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      "excerpt": "A man is now charged in connection with a deadly shooting that happened Saturday evening in northeast Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies were called to a home in the 11100 block of Maritime Drive in the Sheldon area just after 6:30 p.m....",
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      "excerpt": "Court documents state that Maitlin Page White, 28, was charged with two felony counts of online impersonation in Harris County.",
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      "excerpt": "Harris County officials identified the victim and suspect from the deadly shooting in northeast Harris County on Rolling Creek Drive.",
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      "title": "The death toll rises to 164 after major Venezuela earthquakes topple many buildings",
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      "excerpt": "Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a shooting left one man dead and another injured in northwest Harris County.The shooting happened Monday morning in the 7700 block of W. Little York Road, according to the sheriff’s office. Investigators said two...",
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      "excerpt": "Faced with a modern outbreak that could endure for decades, historical documents are offering officials solutions to eradicate the parasite again.",
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      "excerpt": "On Thursday's show: We learn how the city plans to spend $18 billion worth of capital projects approved this week. And we get details on the new arena complex the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo plans to build.",
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      "excerpt": "Just ahead of closely contested midterms, Texas is about to get a new top voting official. Many locals there fear the frontrunner is a state lawmaker and pastor with no election experience.",
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      "title": "Republican Daniel Wong, Democratic commissioners at odds about his status as interim Fort Bend County judge",
      "excerpt": "Wong’s appointment is tied to a civil lawsuit filed against suspended county judge KP George. The suit was dismissed on June 17. Wong is facing Dexter McCoy in November's election for county judge.",
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      "title": "The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2608: Maria Telkes",
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      "title": "Toddler dies after being found unresponsive in swimming pool in Huffman area, HCSO says",
      "excerpt": "A toddler has died after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool in the Huffman area, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies responded to the 500 block of Lago Trace Drive after receiving a report of an unresponsive toddler in a swimming pool at around 6:10...",
      "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/06/29/toddler-dies-after-being-found-unresponsive-in-swimming-pool-in-huffman-area-hcso-says/",
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      "excerpt": "It is rare that a New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox game gets preempted for anything, especially on network television. That was the case though Sunday night due to a rain delay at the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship, and with Scottie Scheffler in contention.An NBC Sports...",
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      "excerpt": "The two national soccer teams are expected to bring with them to Houston a broad base of supporters for the round-of-32 match, scheduled for noon Monday, June 29, at NRG Stadium.",
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      "title": "Harris County commissioners appointed a new flood control director. Here's what to know",
      "excerpt": "Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to appoint Marcus Stuckett, a former director of engineering at the Harris County Flood Control District who has been working for a Houston-based private engineering firm, Pape-Dawson.",
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      "title": "Man dies after early-morning shooting outside apartment complex near Cloverleaf, sheriff’s office says",
      "excerpt": "A man is dead after an early-morning shooting outside an apartment complex near Cloverleaf, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies and EMS were called around 5 a.m. Sunday to the 1100 block of Freeport Street. When they arrived, they found a man with at least...",
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      "title": "Power outages in Fort Bend County neighborhoods due to knocked down power lines, Precinct 1 says",
      "excerpt": "According to the Fort Bend County Precinct 1 Constable's Office, there are reported power outages in Jordan Ranch, Tamarron, and Firethorne West due to lines knocked down on Woods Road.",
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      "excerpt": "Guillermo Hernandez, Jr. is currently being held in the Harris County Jail.According to court documents, he shot and killed Luis Hernandez during a dispute at his home on Craigmont Street near Telephone Road.Officers responded to a family disturbance call at the location...",
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      "title": "Jasmine Crockett’s silence could hurt James Talarico's U.S. Senate chances in November",
      "excerpt": "The Dallas congresswoman, Talarico’s erstwhile rival in the Democratic primary, has yet to say whether she’ll campaign for him in the general election against Republican Ken Paxton.",
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      "title": "1 dead following crash in north Harris Co., deputies say; SkyEye13 showed truck with severe damage",
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