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Thanksgiving Travel Expected To Increase This Year A lot of us have travel plans this week as we gather with family and friends for Thanksgiving. AAA expects a slight increase in the number of people traveling at least 50-miles between Wednesday and Sunday. |
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The Benefits, And Costs, Of Unsnarling Highway 290 If you take US 290 to work, chances are you're listening to this while stuck in traffic. TxDOT is now engaged in a multi-billion-dollar construction project to widen the highway. But that's coming at a heavy cost to businesses along the route. |
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Fiscal Cliff Partly To Blame For Weak Hiring Many businesses are citing concern over the fiscal cliff for their reluctance to hire more workers. |
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Houston College Celebrates 150th Civil War Anniversary With Reenactment A 35-mile forced march by Union soldiers in 1863 came to life recently in The Woodlands. A symbolic reenactment at Lone Star College-Montgomery involved about 300 students and their broomsticks. |
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In Financing Texas Schools, Defining 'Adequate' Since 1984, Texas has faced six lawsuits over the way it funds public schools. But over the years, a chorus of conservative voices has posed another fix for the school finance problem: Why not just change the state’s duties under the Texas Constitution? |
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Immigrant Detention Facilities Inhumane, Study Claims Reports by Detention Watch Network claim two privately run immigrant detention facilities in Texas are among the 10 worst in the country for human rights violations. Immigration officials say they are looking into the allegations. |
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East End Lawman Indicted After 14-Month Investigation A Harris County Grand Jury has indicted longtime Harris County Precinct 6 Constable Victor Trevino. The four felony indictments are related to a charity the East End lawman operated. A 14-month investigation by the Harris County Attorneys Public Integrity Division included nearly 200 interviews. |
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Volunteers Participate In Major Tree Plant Effort At MacGregor Park Last year's historic drought has changed the face of Houston's parks. This morning volunteers planted a variety of trees in hard hit Macgregor Park in southeast Houston. |
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Rig Explosion Poses Little Environmental Threat As the Coast Guard responds to the oil platform explosion off the coast of Louisiana — they've noticed a sheen on the surface of the water. Officials say there's not much cause for concern about a possible oil spill. |
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New Jobless Numbers Find TX Unemployment At 3.5-year Low; Houston Leading Job Growth Unemployment in Texas is at its lowest level in more than three-and-a-half years. Today's report from the workforce commission shows the state added nearly 280,000 jobs over the last year. A lot of that job growth happened right here in Houston. |
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Coast Guard Searches For 2 Missing After Oil Rig Explosion An oil platform off the coast of Louisiana has exploded, leaving at least 11 people injured and two missing. New Orleans Coast Guard helicopters and boats are on the scene. |
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Bauer Business Focus: Jane Bavineau As America's population ages, more and more people are taking on the role of caregiver for ailing parents. That takes a toll on both the caregivers and their employers. Jane Bavineau is executive director of Sheltering Arms Senior Services. She joins Andrew Schneider on this week's Bauer Business Focus. |
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NOV CEO Weighs In On End Of Wind Power Tax Credit National Oilwell Varco is doing a brisk business selling technology to the booming oil sector. But its line of clean energy products is about to take a hit. |
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Veterans Attend Houston Job Fair At Reliant Center There was a big push to find jobs for veterans out of work in Houston today. While men and women who served in the armed forces generally return to civilian life with job-ready skills and knowledge, along with a great work ethic, they still find it a challenge to find a job. |
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Former Texan Sues Reliant Stadium For Dangerous Field Former Houston Texans player Brett Hartmann is suing the owner of Reliant Stadium for damages relating to his December 2011 injury there. Hartmann's lawyer says the lawsuit is the first of its kind. |
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Cruise Ships Finally Come To Bayport The Port of Houston has announced a partnering with two cruise lines at its Bayport facility. A cruise terminal which has been mostly dormant since it was completed almost four years ago. |
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BP To Pay Largest Criminal Settlement In US History The Justice Department and BP have agreed to $4.5 billion dollar settlement over the oil company's 2010 oil rig explosion. The federal government has also charged two BP managers with manslaughter. The deal is part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the massive oil spill. |
