- In southwest Houston today, a daycare center caught fire with 18 kids inside; no one was injured, but the building sustained heavy water damage
- The UT Medical Branch, Galveston's largest employer, said today it will cut 1,000 jobs, or about 10 percent of its workforce, because of operating losses
- The bodies of two missing U.S. soldiers have been found in Iraq; one of them is believed to be 23-year-old Kristian Menchaca of Houston
- During a tour of flooded areas of Houston today, Gov. Rick Perry praised local leaders for the way they handled situations Monday
- Roger Clemens announced he will establish a sports medicine center at Memorial Hermann Hospital and will donate $3 million to the hospital toward a new pediatric wing
- Andrea Yates turned herself in to the Harris County Jail this afternoon while the first group of potential jurors filled out questionnaires at the courthouse; jury selection in her retrial will begin Thursday
- Police are trying to determine whether Arnulfo Q. Aguilar, a Fort Bend County man, was killed last month because he was gay
- A word of warning for the next time it floods: No matter how inviting the cool, crystal-clear water may look, for pete's sake, don't swim in sewer overflow
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