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Houston's Super Bowl Bid Committee Optimistic After Florida Decision Since it became clear on Friday that Miami won't receive state funds to renovate its football stadium, Houston's chances of hosting the 2017 Super Bowl have risen enormously. Houston's Super Bowl bid committee is submitting its final bid tonight. |
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What's Next For Major Proposal To Change Testing, Graduation Plans In Texas Schools With a unanimous vote in the Senate this week, Texas lawmakers took a huge step to cut back on testing in high school and changing the graduation plans for Texas students. There are still hurdles for the bill to become law — as well as concerns that it won't help all students. |
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Houston Gets New Rules For Sharing Roads with Runners And Bikers Tomorrow morning Houston council members will consider an ordinance to protect pedestrians and cyclists on Houston streets. The Safe Passage Ordinance would require drivers to give wide berth to people walking or riding in the right of way. |
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'Sex Superbug' Makes It To The US Health officials in Houston and elsewhere are renewing the call for people to protect themselves against gonorrhea. A drug-resistant strain of the sexually transmitted disease has made its way into the United States. |
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OTC: One Exhibitor Talks Of Thousands Of Jobs In Oil And Gas The Offshore Technology Conference has hundreds of panel discussions about all aspects of the oil and gas industry this week at Reliant Park. |
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Map: Concealed Handgun Licenses Issued In Houston This map allows you to select a year and click on any of the 10 counties in the Houston area to view the number of licenses issued per 1,000 residents for that year. |
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More Than Their Fair Share? Texas County Questions Frack Water Disposal Wells It's a nice surprise: so much oil and natural gas is now being produced here in Texas and other states that our dependence on foreign sources is dropping. While what's coming out of the ground may be great for the nation, there's concern about how to put a by-product of the drilling back into the ground. StateImpact's Dave Fehling reports from South Texas. |
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Governors Of The Gulf Coast Want State Control Of Offshore Drilling Permits Texas Gov. Rick Perry says the federal government can do more to help stimulate offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. At the Offshore Technology Conference here in Houston, Perry along with other Gulf state governors, says offshore drilling is still slower than it used to be before the Deepwater Horizon accident. |
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Why A Local Cardiologist Targets Highly Caffeinated Products A growing number of products contain caffeine, including a new caffeinated chewing gum. That's reason to worry for some health professionals, including a local cardiologist. He and others are asking the Federal Drug Administration to regulate caffeine-containing products. |
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Why BMC Sale Could Affect Jobs In Houston The announcement that a Houston-based business software giant will be sold to a private equity group could mean eventual layoffs and other changes at the company. |
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Study Looks At Growing Traffic Congestion In Fort Bend County As Fort Bend's population continues to grow, officials are looking at safety improvements on one of the county's busiest roadways. |
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Election Day Is This Saturday, No Really Tomorrow is the last day of early voting. That may sound odd — but Texas holds a uniform election in the month of May and Election Day is this Saturday. More than half of Harris County voters are eligible to cast ballots. |
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Slideshow: The NRA Brings the Gun Debate to Houston Gun control has been a heated debate this year. These images captured both the NRA annual event inside the George R. Brown Convention Center and outside on the lawn of Discovery Green where opposition to the NRA stood. |
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Rice Students Make A Better Cup Of Space Coffee Since the days of the Apollo Program, astronauts have been complaining about the coffee. For consumption in space, it comes freeze dried in aluminum pouches, and the taste isn't very good. A group of engineering students from Rice University set out to make space station more like the real thing. It turns out their design may be useful on the International Space Station for more than just a cup of joe. |
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As OTC Kicks Off, BP Gulf Disaster Still Sets Conference Agenda One of the biggest energy industry gatherings kicks-off this morning in Houston: the Offshore Technology Conference — better known as OTC. It'll feature the latest equipment to drill under the ocean for oil and gas. Many sessions will focus on what has changed since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon tragedy. Industry-wide, the industry spotlight has been on land and the drilling technique called "fracking." Reporter Dave Fehling talked with the chairman of the OTC, Steve Balint. |
