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Medical Bridges repacked roughly 80 pallets of donated Texas Medical Center gear to meet Israeli inspection rules, loading four containers bound for Gaza.
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Permit records show House of Pies plans a roughly 4,000‑square‑foot Webster outpost at 160 W. Bay Area Blvd with a $350,000 build‑out and construction slated through mid‑October.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
A Harris County murder defendant allegedly cut off his GPS anklet days before trial in a case tied to a 2023 fatal high‑speed crash. New felonies are now listed and a manhunt is underway.
A quick roundup from Hello Houston: a new District C councilmember, MFAH’s Berggruen show opens, and a major hospital settlement calls for a detransition clinic.
A high-speed crash on Irvington Boulevard left a 44-year-old driver dead and a passenger critically injured, according to Houston police.
A man was found stabbed inside a vehicle in a Midtown parking garage on Sunday. HPD's Homicide Division is investigating while officials complete next-of-kin notification.
A Houston MMA prospect was arrested May 8 and faces a child sexual assault charge; his former gym says he was terminated and permanently banned.
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IAH will dedicate Terminal E to the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee tomorrow, with city leaders and family on hand. The naming follows a unanimous council vote and years of work on airport projects.
Precinct 4 deputies say they seized an unserialized "ghost" firearm and suspected marijuana during a suspicious-vehicle stop in the 5000 block of Treaschwig Road.
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Cloudy, muggy Monday with highs near 88°F. Stormy rounds and localized flooding risk arrive midweek.
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The Alabama‑Coushatta Tribe will open a 24‑hour temporary casino with about 300 electronic bingo machines in Leggett this summer while it builds a full‑scale Naskila resort.
Warm, muggy Sunday in Houston with gusty southeast winds and a high rip current risk for Gulf beaches.
Members of Houston’s Jewish community asked a judge to add Sunday hours to the District C runoff, arguing Saturday’s 7 a.m.–7 p.m. window conflicts with Shabbat. The filing requests at least five extra hours on Sunday, May 17.
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