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• Why did upstream win and downstream lose when it came to lawsuits over Harvey flooding in the Houston area?

  20-02-2020 23:54 via chron.com
  
  People on both sides of Army Corps dams sued after Harvey flooding, hoping to recoup damages under a federal law. Upstream won, downstream lost.
  
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• Documents show oversight lapses in Houston Police Department’s handling of confidential informants - Houston Chronicle

  20-02-2020 23:52 via houstonchronicle.com
  
  Documents show oversight lapses in Houston Police Department’s handling of confidential informants  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Wild high-speed police chase ends in northwest Houston neighborhood - KHOU.com

  20-02-2020 23:20 via khou.com
  Wild high-speed police chase ends in northwest Houston neighborhood  KHOU.com
  
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• Alvin High School staffer investigated for inappropriate conduct with student

  20-02-2020 22:50 via chron.com
  
  A staff member at Alvin High School is being investigated after an accusation of inappropriate conduct with a student, according to Alvin ISD.
  
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• Live roaches, black debris in ice machine highlight restaurant violations (Feb 10-Feb 16)

  20-02-2020 22:30 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.The Houston Chronicle obtained the results of routine health inspections throughout the city and tallied each restaurant's demerits for a comprehensive list of violations.To view inspection reports online or learn more about food inspections, visit the health dep
  
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• Construction workers pressure University of Houston over contractor's alleged wage theft - Houston Chronicle

  20-02-2020 22:00 via houstonchronicle.com
  
  Construction workers pressure University of Houston over contractor's alleged wage theft  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Body found near University of Houston-Downtown - Chron

  20-02-2020 21:33 via chron.com
  
  Body found near University of Houston-Downtown  Chron
  
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• Body found near University of Houston-Downtown

  20-02-2020 21:33 via chron.com
  
  A man’s body was found Thursday on a dead-end street near the University of Houston-Downtown
  
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• The 4 best traditional American spots in Houston - KPRC Click2Houston

  20-02-2020 21:27 via click2houston.com
  
  The 4 best traditional American spots in Houston  KPRC Click2Houston
  
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• Video: Knife-wielding suspect charged at Houston officers before he was shot - KSAT San Antonio

  20-02-2020 21:22 via ksat.com
  
  Video: Knife-wielding suspect charged at Houston officers before he was shot  KSAT San Antonio
  
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• Texas A&M announces $550M Texas Medical Center development project - Houston Business Journal

  20-02-2020 21:13 via bizjournals.com
  Texas A&M announces $550M Texas Medical Center development project  Houston Business Journal
  
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• They both sued the Army Corps after Harvey flooding in Houston. So why did only one win? - Houston Chronicle

  20-02-2020 21:07 via houstonchronicle.com
  
  They both sued the Army Corps after Harvey flooding in Houston. So why did only one win?  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Houston’s 'hot girl' Megan Thee Stallion graces the cover of Rolling Stone

  20-02-2020 20:31 via chron.com
  
  Houston’s own hot girl, Megan Thee Stallion stars on the cover of Rolling Stone’s second annual Women Shaping the Future issue, with SZA and Normani. In a stunning portrait by photographer Campbell Addy, the three leather-clad singers pose for the camera in a ‘Hell-Bent-for-Leather’ inspired portrait.
  
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• 'Sea Sparkle' creates mysterious blue waves in Galveston surf

  20-02-2020 20:26 via chron.com
  
  On a foggy February evening, Leia Olinde and her husband were out for a late-night stroll on Galveston's seawall when she spotted something unusual in the waves."The best way I can describe it is like neon blue lighting inside the waves when they break," Olinde told Chron.com. "It's breathtakingly beautiful."
  
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• Have you seen him? Houston man wanted for capital murder, Humble police say - KPRC Click2Houston

  20-02-2020 19:55 via click2houston.com
  
  Have you seen him? Houston man wanted for capital murder, Humble police say  KPRC Click2Houston
  
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• Where to get gas for less than $2 per gallon in Houston right now - KPRC Click2Houston

  20-02-2020 19:42 via click2houston.com
  
  Where to get gas for less than $2 per gallon in Houston right now  KPRC Click2Houston
  
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• Ex-Rice football player pleads guilty in Blain Padgett’s opioid death

  20-02-2020 19:11 via chron.com
  
  Authorities found Padgett, a Hardin-Jefferson High School graduate, dead inside his Houston apartment on March 2, 2018 after teammates noticed he’d missed a morning workout.
  
