- Matthew Wilson, the Rice student who has been missing for the last eight months, was arrested Wednesday at UC-Berkeley while using a laptop that police say was stolen
- Jury: Victoria Osteen didn't assault that flight attendant after all
- A high-speed chase through northwest Houston yesterday ended when the suspect was hit by a patrol car; he's facing charges of evading arrest and aggravated assault of a police officer
- A 3-year-old boy was found dead in a parked car Thursday at a northwest Harris County hospital; authorities say his mom forgot to drop him off at daycare
- The first lawsuit has been filed in connection with last week's Sherman bus crash that killed 17
- Brazoria County judge James Blackstock has been charged with 14 counts of sexual harassment of three coworkers
- Good news from the Atlantic: Invest 92L, which could have become a storm headed into the Gulf, now looks like it'll take a turn to the northwest
- Ex-Texas Children's Hospital chief Dr. Ralph Feigin died yesterday at age 70 of lung cancer
- CPS has cleared a Katrina evacuee of charges of child abuse, saying there's no evidence Erica Alphonse harmed her five kids
- Kevin Jones, the teen accused of digging up a body and using its skull as a bong, will spend six months in jail for credit card fraud
- A woman was ticketed for cursing at a La Marque Wal-Mart store last week
- Mayor White vs. the billboards: 100 down, 700 to go
- Did your electric provider go out of business? Does the company still owe you money? The PUC wants to hear from you
- This weekend's weather: Things should get slightly cooler — only slightly — through the weekend, with highs falling from the low 90s today to the upper 80s by Sunday. Look for lows in the mid 70s and a decent chance of rain all weekend.
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