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  1. Suspects sought after gameroom holdup bit.ly/LUUZlP 25 minutes ago via twitterfeed
  2. Inmate makes progress in bid for DNA tests bit.ly/L60bOU 25 minutes ago via twitterfeed
  3. Md. man accused of eating victim's heart ranted on Facebook bit.ly/L60byE 25 minutes ago via twitterfeed
  4. Daytime robbery targets 3 men outside gameroom bit.ly/LUUZlP #hounews about 1 hour ago via twitterfeed
  5. Search on for possible drowning victim bit.ly/Mh76Mm about 2 hours ago via twitterfeed
  6. Accident closes Katy Freeway near downtown bit.ly/L5hVOu about 4 hours ago via twitterfeed
  7. Mia Gradney gone from Channel 39 bit.ly/L5hTWU about 4 hours ago via twitterfeed
  8. Pasadena state rep dies bit.ly/Npy80U about 7 hours ago via twitterfeed
  9. Ken Legler, Pasadena state rep, dies: bit.ly/Ky4dEc #hounews about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
  10. Here's a Storify of Twitter pictures of the shuttle replica arriving at Clear Lake on its way to JSC bit.ly/KREghU #shuttlebration about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
  11. Zimmerman must surrender; bond revoked bit.ly/L4wDFG about 8 hours ago via twitterfeed
  12. ‘Teacher of the Year’ accused of sexting student bit.ly/KRH2na about 8 hours ago via twitterfeed
  13. Environmentalists try to stop Texas spaceport bit.ly/LP7zzu about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  14. Houston city worker killed in collision ID'd bit.ly/MfQ01A about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  15. Police ID city of Houston worker killed in collision bit.ly/MfPrVB #hounews about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck
  16. Environmentalists attempt to stop Texas spaceport: bit.ly/MfP3GC #hounews about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck
  17. See why your fixed-rate power bill could be changing bit.ly/KRnU8T about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  18. Driver hurt in fire at Houston toll plaza bit.ly/L4062r about 10 hours ago via twitterfeed
  19. Hoping to see the shuttle replica as it moves to JSC? Tweet your sightings & pics with the #shuttlebration hashtag! bit.ly/KRf62t about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
  20. Texas eyes tripling wholesale electricity prices bit.ly/MfiPLv about 11 hours ago via twitterfeed