- Mayoral candidates agree that Houston needs less crime, but disagree on how to make that a reality
- Fire officials say lightning started a fire at a CenterPoint facility in Midtown yesterday afternoon, cutting power to some residents and sending black smoke across the neighborhood
- Three Katy ISD football coaches have been put on administrative leave after being accused of violating school district policies
- HPD is investigating the death of a man in police custody Friday; according to witnesses, officers didn't harm him
- A U.S. District Judge ordered Houston-based Shipley Do-Nut to pay $1.55M in penalties for harboring illegal immigrants
- The eastbound lanes of San Felipe between the Loop and Post Oak will be closed until Aug. 24 for construction — take that, mobility!
- Police are searching for a man who they believe killed his mother and set her on fire in west Houston last week, then fled to Mexico
- Where are the federal stimulus dollars going? Per capita, almost everywhere but Texas, according to a recent report
- There are nearly 2 million outstanding warrants in the Houston area worth more than $340M, mostly for traffic and ordinance citations
- The Macedonia Worship Center in Sunnyside burned Saturday night, but that didn't stop the congregation from holding services in the parking lot yesterday morning
- And in Fulshear, a grass fire burned more than 100 acres and threatened five houses Friday before it was extinguished
- Luby's is coming to downtown with a food court-style cafeteria at 1301 Fannin
- A Houston family that deals in sports memorabilia claims Major League Baseball tried to kill their business and is suing MLB for damages
- Improvements to Highway 87 at Bolivar are being held up by endangered turtles
- Today's weather: Surprise: It'll be hot, with temperatures around 97 and a heat index of 105 this afternoon. Look for a 30 percent chance of rain and overnight lows in the upper 70s.
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