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What Will Memorial Park Look Like In 20 Years? Tomorrow morning Houston council members will hear about a significant overhaul to Memorial Park. The Memorial Park Master Plan proposes to spend $150 million over the next 20 years to preserve and protect the park. |
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Texas Unemployment Lowest In Metros And Energy-Focused Areas The unemployment picture in Texas is substantially better than other states, and the energy sector is a big factor. Areas that are energy-focused fare better than other parts of the state. But large cities are also contributing to better numbers in Texas. |
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For Fire Departments, More to State Budget Than Numbers Budget decisions revolve around numbers, but talking about money is just a way to talk about policy. Consider the case of volunteer fire departments. |
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Proposed Tax Break for Clubs Isn't Music To Some Ears A bill in the House would cut the tax on mixed beverage sales for clubs that use the savings to present live music. Supporters say the bill would benefit a struggling music industry. But critics say it would rob city and county coffers of much-needed tax revenue. |
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Gov Perry And Sen Cruz Fueled The Crowd At This Year's NRA Convention Texas Gov. Rick Perry and freshman U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz both drew thunderous applause for their defense of the rights of law-abiding gun owners. |
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NRA Annual Convention Kicks Off In Downtown Houston The annual meeting of the NRA officially kicked off today at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. More than 70,000 members are expected at the three-day event. KUHF's Carrie Feibel dropped by and spoke to members as they browsed the convention floor, examining new guns, holsters and hunting equipment. She also spoke to protestors outside. |
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Airport Shooter Talked About Committing 'Suicide By Police' More details are emerging from Thursday’s shooting at Bush Intercontinental Airport's Terminal B. Police said Friday morning the shooter apparently wanted to commit "suicide by police", but the investigation is ongoing. |
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Why Home Buyers In Houston Shouldn't Ask For Good Deals With the summer home buying and selling season just around the corner, Houston continues to be a seller's market, and that's not likely to change anytime soon. Local real estate experts say there are some rules buyers need to remember. |
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Bauer Business Focus: Ric Campo On Downtown Houston's Evolving Skyline Several major building projects have appeared in the past decade — expansion at the George R. Brown Convention Center, the new Dynamo Stadium, the downtown Hilton and others. On this morning's Bauer Business Focus, Andrew Schneider talks with Ric Campo, chairman of Camden Property Trust, about downtown Houston and its evolving skyline. |
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Texas Medical Center Plans Job Fair For Veterans The Texas Medical Center is hosting a job fair for military veterans next Wednesday. |
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Environmental Groups Sue To Compel EPA To Recalculate VOCs Emission Formula Community groups in Texas and Louisiana have filed a lawsuit to compel the Environmental Protection Agency to review formulas used to report the levels of toxic emissions from refineries and chemical plants. |
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Health Department Knocks On Doors In Low Income Houston Neighborhood Teams from the City of Houston's Health Department are spending the next couple of days in a low-income neighborhood on the city's southwest side. They're part of a unique effort to spread the word about health services that some residents don't even know about. |
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Drivers Near the Galleria Could Face Big Traffic Delays This Weekend Drivers need to be alert to a road closure this weekend that could cause major slowdowns near the Galleria. |
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Why Houston Has Been Attracting A Growing Number Of Conventions Starting today, the NRA will converge on Houston and thousands from all over the country are expected to attend. Houston is increasingly establishing itself as a convention destination. |
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Breaking News: Shots Fired At Houston International Airport; Shooter Dead It was a chaotic scene this afternoon in Terminal B at Bush Intercontinental Airport after man began firing a gun and then apparently shot himself. KUHF's Florian Martin reports from the airport, the investigation into the shooting is just beginning. |
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Five Things You Are Sure To See At The NRA Convention In Houston The NRA is holding three days of meetings, speeches and exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center, and more than 70.000 people are expected to attend. This annual gathering is on the heels of the Newtown massacre and last month's failure of Congress to expand background checks for firearms purchases. |
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Could Outsourcing Help Your Small Business Grow? If you're short on qualified people, outsourcing is one way you can help scale up. |
