Houston Chronicle - 2021-02-19

• Legislator­s call for boost in fossil fuels
• Weather death toll climbs sharply
• In U.S., life expectancy drops a year due to virus
• Note to subscriber­s
• SUBSCRIBER­S
• CORONAVIRU­S
• Cougars are upset on the road at Wichita State.
• Flying back in face of outrage
• Perseveran­ce rover sticks its Mars landing
• » Millions of Texans have their power restored as generators restart.
• Shot sergeant’s survival ‘just a miracle’
• Police: Suspect killed in robbery of taco truck
• Every student gets access to learning device
• SUBSCRIBER­S: GET THE LATEST CORONAVIRU­S NEWS AT HOUSTONCHR­ONICLE.COM
• Two cops shot responding to residentia­l call
• Vacant hotel catches fire near Bush Airport
• FIXING TEXANS
• DAILY DIGITAL
• Man accused of striking, killing neighbor’s dog
• TEXAS INC.
• ERICA GRIEDER
• Volunteers rescue thousands of sea turtles
• Water pressure improving across city
• Steps you can take in filing claims
• How and where to help after outages
• Pastor’s home burns at Holy Name Catholic Church
• U.N.: Big change key to saving planet
• Dems eye piecemeal immigratio­n reform
• Biden reverses Trump’s sanctions on Iran
• Storm blamed for 40 deaths across U.S.
• Attorney general charged in fatal crash
• Dole diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer
• Pelosi readies bill to form panel for riot investigat­ion
• Railway workers continue strike despite rampage
• 80 are arrested in more riots over rapper’s jailing
• Honduran boy drowns trying to cross Rio Grande
• Country creates space program amid criticism
• Police recommend keeping Capitol fence up for months
• France considers just 1 dose for some
• ‘A moving target’: Experts warn against variants as states reopen
• Biden rolls out plan for $4B global vaccine effort
• Eateries help hospitals, shivering residents
• TEXAS ELECTRICIT­Y SOURCES
• Deregulate­d nirvana?
• Dear Texas: Please wake up
• Not this Texan
• As Texans freeze, a ticket to paradise
• BIBLE VERSE
• Time to bury Texas exceptiona­lism myth
• Baseball could teach ERCOT how to fix Texas’ grid
• We must wake from our dreams of secession
• Topping wild week: $200,000 gas bills
• Arctic blast has oil output from U.S. on hold
• Refineries may take a week to run safely
• CEOs’ confidence reaches a 17-year high
• Occupation­s of 10% of U.S. workers could vanish
• Walmart to increase wages for 425,000 workers in U.S.
• Restrictio­ns help fuel Hyatt’s quarterly loss
• Jobless claims at most in nearly a month
• Texas freezes work search requiremen­ts amid outages
• SolarWinds attack believed done in U.S.
• Nation’s jobless rate hits a 16-year high
• Lumber, up 40% in 2021, hits record
• Stocks fall as investors fret over inflation
• Harris calls U.S. workforce’s loss of women a ‘national emergency’
• Groups file challenge of Maryland’s law taxing online ads
• In GameStop saga, Robinhood is cast as villain
• Big automakers not destined for scrap yet
• McDonald’s ties executive bonuses to diversity goals
• Nestle selling water brands for $4.3B
• Global chip shortage challenges Biden’s hope for manufactur­ing boost
• ROBERT GENE DAVIS
• JANE ESTHER LAWRENCE SHOOK
• Ford loses track of dangerous air bags, forcing two recalls
• DOROTHY LOUISE KIRKLAND
• ALICE F. MOORE
• MICHAEL OLIVER BONEY
• WEATHER
• Room for one more?
• UH update
• Rockets update
• Skid offers another test
• Game delayed
• Osaka takes down an idol
• About the event
• LeBron hits milestone
• James, Durant are captains
• Dallas may have Doncic, but it needs more ‘D’
• Djokovic extends his perfect mark in semis
• Baker says he is fully vaccinated
• Astros affiliate debuts at home
• McCullers hopes for fully healthy season
• Rosenthal reaches deal with Oakland
• Realmuto fractures thumb
• Jays’ 2021 ‘home’ will be 3 cities
• Dozier is done after 9 seasons
• Ex-Astro lands in Cleveland
• Former All-Star joins Brewers
• Rice nixes series due to COVID-19
• Watson in limbo as market evolves
• Burns takes lead at Los Angeles
• Lavelle’s goal lifts U.S. past Canada
• Girls state meet delayed yet again
• Hashimoto takes committee post
• Gut-Behrami tops Shiffrin for gold
• Lamar postpones season opener
• BURGER FRIDAY: NICKEL SANDWICH GRILL.
• TIKTOK IS INSPIRING KIDS TO TAKE UP DANCE.
• PREVIEW PICKS
• NEW FILMS
• MOVIES
• CLASSICAL
• BURGER FRIDAY
• OPERA
• THE WOODLANDS STORYBOOK THEATRE: ‘THE EMPTY POT’
• GALVESTON 10TH ANNUAL GALVESTON RESTAURANT WEEK
• KEMAH
• SATURDAY IN SMITHER PARK
• FRIDAY FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: ‘TANGLED’
• LEVY PARK ON-DEMAND: FAMILY STORYTIME & CRAFT
• LUNAR NEW YEAR 2021: A VIRTUAL CELEBRATIO­N
• MONSTER JAM
• ARTS PICKS
• WHEN A REAL-LIFE MURDER LEADS TO MUSIC
• HGO DIGITAL: “SONGS FOR MURDERED SISTERS”
• STUDENT LAUNCHES MUSIC COMPETITIO­N
• HOUSTON INTERNATIO­NAL MUSIC COMPETITIO­N
• HOUSTON’S SASHA COOKE LOVES BEING A ‘WAYFARER’
• THE ‘SILK ROAD’ TO PERDITION
• AMBITIOUS ‘SILK ROAD’ FAILS TO REACH ITS DESTINATIO­N
• “SILK ROAD”
• “NOMADLAND”
• DAILY CROSSWORD
• WORD SLEUTH
• CRYPTOQUIP
• SUDOKU
• What to watch FRIDAY
• ACES ON BRIDGE
• CATCH A CLASSIC
• LEAD WITH THE ACES
• BIRTHDAYS
• LOOKING BACK
• DEAR ABBY
• ROYAL STARS
• HINTS FROM HELOISE

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