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Real outrage over a fake sign: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly. A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to a rotating panel of "non-experts" t
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Waymo halts service in Houston and Texas cities as self-driving cars struggle to navigate...

Waymo temporarily shut down Houston service due to the potential for floods in Texas over Memorial Day weekend.
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Grand Parkway expansion, new businesses announced: 5 trending stories in the Greater Houston area

Ace Pickleball Club's 40,000-square-foot facility features 12 professional-grade cushioned courts as well as warm-up, stretching and practice areas. (Courtesy Ace Pickleball Club) Catch up on Community Impact’s coverage this week with five trending Greater Houston stories from May 18-22. 1. Fort Bend County greenlights
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HPD officer resigns, sergeant suspected after investigation into unauthorized surveillance: Sources

An HPD sergeant was suspended, and another officer resigned after an investigation into allegations that they secretly placed a tracking device on a suspect's vehicle without a warrant, according to sources.
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“Nothing but death”: Dr. Matthews says Fifth Ward cancer cluster victims were left behind...

HOUSTON, TX — Dr. Candice Matthews is demanding answers after families in Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens say they are still living with sickness, death, and uncertainty despite past promises of legal action connected to alleged Union Pacific contamination. During an exclusive interview in northeast Houston, Dr. Matthe
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Montrose home invasion suspect met resident on dating app

HOUSTON - A man is in custody after allegedly forcing his way into a Montrose home Thursday night after meeting someone on a dating app, according to Houston police. Lieutenant Ali says around 9 p.m. the police department's Central Division received an emergency call about a home invasion near West Alabama Street and B
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Democratic lawmaker calls on Abbott to withdraw support for new FEMA recommendations

Governor Greg Abbott's FEMA Review Council has issued a report with recommendations for how FEMA should proceed, but State Representative Jon Rosenthal is urging Abbott to reject the recommendations and support the agency.
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Houston man sentenced to life for 2024 murder of estranged girfriend

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas - A Fort Bend County jury sentenced Anthony Sorel Haywood to life in prison after convicting him of murder in the death of his on-and-off girlfriend. Haywood, 44, was convicted on May 14 after the jury deliberated for less than two hours. He shot and killed 38-year-old Coralyn "Shae" Hunt while
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17-year-old killed, 19-year-old injured after shots fired at SE Houston park, HPD says

According to police, the two 17 and 19-year-olds went to the park for some sort of meet-up before shots were fired, and one of them was killed.
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Stage 2 Flood Alert Active Across Houston and South Texas Including Corpus Christi, Lake...

HOUSTON AND SOUTH TEXAS — A serious and escalating flood threat is building across the Houston area and broader South Texas region heading into the weekend, with a Stage 2 flood alert remaining active through at least Monday as rain and storm chances ramp up significantly from Saturday night onward. The 168-hour MRMS m

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