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11/21/2008 05:50 AM
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Chilly night in store for Houston before milder weekend
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Gusty winds and clear skies could help drop temperatures to near freezing tonight in the Houston area, but weekend weather is expected to be milder and rain is possible early next week.
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11/21/2008 05:20 AM
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Lawyers to try to quash Cheney, Gonzales indictments
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Lawyers seeking to halt the indictments brought against Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and others are accusing the prosecutor of trying to end his tenure with a bang and even scores with political enemies.
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11/21/2008 04:50 AM
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2 say Texas Education Agency fired them for investigating
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11/20/2008 11:52 PM
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Oil under $50 could bring recession into Houston
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Texas will lose its buffer from the downturn if the sliding price of crude causes companies to cut spending on drilling, lay off workers and send less tax money to state coffers.
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11/20/2008 11:51 PM
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Juveniles get longer terms as arrests dip
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Young offenders assigned to Harris County's juvenile detention facilities will be spending a little more time in lockup now that a reduction in arrests has eased chronic overcrowding in the system, juvenile probation chief Harvey Hetzel said.
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11/20/2008 11:51 PM
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5 toys that can send your kids to Texas Children's Hospital
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Scooters and other riding toys are popular Christmas gifts, but they also are the leading cause of injuries treated in emergency rooms nationwide, Texas Children's Hospital officials said Thursday.
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11/20/2008 11:51 PM
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Sheriff's group has new video stakeout along border
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The Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition has launched a new network of Internet cameras aimed at the Mexican border in the latest effort to bolster local border security efforts with live video steaming. Using a $2 million state grant, the TBSC turned on the 10 cameras Thursday afternoon.
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11/20/2008 11:51 PM
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State Board looks to make electives count for more
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High school students could take more desirable courses in the future under a proposal before the State Board of Education, seeking to give them more flexibility without diluting academic rigor.
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11/20/2008 11:51 PM
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Tyler oil refinery explosion and fire injures 4
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An explosion and fire at an East Texas oil refinery Thursday injured four workers, two of them critically.
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11/20/2008 11:51 PM
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Goodfellows: 6 children need housing, Christmas gifts
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As a single mother of six, Robyn Papania is doing her best to make ends meet. She always prided herself for being self-sufficient and working hard.
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11/20/2008 11:50 PM
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Houston carjacking took fatal route to San Antonio
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A car that crashed in San Antonio early Thursday after a police chase, killing two of its seven occupants, had been stolen in a carjacking in southwest Houston. Tom Price said Thursday that he gave up his Toyota Avalon late Sunday after two men blocked him with their vehicle and one of them pointed a sawed-off shotgun in his face.
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11/20/2008 11:50 PM
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Voters OK tax hike to pay for Alief ISD wage increases
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Voters in the Alief Independent School District agreed to a 7.5-cent property tax rate increase Thursday in a special election called, in part, to provide money for employee raises.
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11/20/2008 11:50 PM
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Metro says ridership has increased this year
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The Metropolitan Transit Authority saw an increase in ridership this year, but the exact ridership figure remains clouded, said President Frank J. Wilson in his end-of-year report during Thursday's board meeting. Wilson's figures show increases in ridership beginning in March and continuing through most of the year.
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11/20/2008 10:50 PM
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More cell phone gear found in death row inmate's cell
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Texas prison officials have recovered another cell phone charger and SIM card in the cell of a death row inmate, the latest in a series of similar discoveries.
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11/20/2008 10:50 PM
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Sexual-abuse case against former TYC jailer stalls
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The state's sexual abuse case against a former youth prison administrator has stalled since his attorney was arrested and stopped appearing at hearings, court records show.
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11/20/2008 09:50 PM
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Two people found shot outside NE Harris grocery store
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The Harris County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting of two people found outside a northeast Harris County grocery store.
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11/20/2008 09:20 PM
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Investigators talk to NFL player's dad in alleged HPD beating
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Investigators interviewed the father of Green Bay Packer Donald Driver, trying to determine what happened between the time HPD arrested the 56-year-old and when he ended up in a hospital.
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11/20/2008 07:20 PM
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Cops mistake motorist's phone for gun; close road
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11/20/2008 06:20 PM
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Convicted killer of Dallas-area woman executed
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Convicted killer Robert Jean Hudson was executed Thursday night for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend after he beat down the door and barged into her Dallas-area apartment nearly a decade ago.
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11/20/2008 04:50 PM
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South Texans sue FEMA over Dolly damage
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A farmworker rights organization and 14 poor South Texas residents sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday alleging that the agency refused to help thousands of poor families repair their homes after Hurricane Dolly.
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