- More than 730,000 families applied for FEMA aid following Hurricane Ike, but nearly 650,000 of them have been declared ineligible, prompting lawsuits against the agency
- Two men were stabbed outside Sherlock's on West Gray early Saturday morning, apparently the result of an argument
- And at UH, a man was found shot to death at a bus stop Saturday morning; police believe he may have been homeless
- A computer virus means the Municipal Courts will be closed today; court appearances already scheduled will be reset by mail, officials say
- A weekend brush fire burned about 150 acres in Brazoria County — and it wasn't the only one in the area
- Police: Susana de Jesus, the woman abducted from a Pearland parking lot last week, may not have been the victim of a random crime
- The driver of an 18-wheeler that crashed on Highway 59 in Montgomery County on Saturday night survived the wreck, which shut the highway down for several hours
- A state rep has proposed allowing liquor sales on Sundays in Texas
- Remember the case of Elizabeth Shelton, the judge's daughter who was convicted of intoxication manslaughter? It just won't go away
- Outgoing HISD chief Abe Saavedra: I've been able to do a lot as superintendent, but I couldn't solve the district's dropout problem
- What's the best way to get through tough economic times? Cute baby animals! As if you even had to ask
- Antioch Missionary Baptist Church celebrated its 143rd birthday over the weekend
- Today's weather: Looks like our string of sunny days may be coming to an end — expect a breezy day with clouds, a high in the mid 70s and a 20 percent chance of showers, followed by a low tonight around 63.
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