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Yergin Critiques Government, Private Sector Response To Sandy It's been more than two weeks since Hurricane Sandy flattened the Northeast, but long lines persist at New York gas stations. That's prompting fresh calls to enhance U.S. energy security. |
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Perry Calls For Mandatory Drug Screening For Welfare Recipients The 2013 Texas legislative session is only weeks away. Governor Rick Perry says he agrees with other state lawmakers calling for mandatory drug screening for recipients of welfare and unemployment benefits. |
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Lawyer Suggests Tragic Double Murder Could Have Been Prevented As Houston police sort through evidence in a tragic double-murder earlier this week, a local attorney who represented Andrea Yates says he thinks the crime could have been prevented. Cameron Dorsey has been charged in the murder of his great-grandfather and aunt, but George Parnham says authorities may have run out of options in identifying serious mental health issues that could have contributed to the crime. |
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Should Governor Appoint Houston's Port Authority? County Judge Says No. A proposal to overhaul how the Port of Houston is governed has some local officials scratching their heads. The change would essentially turn over control of the Port Authority to the governor's office. |
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Trafficking Talks Hope To Make A Change To Growing Numbers Last night Rice University held a talk on human trafficking. It's a topic Rice has selected to focus on for their inaugural 2012 — 2013 Seminar. Houston is considered a trafficking hub and one organization who spoke last night is trying to turn that around. |
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Senator John Cornyn Named As Minority Whip In the span of one week — Texas has gone from having two senior U.S. senators to electing a freshman senator and naming another senator as the Senate's second highest-ranking Republican. Senator John Cornyn was selected to serve as the Senate minority whip. |
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NSF Director: Research Funding Key To US Economic Success The director of the National Science Foundation says the U.S. needs to maintain its edge in basic research in order to stay competitive in the global economy. |
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How's Texting While Driving Ban Working Locally? As we head toward the next legislative session, one bill on the agenda might look very familiar. It's the texting while driving law that was passed, but then vetoed by Governor Rick Perry last session. However the law has been implemented on the local level in certain cities and with mixed results. |
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Managing Diabetes Doesn't Have To Be Difficult November is National Diabetes month and Texas has some of the highest incidence rates for diabetes in the nation. Much of this is due to the state's changing demographics: an aging population and ethnic makeup. There is no known cure but all forms of diabetes are treatable. |
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How Private Is Your Personal Email? Just how private is your email and how much access to it does the federal government have? The laws offer fewer protections than you might think. |
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Jessica Tata Found Guilty In Deadly Day Care Fire A Houston jury is now hearing punishment evidence in the trial of a woman found guilty of felony murder, after a fire at her home day care last year that left four toddlers dead. |
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Let's Put Today's Texas Secession Talk Into Historical Context, Shall We? The White House says it will review the petition that seeks permission for Texas to break away from the United States. More than 70,000 people — and counting — have added their names to the petition on the White House's website. This latest call for secession is a bit of history repeating itself. |
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Houston Industrial Activity Hit Brakes In October Houston economic activity pulled back sharply in October, according to the latest survey of purchasing managers. |
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Alvarado Makes It Official And Announces A Run For State Senator Mario Gallegos Houston state Representative Carol Alvarado makes it official. She announced that she will run for the state Senate seat held by Mario Gallegos, who died last month. Even though she has the backing of Gallegos' family, she is expected to face a spirited challenge from former Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia. |
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After the Election: Texas At A Crossroads With 'Obamacare' The re-election of President Obama means that his signature health care law, known as Obamacare, is here to stay. That means Republican governors like Rick Perry, who had been holding back on implementing parts of the law, will now have some decisions to make. |
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Jury Deliberates In Jessica Tata Case The jury is now deliberating in the case of a Houston daycare operator accused of felony murder after a fire that left 4 toddlers dead last year. From the Harris County courthouse, Gail Delaughter reports. |
