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- Guess what. Hurricane Ike really stuck it to Texas (and by Texas we mean the Houston area). Damage estimates peg the figure at $11.4 billion in total damage.
- Clean up efforts are winding down. The City of Houston may not be reimbursed for clean-up costs that extend past October 26th. Make sure you get your debris on the curb ASAP. Check www.houstonhurricanerecovery.org for more info.
- Hurricane recovery is not just about debris removal. People need food. The Houston Food Bank needs your help.
- Nearly 40,000 folks voted early yesterday in Harris County. Everything you need to know about voting in Harris County is online. Get on it.
- Prominent Houston architect Lars Bang has passed away at 87
- The George R. Brown Convention Center will be discovering green power shortly thanks to a plan to install solar panels on the behemoth.
- The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo has announced some of the entertainers for 2009. They are: Rascal Flatts, the Jonas Brothers, Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift, which makes us wonder if anyone good is coming to Reliant.
- Comcast bills a Galveston subscriber $931 for DVR equipment lost during Ike.
- Houston, we have a problem. NASA shuffled the shuttle launch order after the Hubble telescope quit communicating with Earth.
- The Lone Star Emmys were awarded over the weekend. No, Ron Burgundy didn't win; he's in San Diego.
- The Associate Press High School Football poll is out. Where does your team rank?
- Today's weather:The humidity is low and so are the temps so you won't be sweating to death in the early voting line. High: 81. Low: 63.
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"...which makes us wonder if anyone good is coming to Reliant." You already answered your own question, Bargas.
The Rodeo ain't what it use' ta be. :(