- The Rice Owls beat Western Michigan 38-14 in the Texas Bowl last night, marking Rice's first bowl win in 54 years
- An internal investigation by HPD cleared three police officers of wrongdoing in connection with an incident involving Green Bay Packer Donald Driver's dad
- A man who stopped to assist a driver on the Katy Freeway yesterday morning was killed after being hit by an oncoming car
- The county medical examiner is asking for the public's help in identifying a teen who fell from a parking garage over the weekend
- How to find buried treasure: Look for it on Google, apparently
- In Montgomery County, a pack of wild hogs are causing headaches for residents of an upscale neighborhood
- NASA has released details of the loss of the Columbia in 2003
- Struggling UTMB has axed $3 million in bonuses slated to go to high-ranking staff
- And speaking of millions of dollars, Texas Lottery ticket sales have dropped by $45.1 million since last fiscal year; officials blame the change on the economy and Hurricane Ike
- From Swamplot, the winners of the first-ever Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate — from Tuscanization to teardowns
- Randall Davis announced that his proposed Titan condo tower near the Galleria is on indefinite hold
- Elsewhere in Uptown, the piece of land that was to become the site of the exclusive Turnberry Tower is now for sale
- Tips for New Year's Eve: Don't set your Christmas tree on fire and don't shoot fireworks in the city
- And, if you're planning to stay out late tonight, consider taking Metro back home
- Today's weather: More sun and cooler weather to close out the year: Expect a mostly sunny day with a high around 62, followed by a partly cloudy night with temps in the mid 40s.

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