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  Woman Convicted of Animal Cruelty. Pets Starved to Death After She Left Them Behind.

  May 9 at 12:26 p.m.

  When Jamica Roshawn Chambliss moved out of her Fondren Road apartment in 2016, she apparently wanted to travel light. Or she was very forgetful. Or maybe she meant to return but couldn't because she was being held captive somewhere? In any case, the 42-year-old woman left behind two dogs, a...

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  10 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Star Wars, Kentucky Derby and J.J. Watt

  May 3 at 4 a.m.

  We can bet on the trifecta this weekend with multiple reasons to celebrate: Cinco de Mayo, the Kentucky Derby, and Star Wars Day. Feel-good events are in the mix too with the JJ Watt Foundation Charity Classic and the BARC pet walk at Rice. Dance, comedy, a divot stomp at...

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  Jury Takes 4 Minutes to Convict a Woman in Dog Cruelty Case

  April 30 at 12:59 p.m.

  A Houston judge has sentenced a 45-year-old woman to six months in jail after a jury took just four minutes to find her guilty of cruelty and the neglect of the two adult dogs who were in her care. A veterinarian who testified said neither had enough water, food or...

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  10 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Cotton Fest, Cosplay and Canine Fun

  April 25 at 4 a.m.

  What's up is down during this wacky weekend in Houston with free cotton candy and wrestling at Market Square Park, a woman singing the role of Mozart in HGO's newest opera, and live music rattling the hallowed halls at MFAH. It's also a celebration of animals, from Attwater’s prairie chicken to...

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  Puppies for Breakfast Wags Through Houston

  April 21 at 7:08 a.m.

  Puppies for Breakfast celebrated eight  years of furry fun Saturday as the largest dog festival in Houston and possibly the world.  Hosted by Hector Garcia of Neue Creative and Modular Dog along with Downtown District, Kriser's Natural Pet, Natural Pawz, Can You Spot Spirit, and Camp Bow Wow, the event took place at Houston's Market Square Park. (Photos by Doogie Roux).

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  7 Best Bets This Weekend in Houston: Whole Lotta Love for Cars, Tunes 'n 420

  April 19 at 4 a.m.

  Love is in the air this weekend, and you'll find celebrations of heavy metal, jazz, plants (both native and illegal), bad-a** cars, social justice through dance, and even an updated opera that puts a new spin on seduction, passion and guilt. Keep reading because there's a "Whole Lotta Love" going down...