Morning Roundup: A jug of wine, a loaf of zucchini bread and thou edition

Good morning, Houston. Or should we say happy National Zucchini Bread Day? Yep, April 25 is the day to celebrate the delicious Southern tradition — so why not hit the kitchen and whip up a batch based on Emeril's recipe? And don't forget to send your friends a National Zucchini Bread Day e-card. No, seriously.

>> Appeals court: Bible fight moot: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the legal battle over the display of a Bible in a monument on Courthouse Square is moot because the monument has been removed while the old civil courthouse is being restored. However, the appeals court didn't vacate an earlier ruling that the display violated the establishment cause of the First Amendment — which led Harris County officials to say they might appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. "We hope that the high court would render a decision eliminating the inequity of allowing the district court's judgment to stand when Harris County has been effectively precluded from having that judgment reviewed on the merits," County Attorney Mike Stafford said in a statement. Opponents of the monument, which honored industrialist and philanthropist William Mosher, argued that its place on county property was offensive to non-Christians; the county argued that such a monument doesn't violate the Constitution.

>> In Needville, it's TAKS, Round 2: Needville ISD officials have come up with a plan for high school students to finish out the school year after Needville High was damaged by arson early Monday. Freshmen and sophomores will attend class in the morning, with juniors and seniors attending in the afternoon — a relief for students, we're sure. The downside: NHS students will have to retake the TAKS test because most of the school's test booklets were destroyed in the fire. Meanwhile, investigators are still seeking information about the person (or people) who broke into the school around 3 a.m. Monday and set fires in a science classroom and the principal's office; anyone with information should contact Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers at 281.342.TIPS.

>> Man's death renews Taser debate: In the wake of a southwest Houston man's death Monday night after police Tasered him, City Councilwoman Ada Edwards renewed a call for a moratorium on Taser use pending more studies on the devices and their impact on suspects. "As a city, we need to be responsible to know what the consequences of these actions are," Edwards said, "especially since it seems we are using Tasers as a rule of compliance." Houston Police Officers Union President Hans Marticiuc denied that the stun gun is used for compliance: "It is used when the suspect becomes aggressive and starts that aggressive behavior toward the officer," he said. The man who died Monday was reportedly in a drug-induced frenzy when police tried to subdue him; it's not clear yet whether his death was related to the Taser shock or not.

>> Today's weather: In a word, wet. There's a 90 percent chance of rain today, but most of the heavy storms should be out of the area by 1 p.m. Look for a high around 80, with the chance of rain decreasing through the afternoon and into the night. Overnight, we should have a low around 61, leading to a beautifully sunny Wednesday.

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