Morning Roundup

As hurricane season gears up and gas keeps getting more expensive, there's a question on evacuation planners' minds: Will the high prices cause more evacuees to take risks on empty tanks?

The Coast Guard rescued six people from a capsized boat 10 miles south of Matagorda Island yesterday

Jace Ketter, a 17-year-old volunteer firefighter, was arrested this weekend for throwing a brick through a woman's windshield as she returned home from an Astros game, breaking her jaw and injuring her left eye

A fender-bender in southwest Houston early Sunday morning turned into a shootout between an off-duty HISD police officer and a group of men

Is Tropical Storm Bertha headed for the U.S.? We'll see

A Chronicle analysis shows that areas of Harris County that can afford to sign deputy contracts are getting the most police patrols, while other areas are struggling to get basic coverage

The holiday weekend's "no refusal" policy on breathalyzer testing resulted in quite a few DWI arrests

And, speaking of drinks and driving, three suspects are in the hospital, the result of a collision with a police car while they were running from another cop after stealing some beer

Meanwhile, as usual, some people got in trouble this weekend for trying to sneak fireworks into the city of Houston

In the wake of the Joe Horn verdict, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is calling for a congressional inquiry into the Harris County legal system, claiming the Horn case has given Houston a bad rap overseas

Calls for a 55 mph national speed limit, a proposal meant to lower gas bills, aren't getting much support from Texans

First, Metro installed bike racks on its buses, then gas prices skyrocketed — and now, some people are wondering whether the bus system can handle the bike load

Swamplot: Is the ex-Pig Stand becoming a fancy sports bar owned by the people who brought us The Drake?

Today's weather: Ah, summer: Expect highs in the low 90s with isolated storms this afternoon and a low in the mid 70s tonight. As if we even needed to tell you.

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