- Police are still investigating the stabbing death of a man in southeast Houston early this morning
- Mayor Bill White said he plans to testify in federal court Wednesday about how the city has changed the Safe Clear towing plan to comply with a judge's orders
- Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to give a life sentence to an accused Victoria smuggler who they say was responsible for the deaths of 19 illegal immigrants in 2003
- A man walking in the Heights early this morning was shot to death by a man who reportedly drove up and flashed gang signs; police say it seems to have been a random shooting
- Gov. Rick Perry ordered state officials to come up with more detailed hurricane evacuation plans Tuesday, including preparations for contraflow schemes on major highways
- A smackdown is brewing between professional hair braiders and the state, which is now requiring braiders to be trained and licensed
- A man who killed a Fort Bend County mother in a drunk driving accident has been sentenced to 120 days in jail and 10 years of carrying photos of the woman's kids in his wallet
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