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SportsHOUSTON, Texas — The Houston Rockets are 3-0 for the first time since the 2017-18 season, and they get a chance to make it four straight on Monday night in Houston, Texas, when the Atlanta Hawks come to town to wrap up a home-and-home set.…
SportsHOUSTON, Texas — The Houston Texans clawed back to force overtime on Sunday in Houston, Texas, but never touched the ball with a chance to win it, and the New York Giants walked off with a 27-21 victory. Houston received the first possession of the…
Education
HOUSTON, Texas — Two Houston-area universities are making it easier for local high school seniors to know where they stand before they ever finish an application. Houston Christian University said this week that Houston ISD seniors with a 3.0 grade point average can be admitted for next fall without filing…
Politics
HOUSTON, Texas — Voters in Houston and the rest of Harris County, Texas, have turned the first week of early voting into a record run, with more than 500,000 ballots cast since polls opened Monday, roughly one of every five registered voters in the county. County figures going back to…
Home and Garden
HOUSTON, Texas — Houston residents who want to keep their Halloween pumpkins out of the trash can bring them to one of two city drop-off sites, where they will be turned into compost instead of heading to a landfill. Houston Public Works restarted its yearly Pumpkin Compost Drop-Off Program on…
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