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Mostly cloudy Currently, on May 22nd 2019, the temperature in Houston is 81°F, the relative humidity is 83%, and the RealFeel® temperature is 89°F. Wind is blowing from the north at 4.6 miles/hour — gusting to 12.7 miles/hour. The barometric pressure is 29.86 inches of mercury and rising. During the past 24 hours, precipitation has totaled 0 inches, and the temperature has ranged from a low of 77°F to a high of 90°F.

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Recent Houston News Articles

• Texas approves $3 billion in flood control after Harvey
  
  Nearly two years after Hurricane Harvey battered Houston and the Texas coast, state lawmakers approved setting aside more than $3 billion to help pay for flood control projects
  ABC News.  Wed, 22 May 2019 19:07:01 -0400.
• Lawyer: Police shot Texas woman in stomach, chest and face.
  
  A lawyer for the victim's family says a private autopsy shows a police officer shot a Houston-area woman in the stomach, chest and face
  ABC News.  Wed, 22 May 2019 15:20:57 -0400.
• US closes facility that detained migrant who later died
  
  HOUSTON (AP) - U.S. border agents have temporarily closed their primary facility for processing migrants in South Texas one day after authorities say a 16-year-old died after being diagnosed with the flu at the facility. ...
  Washington Times.  Tue, 21 May 2019 23:39:17 -0400.
• Texas Men Charged In Money Laundering Case
  
  3 Men From Houston, one each from San Antonio and Austin charged after 2 from Austin previously pleaded guilty to roles in email scheme.
  Tony Cantu.  Patch.  Tue, 21 May 2019 20:36:00 -0400.
• Son of former Houston Astros star pitcher charged with DWI
  
  The initial officers determined that Kory Clemens showed signs of intoxication, so they requested a special DWI officer to perform a field sobriety test. Cannon said the DWI officer determined Clemens was intoxicated.
  Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle.  Houston Chronicle.  Tue, 21 May 2019 19:49:36 UTC.
• Oxy moves forward on Permian "direct air capture" plant
  
  Houston's Occidental Petroleum said Tuesday it is designing the first "direct air capture" plant in West Texas' booming Permian Basin to suck carbon dioxide out of the sky and inject it into the ground to aid in oil production.
  Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle.  Houston Chronicle.  Tue, 21 May 2019 18:38:07 UTC.
• DPS: Nearly two dozen missing Texans last seen in Houston
  
  Nearly two dozen missing persons in Texas were last seen in Houston since 2010, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety database.
  Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle.  Houston Chronicle.  Tue, 21 May 2019 15:52:25 UTC.
• PrimeEnergy: 1Q Earnings Snapshot
  
  HOUSTON (AP) _ PrimeEnergy Corp. (PNRG) on Monday reported a first-quarter loss of $3 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Houston-based company said it had a loss of $1.49 per share. ...
  San Antonio Express News.  Mon, 20 May 2019 22:57:26 UTC.
• Palais Royal And thredUP Team Up For Thrifty Retail Partnership
  
  Several Houston area Palais Royal stores are offering consignment products to satisfy the resale retail shopper.
  Bryan Kirk.  Patch.  Mon, 20 May 2019 12:22:41 -0400.
• Source: Texans release TE Griffin after April arrest
  
  Tight end Ryan Griffin has been released by the Houston Texans, a source tells ESPN's Field Yates. Griffin faces charges in Nashville, Tennessee, for allegedly punching out a hotel window in April.
  ESPN.  Fri, 17 May 2019 16:45:25 EST.
• Houston Texans' J.J. Watt donates $10,000 to family of fallen Wisconsin firefighter
  
  Houston Texans star J.J. Watt donated $10,000 to the family of a Wisconsin firefighter who was shot and killed Wednesday responding to a medical call.
  Ryan Gaydos.  Fox News.  Fri, 17 May 2019 16:03:10 GMT.
• Woman, 23, claims she 'has had a never-ending headache for eight years'
  
  Ashley Rogers, 23, from Houston, Texas, was a keen volleyball player when in January 2011, she suffered a blow to the head by a softball.
  Daily Mail.  Fri, 17 May 2019 11:33:16 GMT.
• 1 year after Santa Fe shooting, Texas shuns tougher gun laws
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A year after a high school mass shooting near Houston that remains one of the deadliest in U.S. ...
  Jim Vertuno.  Washington Times.  Fri, 17 May 2019 00:09:38 -0400.
• Texas police try to arrest a black father in his own backyard after mistaking him for a criminal
  
  Believing the incident to be a case of racial profiling, Clarence Evans uploaded a video of the attempted arrest in Houston to social media on May 8, which has since amassed over five million views.
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 16 May 2019 17:42:12 GMT.
• Chesapeake Granite Wash: 1Q Earnings Snapshot
  
  HOUSTON (AP) _ Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (CHKR) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $3 million. On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had profit of 6 cents. ...
  San Antonio Express News.  Thu, 16 May 2019 10:08:30 UTC.

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