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Demystifying Private Investigators: Facts About Detectives

There is something intriguing about Houston private investigators like Gradoni & Associates. Perhaps it is because Hollywood has glorified private investigators, depicting them as superheroes who spend countless hours tracking down bad guys, …

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Texas DWI Laws & The Open Container Statute

The Open Container Statute In Texas, DWI laws state that it's illegal to have an open container of alcohol in a vehicle at any time. It doesn't matter if it's the driver or a passenger, or whether the vehicle is in transit at the time. It is still a …

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A General Look at Auto Accidents in Texas

The state of Texas is the second largest in the U.S.behind Alaska in the North West and has an area the size of 268,820 square miles (696,200 km2). As of 2015 Texas had about 21.4 million vehicles & ranks 40th on vehicle per 1000 people at 720 …

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Microsoft Is Testing Azure IoT Platform From The Stratosphere March 9, 2016
Microsoft is attempting to pull off a rare feat that may be hard for its competitors to emulate. The team at Microsoft Research is deploying a balloon in the stratosphere loaded with sensors and cameras, which is connected to the Azure IoT platform. The balloon will send real-time telemetry along […]
Janakiram MSV, Contributor
Intuit Announces Sale Of QuickBase Low-Code Platform March 8, 2016
Low-code platforms like QuickBase empower a wide range of people with little to no programming skills â€“ known as â€˜citizen developersâ€™ â€“ to build enterprise-class applications that run on mobile, desktop, or web. Such applications can meet the needs of the business quickly and efficiently, and can be an important part of how transformed IT […]
Jason Bloomberg, Contributor

NFL Playoffs, Conference Title Games: This Weekend's Best Bets January 18, 2019
And then, there were four! Yes, after 256 regular season games and eight more playoff games, we are down to the conference title games in the NFL, and while the lack of upsets last weekend in the divisional round continued to pillage and plunder my prognosticating winning percentage —- seriously,...
Sean Pendergast
Diana Davila Elected President of the HISD Board But Not Without a Challenge January 18, 2019
With all their declarations about working together and setting aside their differences, trustees of the Houston ISD didn't seem all that warm and cuddly Thursday night when they voted in their new officers for the year. Diana Davila, who's been on and off the board and back again, was elected...
Margaret Downing
Openings and Closings: Roma, Sorriso Open, Pax Americana Closes January 18, 2019
Roma, 2347 University, officially opened January 11. The new Roman-inspired trattoria takes the place of Shanon and Wende Scott's upscale ristorante, Sud Italia, which closed January 1 to make way for the Scotts' new more casual and affordable concept. Described as an "ode to the foodways of Southern Italy", the...
Lorretta Ruggiero