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Top Jobs For 2017 Texas College Graduates
Career resource guide Zippia culled mounds of data from government sources and elsewhere to come up with a list of top jobs for graduates.

Austin Restaurants Sign Up For 'A Day Without An Immigrant' In Rebuke Of Trump Policies
The national grass-roots movement is in response to heightened anti-immigrant rhetoric coming from the highest level of government

Watch: Simone Biles, Aly Raisman Feed Giraffes at Houston Zoo
Gymnasts get in a little down time before 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit edition hits the stands.

Austin City Council Set To Approve 'Emergency Funding' Providing Legal Aid For Refugees, Immigrants
The funding emergency comes in the wake of bolstered immigration policy enforcement by ICE that has ensnared more than 50 regionally.

Top Chef, James Beard Winner To Establish Restaurant in Houston
Paul Qui, who runs a small empire in Austin, plans to open Aqui on Westheimer by summer.

Galveston Gears Up For 106th Annual Mardi Gras Celebration
Galveston’s Mardi Gras is the oldest celebration in Texas and the third largest Mardi Gras in the U.S.

Galveston Man’s Savage Obituary Goes Viral
Final tribute written by daughter describes a life of reckless behavior, physical and mental abuse, womanizing and pain.

DICK's Sporting Goods, Field & Stream Stores In Cedar Park Set For March 3 Grand Opening
The local store marks the 677th location for the sporting goods retailer, and the 29th Field & Stream store nationwide, officials said

Missouri City Residents Clean Up From Tornado Aftermath
City leaders advise caution as cleanup crews continue removing debris and assessing the damage caused by the storms.

6 Tornadoes Touched Down In Southeast Texas, National Weather Services Confirms
One reported injured in Fort Bend, one Montgomery County girl killed in car accident.

Houston James Beard Semifinalists Include Ortega, Horiuchi, And Pass & Provisions Duo
It's basically Groundhog Day, with exception of Mala Sichuan Bistro and Helen Greek Food & Wine Arthur Ave chefs.

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