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                                            <h2><span class="first-word">Sports</span></h2>
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                                                <li class="item" data-tb-region-item><div class="itemWrapper"><h5><a class="hdn-analytics "  href="/neighborhood/spring/sports/article/Dekaney-volleyball-focused-on-having-consistent-15599381.php" data-hdn-analytics="visit|article-15599381|core_headline_list-65584|1">Dekaney volleyball focused on having consistent mindset</a><!-- subitem_timestamp.tpl --><!-- e subitem_timestamp.tpl --></h5></div></li>
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                                            <h2><span class="first-word">Business</span> & Real Estate</h2>
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                                                <li class="item" data-tb-region-item><div class="itemWrapper"><h5><a class="hdn-analytics "  href="/neighborhood/spring/business/article/FM-1960-management-district-still-planed-but-15668172.php" data-hdn-analytics="visit|article-15668172|core_headline_list-66032|1">Pandemic stalls planned FM 1960 management district</a><!-- subitem_timestamp.tpl --><!-- e subitem_timestamp.tpl --></h5></div></li>
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                                                <li class="item" data-tb-region-item><div class="itemWrapper"><h5><a class="hdn-analytics "  href="/neighborhood/spring/business/article/Gentleman-s-club-back-in-court-again-15599297.php" data-hdn-analytics="visit|article-15599297|core_headline_list-66032|3">Gentleman’s club back in court—again</a><!-- subitem_timestamp.tpl --><!-- e subitem_timestamp.tpl --></h5></div></li>
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                                            <h2><span class="first-word">Schools</span> & Education</h2>
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                                                <li class="item" data-tb-region-item><div class="itemWrapper"><h5><a class="hdn-analytics "  href="/neighborhood/spring/schools/article/Spring-Klein-school-notebook-Spring-ISD-15678942.php" data-hdn-analytics="visit|article-15678942|core_headline_list-75920|1">School notebook: Spring ISD offering families info sessions on...</a><!-- subitem_timestamp.tpl --><!-- e subitem_timestamp.tpl --></h5></div></li>
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