Morning Roundup

Good morning, Houston. Our 11 readers told us how they wanted us to handle news, so we're listening: Starting now, we'll begin the day with a few headlines we think you should know about followed by a couple of highlighted news stories throughout the morning. Let us know how you like it, and please drop us a line if there's news you think we should know about.

• Local teens were all fired up by the pope's visit
• Injured Tejano music star Emilio Navaira is out of danger, his wife told reporters
• Alejandro Perez, an 18-month-old southeast Houston boy, was killed Sunday when he was hit by a truck
• Were you downtown this weekend? Looks like you weren't alone
• One way to drive an anti-youth violence message home: Hearse parade
• Two drunk drivers injured two HPD officers at a South Loop accident scene this weekend
• West Texas polygamist sect: C'mon in! We're not so bad!
• Meow!
• Remember the Rocket Sports Grill, Roger Clemens' proposed Memorial City sports bar? Looks like it's Rocket-less
• Are Texas emergency medical crews putting patients in danger by performing risky intubations?
• Today's weather: Partly sunny, high 84, low 70