- The ongoing drought in Texas has cost the state's cattle industry $1 billion already, officials say
- A Kentucky man used a PS3 video game for sex chat with an 11-year-old Houston-area girl, police say
- Boom!
- Whoever bought the winning $28 million lottery ticket at the Kroger on Veterans Memorial: Cash that thing in already!
- Tejano singer Emilio Navaira will spend 30 days in custody after pleading guilty to drunk driving; he was also sentenced to two years' probation, 200 hours of community service and a $4,000 fine
- Some business owners on Harrisburg Boulevard are objecting to Metro's plans to build a light rail overpass, saying they want an underpass instead
- A Galveston County rape/shooting 911 call Saturday evening turned out to be a fake from a mentally disturbed man
- A second suspect has been arrested in the DeJesus kidnapping/murder case
- Months after it let them go, UTMB has re-hired more than 500 employees and has plans to bring more back
- Among those picked up in a weekend drunk-driving crackdown: 26-year-old Billy Puckett, who was leaving his wedding reception
- Dozens of Bolivar victims of Hurricane Ike went to Austin last week to protest the way they were treated by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
- After repairs to Ike damage, the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion will reopen May 1 with twice as many seats and a larger roof over them
- The newly expanded Children's Museum seems to be an instant hit, with a host of new attractions
- Yeah, we may be in a recession, but it'll take more than that to keep Houstonians from eating out
- Today's weather: Warmer weather is back: Look for fog early and sun this afternoon, with a high around 73 and a low tonight in the mid-50s.
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