It's hot and humid in Houston, but space attractions and free stuff make it worth the trip  USA TODAYHouston with kids, in the middle of the summer. If those aren't the perfect ingredients for a family adventure, then I don't know what are.
  
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• Shooting leaves man dead in southeast Houston home - Chron

  12-09-2019 00:22 via chron.com
  Shooting leaves man dead in southeast Houston home  ChronHouston police are investigating a deadly shooting Wednesday afternoon in the city's southeast side. A woman called 911 around 1:30 p.m. saying a man was ...
  
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• Man fatally shot in chest at southeast Houston home - KHOU.com

  12-09-2019 00:03 via khou.com
  Man fatally shot in chest at southeast Houston home  KHOU.comHPD says the man was shot in the chest and died at the scene. Officers have detained the suspected shooter.
  
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