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Rock Talk, Vol. IX
Good morning, Houston. Weather got you down? Here's a fun story to lighten your mood: drunk astronauts. A report on astronaut mental health (undertaken after the infamous Lisa Nowak incident) revealed that NASA has sent astronauts into space totally sloshed. This happened in spite of the fact that they put a ban on alcohol consumption at least 12 hours before launch. Oops. We hope they're not too hard on the astronauts. After all, it's lonely out in space.
>> Katy Freeway closures: There are a bunch of closures on I-10 this weekend, so let's run through them real quick. Eastbound lanes between 610 and Washington Avenue will close at 9 p.m. Friday until 8 a.m. Saturday. 610's connectors to the eastbound Katy Freeway will be closed, as will the entry ramps from Chimney Rock and Silber. From 9 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday, the westbound lanes from Washington to the West Loops will be shut down. The 610-I-10 westbound connectors will also be closed at this time. Then there's still all the Beltway 8 interchange stuff to deal with, so good luck making your weekend drive out to Katy (ha ha). For more information on I-10 freeway closures and the reasons behind them (and some unduly cute graphics), click here.
>> What's up? Not gas prices: Gas prices are down all over Texas this week. Gas retailed for $2.85, 5 cents less than last week. The national average dropped as well, to $2.94. That's 8 cents less than last week. The most expensive gas in Texas can be found in Amarillo, while the cheapest is in Corpus Christi (but it's probably not worth the drive). Houston's gas is below the average, at $2.789, down 5 cents. We're not sure what caused the gas prices to fall, but we're also not sure that we care.
>> Today's weather: Scattered thunderstorms, humidity, temperatures in the 80s. What else is new? Our chance of precipitation is 60%, but the sky indicates otherwise, and we're in for more of the same this weekend. When did we die and go to Seattle?
Holy headlines, Batman...
- A witness claims that a man hit by Pasadena police was not resisting arrest, as police had said.
- A woman says that she was put in a jail cell at the Harris County prison with men.
- No one here but us chickens: A big rig full of frozen chickens slammed into a car dealership in Humble.
- New state regulations may threaten the future of the city's ubiquitous taco stands.
- A memorial has grown where a southeast Houston boy was killed by a hit-and-run driver.
- Two bears who were rescued from "horrific living conditions" in Gonzales County will be making their home at the Houston Zoo.
- A southwest Houston strip mall (13200 block of Bellaire Blvd.) was badly damaged by a three-alarm fire.
- KHOU reports on safety issues on Texas roads, including the fact that the DPS hasn't entered accident reports since 2001.
- Austin's City Council has decided to rename Town Lake after the late Lady Bird Johnson.
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What's up? Not gas prices
Ah, that old chestnut.
I used it in your honor.