- Timothy Shepherd was sentenced to 99 years in prison for murdering his ex-girlfriend in 2007
- A 27-year-old Houston woman has been jailed on charges of child endangerment, accused of leaving her three daughters — ages 4, 1 and 1 — alone all night while she was out drinking
- 24 HISD schools failed to meet No Child Left Behind standards this year, a statistic educators blame on a new special ed requirement
- The NTSB is investigating possible engine problems in connection with Monday's fatal crash of a Channel 13 helicopter
- Metro is considering a fare hike of between 25 cents and $1 to offset rising costs; the board is scheduled to vote on the proposal tomorrow
- Oil closed below $79 a barrel yesterday; meanwhile, gas prices dropped as well, falling 4.3 cents between Monday and Tuesday
- A state trooper who pulled a Houston couple over in Victoria reportedly found 50 pounds of marijuana in the fuel tank of the couple's truck
- It's been a month since Ike hit — and, in Galveston, there's still a long road to recovery
- Former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton toured storm-ravaged coastal areas yesterday, urging Americans not to forget that some Texans still need their help
- In Sugar Land, an organized group of criminals are casing and breaking into houses in broad daylight
- KTRK has discovered what a $1 fee on unpaid Harris County toll road tolls is being used for: thousands of dollars worth of Italian food, among other things
- Former Enron broadband exec Joseph Hirko spent more than five years insisting he wasn't guilty of any Enron-related crimes — but then, yesterday, Hirko had a change of heart and decided he might have been guilty after all
- Today's weather: More rain! Look for the best chance of showers before 1 p.m. with an afternoon high around 80 and a low tonight near 70. The rain will hang around into tomorrow, but things should clear off by Friday, leading into an absolutely amazing weekend. We hope.

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