- This just in: Houston might have inherited its crime problems of the past year from some hurricane evacuees
- This also just in: It's really hot outside!
- Meanwhile, HPD is rolling out a plan to rehire retired cops for part-time jobs to help make up for its staffing shortage
- Judge Sim Lake has ruled that it's OK for Ken Lay's lawyers to substitute Lay's estate for Lay himself in court proceedings, the first step to getting the dead ex-Enron chief's convictions vacated
- Police checking on a man near Richards in Grimes County found more than 300 marijuana plants growing on his property; the man was found dead of natural causes
- If a disaster hit Houston, would the city's emergency rooms be able to handle it? Not likely, based on how crowded they already are
- A League City man was in critical condition after his sister accidentally ran over him while he was sitting in a driveway
- Lyondell Chemical Co. will buy Venezuela's minority share in the Lyondell-Citgo refinery in Houston for about $1.3 billion
- In the Wrenwood subdivision in west Houston, the water supply has been seized by the state and turned over to a new operator temporarily while sanitary problems are worked out
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