- New headline in the Stanford financial scandal: There were tons of red flags leading up to the federal bust last week, but the SEC and other regulators seem to have missed them
- It looks like Stanford wasn't much more upright in property development than it was in investing
- And, in other news, Allen Stanford himself had his share of the kind of quirks that come with excessive wealth, including an affected British accent
- Crews are still working to free an 800-foot oil tanker that grounded Friday about 22 miles off the Galveston coast; today, the plan is to move some of the ship's cargo to other vessels in order to lighten it
- Oddly enough, problems with a bank that backed $182 million in city bonds has left Houston paying Harris County more than $600,000 a month in interest
- A report from the Coast Guard places partial blame on A&M in the capsizing of the Cynthia Woods, a university sailboat, last year
- Keep UTMB on Galveston Island, doctors, students, elected officials and residents urged UT System regents at a public meeting last week
- And elsewhere in Galveston, crews are beginning the long task of rebuilding beaches devastated by Hurricane Ike
- A Harris County deputy escorting a funeral procession was seriously injured after being hit by a car Saturday; police say it seems the driver was cutting off the procession
- Eight cars were broken into Thursday afternoon at the Kingwood Metro park and ride, officials say
- Energy Secretary Steven Chu: The demand for oil, and oil prices, will rise again in the coming years
- Despite the economy, Houston is the largest home-building market in the U.S., fueled in part by Katy, the second fastest growing residential community in the country
- A new James Coney Island location pays tribute to JCI's long (and tasty) past through a series of photo collages
- Today's weather: Looks like a beautiful day: Lots of sun, high 67, low 53. Enjoy it.
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