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October 7, 2009

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Jeri Mongomery did not want to comment on whether she thought her sentence was fair, but says she didn't get a fair shot in the courtroom. She claims there was another driver who played a key role in the deadly accident.
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A teenager whose brother was arrested last month for planning to blow up a Dallas skyscraper told an immigration judge on Tuesday that he wanted to go home to Jordan.
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Many of the people waiting for a Lone Star card need emergency aid, but after waiting in line for hours, all they're getting is an appointment to come back later.
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According to a FBI agent's affidavit, Smadi made a video about his planned attack, two months before he tried to carry it out. He did not make the tape alone.
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Forget what you’ve heard about pollution and global warming: in Houston, there are some people who say we should be burning more—not less—coal and other fossil fuels. Their reasoning? The resulting increase in the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide will lead to a “greener” planet.

October 6, 2009

October 5, 2009

14:40
Police said the chase started after they received a call about a suicidal woman in southeast Houston. When they got to the scene, police said the woman took off, leading them on an erratic, stop-and-go chase down the South Loop.
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Authorities in Fort Bend County seized nearly $4 million worth of cocaine and pot over the weekend. The seizures came as the result of two Fort Bend County Narcotics Task Force investigations.
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A Houston jury has agreed on the punishment for a woman convicted of causing a deadly accident after getting off her cell phone. On Monday, Jeri Montgomery was sentenced to 10 years probation. She was also given a $10,000 fine.
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Deputies say the homeowner was on the phone with 911 in his bedroom when the burglary suspect flung open the door. The homeowner opened fire, hitting the suspect once in the arm, deputies said.
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Investigators said the officer was one of two policemen searching for suspects a darkened apartment at Crescent Park and Southlake when the flashlight he was holding blew up in his face.