- Tom DeLay said today he will withdraw from the congressional race to allow Republicans to run a write-in candidate in November
- Federal officials are looking into the bus fire that claimed the lives of 23 nursing home residents during last year's Rita evacuation determine whether buses are safe for people with special needs
- Four penguins and a load of exotic fish died today when the truck carrying them to Moody Gardens overturned on an East Texas highway
- Records show state Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn has used her taxpayer-financed support staff to help her prepare for appearances in her campaign for governor
- City Council may approve a deal tomorrow that would give the downtown Crowne Plaza and Magnolia hotels more time to repay $15 million in city-sponsored loans
- A dump truck accident on the Katy Freeway near Silber Road closed the HOV lane this afternoon; even after things were cleared, traffic was creeping through the area during rush hour
- Felicia Kearney, a Galveston prosecutor, and her fiancee will begin competing in a Today show wedding contest tomorrow morning
- The Houston Humane Society is asking for donations to help care for 320 pit bulls bred for fighting that were confiscated from a Liberty County home
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