chron.com Houston & Texas News:
While the Texas unemployment rate in October inched up to 8.3 percent, it is still substantially behind the U.S. rate.
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chron.com Houston & Texas News:
Houston hair-care millionaire Farouk Shami is launching his bid for the Texas Democratic gubernatorial nomination Thursday as an example of the American dream: a poor immigrant who earned a fortune through hard work.
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chron.com Houston & Texas News:
Houston hair-care millionaire Farouk Shami is launching his bid for the Texas Democratic gubernatorial nomination today as an example of the American dream: a poor immigrant who earned a fortune through hard work. But it could be a tough sell for the naturalized U.S.
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chron.com Houston & Texas News:
The 5-mile-long fishing pier is closed over safety concerns since Hurricane Ike. Repairs are expected to be done by next fall, but Texas City police say that has not stopped onlookers from venturing out to the area.
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chron.com Houston & Texas News:
AAA Texas reported on Thursday that the average price per gallon at the pump was $2.51. Prices decreased 3 cents nationally to $2.65.
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chron.com Houston & Texas News:
A toddler has died following a traffic crash on U.S. 290 last weekend in northwest Houston that left four people hospitalized. The 2-year-old boy was injured in the wreck, which occurred in the 11500 block of the Northwest Freeway about 1:45 p.m. Saturday, police said. Police said he was pronounced dead at Texas Children's (Read More)
Galveston.com Current Events Headlines:
On November 13, one of Texas' leading architectural historians, Stephen Fox, is back to talk about the legendary architect, Nicholas Clayton. Clayton was responsible for many of the major public, commercial, and residential buildings in Galveston, bearing his signature decorative brick, stone and ironwork as well as more mo (Read More)
chron.com Houston & Texas News:
A proposed constitutional amendment to boost research at the University of Houston and other Texas schools could create a million or more jobs and add billions of dollars in tax revenues, according to a study released Wednesday by economist Ray Perryman.
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chron.com Houston & Texas News:
The grand jury heard six days of testimony before reaching its decision in the May 17 death of Jamaal Ray Valentine, 27, of Texas City, Galveston County District Attorney Kurt Sistrunk said.
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chron.com Houston & Texas News:
A proposed constitutional amendment to help the University of Houston and six other Texas schools raise their national standing has drawn its first announced opposition: college students.
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chron.com Houston & Texas News:
AAA Texas reported the average price per gallon at the pump was $2.29. Prices remained the same nationally at $2.47 a gallon.
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chron.com Houston & Texas News:
Houston judge Eva Guzman will be named today by Gov. Rick Perry to replace Scott Brister on the Texas Supreme Court.
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chron.com Houston & Texas News:
Houston's Saint Arnold Brewing Co. won a first-place gold medal Saturday at the Great American Beer Festival. It was one of four medals awarded to Texas brewers at the Colorado event.
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