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Houston, Texas is located in Harris County. Zip codes in Houston, TX include 77282, 77265, and 77010. The median home price in Houston is $185,000. More Houston information.

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48 min ago | Click2Houston

2nd suspect arrested in fatal shooting of Houston mother, son

Two suspects are now in custody for the shooting deaths of a Houston mother and her 10-year-old son.

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48 min ago | Click2Houston

Woman found beaten to death in northwest Houston

Houston homicides are now investigating the woman's death after her body was found in the 2100 block of Pech Road near Hammerly a.m. around 10:45 Wednesday.

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48 min ago | KHOU-TV Houston

HPD: Brazen suspects use hammers in $100K heist at Rice Village jewelry store

Houston police are on the hunt for three brazen suspects who smashed windows at a posh jewelry store in Rice Village Wednesday afternoon and took off with nearly $100,000 in jewels.

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3 hrs ago | Abc13.com

Amber Alert issued for missing 18-month-old child

Investigators say the father of Luke Towner assaulted the child's mother and took off with the child, making threats to kill both himself and Luke.

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7 hrs ago | Houston Press

Comicpalooza: The Shadow Casts Come Out at Night

Your humble narrator was part of a Rocky Horror Picture Show shadow cast for the better part of a decade.

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9 hrs ago | KHOU-TV Houston

Wheelchair-bound man robbed, dragged, run over in northeast Houston

A man confined to a wheelchair was robbed, dragged, and run over near a gas station in northeast Houston, police said.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Business Journal

Iconic Astrodome is now on life support

When the Astrodome opened in 1965, it reinforced the notion that everything is bigger in Texas, and it shamed those non-Texans who believed that the Lone Star State was a backwater land filled with nothing but oil derricks and tumbleweed.

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KTRE-TV Lufkin

Lufkin man charged with negligent homicide for wreck that killed 3-year-old

Deputies with the Angelina County Sheriff's Office booked a 21-year-old Lufkin man into the jail on a charge of criminally negligent homicide after he turned himself in connection to a March 29 fatal accident on U.S. Highway 69 North that claimed the life of a 3-year-old boy.

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Business Journal

Another senior living facility breaks ground in Houston

Houston-based Belmont Village Senior Living broke ground this week on an assisted living and memory care facility at 7667 Woodway Drive.

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KYTX-TV News

Severe weather possible in East Texas today including tornadoes, severe thunderstorms

If you're a gamer, today is a big day. Microsoft will unveil its next-generation XBOX console today.

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CultureMap

The best city for young families? The Woodlands runs away with that honor in new rankings

Once the basic needs of food, water and shelter are out of the way, young families invariably look to public school systems, cost of living and economic growth in determining the prime location to revel in familial bliss.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Go Local

RI Music Community Rallies Around Brown Bird's David Lamb

One of the state's most gifted--and gracious--musicians: Brown Bird's David Lamb.

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Moonbattery

Douglas Karpen: Another Kermit Gosnell

One reason the "mainstream" media was willing to sacrifice what precious little remains of its credibility to sweep the lurid and extremely newsworthy Kermit Gosnell trial under the rug is that it was not an isolated incident.

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KHOU-TV Houston

Solo drivers can now pay to use the Highway 290 HOV

Drivers in northwest Houston looking to beat the traffic now have a new option: taking the HOV.

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Houston Press

James Coney Island Unveils Line of Chef-Designed Hot Dogs on June 1

James Coney Island is one of the oldest restaurants in Houston, founded in 1923 by Greek immigrant brothers James and Tom Papadakis .

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KHOU-TV Houston

United to restart 787 flights on Monday

The planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines.

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Sun May 19, 2013

KHOU-TV Houston

Suspect runs over feet of 2 HPD officers in northwest Houston

The incident happened just after 5 p.m. on Kempwood Drive near Blalock Road. The officers each had one foot that was run over by a suspect trying to drive away.

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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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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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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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