- Allen Stanford's father, James Stanford testified before the SEC in a closed session as part of the federal investigation of his son
- Rejoice o ye of un-employ. You are set to get an extra $25 in your dole
- Houston's former Chief of Police Brad Bradford is running for City Council after having lost in his bid to get elected District Attorney
- A rider was ticketed for littering after his horse defecated (that's pooed) on the side of the road. He called the ticket "un-Texan."
- After hearing the news that Astroworld, or the site where the theme park once stood, will become a parking lot for the rodeo, we were left wondering if HLSR officials could get the parking lot trams back from NASA's JSC so we could enjoy a bit nostalgia from the good ole days
- NASA hopes to get space shuttle Discovery out of the parking lot on March 12th - the new launch date for the beleaguered orbiter whose last launch date was scrubbed due to an issue with its valve. Perhaps the name should be changed to Ignatius.
- U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent may be impeached for lying about sexually abusing his assistant
- The Feds are closing the Small Business Administration office in downtown now that most folks have filed claims for Hurricane Ike damage, which was the reason the branch was opened
- A Rosenberg teacher is unemployed after admitting to having a sexual relationship with a student
- Teacher-student sexual encounters are not what Texas Freedom Network is addressing with its study that suggests Texas schools are behind the curve in sexual education
- Miguel Tejada has backed out of the World Baseball Classic since he was likely not to have started at short stop
- Today's weather: The humidity is through the roof this morning, but rain won't fall. At least it's not in the forecast. Great. We love air you can touch. High: 81. Low: 65.
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