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Immigration screening launches today in city jails

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Houston Mayor Bill White will officially launch a fingerprint-based immigration screening program in the city’s jails today, fulfilling his pledge to have the system up and running by the time he leaves office.



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Parker: Chief search starts with clean slate

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Aides to the mayor-elect say she hasn’t singled anyone out, but three possibilities have been heard among veteran police officers.



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The growing clout of Lake Jackson’s Ron Paul — finally

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Paul has refused to go out to the political pasture to live in comfortable irrelevance. As odd as it may seem, he has become one of the most influential Republicans in a capital city dominated by liberal Democrats.



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War veteran out of hospital after storm-tossed Gulf rescue

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A decorated Korean War veteran was safe in Houston on Wednesday after a Coast Guard helicopter crew plucked him from his sailboat, which was caught in turbulent seas about 115 miles south of Sabine Pass.



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Houston-area mom lost custody same day as killings

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A court commissioner had tentatively ordered a Houston woman to relinquish temporary custody of her two young children to her ex-husband’s sister hours before the family was killed in a murder suicide, an attorney said Wednesday.



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University rail plan advances over rep’s objection

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Metro has received federal approval to go ahead with preliminary engineering on its proposed University Line light rail, despite objections by U.S. Rep. John Culberson.



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Goodfellows: Single mom tries to improve life for kids

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Mia Blaze wants to make a better life for herself and her two young children, but she is in a rough spot.



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New college graduates face a tough job market

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International students may find it especially difficult to find jobs in the U.S.



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Lubbock man gets prison over club embezzlement

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A federal judge in Lubbock sentenced 42-year-old Chad W. Read and ordered him to pay ,000 in restitution to Reaction Fitness Clubs.



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Houston police make prostitution busts

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“There are men who met prostitutes online in the city of Houston who have warrants for their arrest for prostitution, and they don’t know it yet,” Houston police Lt. C. Vasquez said.



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