- More than 200 immigrant rights supporters called on the government to overhaul immigration laws and stop workplace raids during a rally downtown Thursday
- Police seized a kilo of cocaine they found during a traffic stop in Stafford on Wednesday night
- Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina's wife turned herself in yesterday after being indicted in connection with a fire at her home
- The 5th Circuit Court has opened the door for three former UH doctoral candidates to revive their discrimination lawsuit against the university
- Exxon Mobil made $10.9 billion in the first quarter of 2008 — and, amazingly, that fell short of analysts' expectations
- The family of a high school student who died in his school's swimming pool after a physics experiment thinks their son might have been pushed in
- A Fort Bend teacher under investigation for her relationship with a teenage student has resigned, the school district says
- Shaun kelley, the Houston-area trainer implicated in the Roger Clemens steroid scandal, has taken a polygraph test to try to clear his name
- The Chronicle's Matt Stiles is on esplanade watch, noting that the city is doing little to discourage livestock on Houston medians
- A Spring high school student whose father is accused of stabbing one of her classmates because he thought the boy raped her isn't sure whether she was sexually assaulted
- Looking for a place where you can live well? Forbes magazine says to look no farther than Sugar Land
- This weekend's weather: A slight chance of rain today and Saturday, followed by more sunshine Sunday. Expect highs in the lower 80s and a low of 70 tonight dropping into the lower 60s through the weekend.
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