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Mayor asks non-profit and Houston landlord to reconsider housing migrant children torn from parents

Mayor Sylvester Turner today urged the non-profit Southwest Key and its Houston landlord to abandon a plan to house immigrant children taken from their parents by the federal government at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Gabriel "Fluffy: Iglesias to Tape Netflix Comedy Special "One Show Fits All" at Toyota

Comedian Gabriel Iglesias will be taping his new Netflix comedy special “One Show Fits All” in Houston on September 13th and 14th. Ticket pre-sale is Wednesday, June 20th (password: FLUFFY) and on-sale is Friday, June22nd at fluffyguy.com and www.houstontoyotacenter.com at 10am local time. Tickets range from $30-$80 plus fees. Gabriel is currently performing his “One Show Fits All” world tour around the country. This will be Gabe’s second Netflix comedy special following 2016’s I’m Sorry For What I Said When I Was Hungry, his third comedy special for Netflix will tape in 2019.

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Altuve Takes Over MLB Lead in All-Star Fan Balloting

Reigning MVP has garnered over 1.5 million votes; Correa moves up to second among AL shortstops

Major League Baseball released its second update of the American League All-Star voting results today, which revealed that Astros reigning AL MVP Jose Altuve has taken over the lead among all Major League players in fan balloting (1,572,101), immediately ahead of Mookie Betts (1,568,417), who led the Majors in voting in last week’s update.

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Governor Abbott Appoints Tijerina Judge Of The 93rd Judicial District Court

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jaime Tijerina as judge of the 93rd Judicial District Court in Hidalgo County for a term set to expire December 31, 2018, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified.

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'Drive Clean Texas' Asks Drivers to Make Clean Air A Point of State Pride

Campaign offers tips for reducing vehicle emissions to keep Texas air clean

Texans have many reasons to be proud of the Lone Star state, but for nine different regions around the state, air quality is not one of them. The Texas Department of Transportation’s Drive Clean Texas campaign wants to change that.

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Rep. Bass Joins More Than 100 Members In Introducing The Keep Families Together Act of 2018

Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) joined more than 100 of her colleagues in introducing the Keep Families Together Act of 2018 in response to the Trump administration’s insidious practice of family separation. This bill has also been introduced in the Senate by Senator Diane Feinstein of California.

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Adrian Garcia to Host Town Hall on Wednesday Focused on Flood Protection; Featured Speaker is Jim Blackburn

Former Sheriff Adrian Garcia, candidate for Harris County Commissioner, Precinct 2, will host a town hall meeting on Wednesday evening focused on protecting our homes and families from flooding. The featured speaker is environmental lawyer Jim Blackburn.

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Greece and Macedonia sign agreement on name change

Greece and Macedonia signed an historic agreement Sunday to rename the latter the Republic of North Macedonia, possibly putting end to a dispute that has soured relations between the two countries for decades.

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AMC suspends Chris Hardwick talk show after ex-girlfriend makes allegations of abuse

TV host Chris Hardwick is facing career fallout amid allegations by his ex-girlfriend, actress Chloe Dykstra, that he sexually and emotionally abused her.

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Former Trump operative Roger Stone met with Russian who wanted $2M for Clinton dirt

Conservative political provocateur Roger Stone met in May 2016 with a Russian who offered damaging information about Hillary Clinton in exchange for $2 million, Stone and former Trump campaign communications official Michael Caputo told CNN on Sunday.

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No, 'Deep State' is not a current-events show

Epix will premiere a new drama series this weekend, beefing up the pay TV service's lineup of original programming. But it's the title, "Deep State," which is creating some confusion in social-media circles.

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Walmart shopper accused of making more than 1,000 fake returns

A 23-year-old Walmart shopper is accused of making fraudulent returns at more than 1,000 of the chain's stores across the country.

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The resurrection of Alex Rodriguez

It's hard to believe, but not too long ago Alex Rodriguez was one of the most unpopular figures in sports, and maybe America. He was criticized for poor sportsmanship, faced allegations of being a slumlord, and garnered a me-first reputation.

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GOP leaders threaten Justice officials with action on subpoenaed documents this week

House Republican leaders are vowing action this week, including possible contempt of Congress charges, if the Justice Department does not turn over subpoenaed documents on the Russia investigation. But it was not immediately clear precisely what documents lawmakers are still seeking.

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'Incredibles 2' crushes animation box office record

"Incredibles 2" flexed its muscles at the box office this weekend. The Disney and Pixar film premiered to an estimated $180 million at the domestic box office this weekend. The sequel to the popular 2004 computer animated film soared past the record for biggest animated film opening in box office history by $45 million.

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Phil Mickelson sparks controversy as four players tie for US Open lead

Phil Mickelson's "putt-gate" shenanigans at Shinnecock created a firestorm that will haunt his legacy on a tumultuous and controversial third day at the US Open.

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Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, Blues Brothers guitarist, dead at 88

Blues Brothers guitarist Matt "Guitar" Murphy has died, according to the official Blues Brothers social media accounts run by Judy Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.

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Democratic congressman: Family separation 'on all of us'

Texas Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke on Sunday railed against the Trump administration separating children from parents at the border, but said responsibility for what is happening is on everyone.

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Elon Musk spends his own money to buy Tesla shares, again

Elon Musk continues to put his own money where his mouth is. The billionaire Tesla CEO dug into his pockets to buy additional shares of his electric car company.

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Personal flying machine designs revealed in Boeing GoFly contest

A giant egg equipped with rotors and "Transformers"-style robots are among some of the creative designs submitted in a $2 million dollar contest to dream up new ways of flying.