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.
- The family of Gregory Johnson, an inmate who was found hanged to death earlier this month, claims his death wasn't a suicide
- Texas now leads the nation in the number of Fortune 500 companies headquartered here with 58 — and 26 of them are in Houston
- Harris County Commissioners Court has put a stop to automatic cremation of unclaimed bodies
- Why is someone making death threats against a Mormon family in Placedo? No one's sure, but it may just be a mix-up
- Three local cities will get new ZIP codes on July 1
- Texas AG Greg Abbott: We need tougher laws to crack down on strip clubs where minors work
- Gil Gauthe, one of the first Catholic priests accused of child sex abuse, is living in La Marque — and wasn't registered as a sex offender until KTRK found him
- What's up nationwide? Oil and gas prices, which rose Tuesday as the dollar fell
- And what's up in Galveston? The skyline!
- Some local high school students have designed a crumb-collecting table for the International Space Station
- Today's weather: Mostly cloudy, high 86, low 70
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