- A Pasadena teen tried to hire a hit man to bump off a 15-year-old classmate who he thought ruined his relationship with a girl, police said
- The city of Houston has approved using nurses to make telephone diagnoses on non-emergency 911 calls
- The state ordered academically troubled Sam Houston High closed yesterday, but HISD plans to re-open the school with new programs in the fall
- Despite its announcement of cuts in personnel and flights, Continental will come out on top when the airline industry rebounds, an analyst said
- Sean Penn's in town — and he's smoking indoors, and apparently no one cares!
- In Friendswood, the junior high principal who allowed a presentation on Islam to be made at school has been reassigned
- Three men crashed a bulldozer into a post office in Kendleton, deputies said; it's not clear why
- The number of tomato-linked salmonella cases in Texas has risen to 35, health officials said
- Richard Murray: Is it time for Harris County Republican officials to start worrying?
- Making its annual appearance at Galveston beaches: bacteria!
- Worried about where you'll park when you check out the new mega-Whole Foods at BLVD Place? Seriously, there's no need, with parking lots galore
- This weekend's weather: One thing you can say about this time of year is that the weather's consistent: Look for highs in the low 90s, lows in the upper 70s and a slight chance of showers through Sunday.
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