- From the economic desk, authorities say the trouble on Wall Street may be partly to blame for a rash of Houston bank robberies
- Mayor Bill White and City Controller Annise Parker laid out a three-point plan to help the city deal with the troubled economy
- The Texas economy, which has been strong to this point, began to falter last month
- And, things are also tough for local nonprofits in these uncertain economic times
- DNA evidence has linked an already incarcerated felon to the 1990 murder of a Montrose man
- Meet Joe the Plumber — the Houston version (who actually is a plumber, thank you)
- What should the city do with the tons and tons of debris left over from Hurricane Ike? Send your idea in and you could win $10,000
- Erik and Sean Ibarra, the brothers who won their lawsuit against the Harris County sheriff's department, have filed another suit against attorney Lloyd Kelley
- Oil closed at less than $70 a barrel yesterday, hitting a new 14-month low and dragging the average price of a gallon of gas down 39 cents in Texas
- The roller-coastering oil prices have some airlines concerned, from Southwest (which banked on rising prices) to Continental (which lost millions to them)
- A perv is on the loose in Sugar Land; he hasn't touched any kids, but police are looking for him just the same
- Prosecutors in Fort Bend County have dropped charges against a woman who allegedly threatened a man for displaying an anti-Obama bumper sticker
- Some relief for traffic on the east side: The Washburn Tunnel and Lynchburg Ferry could both re-open next week, having been closed since Ike
- Rain + an overworked pump + Ike debris = a whole bunch of water on the Southwest Freeway
- A month after Ike, a Bolivar elephant expert is still on the lookout for pachyderm teeth washed away when his house was destroyed
- Coming soon to Greens Crossing: Muzak!
- This weekend's weather: Once the clouds clear out today, things should be beautiful all weekend: Expect highs around 80, lows in the mid 50s and plenty of sun. Go outside already!
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