- Gov. Rick Perry made a surprise trip to visit Texas troops in Iraq, urging Americans to remain patient through the difficult rebuilding process there
- Police found more than $500,000 worth of stolen construction equipment in the back yard of a northeast Houston home, including bulldozers and other heavy machinery; neighbors said they had no idea it was there
- Enron's dynamic duo, Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling, have appealed a judge's decision not to move their trial and are asking the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to stop the trial if the appeal is denied
- A traffic stop in southeast Houston late yesterday netted a suspected smuggler and several illegal immigrants, police say
- A woman died on the East Loop this afternoon when a Safe Clear wrecker ran into her vehicle
- Houston's neighborhood police task force program, which pays officers overtime for extra patrols, is working, officials say
- East Texas and Louisiana lawmakers are upset over what they call "Rita amnesia," the lack of attention on the areas damaged by Hurricane Rita
- In Katy, police and postal officials say a woman has been following postal carriers and stealing mail, then using personal information from victims

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