Rain gives scofflaws a free ride (for today), closes streets

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Breaking news: it's raining. A lot. So if you were schedule to appear in court today, here's this tidbit from the good ol' CoH:

The City of Houston Municipal Courts remain open today, Thursday, August 16, 2007, however, those individuals who are scheduled to appear in court and are unable to make their court appearance due to inclement weather, will be given the opportunity to reset their case (s).

Resets will be given in person, at all court locations, beginning Friday, August 17, 2007, through Tuesday, August 21, 2007. If individuals fail to reset their cases during this period, a warrant for arrest will be issued.


Also, if you've been out driving, you know that's just about the last thing you want to do right now. So stay in, but if you must go out (you social butterfly), look behind the jump for a list of current street closures (via Houston Transtar).

  • All mainlaines of I-10 eastbound and westbound at McCarty

  • Two frontage lanes of the North Loop eastbound and westbound at Lockwood

  • One HOV lane on the East Sam Houston Tollway southbound at Spencer Highway

  • Three frontage lanes of the Gulf Freeway northbound at Tellepsen

  • Three frontage lanes of the South Loop eastbound at Cullen Boulevard

  • Three frontage road lanes at the South Loop eastbound at Martin Luther King Boulevard

  • Three frontage lanes of the South Loop eastbound and westbound at Scott

  • Three frontage lanes of the South Loop westbound at Fannin

  • Three frontage lanes of the South Loop westbound at Cullen

  • Texas Highway 288, all main lanes, at the South Loop

  • One ramp of the Southwest Freeway northbound at the West Loop

  • Three frontage lanes of the Southwest Freeway at Shepherd

  • The Westpark Tollway eastbound at Rice

  • A ramp lane of the East Sam Houston Tollway southbound at Fairmont Parkway

  • A ramp lane of the East Sam Houston Tollway southbound at Red Bluff Road

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By Alexandria Ragsdale in on August 16, 2007 2:15 PM Comments 1 Likes Like

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