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Friday | MyFoxHouston

Baby Among Area's Latest H1N1 Deaths

A baby boy is one of two more Houston residents who have died from swine flu, according to the city's Website.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Houston Metro

Wed Nov 04, 2009

StarNewsOnline.com

Picked From a Lineup, on a Whiff of Evidence

A dog's sniff helped put Curvis Bickham in jail for eight months. Now that the case against him has been dropped, he wants to tell the world that the investigative technique that justified his arrest smells to high heaven.

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Related Topix: Victoria, TX, Victoria Metro, Houston Metro

Tue Nov 03, 2009

WFAA

Texas men filing suit after dog sends them to jail

Three men who spent months in jail after a dog's sense of smell linked them to crimes they did not commit are filing a lawsuit claiming that Texas authorities falsely arrested and imprisoned them.

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Related Topix: Dallas, TX

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Arrest in fatal shooting of man tied to student's slaying

Houston police on Monday arrested a woman in the Sept. 13 shooting death of a man who had been linked to the brutal slaying of a Rice University student more than 20 years ago.

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Related Topix: Houston, TX, Violent Crime, Houston Metro, Rice University

Bizjournals

Fort Bend County forms public-private campaign band

A public-private coalition forged in Fort Bend County will pool about $2.5 million over the next five years to fund the first-ever marketing and branding campaign aimed at attracting new business to the area.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

KCEN

Seven Projects Approved for TxDOT's Pass-Through Funding

State transportation officials announced the approval of seven projects around the state that will be funded by TxDOT's pass-through program.

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Related Topix: Brazoria County, TX

Thu Oct 29, 2009

MyFoxHouston

Fort Bend County Gets H1N1 Vaccine

Fort Bend County has received almost 17,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine, but they're mostly available at private health care providers.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Rosenberg, TX

The Lufkin Daily News

Angelina County gets grant to make its buildings more green

Angelina County commissioners on Tuesday accepted a $100,000 energy efficiency block grant.

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Related Topix: Angelina County, TX

Tue Oct 27, 2009

KBMT

SWAT Teams Ends Standoff With Man Accused of Stabbing 1-Week-Old Son

It was a dramatic end to what police are calling an unbelievable act. A Sugarland man accused of stabbing his own one-week-old son had to be dragged out by SWAT team members after barricading himself in his apartment.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Austin American-Statesman

Sugar Land teacher accused of stabbing newborn son

A week-old boy was in critical condition Saturday after his father stabbed him while holding the family hostage, officials in Fort Bend County said.

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Related Topix: Sugar Land, TX, Houston Metro, Education Etc.

KHOU-TV Houston

16 illegal immigrants, 2 children found in Fort Bend County stash house

Fort Bend police responded to a burglary call Saturday, but instead of finding robbers, they found a house full of illegal immigrants.

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Related Topix: Illegal Immigration, US News

Sat Oct 24, 2009

The Family Badge

Former Ju-V Hall guard files lawsuit againt Fort Bend County

A former employee at the Fort Bend County Juvenile Detention Center who blew the whistle over alleged crimes she claims to have witnessed believes she was fired in retaliation and has filed a lawsuit against the county.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

KHOU-TV Houston

Whistleblower files lawsuit againt Fort Bend County

A former employee at the Fort Bend County Juvenile Detention Center who blew the whistle over alleged crimes she claims to have witnessed believes she was fired in retaliation and has filed a lawsuit against the county.

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Related Topix: Rosenberg, TX

Victoria Advocate

Pro: Courts have failed wrongfully accused

Originally published October 18, 2009 at 11:27 a.m., updated October 18, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. Courts have failed to weed out junk science like scent lineups, so it's time for the Legislature to step in, those pressing for a legislative solution say.

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Related Topix: Victoria, TX, Victoria Metro, Williamson County, TX

Thu Oct 22, 2009

MyFoxHouston

Houston Area's H1N1 Death Toll Up to 13

The H1N1 death toll in the Houston area is now up to 13, FOX 26 News has learned.

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Related Topix: Houston, TX, Houston Metro, Brazoria County, TX

Wed Oct 21, 2009

The Family Badge

Cocaine, Marijuana seized in Fort Bend County

The Fort Bend County Narcotics Task Force, which is a Houston HIDTA Initiative , conducted a narcotic investigation targeting organized drug traffickers transporting illegal narcotics into Fort Bend County.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Richmond, TX, 9, Mercedes, TX

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Search on in rural Fort Bend Co. for kidnap suspect

Federal and local authorities are searching a Fort Bend County thicket near the Brazoria County line for two suspects in connection with a kidnapping.

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Related Topix: Brazoria County, TX, Houston Metro, Fresno, TX

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Abc13.com

The parents called for help with their mentally ill son, but he was shot by police

A local couple has filed a lawsuit against the city of Stafford and its police department.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Click2Houston.com

Student Dies From Swine Flu

A Pasadena high school student has died after catching the H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu, KPRC Local 2 reported Friday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Education Etc., Harris County, TX, Houston Metro

Fri Oct 16, 2009

MyFoxHouston

Cop in Choke-Hold Death May Face Charge

It was back on July 4 when 30-year-old Syulvanus Okhueleigbe died. Investigators say the Nigerian national got into a fight with a veteran Houston police officer in a Stafford bar.

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Related Topix: Houston Metro, Stafford, TX, Harris County, TX

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