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US Transportation Secretary Warns Houstonians of Phony Movers Secretary Ray LaHood was in Houston reminding people to be on guard when they trust someone to handle their worldly possessions. Houston is one of the top cities with complaints against fraudulent moving companies. |
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Census Bureau Begins Biennial Housing Survey More than 100 U.S. Census Bureau representatives are beginning five month housing survey in the Greater Houston area that could include a knock on your door. |
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New East Harris County Task Force Produces Results, Adds Additional Officers It began as a pilot program earlier this year, targeting all types of crime in East Harris County. And with the quick success of the joint task force, more officers are being added. |
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Rice Team Nabs Major Inventor’s Prize Two professors of bioengineering at Rice University are the winners of a $100,000 prize for global innovation. Although they are free to spend it as they wish, the two women have decided to use the money to help premature babies in Malawi. |
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Houston's First "Hackathon" Invites Techies to Develop Apps for the City Houston officials say the 24-hour event will open up data to developers and allow them to create new websites and apps for Houston users. |
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Effectiveness Of Gun Buyback Programs Depends On Objective Earlier this week, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill into law that requires cities to resell guns they obtain through buyback programs. Gun buyback programs are popular with many municipalities. A former Houston police chief says such events can be an effective way of preventing guns from falling into the wrong hands. |
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Safeguards Discussed For Preventing Social Media Distortion Of Markets A recent false report about explosions at the White House, posted on social media and picked up by news web sites, caused an immediate drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. So now, additional safeguards are being discussed. |
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Charter School Bill Means More Options For Parents And Students Charter schools will soon expand in Texas. A Texas House education panel approved raising the cap on charter school licenses over the next six years. |
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Will Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Run For Governor? There's a lot of talk in the political world that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is positioning himself to run for governor in 2014. But is it all just talk? |
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Water Plan Funding Bill Sinks In Texas House It was possibly the most high profile piece of legislation at the capital this session. House Bill 11 was a plan to pull $2 Billion from the states rainy day fund, to fund water projects in Texas for the next 50 years. It had the backing of the governor, the state's business community, and many environmental groups. But last night it could not muster the votes to gain approval in the Texas House of Representatives. |
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'All Clear' Given After Downtown Municipal Court Evacuates From Bomb Threat The Herbert W. Gee Municipal Court building downtown received a bomb threat just before 2 p.m. this afternoon. |
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Houston Officials Hope New Initiative Solves Parking Problems In Busy Corridor Drivers will now have to start feeding the meters on Washington Avenue, the district west of downtown. The city is putting a new plan into effect that's designed to cut down on parking problems in a neighborhood that's seen explosive growth. |
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TX Gay Rights Group Not Upset By The AG's Opinion On Domestic Partner Benefits State Attorney General Greg Abbott has says it's a violation of the state constitution for local governments and school districts to offer marriage-like benefits to same-sex partners. One of the state's leading gay rights groups says it's neither surprised, nor disappointed, by Abbott's opinion. |
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Small Business Survey Finds Optimism for Hiring, Raises A majority of Texas business owners plan to grow their businesses over the next six months, according to a survey of small businesses. |
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Why Stress Can Make You Sick And What Houston Has To Do With It A new study shows stress can put you at higher risk for heart disease. Houston routinely places higher up in "Most Stressful Cities" rankings. Long working hours and long daily commutes can contribute to a heightened stress level. |
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Furry Friends Help Rice Students De-Stress During Finals Finals are a source of stress for many university students this time of year. Schools have been offering extended library hours and extra counseling sessions for a long time, but some colleges are coming up with quirky ways to help students tackle exams. |
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Texas Bill Would Abolish Death Penalty A bill to abolish the death penalty in Texas will finally have a committee hearing in the State House. The bill's sponsor says this represents progress in a state where support for capital punishment remains strong. |
