Morning Roundup: Friday eve edition

Good morning, Houston. Are we the only ones who've had a really long week? Even though Thursday just reminds us that it's not yet Friday, we can still find some Thursday goodness. For example, did you know Thursday is named for Thor, the god of thunder? OK, then, how about what it meant if you wore green to high school on Thursday in the '60s? And did you know the universe was actually created last Thursday? Ah, Wikipedia, how we love you.

>> More than just a game?: A student at Clements High School was sent to alternative school after he created a school-shooting scenario in a video game — which school officials said was a terroristic threat. The senior didn't mean any harm by creating a Clements-like scene in Counter Strike, his attorney said, but Fort Bend ISD officials say they couldn't take any chances. He was removed "because of the violent nature of the game — people killing people," district spokeswoman Mary Ann Simpson said. "The setting of the game was an exact replica of Clements High School." The student will still get his diploma in a few weeks, but he won't be allowed to walk in the graduation ceremony, school officials told KPRC.

>> For sale: Trailers, slightly used: Ever wonder where all those used FEMA trailers go when they're not needed anymore? Turns out they're sold to government and non-profit agencies — which can find some pretty good deals. The city of Angleton, for example, just bought three former FEMA trailers, one of which looks brand-new: “There’s still plastic on the mattress. The refrigerators were taped shut. The air conditioner didn’t’ seem to have been used when we turned it on. Everything was absolutely pristine,” Mayor J. Patrick Henry told KHOU. Of course, Henry wasn't so pleased that the trailer was originally $26,000, but was sold to Angleton for $4,100: "It galls me a little bit that the taxpayers lost $20,000 per unit on these trailers being sold to the government and they weren’t used," he said.

>> The new TSU board?: KTRK's Melanie Lawson is reporting that sources have told her the names of the people Gov. Rick Perry plans to appoint to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents: Texas NAACP President Gary Bledsoe, Plano businessman Richard Holland, Fort Worth attorney Glenn Lewis, former Dell executive Richard Selwen and Marathon Oil executive Mike Trevino. A sixth appointee, Bill King, just resigned from the TSU board; if he's appointed, Lawson reports, he would be considered a transitional regent. The new regents could be confirmed as early as next week.

>> Today's weather: Looks like we could be in for a nasty day — or at least a pretty rough morning. The heaviest rain has, for the most part, already moved through the area, but we'll still probably see some strong storms through lunchtime, followed by a decreasing rain chance through the evening. Look for a high around 81 this afternoon and a low near 69 tonight.

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