- Houston's new plan to improve our recycling habits involves recycling revenue from recycling into a pilot program where — yes! — we could put all our recyclable stuff into a single, wheeled container
- The woman who left her two kids in a hot car Monday had been drinking before the incident, according to court records
- An off-duty HPD officer shot and killed a man who was trying to break into his home yesterday afternoon — and police say the invasion took place even though the officer's squad car was parked outside
- Ike!
- An 18-year-old Houston woman is accused of killing a friend and injuring her uncle by running over them with her car Monday night
- Boy chokes on an aspirin. Mother calls 911. Ambulance arrives and boy finally swallows aspirin. Ambulance leaves and mother gets charged $125. Normal? Yes, say health care officials
- A man was hit by a MetroRail train downtown Wednesday morning; he was taken to the hospital, but details on his condition weren't released
- HISD is reaching out and touching its dropouts, the fifth straight year the district has tried to get the ex-students back in the classroom
- More than a dozen Gulf Coast refineries were still closed Wednesday, following Gustav's landfall
- And, speaking of Gustav, evacuees are finally heading home — but they're keeping an eye on the Gulf just in case
- City animal control officer Beverly Tucker said the a/c wiring in her truck burned, leading to the deaths of several dogs left in the vehicle while Tucker lunched Aug. 26
- Computer companies must provide free recycling for Texans' computer stuff, thanks to a law that went into effect Monday
- Former KBR Chairman and CEO Albert Stanley has pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme involving $180 million
- Today's weather: Looking outside these days, you'd almost think it was fall — except for the soul-crushing heat and humidity, that is. Expect more of the same today: Beautiful skies with a high of 91 and a low around 72.
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