- The state's teacher certification board is thinking of adopting tougher standards for potential teachers, a move that some worry could make Texas' teacher shortage even worse
- OSHA has begun investigating the collapse of a wall Thursday at a Rice University construction site; the probe could take six months to complete
- Things haven't been going all that well for Daisetta in the past few years, and the Great Liberty County Sinkhole isn't helping
- HPD's staffing level has surpassed 5,000 for the first time in three years
- Harris County taxpayers are helping foot the bill for flood control — but is the flood control so effective that some people think they don't need to be paying anymore?
- Houston's economy is still growing, but it's slowing down, according to new data from the Texas Workforce Commission
- Two Houston scientists are taking aim at diarrhea through a drug that blocks the cause of the condition and a patch that could help travelers avoid Montezuma's revenge
- The Galveston Causeway was closed for about an hour Saturday night after a three-car crash that killed one person
- Were you surprised by the four Texas electric companies that collapsed in recent weeks? You must not have caught the warning signs, then
- Mayor Bill White on NPR: In the next couple of decades, Houston will become a denser, more transit-oriented city — no, really
- The Chron's Alison Cook enjoys an Otto's burger in the downtown tunnels
- One way to keep yourself safe through the tomato salmonella scare: Buy locally grown tomatoes
- At least there's one bit of good news: Gas prices in Houston held steady last week
- Today's weather: Clouds and sun, high 97, heat index 101, low 73. Yawn.
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