- A jury sentenced a teenage white supremacist to life in prison today for beating a Hispanic boy with a pipe at a party in April
- Two more ex-Enron executives, Michael Kopper and Mark Koenig, were sentenced today: Kopper got three years and one month; Koenig, 18 months
- HISD's enrollment is down by 7,000 this fall; the district blames the drop on more charter schools and people moving to the 'burbs
- Can anyone ever really replace Jordy Tollett at the helm of the GHCVB? We'll soon find out
- Birder (and accused cat killer) Jim Stevenson: Sure, I might have killed some cats, but I've saved more birds
- Yes, the MetroRail line is leaking electricity into the ground, but that doesn't mean the Pierce Elevated is going to collapse ... does it?
- The city has reached a tentative $25,000 settlement with Christopher Kelly, the man arrested while protesting President Bush a couple of years ago
- At least one student was arrested and classes were dismissed early today after a series of fights at Cesar Chavez High School
- Leaving town for Thanksgiving? Maybe you should leave for the airport now
- In Missouri City this afternoon, a shopper was killed when a woman lost control of her car and crashed through the entrance of a Kroger store
- Did opposing light rail on Richmond Avenue help Rep. John Culberson win re-election? Maybe not, based on precinct data
- Remember the city's $6 flat-rate downtown cab plan? It isn't working — because no one told cab drivers about it
- Oh, and there's an asteroid headed toward Earth right now — but don't worry: NASA has a plan to blow it off course

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