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  Chris Shepherd Opens Georgia James Tonight

  October 11 at 2:55 p.m.

  Houston restaurateur, chef and all-around wonder-boy, Chris Shepherd, is opening his highly-anticipated steakhouse, Georgia James tonight. Yes, this very evening. The James Beard Award-winning Shepherd opens the new restaurant in the space which formerly housed his flagship restaurant, Underbelly. He closed that restaurant in March, much to the grumblings of...

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  Second Cruz/O'Rourke Debate Postponed Because of Kavanaugh Votes

  September 28 at 12:01 p.m.

  The second debate between Texas Senatorial candidates Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke, previously set for Sunday night, has been postponed, the University of Houston announced Friday. Rather than taking on his challenger for another hour, Cruz will remain in Washington to participate in Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination process over...

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  One-Fifth Mediterranean Opens Saturday

  August 31 at 6:38 p.m.

  Chris Shepherd, chef, restaurateur and Renaissance man, will open One-Fifth Mediterranean, September 1, in keeping with the other incarnations of his concept of five different restaurant concepts in five years, in the same building. It started with One-Fifth Steak in January 2017. Though the plan had always been to open...

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  Third Ward Voters Receive Incorrect Voter Suspensions After Republican Challenge Campaign

  August 20 at 2:52 p.m.

  Harris County residents keen to vote in the upcoming midterm elections should be very careful about checking their mail. Recently, some residents of Third Ward received letters informing them of an address change they had not actually filed and which, if not answered, would put their franchise into suspension. It...

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  Omar Afra Ousted From Day For Night Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

  August 13 at 9:56 a.m.

  Omar Afra, who founded the music festival Day For Night, has been booted from his own creation after allegations surfaced last week of sexual misconduct with two women. On Sunday, Day for Night posted notice of this on its Facebook page. The posting read: "The creditors of Day For Night were...

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  Suspect in Doctor's Shooting Death Kills Himself as He's Confronted by Houston Police This Morning

  August 3 at 12:43 p.m.

  Joseph Pappas the 65-year-old suspect in the shooting death of Dr. Mark Hausknecht, a Houston cardiologist, shot himself and died this morning as Houston police closed in on him, Police Chief Art Acevedo said in a news conference today. According to the chief, a city parks board employee who'd been...