- More than 427,000 people have voted early in Harris County so far this year — the most early voters on record, officials say
- A 13-year-old boy died Monday night when he wrapped a seat belt around his neck and pretended to choke — and then choked for real
- A Metro bus collided with a pickup truck at Franklin and Chartres downtown yesterday, sending five people to the hospital with minor injuries
- A federal grand jury has subpoenaed Harris County records relating to developers Andrew Schatte and Michael Surface, who were involved in some controversial lease/purchase deals with the county
- An 18-year-old girl was killed Sunday when a drunk driver hit her while she watched her boyfriend change a tire, police say
- Weeks after Hurricane Ike, you'd think piles of hurricane debris on Bolivar Peninsula would have been picked up, right? Wrong
- Oilman Oscar Wyatt has been transferred back home to finish out the last couple of weeks of his prison sentence
- A three-alarm fire broke out at a Galleria-area apartment complex yesterday afternoon; one firefighter was injured at the scene
- If you're the kind of person who can't make up your own mind how to vote, maybe you should consider a job at Zachry Construction Corp.
- West side commuters rejoice: The Katy Freeway HOV lanes reopened this morning, replacing the old freeway's single reversible lane
- Today's weather: A little warmer, but still beautiful — look for a lot of sun and a high around 72 today, with a low in the lower 50s tonight. We could get used to this.
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