Weekend News Bits

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits...

• The Feds are in town and they are investigating the Harris County jail. Did you know over 100 inmates have died in the Harris County jail between 2001-2006?

• 103 year old musician, Huey Long, is no longer depressed after his prized guitar has been returned to him.

• Quanell X is questioning all the attention given to two kidnappings in River Oaks while a serial rapist is still on the loose in southwest Houston.

• HISD is kicking around the idea of a reduction in their workforce. Simply stated, teacher layoffs.

• The Hermann Park train is back in action riding on 1.8 miles of new track after renovations had it sitting idle for a few months. A new depot as well as more stops are still under construction.

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