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• Bernie Sanders campaigns in Houston on Sunday - Houston Chronicle

  20-02-2020 17:55 via houstonchronicle.com
  
  Bernie Sanders campaigns in Houston on Sunday  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Interior Sketches Released for Possible Houston-to-Dallas High-Speed Train - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

  20-02-2020 17:42 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Interior Sketches Released for Possible Houston-to-Dallas High-Speed Train  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
  
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• #CancelHouston: Comedian Daniel Tosh bashes Houston Astros on social media

  20-02-2020 17:37 via chron.com
  
  Comedian Daniel Tosh has jumped on the Astros-bashing wagon.
  
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• 4-year-old girl sexually assaulted in her front yard, Houston police say - KHOU.com

  20-02-2020 17:20 via khou.com
  4-year-old girl sexually assaulted in her front yard, Houston police say  KHOU.com
  
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• How do escrow and closing work for Houston homebuyers? - Houston Chronicle

  20-02-2020 16:35 via houstonchronicle.com
  
  How do escrow and closing work for Houston homebuyers?  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Texas A&M to build $550 million complex in Houston's Texas Medical Center - Houston Chronicle

  20-02-2020 16:26 via houstonchronicle.com
  
  Texas A&M to build $550 million complex in Houston's Texas Medical Center  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Man sought in sexual assault of 4-year-old girl playing outside Chinatown home

  20-02-2020 16:20 via chron.com
  
  A man approached the girl on the afternoon of Jan. 12 in front of her apartment complex in the 10200 block of Harwin Drive and sexually assaulted her, police said.
  
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• Houston Rooftop Cinema Club releases Spring 2020 movie lineup - KTRK-TV

  20-02-2020 14:47 via abc13.com
  
  Houston Rooftop Cinema Club releases Spring 2020 movie lineup  KTRK-TV
  
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• Apple weighs letting users switch default iPhone apps to rivals

  20-02-2020 14:30 via chron.com
  
  Apple Inc. is considering giving rival apps more prominence on iPhones and iPads and opening its HomePod speaker to third-party music services after criticism the company provides an unfair advantage to its in-house products.
  
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• Accused Houston serial killer could face the death penalty - Chron

  20-02-2020 13:45 via chron.com
  
  Accused Houston serial killer could face the death penalty  Chron
  
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• Accused Houston serial killer could face the death penalty

  20-02-2020 13:45 via chron.com
  
  There’s extra security in a downtown Houston courtroom where a man is on trial over the strangling of two women – even though he’s been suspected in many more similar deaths.
  
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• Couple found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning inside Third Ward home, police say

  20-02-2020 13:13 via chron.com
  
  A middle-aged man and woman were found dead Wednesday night inside their Third Ward home, believed to be victims of carbon monoxide poisoning.
  
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• Couple found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in southeast Houston home identified, family says - KPRC Click2Houston

  20-02-2020 12:30 via click2houston.com
  
  Couple found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in southeast Houston home identified, family says  KPRC Click2Houston
  
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• Suspects back truck into NE Houston bank lobby in attempt to steal ATM - KTRK-TV

  20-02-2020 12:16 via abc13.com
  
  Suspects back truck into NE Houston bank lobby in attempt to steal ATM  KTRK-TV
  
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• Checking Bloomberg in Houston on infant mortality - PolitiFact

  20-02-2020 09:00 via politifact.com
  Checking Bloomberg in Houston on infant mortality  PolitiFact
  
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• What’s up at Houston galleries - Houston Chronicle

  20-02-2020 07:00 via houstonchronicle.com
  
  What’s up at Houston galleries  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Liberty County court sentences Houston man to 36 years for jugging charge - Chron

  20-02-2020 07:00 via chron.com
  
  Liberty County court sentences Houston man to 36 years for jugging charge  Chron
  
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• Fort Bend County prison slated for closure