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'Landfarms' For Disposing Drilling Waste Causing Problems In Texas There's a lot more drilling for gas and oil in Texas these days. But a recent court case is raising questions about how the waste from drilling sites is being disposed of. StateImpact reporter Dave Fehling has our story that begins in Beaumont. |
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How Early Voting Changes Elections With more and more people choosing to vote early instead of on Election Day — it raises Some philosophical questions about how we vote. Do people who vote early have the same set of facts as those who vote on Election Day? And will the boost to early voting change the way politicians campaign for votes? |
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Sweet And Big Parties: Indians In Houston Celebrate Diwali The Indian holiday Diwali begins this week. It's commonly called the Festival of Lights and marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year. How has the holiday's celebration in Houston grown through the years? |
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Tax Credit Expiration Threatens Texas Wind Energy Jobs Texas ranked sixth for job creation in the clean energy sector during the third quarter of 2012, up nine spots from the second quarter. But the industry as a whole is slowing down, and steep job losses may be on the way. |
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George P. Bush Files Paperwork With Ethics Commission George P. Bush filed paperwork with the Texas Ethics Commission on Wednesday, seemingly in preparation for a run for local or statewide office. |
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With Presidency Decided, Lawmakers Face Policy Hurdles What does four more years of an Obama White House mean for the policy issues facing the overwhelmingly conservative Texas Legislature — and the interest groups and constituents who guide the political process? |
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Route 88.7 Blog: Texas Looks At Passenger Rail To Get Off Highways TxDOT is studying whether a new passenger rail line would cut down on heavy traffic in one of the state's busiest corridors. |
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Feds Reach Out To Houston's Human Trafficking Victims Houston is one of 30 cities federal immigration officials are visiting to reach victims of human trafficking, violent crimes and domestic violence. |
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Former Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia Joins State Senate Race Former Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia says she'll run for the state Senate seat left open after the death of Mario Gallegos last month. She says she's ready for a new challenge. |
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Downtown Houston Parade Set For Veterans Day Thousands of Houstonians are expected in downtown Houston for the city's annual Veterans Day parade tomorrow. |
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Dynamo Get Ready For Playoffs With City Hall Rally The Houston Dynamo is riding a wave of success as they advance to the Eastern Conference Championship series and are getting ready to play D.C. United at BBVA Compass stadium this Sunday. From the KUHF NewsLab, Florian Martin reports. |
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Drought Conditions Making A Comeback To Houston It wasn't all that long ago when Houston emerged from an extended drought. But it now looks like this area is on the verge of another one. |
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Bauer Business Focus: Steven Craig President Obama and Congress have less than two months to reach a compromise on deficit reduction. If they can't, steep across-the-board tax hikes and spending cuts will take effect automatically on January 1. Steven Craig teaches public sector economics at the University of Houston. He joins Andrew Schneider on this week's Bauer Business Focus to discuss the fiscal cliff. |
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Mayor Parker Leads Houston Trade Mission To Mideast Mayor Annise Parker is on her way to the Middle East for an eight-day trade mission. |
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Knowing CPR, A Matter Of Life And Death The Houston Fire Department reminds us that learning CPR can save a life, especially a family member. Donald Willis is thankful to be alive because of the quick actions of his son and wife, and to members of Fire Station 49 in West Houston. |
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Texas Planned Parenthood Wins Temporary Court Reprieve To Stay In Women's Health Program Planned Parenthood won a temporary court injunction today that will allow it to remain in the Women's Health Program. The organization is trying to prevent state officials from kicking it out of the government program, which provides gynecological exams and birth control to low-income women. |
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Helping Our Heroes: Free Legal Advice For Vets It's called defending America's defenders, pro-bono lawyers and legal clinics that assist veteran's with issues like bankruptcy, claiming VA benefits or custody battles. In our continuing veteran series Helping our Heroes and with just a few days till Veteran's Day, we take a look at these clinics. |
