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• Suspect opens fire on officers at SE Houston apartments - KTRK-TV

  08-10-2019 23:53 via abc13.com
  Suspect opens fire on officers at SE Houston apartments  KTRK-TV
  
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• Looking back on the Texas Prison Rodeo in Huntsville

  08-10-2019 23:16 via chron.com
  Years ago, every Sunday in October, Huntsville would play host to the "the world's fastest, wildest rodeo." You might remember it as the Texas Prison Rodeo.
  
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• Judge extends mental hospital stay for Houston man who ran over officers - Chron

  08-10-2019 23:08 via chron.com
  Judge extends mental hospital stay for Houston man who ran over officers  Chron
  
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• Houston startup raises $8M for product that assesses cognitive impairment, dementia

  08-10-2019 23:03 via chron.com
  Houston-based BrainCheck has raised $8 million for its product that helps physicians assess cognitive impairment and dementia.
  
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• HISD: Rice School student briefly abducted near bus stop, released unharmed

  08-10-2019 23:02 via chron.com
  Houston ISD issued a statement saying that on Monday morning, a student who attends The Rice School reported that he was briefly abducted by two males in a black vehicle as he walked to his bus stop near Law Elementary School.
  
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• ICE Houston arrests previously deported Mexican man who allegedly threatened to shoot ICE officers - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Newsroom

  08-10-2019 22:44 via ice.gov
  ICE Houston arrests previously deported Mexican man who allegedly threatened to shoot ICE officers  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Newsroom
  
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• Houston man inappropriately touched Round Rock boy at church event, police say - KXAN.com

  08-10-2019 22:26 via kxan.com
  Houston man inappropriately touched Round Rock boy at church event, police say  KXAN.com
  
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• Police detain suspect who fired at officers at crime scene in SE Houston

  08-10-2019 22:14 via chron.com
  The man is a person of interest in a possible homicide at the apartment earlier in the afternoon, police said.
  
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• These Houston-area people have been on reality TV

  08-10-2019 21:59 via chron.com
  With a new HGTV show centered around Houston couple Jon Pierre and Mary Tjon-Joe-Pin in full swing, it might be a good idea to take look back at other Houston-area people who have captured national attention by appearing on reality TV.
  
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• Houston firefighters save burial flag from burning condos near Galleria - Chron

  08-10-2019 21:50 via chron.com
  Houston firefighters save burial flag from burning condos near Galleria  Chron
  
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• Houston firefighters save burial flag from burning condos near Galleria

  08-10-2019 21:50 via chron.com
  Two alarms' worth of Houston firefighters helped save a burial flag from a roaring condominium fire near the Galleria on Tuesday.
  
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• Equinox's budget-friendly gym chain muscling into Houston's fitness scene - Houston Business Journal

  08-10-2019 21:46 via bizjournals.com
  Equinox's budget-friendly gym chain muscling into Houston's fitness scene  Houston Business Journal
  
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• Rice School student abducted and robbed at bus stop in southeast Houston - KTRK-TV

  08-10-2019 21:45 via abc13.com
  Rice School student abducted and robbed at bus stop in southeast Houston  KTRK-TV
  
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• Kroger and Walgreens ban sale of e-cigarette products

  08-10-2019 21:45 via chron.com
  "Kroger is discontinuing the sale of electronic nicotine delivery products, or e-cigarettes, at all store and fuel-center locations due to the mounting questions and increasingly complex regulatory environment associated with these products," the company said in a statement.
  
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• Texas native Tracy Byrd headlines Pro-Am Party at the Rustic

  08-10-2019 21:44 via chron.com
  Texas native and legendary country music artist Tracy Byrd headlined the Pro-Am Party at the Rustic Tuesday evening.
  
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• Judge extends mental hospital stay for Houston man who ran over officers

  08-10-2019 21:43 via chron.com
  A state district judge has denied the release of a Houston man who said voices urged him to run into two police officers, killing one, more than a decade ago.
  
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• ICE arrests previously deported Mexican man who allegedly threatened to shoot ICE officers

  08-10-2019 21:02 via chron.com
  Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday arrested a 30-year-old Mexican man who they said had illegally entered the United States five times and threatened to shoot ICE officers, according to anonymous tips.
  
