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Houston, Texas

Population: 1,953,631

Much like the wide expanse of land that comprises the metropolis, Houston's diverse ethnic background provides a wealth of exciting cultural opportunities and exploits. This diversity extends to the distinction of being home to NASA as well as world-famous rodeos. Culturally, the Museum District contains such estimable galleries as the Museum of Fine Arts and the Houston Museum of Natural Science while downtown's Theater District hosts the biannual Bayou City Art Festival and other acclaimed performance events. Sports are a mainstay of Houston's community, with five professional teams, including MLB's Houston Astros and the NBA's Houston Rockets, calling the city home.
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With execution set, gang leader a not scared to die'

Houston Chronicle - Sat Nov 07

Yosvanis "El Cubano" Valle, 34, on death row at the Polunksy Unit in Livingston for the 1999 murder-robbery of a drug dealer, hopes to marry his girlfriend by proxy before he's executed Nov.

Webster police seek sex assault fugitive

The Family Badge - Sat Nov 07

Crime Stoppers, investigators with the Webster Police Department and the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force are seeking the public's assistance in locating Anthony Terrell Jackson.

Speeding teen crashes, flips SUV in water

KHOU-TV Houston - Sat Nov 07

HOUSTON A teenager was airlifted to the hospital after she crashed an SUV into a pole and landed upside down in a water-filled ditch on Saturday.

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