- Independent gubernatorial hopefuls Kinky Friedman and Carole Keeton Strayhorn are now independent gubernatorial candidates — both gathered more than enough petition signatures to make it on the ballot
- The north and west sides of the Houston area are getting the rain they missed earlier this week as heavy storms move through
- Jury selection began today in the retrial of Andrea Yates, who is pleading innocent of drowning her five children by reason of insanity
- Jerome Heath Novak, 27, was arraigned today on one charge of cattle theft; Novak has confessed to stealing 280 cattle over the course of nine months
- A 23-year-old Sugar Land woman and a 17-year-old Houston man are missing after an apparent carjacking; four people were arrested for taking the car, but say they left the couple safely on the side of the road
- The eastbound lanes of Beltway 8 near the Eastex Freeway were closed this afternoon because of a police chase
- Reliant Energy and the city have teamed up to offer six air-conditioned places for any Houstonians who need them; they will be open Monday through Friday through Oct. 1
- This just in: There's a lot of cheap imported stuff for sale on Harwin!
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