  20-02-2020 07:00 via chron.com
  
  A Houston-area prison is slated to close this year, state lawmakers on Thursday said.The Jester I Unit in Richmond — which can hold about 320 prisoners, mostly with substance abuse offenses — is expected to shutter “in the coming months,” state Sen. John Whitmire (D-Houston) said in a news release, without elaborating on when the facility may shut down.About 120 employees were working at the prison in 2016, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website.A s
  
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• Aspen High robotics team takes state, with Houston up next - Aspen Times

  20-02-2020 07:00 via aspentimes.com
  
  Aspen High robotics team takes state, with Houston up next  Aspen Times
  
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• Houston company has a vaccine aimed at targeting coronavirus - 9News.com KUSA

  20-02-2020 06:49 via 9news.com
  Houston company has a vaccine aimed at targeting coronavirus  9News.com KUSA
  
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• Mills Scores 27, No. 22 Houston Beats Tulsa, 76-43 Caleb Mills came to life at - The New York Times

  20-02-2020 05:23 via nytimes.com
  
  Mills Scores 27, No. 22 Houston Beats Tulsa, 76-43 Caleb Mills came to life at  The New York Times
  
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• Ricks Leads Abilene Christian Past Houston Baptist 82-68 Payten Ricks had 24 points as Abilene - The New York Times

  20-02-2020 05:05 via nytimes.com
  
  Ricks Leads Abilene Christian Past Houston Baptist 82-68 Payten Ricks had 24 points as Abilene  The New York Times
  
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• Atwood, Sullivan Combine to Lead Lamar Past Sam Houston St. - The New York Times

  20-02-2020 04:35 via nytimes.com
  
  Atwood, Sullivan Combine to Lead Lamar Past Sam Houston St.  The New York Times
  
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• Atwood, Sullivan combine to lead Lamar past Sam Houston St. - FOXSports.com

  20-02-2020 04:34 via foxsports.com
  
  Atwood, Sullivan combine to lead Lamar past Sam Houston St.  FOXSports.com
  
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• Houston County Rescue Unit not included in potential license tag fee - WTVY, Dothan

  20-02-2020 04:03 via wtvy.com
  
  Houston County Rescue Unit not included in potential license tag fee  WTVY, Dothan
  
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• Parakeets found dumped at west Houston park - KHOU.com

  20-02-2020 03:34 via khou.com
  Parakeets found dumped at west Houston park  KHOU.com
  
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• Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Houston's north side

  20-02-2020 03:23 via chron.com
  
  The crash was reported at 7:25 p.m. in the 7100 block of Airline near Rittenhouse.
  
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• License plate found near fatal hit-and-run leads to arrest

  20-02-2020 03:23 via chron.com
  
  Police said two cars were possibly racing north on Airline when one of the vehicles struck the male pedestrian, who was crossing the street.
  
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• Houston Rockets’ James Harden, Russell Westbrook takeover latest GQ cover - KPRC Click2Houston

  20-02-2020 02:28 via click2houston.com
  
  Houston Rockets’ James Harden, Russell Westbrook takeover latest GQ cover  KPRC Click2Houston
  
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• RSL falls 4-0 to Houston in second preseason game - Salt Lake Tribune

  20-02-2020 02:26 via sltrib.com
  
  RSL falls 4-0 to Houston in second preseason game  Salt Lake Tribune
  
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• Kevin Gorman: Joe Musgrove suffers in silence amid talk of Houston Astros' tainted title - TribLIVE

  20-02-2020 01:54 via triblive.com
  
  Kevin Gorman: Joe Musgrove suffers in silence amid talk of Houston Astros' tainted title  TribLIVE
  
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• 7 ways to celebrate Mardi Gras in Houston - KPRC Click2Houston

  20-02-2020 01:44 via click2houston.com
  
  7 ways to celebrate Mardi Gras in Houston  KPRC Click2Houston
  
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• CEO of major Houston energy co. steps down effective immediately - Houston Business Journal

  20-02-2020 01:04 via bizjournals.com
  CEO of major Houston energy co. steps down effective immediately  Houston Business Journal
  
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