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  How Come We Say "Don't Mess With Texas" But Allow a Twice-a-Year Time Change?

  March 11 at 6:59 a.m.

  We're in the 21st Century but every year we're all re-enactors - willing or not — trapped in an premise embraced during World War I. This particular philosophy: that Daylight Savings Time is good for us. Most of you bleary-eyed readers are probably thinking this morning it's not. Sunday morning...

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  Astro Owner’s Ex-Wife Confronts Black Family Taking Pictures in Viral Video

  February 21 at 5:30 a.m.

  African-Americans in 2019 know that when in the process of going about perfectly normal everyday activities it’s a good idea to keep a camera phone ready in case random white people accuse them of doing something illegal or wrong. That happened to Kelyn Alyssa as she was taking birthday photos...

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  Climate Change Symposium: Will Houston Become Beachfront Property?

  February 18 at 4 a.m.

  Why should Houstonians care if a glacier in Iceland, almost 4,000 miles away, has officially died out? "There's a direct connection. In a weird way we are very much connected to this," says Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology at Rice University, who says NASA scientists predict that the melting of continental...

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  A Little Cold and Wind Doesn't Stop the Houston Women's March for Justice and Equality

  January 19 at 4 p.m.

  Despite low temperatures and brisk winds, women of Houston gathered at the Water Works/Cistern on Sabine Bridge for speakers, activities, and food trucks Satuday morning for the Houston Women's March. From there they marched to City Hall to rally on the steps and demand justice and equality. (Photos by Doogie Roux)

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  5 Things to Know About the 2019 Chevron Houston Marathon

  January 9 at 4:30 a.m.

  Last year's Chevron Houston Marathon came down to just a 37 second difference between first place finisher Bazu Worku and Ethiopian countryman Yitayal Atnafu, out of a pool of 7,185 runners. No surprise there as the pair trained together and it was Atnafu's third year in a row to secure the...

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  Louis C.K.'s Career (What's Left of it) is at an Ideological Crossroads

  January 7 at 5 a.m.

  Louis C.K. is doing shows again. The 51-year old disgraced stand-up is back after a year long hiatus following the sex abuse scandal that (for the most part) ended his career. Last week, a leaked 50 minute audio recording of his latest set made the online rounds, prompting outrage at...