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Thursday 11th March, 2010

  • Tv Review: "the Marriage Ref"

    Examiner

    simplicity itself . Married couples engaged in minor domestic squabbles allow cameras into their homes to film and document said disputes. The footage is shown in a studio setup—replete with cus...

  • Swamp Donkey Finally Gets His Shot

    Examiner

    Swamp Donkey " Richards will attempt to bring another major title back to Houston. In only his third fight in the Cruiserweight division, Richards (25-2, 16 KOs) has landed a shot at the WBO Crui...

  • Localitcompanies.com Now Helping Chicago, Dallas And Houston Businesses Find Pre-screened It Companies

    PR Web

    LocalITCompanies.com is now serving the greater metropolitan regions of Chicago, Dallas and Houston and will soon be expanding nationwide. Local IT Companies connects businesses with up to three pre-s...

  • Preadom, Houston Baptist Top Chicago State 80-77

    Sify

    Wendell Preadom scored 22 points and hit the go-ahead basket to lead Houston Baptist to an 80-77 victory over Chicago State in the first round of the Great West Conference tournament Wednesday.Andrew ...

  • Houston And Mexico Seek To Boost Mutual Trade

    Houston Chronicle

    On Wednesday, officials from ProMexico, Mexico's business institution, stopped in the Bayou City to encourage investors and business leaders to consider working in Mexico, especially in its fledgling ...

  • The Texans Never Gave David Carr A Chance

    San Francisco Chronicle

    Sacks like this, by the Raiders' Derrick Burgess (56) and Kevin Huntley (94), became the overriding theme of David Carr's career with the Houston Texans.

  • Man Found Not Guilty In 2007 Death Of Rice Player

    Houston Chronicle

    BRYAN — A former Marine was acquitted Wednesday in the stabbing death of a Rice University basketball player during a 2007 fight outside a College Station bar.

  • Salute To Troops Stirs Miles Of Smiles

    Houston Chronicle

    Joshua Union, 24, carries his 2-year-old, Gabriella, around the midway Wednesday during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's third annual Support the Troops Day.

  • Did Judge's Talk To Students Go Too Far?

    ABC 13

    It was supposed to be a candid talk about alcohol from a judge to hundreds of high school students. But what was said has students and Mothers Against Drunk Driving angry.

  • 'hardball' Makes Official Rodeo Debut

    ABC 13

    HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The bull that caused chaos after getting out of Reliant Stadium last weekend and injuring two Rodeo workers was back in competition Wednesday night. A cowboy was trying to tame 'Har...

  • Teacher Accused Of Sex With Student Resigns

    ABC 13

    Got a story idea? Let us know! The woman taught at Cy Springs High School in Cypress. The district says she's believed to have had sex with a male student off campus. Cy-Fair ISD placed her on leave F...

  • Sheriff's Office Holds Stolen Tv

    Click 2 Houston

    Harris County homeowners reported thousands of burglaries last year. Unfortunately, just a fraction of those cases were ever solved. The number of victims who got their stolen property back was even s...

  • Police: Thief Robs Victim, Then Cashes His Check

    Click 2 Houston

    Police need your help in finding a thief who they say robbed a man at gunpoint and then cashed his check, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.Investigators said on Friday, Feb.19, at around 1:15 a.m., the...

  • Preadom, Houston Baptist Top Chicago State 80-77

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OREM, Utah -- Wendell Preadom scored 22 points and hit the go-ahead basket to lead Houston Baptist to an 80-77 victory over Chicago State in the first round of the Great West C...

  • Weekly Devotional - Open The Eyes Of My Heart Lord - Spiritual Senses & Gifts Part I

    Examiner

    View all » Children needs simple answers to questions in easily digestible phrases and not to many of them either. The shorter the better when helping them understand why their behavior is not a...

  • Woman Jailed 3 Years For Selling Probation Hours

    Houston Chronicle

    A part-time worker at Bear Creek Assistance Ministries was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for selling community service hours to Harris County probationers.

  • Houston Against Gets Majority Of State Cancer Grants

    Houston Chronicle

    Houston received more than half of $6.8 million in cancer prevention grants announced in Austin on Wednesday, the second round of the state's $3 billion assault on cancer.

  • Builder Offers To Buy Back 27 San Antonio Homes

    Houston Chronicle

    SAN ANTONIO — Centex Homes will offer to buy back 27 homes in a Northwest Side neighborhood and plans to spend $4 million to $5 million to rebuild a massive retaining wall that collapsed in Janu...

  • Judge Dismisses Excessive Force Suit Over Taser

    Houston Chronicle

    A federal judge has dismissed an excessive force lawsuit against Harris County by the family of a Houston truck driver who died two days after sheriff's deputies used a Taser to subdue him.

  • Bayport To Pay Neighbors For Bothersome Noises

    Houston Chronicle

    • The Port of Houston Authority is offering to purchase an easement • from the 411 property owners who live in Shoreacres and La Porte near the Bayport Container Terminal. Here is how much...

  • Houston's Budget Woes May Mean Furloughs, Layoffs

    Houston Chronicle

    Mayor Annise Parker raised the possibility of furloughs and layoffs for city employees for the first time Wednesday, saying the city's dire budget outlook will require City Council to consider all ava...

  • Houston Mayor Says 2 Rail Lines In Doubt

    Houston Chronicle

    Mayor Annise Parker cast doubt Wednesday on whether the Metropolitan Transit Authority has the money to pay for two planned light-rail lines that proponents say are critical to the success of the agen...

  • Abstract Animal Art May Mean Aid To Haiti

    Houston Chronicle

    Previous zoo art sales have raised money for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, in which more than 200,000 people died, and for wildlife conservation.

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