- 18-year-old Gerson Funes-Reina has been charged with murder after his girlfriend's mom's body was found stuffed into a suitcase in northeast Harris County
- And, in Rosenberg, a 20-year-old mother has been charged with two counts of injury to a child for leaving her 1- and 2-year-old kids in a car for eight hours; the children are in ICU
- Before Gustav, observers worried that the price of oil might spike because of damage to Gulf infrastructure — but, as it turns out, the price of a barrel dropped to the lowest level in five months Tuesday
- Speaking of the Gulf, what's happening out in the tropics now? Always something, it seems
- Though oil is close to $100 a barrel, though, T. Boone Pickens says OPEC won't let it drop below the century mark
- A 12-year-old boy is being called a hero after he saved his 3-year-old cousin from drowning at a birthday party
- A city animal control officer left several dogs in a truck without air conditioning last week; eight of the animals died as a result
- The threat of a Gustav strike on the Texas coast, and rough water in the hurricane's wake, have meant a bad few days for Texas shrimpers
- Donald Mouton, an aspiring professional boxer who worked for Continenal Airlines, has pleaded guilty to stealing mail from the cargo holds of planes at IAH — again
- Sugar Landers can now bus it to the Texas Medical Center thanks to a new commuter bus service, which is free this week
- Southwest Airlines has announced that, beginning next week, passengers will be able to pay for stuff onboard using credit cards
- But did that mean Southwest got voted best airline in America? Noooo — that honor went to Houston-based Continental
- Today's weather: As usual, partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Yawn. High 93, low 73. Anyone else ready for fall?
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Southwest wuz robbed, I tell ya!