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New noise ordinance for bars in neighborhoods: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Tag: Huntsville
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Top Texas Appeals Court Won’t Stop Next Week’s Execution
Posted on · Christopher Young is set to die next week for the November 2004 slaying of Hasmukh "Hash" Patel.
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Gymnast Sues Karolyis, Other Groups Over Team Doctor’s Abuse
Posted on · The lawsuit was filed in state district court in Huntsville
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Sam Houston Could Soon Be Getting His Own Presidential Library
Posted on · Houston Matters learns about efforts create the Sam Houston Republic of Texas Presidential Library at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville.
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UPDATE: Texas Executes Lubbock ‘Suitcase Killer’
Posted on · Rosendo Rodriguez was executed Tuesday for killing a Lubbock prostitute and tossing her body in a dumpster in a suitcase
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Dallas Man Set To Die For Killing Daughters, 9 And 6
Posted on · A state judge and the state appeals court found Battaglia was competent, not mentally ill and was faking mental illness to try to avoid execution
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UPDATE: Texas Set To Execute Man Who Killed His Ex-Girlfriend While On Parole For Murdering His Wife
Posted on · On Thursday, John David Battaglia, 62, of Dallas, is set to die for the May 2001 shooting deaths of his 6- and 9-year-old daughters
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Defense For Mexican Man Scheduled To Be Executed In Texas Has Pending Motion In U.S. Supreme Court
Posted on · The lawyer for Rubén Cárdenas wants DNA evidence to be tested again
Houston Matters
Summer Reading: Remembering WWII POW Camp in Huntsville
Posted on · Throughout the summer months, Houston Matters is dedicating time each week to books about Greater Houston, set in Greater Houston or written or edited by Houstonians. Our summer reading series starts today with Jeffrey Littlejohn, an associate professor of history and director of the graduate program at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. He's the […]