- CenterPoint Energy update: 1.37 million customers have been restored as of last night, meaning 767,000 (34%) were still without power
- Houston electric customers could be footing the bill for upgrades to the state's power grid in the wake of Hurricane Ike
- Crews are working to restore Houston's traffic lights as quickly as they can — but it's a big job
- The Houston Texans are encouraging fans to donate to Ike relief in a campaign that'll run through Oct. 5
- Hundreds of families who were being housed at the George R. Brown Convention Center have been moved to the former Auchan store on the South Loop
- Without power, some of Houston's sewage treatment plants are still offline, which means sewage is leaking into the bayous
- In the second week after Ike, schools across the area welcomed students back yesterday; in HISD, half the campuses will open today
- Baytown: Hay, remember us? We got hit by the hurricane, too!
- In Chambers County, the search for bodies continued Monday as some residents wondered where they'll live
- Starting yesterday, Galveston allowed West End residents to look and leave; people who live on other parts of the island won't get to go back until Wednesday
- Those who come to visit the island this week shouldn't bring their kids and should be ready to face some risks, City Manager Steve LeBlanc said
- Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas will ask Congress for more than $2 billion in emergency aid today
- The oak trees along Broadway in Galveston could be lost if they're not flushed with fresh water soon
- The Chronicle's Lisa Gray: Galveston is battered, but not broken
- At the site where the wreckage from Galveston is being dumped, 'we're just now realizing the magnitude of the destruction'
- Galveston County officials could announce a re-entry plan for Bolivar Peninsula as early as today
- Rumor has it that Bolivar will be turned into a national park, but that's not true, Galveston County Judge Jim Yarbrough says
- Across Galveston County, more than 50 people are still missing in Ike's wake
- Red Cross: The number of Ike evacuees in our shelters has fallen to about 7,600, from a high of more than 40,000
- Trying to get over the hurricane? Keep those Tina Turner jokes coming
- Sure, it may take a while for insurance adjusters to get around to check out everyone's damage, but be patient — they have a lot of work to do
- Seems like we've had a lot of hurricane activity in Texas lately, but we're really just catching up with climatological history
- Today's weather: More sun, more heat: Look for a high of 90 this afternoon and an overnight low in the upper 60s. Cool front next week!
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