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Woman, boy, 5, drown in Houston home of ex-Dodger Crawford

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Jerry A. Mann, second from right, stands with his grandmother, Sylvia Rubio, as he prepares to be tested for COVID-19 by the San Antonio Fire Department at a free walk-up test site set up to help underserved and minority communities in San Antonio, Thursday, May 14, 2020. Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has warned officials in San Antonio, Austin and Dallas that the cities could face lawsuits if they do not relax coronavirus measures he says go further than state law allows. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas sees deadliest COVID-19 day so far with 58 deaths

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This booking provided by the Houston Police Department shows Joshua Kelsey on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Police say Kelsey, suspected of fatally shooting three men during the span of less than an hour at separate locations in Houston, was captured Thursday following a short chase. (Houston Police Department via AP)

Records: Heroin buy prompted triple killing spree in Houston

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Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, a little girl wears a mask at El Rancho grocery store in Dallas, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

More virus testing in Texas prisons, Houston furloughs 3,000

By JUAN A. LOZANO and PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR PUBLICATION ON SATURDAY, MAY 9, AND THEREAFTER - In this Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, photo, Sims Bayou South Wastewater Treatment Plant and Sims Bayou are shown during a Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways 2020 project tour in Houston. City health officials and Rice University scientists have begun testing Houston wastewater samples for COVID-19, a process they hope will reveal the true spread of the new coronavirus as clinical testing continues to lag. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Houston officials use poop to track the spread of COVID-19

By JASPER SCHERER - Associated Press

Thursday Sports in Brief

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Houston fatal shootings part of nearly 50% jump in homicides

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

In this Thursday, April 30, 2020, photo traffic moves along Interstate 10 near downtown Houston. Like in other cities, the coronavirus has shut down much of Houston's economic activity, slashing thousands of jobs, while at the same time, the price of oil plunged below zero recently as demand plummeted due to the worldwide lockdown to stop the spread of the virus. This one-two punch from COVID-19 and the collapse in oil prices will make it much harder for Houston to recover from a looming recession, according to economists. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Houston confronts one-two punch of COVID-19 and oil bust

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

FILE - Atlanta Falcons defensive end Vic Beasley (44) tackles Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore (12) during the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C. The division that led the AFC in sacks in 2019 might be even tougher to block next season. Every team in the AFC South made at least one major move along the defensive front between free agency and the draft. Tennessee signed 2016 NFL sack leader Beasley in free agency. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)

AFC South adds pass-rushing skill to already-loaded division

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

Julie Janke, a medical technologist at Principle Health Systems and SynerGene Laboratory, holds blood samples to be tested for COVID-19 antibodies Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Houston. The company, which opened two new testing sites Tuesday, is now offering a new COVID-19 antibody test developed by Abbott Laboratories. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Houston lab mass-processes FDA-approved COVID antibody test

By JOHN L. MONE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams' Sean McVay looks up at the scoreboard during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Houston. A year ago at this time, the Los Angeles Rams were fresh off a Super Bowl trip and back-to-back NFC West titles. Now they seem to be looking up at the competition in the NFL's toughest division. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox, File)

Rams chasing 49ers, Seahawks, Cards in power-packed NFC West

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press

In this April 23, 2020, photo FDNY paramedic Alex Tull, who has recently recovered from COVID-19, prepares to begin his shift outside EMS station 26, the &quot;Tinhouse&quot;, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

After COVID-19: Anxious, wary first responders back on job

By Stefanie Dazio, Michael R. Sisak and Jake Bleiberg - Associated Press

Registered nurse April Lewis, center, prepares to administer a test at a newly opened United Memorial Medical Center COVID-19 drive-thru testing site Monday, April 27, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Restaurants, retail to lead Texas’ slow reboot set for May 1

By JIM VERTUNO and PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2018, file photo, Clemson's Isaiah Simmons (11) reacts after making a play against Pittsburgh in the first half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game in Charlotte, N.C. Simmons is a likely first-round pick in the NFL draft Thursday, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Cardinals beef up defense, add protection for Murray

By DAVID BRANDT - Associated Press

Noelle Almrud, Director, Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch, and &quot;Loki&quot; tiger found in a garage in a Houston neighborhood is now in a refuge for wild animals in Murchison, Texas on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. (Elizabeth Conley/ Houston Chronicle via AP)

Tiger found in a Houston garage moved to a wild animal ranch

By EMILY FOXHALL - Associated Press

Salon owner Shelley Luther holds a citation and speaks with a Dallas police officer after she was cited for reopening her Salon A la Mode in Dallas, Friday, April 24, 2020. Hair salons have not been cleared for reopening in Texas. Luther was asked by officials to close and was issued a citation when she refused. Luther said she will remain open for business. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Some businesses defy Texas rules on virus-related closings

By JAMIE STENGLE, JOHN L. MONE and and NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

A face mask hangs off the belt of a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper while working at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Houston. State troopers meet airline passengers from ordered quarantine cities as their flights arrive at the airport. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expanded his travel restrictions on Monday to visitors from three states and four major U.S. cities in an effort to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spreading across Texas. Abbott had previously ordered quarantine for all people traveling from the New York City area, where the virus has hit the hardest, and in New Orleans, where deaths have spiked. In an executive order signed by Abbott, air travelers arriving in Texas from California, Louisiana, Washington, Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago and Miami are under a 14-day quarantine under the supervision of the state's Department of Public Safety. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Houston police balk at enforcing county’s ‘idiotic’ mask order with $1,000 fines

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Houston mayor denounces state’s plan to control Harvey aid

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This Date in Baseball

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FILE - In this April 28, 2011, file photo, Wisconsin defensive end J.J. Watt holds up a jersey after he was selected as the 11th overall pick by the Houston Texans in the first round of the NFL football draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York. He was booed by Texans fans when he was selected with the 11th overall pick in the 2011 draft. But it didn’t take Watt long to win over the fan base and become the most beloved Texan of all time. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

Texans draft history highlighted by 2011 pick of J.J. Watt

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press