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• Justin Verlander Not A Big Fan Of Bullpens Deciding ALCS Game 6 Between Houston Astros, New York Yankees
  
  Without competent fourth starters, both teams will have to rely on their bullpens in what amounts to the biggest game of the season. ...
  By Barry M. Bloom, Contributor.  Forbes.  Sat, 19 Oct 2019 13:00:00 +0000.
• Friday's Sports in Brief
  
  PRO BASKETBALL BEIJING (AP) - China denied NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's claim that it demanded the firing of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey over a tweet that supported anti-government protests in Hong Kong. ...
  The Associated Press.  Washington Times.  Sat, 19 Oct 2019 02:31:50 -0400.
• Texas longhorn named Bucklehead unofficially breaks Guinness World Record for longest horn span
  
  The six-year-old longhorn, called Bucklehead, had his prodigious horn span measured at 11-feet, 1.8-inches, tip to tip, while he was being shown at Lawton, Oklahoma's Horn Showcase.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 19 Oct 2019 06:14:50 GMT.
• Temporary Restraining Order Filed to Stop Fort Worth Woman's Funeral
  
  A temporary restraining order has been filed in a Dallas court to stop the funeral of Atatiana Jefferson, the woman who was shot and killed inside her own home by a Fort Worth police officer. Photo Credit: NBC 5 News.
  NBC.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 23:28:16 -0500.
• Winning numbers drawn in 'Daily 4 Night' game
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Night" game were: 3-1-1-1, FIREBALL: 8 (three, one, one, one; FIREBALL: eight)
  By The Associated Press.  San Antonio Express News.  Sat, 19 Oct 2019 03:28:12 UTC.
• Family claims Texas woman died from Legionnaires' disease contracted at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
  
  A family is suing Northwestern Memorial Hospital over the death of a Texas woman who they say contracted Legionnaires' disease from another patient at the Chicago medical center.
  Mark Rivera.  ABC News.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 22:48:17 +0000.
• Beto O'Rourke counter-rally: 'We stand up for the right thing'
  
  O'Rourke on Friday held a "Rally Against Fear" to counter the campaign rally hosted by Trump in Dallas.        
  Eleanor Dearman, El Paso Times.  El Paso Times.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 22:45:05 +0000.
• NBA's relationship with China frayed over Hong Kong protests
  
  NBA commissioner Adam Silver says China asked the league to fire Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, following Morey's tweet supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. ...
  CBS News.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 21:08:38 +0000.
• Houston cell tower company gets subpoena from SEC
  
  Houston-based cell tower company Crown Castle has received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requesting certain documents from 2015 through the present.
  Andrea Leinfelder.  Houston Chronicle.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 19:58:06 UTC.
• Trump nominates Rick Perry deputy and former lobbyist Dan Brouillette to be Energy secretary
  
  Departing Energy Secretary Rick Perry will step down at the end of the year, Trump said at a rally in Dallas on Thursday night.
  CNBC.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 19:53 GMT.
• Rick Perry: US energy secretary quits amid Trump inquiry
  
  President Donald Trump confirms the former Texas governor will depart his administration.
  BBC News.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 19:49:30 GMT.
• Tom Arnold Hints at Trump Assassination with JFK Comment
  
  Actor Tom Arnold seemed to threaten the possibility of an assassination attempt in a tweet Thursday evening after President Donald Trump arrived in Dallas, Texas. ...
  Erin Coates.  Western Journal.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 18:33:35 +0000.
• The top-rated spots to get chicken wings in Houston, according to Yelp
  
  Fall, the MLB Playoffs, as well as the weekly college and pro football games means it's time to order a giant plate of chicken wings. Here are the best spots in the Houston area, according to Yelp.
  Peter Dawson, Houston Chronicle.  Houston Chronicle.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 18:28:00 UTC.
• McCaul: Sanctions Ready If Turkey Ceasefire Doesn't Hold
  
  Lawmakers want to give the Syria ceasefire a chance, but sanctions on Turkey can be put in place if it does not hold, according to Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas.
  Newsmax.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:21:48 EDT.
• European tech company picks Dallas area for first U.S. location
  
  A Dutch technology company is opening its first outpost in the United States in North Texas.
  Brian Womack.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 13:20:51 +0000.
• Wedgewood-Houston building makeover lands first tenant
  
  The project is one of an array of examples of developers injecting new life into Wedgewood-Houston's many industrial or manufacturing buildings.
  Adam Sichko.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 11:49:04 +0000.
• "Now politics is everywhere": Both parties zero in on Texas
  
  2018 midterms convinced Democrats that Texas is the next target, and now Republicans are beginning to respond
  CBS News.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 06:10:08 -0400.
• China denies it asked for Morey's firing over HK tweet
  
  BEIJING (AP) - China is refuting NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's claim that it demanded the firing of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey over a tweet that supported anti-government protests in Hong Kong. ...
  Washington Times.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 04:10:27 -0400.

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