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Alexandria Vera, right, a former English teacher in the Aldine Independent School District, arrives with her attorney Ricardo Rodriguez for her sentencing hearing, Friday, Jan. 13, 2016, in Houston. The former Houston-area middle school teacher, who pleaded guilty last year to having a long-term sexual relationship with a 13-year-old boy who impregnated her, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. (Bob Levey/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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Connecticut head coach Kevin Ollie gestures toward an official in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Houston, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson tosses his jacket as he watches play in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Connecticut, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Connecticut's Rodney Purvis (15) shoots as Houston's Bertrand Nkali (13) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Houston's Rob Gray reacts while dunking the ball as Connecticut's Kentan Facey, left, looks on, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Houston's Danrad Knowles, left, and Galen Robinson Jr. celebrate in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Connecticut, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Houston's Rob Gray reacts to making a basket in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Connecticut, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Northwestern guard/forward Scottie Lindsey, left, drives to the basket against Houston Baptist guard/forward Reveal Chukwujekwu during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Houston Baptist guard Jalen Weber, right, drives against Northwestern guard Isiah Brown during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Houston Baptist head coach Ron Cottrell calls a play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Northwestern forward Vic Law, right, blocks a shot by Houston Baptist guard Braxton Bonds during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Houston Baptist forward Colter Lasher, left, goes up to shoot as Northwestern guard/forward Sanjay Lumpkin guards during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Houston Baptist guard/forward Reveal Chukwujekwu, right, shoots against Northwestern during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Northwestern head coach Chris Collins calls a play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Houston Baptist, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Northwestern guard Bryant McIntosh, right, looks to pass as Houston Baptist guard Braxton Bonds guards during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Houston Baptist forward Colter Lasher reacts after scoring a basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY NOV. 7 AND THEREAFTER - In a Sept. 22, 2016 photo, Ramiro Gonzalez, assembles a boot at the Maida's Custom Footwear shop in Houston. Maida's, is a Houston-based custom boot maker that dates back to the to the 1880s. The company is expanding with two retail locations in Houston. ( Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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Houston quarterback Greg Ward Jr., center, breaks the tackles of Central Florida defensive lineman Aaron Cochran, left, and defensive back Drico Johnson, right, to score the go-ahead touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, in Houston. Houston won 31-24. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

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Houston Texans kicker Nick Novak, center, celebrates with teammates after he kicked a 33-yard field goal during overtime of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, October, 16, 2016, in Houston. Houston won 26-23. (AP Photo/George Bridges)

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This undated photo provided by the Houston Police Department shows Crenshanda Williams of Houston. Williams, a Houston 911 operator accused of hanging up on thousands of emergency calls, was charged Oct. 5, 2016, with two counts of interference with an emergency telephone call. (Houston Police Department via AP)