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• Russian trolls orchestrated 2016 clash at Houston Islamic center, new Senate intel report says - The Dallas Morning News

  08-10-2019 20:59 via dallasnews.com
  Russian trolls orchestrated 2016 clash at Houston Islamic center, new Senate intel report says  The Dallas Morning News
  
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• A Coffee Robot Is Coming to Houston’s New Whole Foods - Eater Houston

  08-10-2019 20:46 via houston.eater.com
  A Coffee Robot Is Coming to Houston’s New Whole Foods  Eater Houston
  
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• Which Houston-area high school districts pay their high school teachers the least? - Chron

  08-10-2019 20:33 via chron.com
  Which Houston-area high school districts pay their high school teachers the least?  Chron
  
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• Which Houston-area high school districts pay their high school teachers the least?

  08-10-2019 20:30 via chron.com
  Check out the lowest-paid high school teachers in the Houston area, by district, according to data from the Texas Education Agency.
  
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• Check This Out Houston | abc13.com - KTRK-TV

  08-10-2019 20:22 via abc13.com
  Check This Out Houston | abc13.com  KTRK-TV
  
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• Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, once a self-made billionaire, accused of not paying lawyers

  08-10-2019 20:20 via chron.com
  In 2016, Elizabeth Holmes was named in a class-action lawsuit that alleged that Theranos and Walgreensprovided customers access to blood-testing machines that ultimately produced a number of inaccurate results.Now, Holmes is running into significant problems with the lawyers she hired to defend her in that class-action lawsuit.
  
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• John McClain's chat: Was Deshaun Watson's game the best by a Houston QB? - Houston Chronicle

  08-10-2019 19:45 via houstonchronicle.com
  John McClain's chat: Was Deshaun Watson's game the best by a Houston QB?  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Dave Chapelle pops up in Houston for surprise, one-night-only appearance at House of Blues - CultureMap Houston

  08-10-2019 19:15 via houston.culturemap.com
  Dave Chapelle pops up in Houston for surprise, one-night-only appearance at House of Blues  CultureMap Houston
  
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• Body found floating in water near southeast Houston hospital - Chron

  08-10-2019 19:07 via chron.com
  Body found floating in water near southeast Houston hospital  Chron
  
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• Body found floating in water near southeast Houston hospital

  08-10-2019 19:07 via chron.com
  A person's body was found floating in a small body of water outside a southeast Houston hospital, according to the Houston Fire Department.
  
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• How Houston is stepping up to combat food-desert problem - Houston Chronicle

  08-10-2019 19:00 via houstonchronicle.com
  How Houston is stepping up to combat food-desert problem  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Waffle House customers robbed while eating in west Houston - KTRK-TV

  08-10-2019 18:56 via abc13.com
  Waffle House customers robbed while eating in west Houston  KTRK-TV
  
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• Waffle House customers robbed at gunpoint while eating in west Houston - KTRK-TV

  08-10-2019 18:56 via abc13.com
  Waffle House customers robbed at gunpoint while eating in west Houston  KTRK-TV
  
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• Fort Bend County sheriff accuses commissioners court of 'witch hunt'

  08-10-2019 18:46 via chron.com
  The Fort Bend County sheriff is accusing the county judge and the commissioners court of attempting to remove him from office at its meeting scheduled for this afternoon.
  
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• Watch: Three armed suspects terrorize Waffle House in west Houston - KHOU.com

  08-10-2019 18:13 via khou.com
  Watch: Three armed suspects terrorize Waffle House in west Houston  KHOU.com
  
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• KISS will perform an underwater concert for an audience of great white sharks

  08-10-2019 18:02 via chron.com
  Legendary rock band KISS is about to perform to its toughest crowd yet: a live audience of sharks. Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer will travel to Australia to play a private underwater concert to a crowd of great whites and a select number of fans on Nov. 18.
  
