- Power update: As of last night, CenterPoint Energy had restored power to 1.58 million customers, leaving 569,000 (25%) in the dark
- However, most customers will have their power back by Sunday, CenterPoint says
- It might be November before all of Houston's traffic lights are back on, city officials say, because some signals will have to be replaced or repaired
- The number of Houston-area deaths attributed to Hurricane Ike has risen to 28, nine of them in Harris County
- Mayor Bill White to Congress: We need up to $40 billion in federal aid, and we need $2.5 billion of it right now
- Texas senators say they're confident that federal relief money for Southeast Texas will come soon
- Why is Houston traffic suddenly worse following the hurricane? Because people are taking alternate routes, TXDoT says
- Meet Carlos Luna, who, according to police reports, may be one of the ballsiest looters we've heard about
- HISD will re-open 46 more schools Thursday, and the district hopes to have every campus up and running by Monday
- One bright side to the storm: In Houston, some of the damaged billboards won't be rebuilt under the new sign ordinance
- Galveston officials are welcoming residents back to the island today, but they're warning that 'it's not going to be the same Galveston Island it was'
- If you're going to Galveston today, here's a list of things to remember when you visit
- One more thing: Galveston residents headed back to the island today won't be checked for their residency status on the way in
- Galveston officials planned to use the city's convention center to as a temporary shelter for some 1,500 residents, but Landry's, the center's operator, nixed the idea — how's that for hometown hospitality?
- And, also from Galveston comes the news that the island's schools hope to re-open in about two weeks
- U.S. Rep. Gene Green, touring devastated areas of Baytown this week: 'This really hits home'
- The Baytown City Council has allocated $7.5 million for Ike cleanup, though officials say they won't use the money unless they have to
- In Cloverleaf, officials are worried the water supply may dry up if the generator that's powering it gives out
- You don't have power? It could be worse: You could be living in a tent like the Beech family of Kemah, whose house had severe water damage in the storm
- Bolivar Peninsula residents will be able to return home in their vehicles under a plan announced yesterday; however, a start date for the visits hasn't been specified yet
- Ex-presidents Bush and Clinton are joining forces again to raise funds for Ike recovery
- The amount of debris left in Ike's wake in Southeast Texas totals 15 million cubic yards, enough to fill about 10 Astrodomes
- And taking all that debris away could take months, even with a lot of people working at it all the time
- Comcast subscribers: The cable service will give credits if your service was interrupted after Ike
- The Chron's Eric Berger asks the question that's bound to come up again: Should we rebuild Galveston?
- Today's weather: Ah, more sun. High of 89, low of 64. The good news is that the humidity should drop, so maybe we won't feel quite as hot. Maybe.

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"Comcast subscribers: The cable service will give credits if your service was interrupted after Ike"
but the link just takes to Comcast.com and I can't find where one can apply for the credit. Any advice?