Morning Roundup

  • Enron is asking for some of its money back, former employees who reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit against the ex-energy giant say
  • Jurors are expected to hear closing arguments Monday in the punishment phase of the trial of Juan Leonardo Quintero
  • The problems in the North Forest school district just keep coming: Now it's horror stories in special ed
  • UH regents voted to raise tuition and fees by nearly 6 percent for next fall
  • Ira Klein, an ex-Houston physician, admitted yesterday that he plotted to kill a federal prosecutor who tried him for cheating insurance companies
  • Ants!
  • The FBI has taken over the investigation of a rash of local jewel thefts, trying to determine whether they're connected to each other
  • Medical Center bigwig Dr. Ralph Feigin will step down once a successor is found to lead Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor's pediatric division
  • Humble school officials: If you use drugs or alcohol, you lose the right to do fun stuff at school
  • The Hanover Co. has announced a 37-story residential tower for BLVD Place, the new mixed-use development at Post Oak and San Felipe
  • This weekend's weather: Showers this morning leading to what looks like a beautiful weekend. Today, look for a high of 78 and low of 60; Saturday and Sunday, expect sun with highs in the low 80s and lows around 62.

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