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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3429: Titanic’s Sisters
Episode: 3429 A tale of three ships: Titanic, Olympic, and Britannic. Today, Titanic's sisters.
safety
200+ people arrested during Lone Star Rally enforcement effort, including Harris County deputy
A coordinated law enforcement effort during Galveston’s Lone Star Rally resulted in 270 arrests between Thursday afternoon and 5 a.m. Sunday, according to reporting from i45NOW....
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Houston needs affordable housing. Can churches fill the gap?
Houston’s churches own hundreds of acres of land. At the third annual Faith in Affordable Housing Summit, experts agreed that the land can be used for homes. Houston City Councilmember Tiffany D. Thomas, who chairs the council’s Housing and Affordability Committee and hosted the ...
government
Freeport mayor questions recall process after voters choose to remove him from office
After just two years in office, Freeport Mayor Jerry Cain is facing removal following a successful recall election. But while he acknowledges the outcome, he’s raising concerns about how the recall effort was handled from the beginning. About 56% of voters supported recalling Cai...
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Appeals court upholds $1.5M bond for man accused of killing 11-year-old during ‘ding-dong ditch’ prank
A Texas appeals court has upheld the $1.5 million bond for a Houston man accused of shooting and killing an 11-year-old boy who was playing a “ding-dong ditch” prank last year. In a ruling issued November 3, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals rejected Gonzalo Leon Jr.’s argument tha...