Central Houston Weekly Roundup: Stories You Need To Know

Houston's a big place, and it's full of people and events and happenings. Patch wants to bring you all the news you can use, so here's your week's roundup, in cases you missed the stories you need to know.

Texas High School Teacher Arrested For 'Sexual Contact' With 17-Year-Old Student

Sarah Fowlkes has a great smile, but flashing it in a mugshot taken after her arrest for sexual contact with a 17-year-old student was perhaps not a good idea. The 27-year-old Fowlkes, a physiology... Read more

Harris County Loses Top Spot On U.S. Population Growth Rankings

HOUSTON, TX — All streaks must at some point end, and Houston's reign as the nation's top area for population growth did so in 2016: It's now number two. It was a long run — eight years... Read more

House of Pies To Open Third Houston Location

Houston, TX — It's a Houston institution, and now there will be three of them. The House of Pies announced that it is close to opening its third location — this one will be near Fuqua and I-45 —... Read more

Beyoncé FaceTimes With Houston Girl Battling Cancer

HOUSTON, TX — She might be a busy mother, but Beyoncé took the time recently to fulfill the wish of a Houston high school senior who's battling stage four cancer. Ebony Banks, who has spent... Read more

Houston Immigration Assistance Hotline Reports Brisk Business

HOUSTON, TX — President Trump's executive orders concerning travel and entry to the U.S. have spread chaos and confusion, not to mention fear, among immigrant groups in America, and though the orders... Read more

Arnold Schwarzenegger To Star At University of Houston's Spring Commencement

HOUSTON, TX — The Terminator is going to invade Cougar Town in May. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former governor of California, will give the commencement address at the University of Houston's spring... Read more

UPDATED: Houston's Lucky White-Tailed Squirrel To Be Stuffed, Memorialized

Updated on March 23: He was some squirrel. The messages and displays of grief continue unabated on the University of Houston campus as students and faculty members remember... Read more

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