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29 min ago | KHOU-TV Houston

2 teens injured after crashing car into pole in southwest Houston

HOUSTON Two teenagers were taken to the hospital late Saturday night after police said they were involved in a car wreck stemming from an altercation with another teen in southwest Houston.

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4 hrs ago | CultureMap

Austin dubbed one of the most affordable getaways by Travel + Leisure

It seems that someone still finds value in traveling to Austin . Travel + Leisure recently ranked Austin the No.

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8 hrs ago | CultureMap

Wine school: High-end Houston restaurant makes summer classes fun, plans to build a new patio

It's almost summertime in the city, and for me that means two things: Spending more time outdoors and drinking wine.

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8 hrs ago | CultureMap

Taylor Swift hangs with some Houston fans, Andre Johnson steps into...

Before the social swells depart for their summers in cooler climes, the non-profits are filling the May calendar with kickoffs for their fall fundraisers and retailers are inviting others to shop for a worthy cause.

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19 hrs ago | The Advocate

Photos: Ascension in Focus, 5/9/13

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Jesse Bateman reacts after winning the 2013 Ascension Idol competition, a fundraiser for the Ascension Fund.

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Sat May 18, 2013

KHOU-TV Houston

Suspected drunk driver slams into police patrol car on Highway 290

A Houston police officer was lucky to escape with only minor injuries after a pickup slammed into his patrol car early Saturday morning.

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KHOU-TV Houston

Deputies search for suspect in connection with shooting at north Houston restaurant

HOUSTON Homicide investigators are looking into the shooting death of a man at a Vietnamese restaurant Saturday afternoon in north Houston, deputies said.

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KHOU-TV Houston

One arrested, another at large after high speed chase in north Houston

A stolen car and a high speed chase late Friday night in north Houston landed one man in jail and the other on the run.

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KTEN-TV Denison

Texas officials find body of missing postal worker

Texas law enforcement agencies have found the body of a missing postal worker in the remains of her burned vehicle in a Houston suburb.

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InformationWeek

Texas School District Picks Dell Windows 8 Tablets

The Clear Creek Independent School District in Texas has chosen Dell Latitude tablets running Windows 8 as the basis for a one-to-one student technology program that will begin in the fall.

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Examiner.com

Texas All Star Wrestling returns to Traders Village Houston this weekend

Texas All Star Wrestling returns to the Trader's Village marketplace in Houston on Sunday afternoon for a live afternoon of pro wrestling .

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Fri May 17, 2013

Tyler Morning Telegraph

David A. Coats, M.D.

Memorial services for David Alexander Coats will be held at First Presbyterian Church on May 20, 2013, at 1 p.m. with the Rev.

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The Hearne Democrat

The Parish House is one of the more popular homes in this year's tour.

With 20 plus homes in the tour this year, the 45th annual Calvert Y+Tour of Homes is being billed as the Historical Pilgramage.

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Examiner.com

National Salad Month Houston restaurant specials: Get your family to eat veggies

Do you have a hard time getting your family to eat their vegetables? May is National Salad Month and with it many Houston area restaurants are serving up salad specials that may tempt even the most vegetable challenged person in your family.

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Houston Press

The Top Five Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Pam Ann:Cockpit,...

Thankfully ameliorating the perils of modern flight with her Mad Men -era attendant's cap and saber-sharp punch lines, that gorgeous standup stew from Australia jets back into Houston this Friday with the appropriately titled Pam Ann: Cockpit! The title is appropriate in that you'll see more gay men in her audience than on a junket to San Francisco ... (more)

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KHOU-TV Houston

Mississippi Mass Choir to celebrate 25 years in Houston with concert

Courageous Faith Christian Center, shepherd by Pastor JD Herron, will host the renowned Mississippi Mass Choir on May 18.

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KHOU-TV Houston

Driver crashes into Houston home after being shot in head

A man driving a pickup truck was shot in the head, causing him to crash into a home in southeast Houston, police said.

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KHOU-TV Houston

Houston doctor's office broken into on same day as son's funeral

A doctor preparing for his son's funeral also had to deal with a break-in at his northeast Houston office early Friday.

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Houston Press

Openings & Closings: The Bar Beat Gets Busy While Sushi Spots Shutter

Weeks like this one make it hard to believe I'm actually leaving this post next Friday, because what a whirlwind of activity we've seen in the last seven days.

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ABC News

Phony Tombstones Used as Scarecrow for...

A Houston property owner has installed headstones as part of a convoluted plot to keep vagrants from loitering on his land.

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