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Mayor White wants outside group to probe HFD racial incidents

Mayor Bill White is weighing in to the billowing controversy surrounding allegations of racial and sexual harrassment at the Houston Fire Department.

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Fri Jul 10, 2009

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Tickets on sale July 10th for Juan Diaz vs. Paulie Malignaggi on August 22nd

Boxing returns to Houston's Toyota Center on Saturday, August 22nd. Tickets go on sale on Friday, July 10th that allow fight fans to watch former Undisputed Lightweight World Champion and Houston native Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz takes on former 140-pound world titleholder Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi of Brooklyn, New York. Also, Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero challenge for a world title in a second weight class when he takes on IBF Junior Lightweight World Champion Malcolm Klassen.

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Family pet shot, killed during Spring Branch home invasion

Three friends who live together in Spring Branch are still shaking after three armed men barged into their home on Colleen late Thursday night.

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Elderly woman fights for months over low water pressure problem

An elderly woman said she spent five months with extremely low water pressure at her northwest Houston home, despite numerous attempts to get technicians from the Department of Public Works to address her concerns.

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Gallery Furniture fire inspection documents show violations from past years

The day after the Gallery Furniture fire, 11 News requested all prior fire inspection records for the building.

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Texas drought could reduce crops by 60 percent

Located in an unincorporated area of Brazoria County, harvest time in Rosharon is often bountiful.

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Deputy, jailer overtime costing Harris County taxpayers millions of dollars

In 2008, $40 million of your tax dollars went to pay for overtime for jailers and deputies.

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Morale problems at HFD after racial incidents surface

This week tensions escalated within the Houston Fire Department when two women say they found racist and sexist messages on their property.

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Sweat City, the sequel: Heat index could hit 111 in Houston Friday

Just in case you didn't get your fill of the oven-like temperatures Thursday, Mother Nature has another hot one in store for the Houston area Friday.

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Pearland man charged with indecent exposure at Friendswood Public Library

A Pearland man was in custody Friday after police said he was caught masturbating at the Friendswood Public Library.

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Former Chicago Cubs pitcher disappears while fishing in Trinity River

A former pitcher for the Chicago Cubs disappeared while fishing near the Lake Livingston Dam Thursday.

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Newborn baby girl left outside Houston area hospital

A newborn baby girl was found outside the Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Friday, say hospital officials.

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Man charged in Popeye's Chicken murder

A man has been arrested and charged in the murder of a Popeye's Chicken manager.<

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Memorial tonight for Texas City mom, toddler who were shot to death

Friends and family will gather in Texas City Friday night to remember a young mother and her 2-year-old daughter who were shot to death last weekend in San Antonio.

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Prosecutor: 'Dirty Cowboy' sexual foreplay led to shooting | TOP STORIES

A woman accused of shooting her common-law husband to death told investigators it happened during a game of sexual foreplay they called "dirty cowboy," according to the Houston Chronicle.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

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Cell phone fines mean big bucks for some Texas school districts

Cell phones are generating some serious cash for Texas school districts. It's all because of students being fined for texting or chatting in the classroom.

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Retired firefighter: I had to change my lifestyle; he didn't

A retired HFD firefighter has come forward with claims of sexual harassment inside a fire station.

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Hearne police exhuming body, looking for missed DNA

Northwest of Houston, in the tiny town of Hearne, Pasadena resident Hank Johnson was working for a fiberglass company.

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Shop owners claim FM 1960 traffic improvements will hurt business

A busy stretch of FM 1960 in the northwest part of Harris County is now at the center of a road project dispute.

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Local pastor assused of sexually abusing two young boys

What was supposed to be a safe haven for children has turned into a crime scene after a man who worked as a church pastor and school headmaster is behind bars.

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