Weekend News Bits

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits...

• Seven people are in custody after a SWAT standoff on Saturday in southeast Houston.

• Five people were injured Saturday morning when a police chase ended in a wreck near downtown.

• Traveon LeBlanc was laid to rest on Saturday with hundreds in attendance. Traveon was the 12 year old who was killed after attempting to run across the Gulf Freeway.

• Houston has the lowest rate of hate crimes among the ten largest cities in the U.S.

• The Houston Rockets beat the Toronto Raptors, 91-79, Saturday night at the Toyota Center. Yao, Shane Battier, Rafer Alston, Luther Head and Bonzi Wells all scored in double digits.

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