- A Cy-Fair middle school student died after being hit by a car Tuesday afternoon, moments after she stepped off a school bus; the driver, John Jacob Winne, is suspected of driving drunk
- Ex-Harris County judge and prosecutor Joan Huffman defeated Chris Bell in a runoff for a state Senate seat
- Mayor Bill White announced via a Web video that he'll run for U.S. Senate; a formal announcement tour around the state will come early next year
- Remember how Houston's housing market defied the downturn in the rest of the country for such a long time? Looks like things are changing, finally
- There's little peace and quiet for folks living near CES Environmental Services on Griggs Road: The second explosion this month rocked the plant this week, and the cause is still under investigation
- A month after they went online, a series of cameras along the Texas-Mexico border led to the seizure of 550 pounds of marijuana and three arrests
- And speaking of things being seized, federal officials took a shipment belonging to the CBS show Survivor at the Port of Houston last month, saying it contained prohibited and restricted items
- UH System regents voted to choose a new name for UH-Downtown on Tuesday; they'll pick the new moniker by the end of January
- A group of Pasadena high school students has built a pipe organ from recycled materials; a concert featuring the instrument will be held at 7 p.m. today at Pasadena Memorial High School
- In Beaumont, a 4-year-old boy broke into a discount store early Monday morning so he could play with toys
- Houston is part of a high-speed rail network being proposed by the U.S. Department of Transportation
- Today's weather: It won't be much prettier than it was yesterday, but at least things should be a bit warmer, with drizzle and scattered showers and a high around 59. The temperature won't change much overnight, and neither will the rain chance as warmer weather moves back into the area.
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