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ICYMI: 5 Things That Mattered In Local News Last Week

Elton John, Johnny Manziel and one company reproducing a car that'll take you back in time, here are last week's top headlines.

HOUSTON, TX — A lot went on in the local Houston news cycles last week. Here are five stories that stood out, and here are the quick links so you don't need to search for them. Happy Sunday, Houstonians.

Going back in time
Delorean announced it plans to soon resume manufacturing the car made famous in the movie 'Back to the Future' in the Houston. The car hasn't been produced since the 1980's when the company went bankrupt.

The rich get richer
Two local sports team owners are among the richest sports owners in America. Here are where Houston Texans owner Robert McNair and Rockets new owner Tilman Fertitta stack up against all sports owners in the country.

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Elton John schedules 2 Houston dates on farewell tour
Elton John's 'Goodbye To Yellow Brick Road Tour' will hit Texas for five nights in three cities. Houston will get two nights in December 2018 for the tour that will span 300 nights across five continents in a three-year span. Here's how to find out when and where to see him.

Blue Blood Super Moon this Wednesday
It's not cool enough that a super moon will rise this coming Wednesday, but it will also be a blue moon and blood moon. How rare is this comingWednesday morning? Something like this hasn't happened since 1866, the year after the American Civil War.

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Manziel and the XFL a good combo?
While the XFL made its announcement Thursday it plans to reinvigorate its defunct league, a former Heisman Trophy quarterback from the Lone Star State. The XFL could use the star power of someone like Johnny Manziel, but will the league accept him despite his past off-the-field problems?

Photo: Elton John performs live at Twickenham Stoop on June 3, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images for Harlequins)

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