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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A rising murder rate in the city of Houston is due, in part, to what Houston Crime Stopper’s victim advocate Andy Kahn called a “bond pandemic.” Kahn pointed to murder suspects who were out of jail on bond on previous charges of violent crimes. “What we are seeing and what we’re trying to get people to …

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