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  • New bill could modify concealed handgun licenses

    Under a new bill concealed handgun license holders in Texas would be allowed to carry a revolver or semi-automatic pistol, regardless of what they trained with on the shooting ...

  • Driver leads police on high speed chase overnight

    Sarah Brandt is accused of leading police on a chase after she refused to pull over for DPS Troopers on I-10 in Waller County. She was driving a silver Dodge Magnum over 100 miles per hour from Waller, through Katy . Investigators say when she got to the Westpark Toll Way, there was traffic. Troopers say she rammed into several cars attempting to get away. A state trooper who was directly ...

  • Severe storms hit Texas overnight

    Residents in Dayton and Liberty County saw heavy rain overnight, and even some flooding in the streets. Liberty County reported of golf ball sized hail, while Montgomery County had a few downed trees. Houston has a 40% chance of rain throughout ...

  • Wolf set for first big league start vs. Parker As

    Ross Wolf will not have an easy task in his first Major League start. The 30-year-old, who has 25 big league appearances but none in a starting role, will face the Athletics, who have won five straight games and are going for a series sweep of the Rangers on Wednesday afternoon. Wolf will be starting in place of Nick Tepesch, who was scratched from the start with a blister on his right middle ...

  • Super Bowl 51 already stirring up plans

    "Super Bowl central will be here," Super Bowl Bid Committee member Donald J Henderson said while standing at Discovery Green Park."In a few short years there's going to be about 125,000 people around here with us. Everything prior to game day will be going on here, and then on Sunday everything moves out to Reliant ...


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Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham, a culture-clash sports comedy about the difficulties faced by young women who dont embrace their traditional roles and just want to play soccer (I mean, football), was a sleeper hit in England last year and has become a word-of-mouth hit in the U.S. ever since its release a few months ago. Its success on both shores is not particularly surprising since it offers the k ... ...

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  • Researchers 7 Minute Workout is All You Need

    Many people struggle to find the time to get into the gym, but researchers claim this new exercise craze reaps the benefits of hours of running and pumping iron in just seven ...

  • Surviving an EF5 tornado

    Wood reminds residents that they're not living in tornado alley here in Houston. Tornadoes are extremely rare, but before you buy one, realize the ...

  • Rangers unable to back Darvish blanked by As

    OAK@TEX: Andrus dives and tosses Young out at first ARLINGTON -- Yu Darvish didn't get his usual run support in a pitching duel against Dan Straily, and the Rangers lost to the Athletics, 1-0, on an unusually cool Tuesday night at the Ballpark in Arlington. Darvish allowed just a third-inning home run to Yoenis Cespedes, but ended up with his second loss of the season. The Rangers have ...

  • Local 2s Domique Sachse shares tips for self defense.

    So Local 2 Anchor Dominique Sachse teamed up with Houston's own Olympic Tae Kwon Do champs, the Lopez family, to share basic self defense moves anyone can use in the event of an ...

  • Local 2 in OK Families see homes for first time

    But the woman's happiness was short-lived, overshadowed by an uncertain future. "We stayed at a motel last night but we don't know where we're going to go," she said. Dennis is not alone. Early Tuesday morning, Mark Ellerd stood in the front yard of his home. On Monday during the storm, he clutched his dog and watched from a closet as the tornado ripped his house apart. ...

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