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The HTown Team stomping the streets of Houston asking life's greatest questions. Question of the Night was "Why Do Nice Guys Finish Last?"

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What is being billed as the world's largest bounce house is coming to Houston later this year. Big Bounce America will be bringing its epic-sized bounce house to the area during Halloween weekend as a part of a swing through the state of Texas, according to the attraction's official website.   The bounce house is three stories tall and 10,000 square feet in size. It's got everything, even obstacle courses, a ball pit, and a dance floor. The only thing that patrons need to bring is enough energy to keep bouncing.  Here's hoping Houston's historically finicky weather plays ball.   Via Houston Chron See...

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The Houston Zoo is making a big change to help the environment. In 2015, it removed plastic bags from the gift shops to protect animals in the wild. Now it has eliminated single-use plastic water bottles from all concession stands. Guests have two choices when buying water at the zoo. One option is an aluminum reusable water bottle, which comes pre-filled with water. The other option is a paper-based water bottle made by JUST water. The bottle itself is made of paper from certified forests and the plastic cap is made from sugarcane, making the bottles 100 percent recyclable.  ...

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The Great American Eclipse is coming, and you have just a month left to prepare.On Monday, August 21, the sun will cast the moon's shadow over Earth, and it will be visible in full or in part from all of the continental U.S. for the first time since 1918! The path of totality, where the sun appears completely darkened by the moon for a few minutes, is only 70 miles wide, starting in Oregon and ending in South Carolina. Meteorologist Travis Herzog says at peak eclipse in Houston, the sun will be 67% covered by the moon. That means it...

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