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Scholarship surprise puts yearbook photo editor Giao Tran into spotlight at Kerr High School
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Stolen vehicle leads Houston police on chase, crashes into parked cars in Highland Village shopping center
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Texas Equusearch: There are more bayou bodies likely stuck in sunken cars
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Texas serial killer William Reece continues fighting his Oklahoma death sentence
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Texas A&M abruptly cancels ethics course over race, gender policy
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Celina football coach retires after district clears him of cover-up allegations amid son’s sex abuse scandal
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After Trump pardon, Rep. Henry Cuellar restored to homeland security funding post
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Trump administration plans to build border wall in Laredo, mayor says
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“Operation Lone Star 2.0”: DPS arresting thousands of undocumented immigrants across Texas to aid Trump’s mass deportation
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Dan Patrick calls for resignation of Alamo Trust president over views on how the Alamo’s history should be told
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LULAC honors ‘Little School of the 400′ for its historic milestones in ESL during Hispanic Heritage Month
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The Houston Filipino Street Festival is back in Sugar Land. Here’s what you need to know.
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Brown, bitter, and stirred: The stories behind New Orleans’ iconic cocktails with cocktail historian Elizabeth Pearce
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Incendio en apartamentos Maison de Ville deja 10 unidades dañadas y familias desplazadas en el norte de Houston
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MLK Unity Parade to bring widespread downtown Houston street closures Monday
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Celebrate MLK Day in Houston: A weekend of parades, concerts and community service events
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10 units destroyed in large apartment fire in north Houston
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Man shot after allegedly assaulting girlfriend, turning on 2 women who tried to help in Sunnyside
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Texans player identified as victim in armed home robbery that led to police chase
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METRO adds more security to help improve safety after deadly shooting
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Innocent man fatally shot after father believes kidnapped daughter was in his car at Houston gas station
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Teen accused of robbing victims at gunpoint on electric scooter in north Harris County
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Channelview ISD junior high teacher no longer employed amid investigation involving ‘allegation made by student’
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Homeless man charged with arson in fire that burned down abandoned church; docs say man started fire to keep warm
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