Houston Chronicle - 2022-01-18

• ‘More backbone’ on way for animal task force
• Fort Bend judge touts work to open election year
• Northeast U.S. slammed by snow, thundersto­rms from winter blast
• Fund receives a $20M donation to help preserve Black churches
• Donations in White’s honor go to animals
• Xi: World must reject ‘Cold War mentality’
• Tough time for teachers
• School boards should stay free of politics
• Don’t mess with Texas, where littering remains a crime
• Conflicts, omicron may help push up oil prices
• Stocks are mixed as bond yields increase
• Amid omicron, CDC’s safety rules become voluntary for cruise lines
• Target CEO: Inflation leads to fewer store trips
• Airlines repeat a warning of disaster tied to 5G
• Monthly sales of electric vehicles top diesels in Europe for the first time
• Scotland’s wind leases might triple capacity
• Musk’s tunnel system at Vegas tech show mostly works
• ERCOT gives plants good marks for winter
• Walmart filings reveal plans to create cryptocurr­ency, NFTs
• Unilever pursues joint venture of Pfizer and GlaxoSmith­Kline
• Credit Suisse chair quits after COVID probe
• Rising costs add to pain for small businesses
• Best trade for Watson likely just Giant dream
• Bridges’ career-high helps Hornets knock off Knicks
• No. 4 Purdue sidesteps No. 17 Illinois in two overtimes
• Depleted Cougars ‘just trying to survive’
• Beard fuming over sloppy offense, lax defense in loss
• Stafford, defense help L.A. raze Arizona
• Garoppolo capable of thrills — and spills
• K.C. opens offense; Buffalo on tap
• Roethlisbe­rger fights until bitter finish
• Vrabel and crew healthy, rested
• French Open may not be for Djokovic
• Muguruza makes it a perfect 10
• HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
• Burger-Chan lights the fuse on an ‘umami bomb’ of flavor
• ‘Disgusted’ Britney Spears accuses sister Jamie Lynn of selling a book ‘at my expense’
• Fortune Feimster finds her fortune on the lighter side
• What to watch
• DAILY CROSSWORD
• ROYAL STARS
• Comedian Kathleen Madigan navigates multiple Americas on current tour

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