Disgraced Texas pastor Robert Morris allegedly told his accuser, who was 12-years-old when the abuse began, to "put a price on it," according to a report from NBC News.
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Kinky Friedman, satirist, country singer, quixotic gubernatorial candidate, and Jewish cowboy, died at age 79.
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Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo shared a photo of her bridal shower with her fiancΓ© on Facebook.
"Wonderful. He sure looks like a nerd," Houston Mayor John Whitmire replied, in a now deleted comment.
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As the final buzzer sounded, Houstonians poured onto the street outside the Summit.
"Richmond Avenue was just a parking lot. It was a party."
"It was the whole city of Houston really enjoying finally being champions," Bullard recalled.
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But what may have powered the Rockets to victory the most were the people of Houston, ready to cheer on their team in Games 6 and 7 at The Summit.
"I always say the city of Houston showed the world how to celebrate being champions," Bullard said.
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In head coach Rudy Tomjanovich, the Rockets saw not an authority figure, but a teammate.
"I wanted to do well for Rudy because he's my friend. I didn't want to let him down," former Rockets forward Matt Bullard recalled.
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The Knicks were a notoriously tough team that brought physicality to the court and used it to their tactical advantage.
"It was like tag-team wrestling," coach Rudy Tomjanovich said.
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After a grueling playoff run through the West that saw the Rockets dispatch Portland, the Suns, and the Utah Jazz, Houston faced their toughest challenge yet: the New York Knicks.
"Those were some mean, nasty dudes," remembered Robert Horry.
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In a Q&A, Hakeem Olajuwon credited his embrace of Islam with helping him propel the Rockets to glory in 1994.
"It helps you serve your responsibility to your team, your organization."
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π That painful loss in Seattle in 1993 ultimately became fuel for the Rockets return to the postseason in 1994.
"From the start of training camp, you could see we wouldn't forget Seattle. We didn't forget all season long," Olajuwon said.
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Before their '94 run, the Rockets endured a painful elimination at the hands of the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1993 Western Conference semifinals.
"We truly believed we missed an opportunity. We should have been in the Finals," Hakeem Olajuwon said.
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π On this day in 1994, the Houston Rockets won Game 7 of the NBA Finals over the New York Knicks, securing their first ever championship.
π§΅To celebrate, Sports Reporter Michael Shapiro interviewed members of the incredible 1993-1994 team that brought glory to the city of #Houston. β¬οΈ
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Robert Morris resigned from Gateway Church last week after admitting to molesting a 12-year-old girl in the 1980s.
Here's a timeline of his sexual abuse, and what could happen next.
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The Texas Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit, brought by a Houston woman's ex-husband, that would have compelled her to prove she underwent a medical abortion.
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Elon Musk's Boring Company was fined just $11,876 by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality after finding the company failed to prevent pollution in Bastrop.
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It missed a deadline to leave committee last year and died in the house: www.chron.com/news/houston...
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick vowed to resurrect Texas' failed bill that would put the Christian Ten Commandments on display in every classroom after the state of Louisiana passed a similar law.
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Two NASA astronauts are stuck aboard the International Space Station after issues with the Boeing Starliner
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When I lived out there, I was very active in a church also based in Southlake, and Gateway always seemed to be really...weird. In 5 years of living in the area, I never met anyone who actually went there, yet they boasted a huge membership and at the time were Southlake's largest employer.
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I know a lot of people that went to this church. And the worst part about it is how he hid the fact this girl was 12 while using it as a story of his personal redemption and of his wife's forgiveness.
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we're brittanie stans here
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Robert Morris, senior pastor at Gateway Church in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and former religious advisor to former President Donald Trump, resigned after admitting to molesting a 12-year-old girl in the 1980s over a period of 4 years.
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that would be @brittanieshey.bsky.social, who i believe is enjoying her vacation today
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A judge has ruled that Food Not Bombs Houston may sue the city over its decade-old anti-feeding ordinance after the city tried to dismiss the suit.
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A new bipartisan bill introduced by Senator Ted Cruz aims to hold social media companies responsible for AI-generated nonconsensual pornography.
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two Houston gay bars have abruptly shuttered just as the city was set to ramp up Pride month festivities. the closures are a significant financial blow to the queer service industry during what would typically be the busiest month of the year
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i talked to spencer moore, who's video tours of quirky houston apartments have gone viral
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If you're watching the NBA Finals (the re-run of the 1994 Rockets-Knicks NBA Finals, that is), you won't be interrupted by a certain white Bronco chase during Game 5.
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