After spike in misdemeanor marijuana arrests, Houston mayor blames district attorney
The spike in arrests under Mayor John Whitmire coincided with an increase in prosecutions by the district attorney — one year before the current DA took office.
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South Loop crash kills wrong-way driver, injures another
Police say a driver was going the wrong way on 610 and crashed head-on into a Chevrolet Suburban.
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Baylor fires football coach Dave Aranda, names defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman interim head coach
Baylor elevated defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman to interim head coach Sunday following the dismissal of Dave Aranda, placing one of college football’s premier defensive strategists in charge of the program....
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Man killed in Humble rollover crash
Police did not name the driver, but he is said to be a 36-year-old DJ who had just left a party.
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Trump to campaign in Lubbock and Corpus Christi as Texas Senate race tightens
Donald Trump will visit Corpus Christi and Lubbock on Tuesday, Oct. 27, holding two midterm campaign rallies as Republicans target key Texas races.
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From isolation to community: Houston mom launches 'Abby’s Brave Buddies' after daughter’s cancer fight
After her 2-year-old daughter Abby was diagnosed with leukemia, Houston mother Jennifer Clark created the nonprofit Abby’s Brave Buddies to bridge the social gap for pediatric cancer families navigating the isolating world of hospital care....
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Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders owner sues My Chemical Romance over look-alike uniforms at concert
The corporate owner of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders has filed a lawsuit against rock band My Chemical Romance and concert promoter Live Nation, alleging the group used unauthorized look-alike uniforms during a recent concert in Los Angeles....
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1 dead, 1 critically injured from wrong-way crash on Houston’s South Loop West
Houston police responded to a fatal wrong-way collision around 4:48 a.m. Sunday near the South Loop West and Tierwester Road, according to preliminary information. A driver traveling the wrong way crashed head-on into a Chevrolet Suburban. The Suburban’s driver was taken to Ben T...
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Rain free for the Texans tailgate but rain chances return this week
Make sure you are spending some time outside this weekend, low humidity and cool morning for Texans fans headed to the tailgate. Daytime highs reach low to mid 80s this evening with partly sunny skies. Weather pattern change next week: Mid-week, our weather pattern changes. Tropi...
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Houston weather: Pleasant Sunday skies give way to rain ahead of Halloween weekend
Southeast Texas sees low 80s and pleasant humidity Sunday, with rain chances returning late week ahead of Halloween as Hurricane Vance targets Mexico.
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Driver dead following suspected road-rage shooting in Montgomery County
Authorities have identified a 49-year-old man killed in an early Sunday morning road rage shooting along State Highway 99 in Montgomery County, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office....
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She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills
The Ford Expedition rumbled to a stop and Cindy Banda’s bedazzled flip-flops landed on the asphalt of the Houston cancer center’s vast parking lot. She threaded through the rows of cars, a tally of patients who gather here to sit with chemotherapy needles or lie on radiation mach...
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Missed the mail-in ballot deadline in Texas? You may still have options to vote
The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot in Texas has officially passed, but that doesn’t necessarily mean voters who missed it are out of options ahead of the November 3 election. Friday, October 23, was the final day for county election offices to receive applications for a r...