- Ashton Glover, the 16-year-old Sugar Land girl whose body was found in a Fort Bend County field earlier this week, was shot in the head, police say
- Jordy Tollett, the city's tourism bureau head, is taking an extended leave to seek professional help for some condition; Tollett has been under fire since a KPRC video showed him taking two-hour lunches at local bars
- In southeast Houston, an HPD officer killed a man in front of his own house early this morning after the man threatened to shoot the officer
- HPD Chief Harold Hurtt on the results of a police union survey asking officers to rate him: "I really want to know what their issues and concerns are"
- Gov. Rick Perry, an A&M graduate, called astronaut Michael Fossum today; Fossum, the first Aggie in space, is aboard the space shuttle Discovery
- A salt dome in Clemville, Matagorda County, blew out yesterday, sending a stream of sand, salt water and vapor 30 feet into the air; authorities believe no one is in danger
- A 3-year-old child died yesterday after a television set fell on her, the second such death in Houston in the last few days
- Independent gubernatorial candidate Carole Keeton Strayhorn has sued Secretary of State Roger Williams to try to get the nickname "Grandma" added to her listing on the November ballot
Contact the author of this article or email tips@houstonist.com with further questions, comments or tips.
add to digg
add to stumble upon
add to reddit