- The tragedy of Friday's bus crash in Sherman: At least 17 are dead and 30 are hospitalized as federal investigators begin their inquiry
- And the frustrating news: Despite a few fatal accidents, there's been little done to reform the bus business in the last few years
- At Moody Gardens, a poisonous viper has gone missing again, triggering a closure of the rainforest pyramid; police say someone tampered with the exhibit, freeing the snake
- HPD officers say that City Councilwoman Jolanda Jones interfered with an arrest at a gas station earlier this month
- Victoria Osteen, testifying in her own defense at her trial: If loving people is a crime, lock me up!
- Houstonians have the highest home utility bills in the country, according to a recent study; the average local bill was $475.14 in July
- And our power prices are decidedly higher than Dallas'
- On the bright side, the price of a gallon of gas in Houston fell 7 cents last week, following a statewide trend
- Officials are looking for Craig Joel Bolah, who is now considered a suspect in the case of a body found burning last week at a Missouri City apartment complex
- Imagine a more pedestrian-friendly Houston. Can't happen, you say? We'll see
- Baylor College of Medicine scientists have developed a test for borderline personality disorder, the first identified objective test for any such condition
- Frustrated with Google Street View's formerly limited view of Houston? Google now covers most streets in the city — you may never have to leave home again!
- La Marque police say a 34-year-old man beat up a teenaged relative and forced her to drink urine and a roach
- As fuel prices rise, Texas airports are rethinking expansion plans, freezing hiring and considering hikes in fees
- Today's weather: We'll bet you'd never have guessed it, but it's going to be hot today: lots of sun, an afternoon high of 97 and a heat index around 104. Tonight, look for a few clouds with a low in the upper 70s.
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