Past Articles by Jack Williams and Laurie Johnson
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Super Day In Houston? NFL Owners Set To Decide On 2017 Big Game Tomorrow is a big day for Houston's Super Bowl prospects as NFL owners meet in Boston to vote on host cities for the 2016 and 2017 games. Houston's bid for Super Bowl 51 looks quite a bit different than it did when Houston hosted the big game in 2004. |
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Too Dry? Climatologist Says Houston Still Needs More Rain With spring almost officially here, climate experts here in Texas are hoping for a wetter spring to offset what has been a dry fall and winter. |
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Demographer: Infrastructure Needs Come With Sharp Harris County Population Word that Harris County added more residents than any other county in the U.S. last year isn't a huge surprise to the former state demographer. Steve Murdock, who now teaches at Rice University, cautions that improvements to the local infrastructure must come with the continued growth. |
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Galveston Coastline To Go Virtual Thanks To New Partnership Galveston parks officials hope a new partnership will lead to a science-based strategy to help manage the sand on island beaches over the next few decades. |
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Shuttle Endeavour's Trip Is Postponed; Will It Still Make A Stop In Houston? NASA could decide tomorrow whether Space Shuttle Endeavour will still be able to make a Houston stop as it heads for permanent display in Los Angeles. |
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Mosquito Control: Infected Insects Could Be On Decline Harris County Mosquito Control officials say the rate of mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus is starting to slow. That trend is expected to continue into September as the season for the virus begins to taper off. |
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State's Top Elections Official Clears Up Voter Confusion The state's top elections officer is in Houston spreading the word about next week's primary elections. Secretary of State Hope Andrade wants to clear up some misconceptions before voters head the polls May 29th. |
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United Airlines hopes a new study will convince Houston City Council that allowing a new Southwest Airlines International terminal at Hobby Airport is bad for the local economy. |
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Weekend Brought A Rash Of Bank Robberies There's been another bank robbery on Monday in Northeast Harris County after four robberies on Saturday. The Houston FBI says bank heists are up dramatically so far this year and authorities aren't sure why. |
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There Will Never Be Another Hurricane Irene A hurricane that slammed the Eastern Seaboard last year has joined 75 other big storm names that have now been retired. There will never be another Hurricane Irene. |
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Aftermath Of Texas Beach Party Requires Massive Cleanup City officials in Surfside Beach about 60 miles south of Houston are still cleaning up their streets after a massive and unexpected party this past weekend. |
