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2 Dead, 3 Hospitalized in Houston Flea Market Shooting: Sheriff
Two people were killed and three more were taken to a hospital with injuries after a shooting Sunday at a bustling Houston flea market, authorities said.
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Man Was Defending Himself When Girl, 9, Was Fatally Shot, Attorney Says
Attorneys for a man accused of shooting a 9-year-old girl when he was robbed at an ATM say that he was only trying to defend himself when he fired at a man who had held him and his wife at gunpoint
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Constable Deputy Fatally Shot at Traffic Stop in Houston; Gunman Took Off
Officials in Texas say a constable deputy has been shot and killed during an apparent traffic stop early Sunday morning in southwest Houston
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Houston Kids Lived in Dire Conditions as Brother's Body Decomposed Inside Apartment, Sheriff Says
New details paint a clear picture of the deplorable conditions three abandoned Houston children lived in for months after their brother was killed.
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Fate of George Floyd Pardon Request Now With Texas Governor
A Texas agency on Monday approved a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-Houston police officer whose case history is under scrutiny following a deadly drug raid.
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Texas Launches ‘Forensic Audit' of 2020 Election After Trump Request
The Texas Secretary of State’s office announced on Thursday it has launched a “forensic audit” of the 2020 election in the two largest Democrat and two largest Republican counties – Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Collin counties.
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Texas Constable's Office Accused of Abusing Female Deputies During Sex Trafficking Stings
Three female deputies filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing a Texas constable of turning the office’s undercover operations into a “booze-fueled playground for sexual exploitation.”
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4 Family Members Accused of Murder in Mistaken Identity Case
Four members of a Houston family face murder charges after being accused of ambushing and killing a neighbor in what police say may be a case of mistaken identity.
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Houston Tiger Named ‘India' Found, Appears ‘Unharmed,' Police Say
A 9-month-old tiger that frightened residents after it was seen briefly wandering around a Houston neighborhood was found Saturday and appears “unharmed,” police say.
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Texas Tiger Still on the Lam as Alleged Owner Freed on Bond
The whereabouts of a tiger that was found briefly wandering a Houston neighborhood remained unknown on Wednesday as the Texas man who police allege owns the animal was released on bond.
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Houston-Area Sheriff Is Named to Lead Immigration Agency
President Joe Biden has nominated the sheriff of one of the nation’s most populous counties to lead the agency that deports people in the country illegally.
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Power Outage Forces Texas Officials to Scramble to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine
Health officials in Harris County scrambled Monday to administer more than 5,000 COVID-19 vaccines after a deadly winter storm caused a power outage in a facility storing the doses.
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Harris County Drive-Thru Ballots Will Be Counted, Federal Judge Rules
A federal judge in Texas rejected a lawsuit seeking to invalidate nearly 127,000 drive-thru ballots that were cast in a Democratic-leaning area of Houston.
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Texas Supreme Court Denies GOP Effort to Reject Houston Area Drive-Thru Votes
The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday denied a Republican-led petition to toss nearly 127,000 ballots cast at drive-thru voting places in the Houston area.
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Charges Upgraded for Man Accused of Killing Houston-Area Officer
A man police say was fleeing a traffic stop Tuesday night when he struck and killed a Houston-area police sergeant is once again back into custody and is now facing a capital murder charge, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Department. Tavores Dewayne Henderson, the subject of a Blue Alert and a statewide manhunt, was arrested at his home...
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Blue Alert Issued After Houston-Area Officer Killed by Man Fleeing Traffic Stop
A Blue Alert has been issued for a handcuffed man police say broke free from officers during a traffic stop in suburban Houston Tuesday night, got behind the wheel of a car and struck a police sergeant, killing her. Nassau Bay police Sgt. Kaila Sullivan was assisting in a traffic stop Tuesday night at an apartment complex when police discovered…
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Kanye West Talks About Serving God During Visit With Osteen
Rapper Kanye West told parishioners at Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch on Sunday that his recent spiritual awakening has made him realize he’s no longer in the service to fame and money but “in service to God.” West spoke to a packed crowd of about 16,000 people at Lakewood Church’s 11 a.m. service during an interview with Osteen from the stage....
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Man Accused in Texas Deputy Slaying Held Without Bond
A judge has ordered that a Houston man charged with capital murder in the slaying of a sheriff’s deputy be held without bond.
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Prosecutor: Man Accused of Killing 6 ‘Fueled by Vengeance'
A Texas prosecutor says a 39-year-old man killed six members of his ex-wife’s family as part of a plan to harm anyone who had helped the woman.
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Animals at Some Texas Shelters Respond to Various Languages
Workers at shelters in the Houston area say some animals respond to a variety of spoken languages