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• Houston women to rally at city hall against 'tampon tax' - Houston Chronicle

  08-10-2019 17:59 via houstonchronicle.com
  Houston women to rally at city hall against 'tampon tax'  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Houston women to rally at city hall against 'tampon tax' - Chron

  08-10-2019 17:59 via chron.com
  Houston women to rally at city hall against 'tampon tax'  Chron
  
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• Pakistani HUM TV awards show takes center stage in Houston

  08-10-2019 17:55 via chron.com
  A crowd of over 6,000 people were in attendance for the show Saturday night.The red carpet flourished as celebrities made their way in front of the cameras and fans. Houstonians arrived waiting to see their favorite faces from Hum TVs' various shows.
  
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• 2nd chance! Dave Chappelle is performing again in Houston on Wednesday night - KHOU.com

  08-10-2019 17:52 via khou.com
  2nd chance! Dave Chappelle is performing again in Houston on Wednesday night  KHOU.com
  
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• Rodent droppings, condemned food highlight restaurant violations for September 30 to October 6

  08-10-2019 16:21 via chron.com
  Each week, Houston health inspectors distribute violations that carry a weight between 1 and 25, increasing in severity. The term "demerit" is used by city health inspectors to describe the weighted value assigned to each violation.
  
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• Houston's BARC Animal Shelter sees record release rate in September

  08-10-2019 16:21 via chron.com
  The shelter's release rate hit a record number in September, with 87.5 percent of its dogs and cats finding homes or caretakers.
  
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• Newborn dropped off at Houston fire station - Chron

  08-10-2019 15:35 via chron.com
  Newborn dropped off at Houston fire station  Chron
  
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• Weather roller coaster: Houston returns to summertime heat before next fall front - KPRC Click2Houston

  08-10-2019 15:30 via click2houston.com
  Weather roller coaster: Houston returns to summertime heat before next fall front  KPRC Click2Houston
  
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• Police: Two teens arrested in north Houston carjacking, woman attacked while pumping gas - Chron

  08-10-2019 15:08 via chron.com
  Police: Two teens arrested in north Houston carjacking, woman attacked while pumping gas  Chron
  
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• Cops: Second drunk driver crashes into fire truck at scene of Houston DWI crash

  08-10-2019 14:03 via chron.com
  Two drivers, who police believe were impaired, are in custody after separate but related crashes on Interstate 10 at Kirkwood.
  
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• Newborn dropped off at Houston fire station

  08-10-2019 13:24 via chron.com
  The firefighter who received the child did not question the woman, nor try to detain her because of the law, Crowson said.
  
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• Houston to participate in global hackathon to address climate change

  08-10-2019 11:00 via chron.com
  Houston is participating in Global Climathon Day on Oct. 25, where local brainstorming sessions invite people to develop solutions for safety and quality-of-life issues, such as air pollution, extreme weather and waste management.
  
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• 'Can we play just one game?' Inside Houston football's lost month of September - ESPN

  08-10-2019 09:00 via espn.com
  
  'Can we play just one game?' Inside Houston football's lost month of September  ESPN
  
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• Man sentenced to life in prison for triple slaying at Stafford car wash

  08-10-2019 07:00 via chron.com
  A jury on Monday sentenced a former employee of a Stafford car wash to life in prison without parole after convicting him of capital murder for fatally shooting three people at the car wash in 2013, according to the Fort Bend District Attorney’s Office.
  The defendant, LaMelvin Dewayne Johnson, could have faced the death pentalty, prosecutor Thomas Pheiffer said.
  “The family members of the victims find comfort in knowing that Johnson will never been able to hurt good and decent people
  
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• Legos and art merge in Houston Museum of Natural Science’s ‘The Art of the Brick’ - Houston Chronicle

  08-10-2019 07:00 via houstonchronicle.com
  Legos and art merge in Houston Museum of Natural Science’s ‘The Art of the Brick’  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Houston's getting Prop B money back but firefighters say it came without warning - KTRK-TV

  08-10-2019 05:29 via abc13.com
  Houston's getting Prop B money back but firefighters say it came without warning  KTRK-TV
  
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• Houston philanthropist to fund Jones Plaza remake - Chron

  08-10-2019 03:30 via chron.com
  Houston philanthropist to fund Jones Plaza remake  Chron
  
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