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3:30 PM Find out what made the winner at the International Quilt Show special, besides the 75,000 yards of thread, 7 million stitches and seven years required to make it.
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Loyal quilters organize online auction for their mentor
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Rare Civil War quilt found in Texas has a mysterious story
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Lyft says it will leave Houston unless rules change
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Ethics commission approves dark money regulation
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Video shows FBI impersonating repairmen in ruse
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Stocks slip after Fed statement; dollar gains
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Driver identified in crash that killed deputy
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Constable Trevino rejected plea in financial misconduct case
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Houston medical waste handler Sharps Compliance reports loss
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Hagel approves 21-day Ebola quarantine for troops
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Nurse says she plans to end voluntary quarantine in Maine
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Prosperity Bancshares reports an earnings increase
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NC courthouse shooting victims listed in critical
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51 countries sign deal in tax evasion crackdown
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Ford recalls 205,000 SUVs for fuel tank leaks
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Waste Management cuts 650 jobs
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Young cartel leader was caught just as his reign began
The Scroll
Some people call them blogs. We just call them a place to dive deeply into the issues important to Houstonians:
Why Texas ranks 10th
in tax climate
Outside the Boardroom: The Tax Foundation, a conservative think tank, has ranked Texas 10th in the nation in tax structure, but gave the state low marks for its corporate, sales and property taxes.
U.S. health care system unprepared for Ebola
The U.S. health care apparatus is so unprepared and short on resources to deal with the deadly Ebola virus that even small clusters of cases could overwhelm parts of the system, according to an Associated Press review of readiness at hospitals and other components of the emergency medical network.
Med school ranks swell as female, minority applicant numbers rise
An increase in enrollees in medical schools in 2014 is fueled by more minority and female students, according to data released Wednesday by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
What the supply rocket blast means for commercial space
Analysis: The spectacular and tragic loss of an uncrewed Antares rocket Tuesday evening caused a sensation, but the significance of the event should not be oversold.
Texas nurse who cared
for Ebola patients
to self-quarantine
Uncharacteristically falling in line behind the Obama administration, Texas Gov. Rick Perry Wednesday announced that a nurse who just returned to Texas after caring for Ebola patients in West Africa will voluntarily self-quarantine at home for the next three weeks.
Mayor's withdrawal
of sermon subpoenas
fails to quiet critics
In an about-face, Mayor Annise Parker said Wednesday the city will withdraw controversial subpoenaing of five pastors related to the city's equal rights ordinance.
Memorial Hermann
to build convenient care
center in Spring
Memorial Hermann Health System will build an emergency and urgent care center in Spring to provide residents with walk-in, after-hours and weekend care.
Texas to get less help from feds as it takes on Ebola
As it gears up preparedness efforts for Ebola and other infectious diseases, Texas stands to suffer a deeper cut in federal funding to fight public health threats than any other state next year.
Economy
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Lyft says it will leave Houston unless rules change
3:40 PM
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4:29 PM
Ethics commission approves dark money regulation
4:29 PM
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5:04 PM
Video shows FBI impersonating repairmen in ruse
5:04 PM
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4:26 PM
Stocks slip after Fed statement; dollar gains
4:26 PM
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4:36 PM
Driver identified in crash that killed deputy
4:36 PM
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Constable Trevino rejected plea in financial misconduct case
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Houston medical waste handler Sharps Compliance reports loss
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5:05 PM
Hagel approves 21-day Ebola quarantine for troops
5:05 PM
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4:45 PM
Nurse says she plans to end voluntary quarantine in Maine
4:45 PM
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Prosperity Bancshares reports an earnings increase
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NC courthouse shooting victims listed in critical
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51 countries sign deal in tax evasion crackdown
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Ford recalls 205,000 SUVs for fuel tank leaks
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Waste Management cuts 650 jobs
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Young cartel leader was caught just as his reign began
The Scroll
Some people call them blogs. We just call them a place to dive deeply into the issues important to Houstonians:
Sun doesn't shine on same Texas QB every week in Heisman race
By Randy Harvey
Texas A&M's Kenny Hill was among the leading contenders on various Heisman watch lists through the first few weeks of the season.
The fits and starts of Sal y Pimienta
By Alison Cook
The chivito is the clown car of sandwiches. It arrives at a table at Sal y Pimienta, the new South American steak specialist at CityCentre, in a kitchen-sink tumble of ingredients.
Officer colorfully kept Galleria traffic moving
By Karen Chen
He didn't need a whistle. Alvie Franklin Jones Jr., the police officer who directed rush hour traffic at Loop 610 and Westheimer Road for the better part of two decades, used just his lips to produce a pitch so piercing that drivers would know to hit the brakes even with their windows sealed.
Save the sexy Halloween outfits for after work
By L.M. Sixel
Trying to figure out what to wear to work is hard enough, especially for those of us who are still trying to understand what business casual means.
Fresh-picked limes are the key to this good pie
Fellow foodies pop up everywhere. Even here, at the Chronicle.
Former Houston millionaire faces 16 years in prison
By Daphne Duret and Jane Musgrave, PALM BEACH POST
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - In a courthouse hallway, right after jurors in his DUI manslaughter retrial announced Tuesday they had reached a verdict, John Goodman calmly passed his watch and a few personal belongings to his girlfriend, Heather Hutchins.
HPD chief seeks $105 million to hire hundreds of new officers
Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland asked city leaders Tuesday for an additional $105 million over five years to hire hundreds of new officers as part of a plan to shore up divisions where thousands of crimes are never investigated and bolster traffic enforcement as automobile collisions citywide are rising.
Oil execs present brave faces as prices fall
By Robert Grattan and Collin Eaton
Companies whose fortunes can rise and fall with the price of crude continue to pump out optimism in the face of this year's slump, with giant BP joining independent rivals Tuesday in predicting steady investment in projects around the world.
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Seventh-graders score in Texas debate
Monday afternoon, I played a newspaper reporter (it was a stretch) at Pin Oak Middle School's "Texas Election Debate - 2014." I helped pose questions to seventh-graders portraying the candidates for Texas governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
Howard and Bryant's testy reunion
It's no secret Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant were neither the best of friends nor teammates when they played together with the Los Angeles Lakers two seasons ago. Then, after Howard left to sign with the Rockets last season, they didn't meet because Bryant was injured whenever the two teams played.
Texans need to improve against top-tier QBs
When it concerns quarterbacks, there's a common theme to the first half of the Texans' season. The Texans defeated Robert Griffin III (Washington), Derek Carr (Oakland), EJ Manuel (Buffalo) and Zach Mettenberger (Tennessee).
Judge is poster child for perils of straight-ticket voting
Phillips. His name is Phillips. In recent days, readers have contacted me, some of them apparently on their way to vote early, asking variations of the same question: "What was the name of that judge who took away Angela's baby?
NASA history
By Eric Berger
One day about 50 years ago, according to legend, astronaut Wally Schirra walked into a Houston camera store and changed how humanity viewed itself.
Local aviation history
Flight Museum keeps eye on future with new location
Facility going in new direction with emphasis on education
Flight Museum keeps eye on future with new location
Facility going in new direction with emphasis on education
By Rebecca Hennes
When Galveston's Lone Star Flight Museum reopens in a new $35 million facility at Ellington in 2016, it will add an educational arm to nurture jobs of the future.