- UTMB's ER is back in business which is good news for Galveston
- Book 2010 MLS All-Star game. Check. Submit bid to host World Cup Games. Check. Our bid went in yesterday thanks to the Houston Bid Committee. Host sites will be announced in December 2010.
- Meteorologists may be able to better predict hurricane strength, which good news for us since the peak of the season is about to get rolling
- Houstonist was surprised when we were briefed about the baby snatching sensors when visiting some of our buddies on the maternity ward. The same types of alarms stopped a woman from snatching a baby at Fort Hood
- Rice University is the top spot for college students looking for the "best quality of life" according the Princeton Review who bases the ranking on students' input on several factors including campus safety, dorm comfort, campus aesthetics, the surrounding area and the friendliness of fellow students
- Tell the Californians and other greeniacs who give you a hard time for living in an oil state to take a hike. Texas is tops in wind energy
- By the way, electricity will be cheaper for TXU customers as of August 10th
- Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison announced her intention to leave her post and campaign full-time for the 2010 gubernatorial election
- Check out the Texans schedule, warm up your dialing fingers and steel yourself against the inconvenience charges because single game tickets go on sale today
- The Cubs beat down the Astros yesterday. The good news is that Doug Brocail has returned from a trip to the DL and Roy O. may be able to start on Sunday
- Today's weather: The temperature will climb to 95 today, but the humidity will be at a relatively low 55% more of the day
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