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Marvin Zindler, the flamboyant pioneer of TV consumer reporting whose crusade against a rural brothel inspired The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, died Sunday from complications of pancreatic cancer, Houston television station KTRK said. He was 85. Mr. Zindler, the bellicose consumer crusader for Channel 13, announced his illness in a report from his hospital room this month. A former sheriff's deputy and the heir to a retailing fortune, he was one of the most widely recognized celebrities in Houston. And, at a reported $1 million a year, he was one of the highest-paid local broadcasters in America. "Marvin was...

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For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. The Houston area far exceeds the national average in the number of serious traffic collisions, contributing to skyrocketing medical costs and giving Harris County the most expensive auto insurance rates in Texas, according to the Associated Press. County officials said one reason drivers in Harris County are at greater risk of collisions is because the area is growing faster than roads can be improved or patrolled. Now area drivers are even crashing into the new MetroRail trains, putting Houston on course to top the national high for light rail collisions. "We...