Repairs to the Texas City Dike, mutilated by Hurricane Ike and closed to public use since the Sept. 13, 2008, storm, have progressed faster than predicted and might be completed in time for the 5-mile finger of rock poking into lower Galveston Bay to reopen just ahead of the second anniversary of the storm.
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After more than a decade of talk and considerations, the Ironman series is finally coming to Texas.
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The July 31 rematch between Houston lightweight Juan Diaz and Juan Manuel Marquez at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas will have an undercard befitting the main event, Golden Boy Promotions announced Wednesday.
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If there was a happier man, or a prouder parent, than Roger Clemens on this day, he or she would be hard to find as he took part in Wednesday night’s Texas League All-Star Game with his son Koby.
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Houston’s Lawson Craddock went to the 2010 USA Cycling Junior Nationals this past weekend as the presumed best young cyclist in the country, then proceeded to prove he’s absolutely in a class by himself among the 18-and-under crowd.
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When Texas Horsemen’s Partnership officers and members gather with track officials today at Lone Star Park, then convene a Friday session at Sam Houston Race Park, discussions will include blending thoroughbreds into SHRP’s 2011 quarter horse season.
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While injured starting pitcher Felipe Paulino has not had a setback in his rehabilitation from right shoulder tendinitis, the Astros are going to play it cautiously with arguably their highest-ceiling young arm.
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As Hurricane Alex landed on the shore, the National Weather Service on Wednesday predicted wet conditions in the Houston-Galveston area for the rest of the week.
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Patti Sue Hansen, who opened her home to more than 100 foster children over 13 years, died Saturday at 46.
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Chris Johnson had his second four-hit game in six days, and Wandy Rodriguez pitched seven solid innings.
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