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Craig Visits the Curling Club of Houston

Posted on February 13, 2014 · I have a quadrennial fascination with curling. Every winter Olympics, I find myself transfixed by the event that seems like some bizarre combination of shuffleboard, marbles, bowling, and an intense desire to clean. And I'm not alone – during the last Olympics, the Curling Club of Houston offered a "learn to curl" session at the […]

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The Hispanic Vote, Curling & Valentine’s Day Angst: Houston Matters for Thurs., Feb. 13, 2014

Posted on February 13, 2014 · A new Gallup poll calls into question the conventional wisdom that changing demographics in Texas might lead to a change in statewide political power. The concept goes like this: more and more Hispanics are in Texas every year. Historically, theyâre a voting bloc that leans heavily Democratic. Therefore, changing demographics in Texas suggest Democrats might […]

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Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton in intensive care with pneumonia

Posted on October 11, 2023 · Retton's daughter, McKenna Kelley, said in an Instagram post that the 55-year-old Retton, who trained in Houston before becoming the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around title, is "fighting for her life" and not able to breathe on her own.

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Simone Biles wins a record 8th U.S. gymnastics title a full decade after her first

Posted on August 28, 2023 · Biles became the oldest woman to win a national title since USA Gymnastics began organizing the event in 1963. Her eight crowns moved her past Alfred Jochim, who won seven between 1925-33.

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It’s a cord-cutter’s world. You’re just bingeing in it.

Posted on August 28, 2023 · Columnist Dwight Silverman shares the latest in consumer technology trends.

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How greed and lax regulation may have helped spur the February 2021 power failures

Posted on August 17, 2023 · Houston Chronicle columnist Chris Tomlinson discusses the role pipeline operators and traders may have played during the freezing weather and walks us through lawsuits filed in the 2.5 years since, all of which is outlined in his four-part series for the paper.

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Craig Visits the Curling Club of Houston

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The Hispanic Vote, Curling & Valentine’s Day Angst: Houston Matters for Thurs., Feb. 13, 2014

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