Jackson Smith Jr. had served four decades as judge over four different courts, including the 1st Court of Appeals in Houston.
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At an interfaith symposium, they discussed the sanctity of scriptures and denounced the ill-treatment of religious books.
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Carol Vance’s tenure as Harris County district attorney, 1966-79, witnessed notorious crimes such as Dean Corll’s slaughter of at least 27 young men in what was then the deadliest killing spree in U.S. history.
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Quoc Duy Vuong has been charged with aggravated kidnapping, a felony.
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Joshuah Cavins, 27, was thrown from his bike, a news release from the Kemah Police Department said.
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A man accused of helping rob two people before carjacking a man in the Heights was arrested after leading officers on a short chase early Saturday, authorities said.
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A “friend of the court” brief filed with a San Francisco-based appeals court argues that a federal judge was wrong to block implementation of key provisions of the law.
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Former KHOU-Channel 11 meteorologist Dan Meador died Thursday after a battle with cancer, the station reported Friday.
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Muslims observing the Islamic holy month abstain from food and water from dawn to dusk.
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