- First, the good news: Experts on hurricane recovery agree that Ike's aftermath is going pretty well in Southeast Texas
- As of Sunday night, CenterPoint Energy reported it had restored power to 1.33 million customers, meaning 803,000, or 36 percent of the company's customers, are still in the dark
- Also on the power front, CenterPoint has begun a process of 'neighborhood sweeps' designed to find and fix any remaining problems
- 90 percent of HISD's campuses will reopen Tuesday, though 15 or 20 schools are still in need of further repair; to find the list of openings and closings, check HISD's website
- Houston's midnight-to-6 a.m. curfew will remain in effect until further notice, according to officials, because so many areas of the city are still without power
- Harris County began post-Ike mosquito spraying in the western portion of the Inner Loop area on Sunday night
- The Port of Houston has resumed its normal operations
- The Houston SPCA is seeking help in housing pets that were abandoned, lost or hurt during the hurricane
- Looks like Ike has derailed Sarah Palin's planned River Oaks fundraiser
- Second Baptist Church abandoned its storm-damaged sanctuary Sunday morning for an open-air service at a football field; it could take six months to a year to repair the auditorium
- The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded in Houston jumped nearly 24 cents last week, to $3.69
- Galveston officials said they will allow residents back on the island beginning Wednesday morning
- Also in Galveston, City Manager Steve LeBlanc reports that utility repairs are ahead of schedule
- Moody Gardens' animals are taking up temporary residence at the Houston Zoo while repairs are carried out in Galveston
- Historical officials are trying to salvage items from the wreckage of the Balinese Room, the famed Galveston nightclub
- On the Bolivar Peninsula, power is beginning to be restored — though slowly
- And, though a sweep of Bolivar last week found no bodies, Galveston County Judge Jim Yarbrough warns that some of Ike's victims may never be located
- Meet Mark Davidson, a Crystal Beach man who rode Ike out on floating debris after his house collapsed
- And then meet Warren Adams, the guy whose house is one of the few still standing in Gilchrist
- Jamaica Beach residents can return to find out the state of their houses — but only by boat
- Baytown lifted its mandatory evacuation order Friday, meaning it's safe to return to the city
- The Chronicle has an analysis of Ike's winds, noting that the storm brought sustained winds between 39 and 105 mph
- Looks like Ike's total damage could run close to the low end of the $6 billion to $16 billion estimated
- Should the Texas PUC have been more aggressive in shoring up the state's electricity infrastructure to prepare for a storm? Some observers say yes, but the PUC warns that it won't be cheap
- Sure, that battery-operated portable TV might have come in handy during Ike, but don't expect it to work after the digital changeover next year
- Today's weather: Expect a little fog this morning followed by a partly cloudy afternoon with a high around 90 and a low tonight in the lower 70s.
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