- The mom who mutilated her son's gentalia was sentenced to 99 years in prison and a $10,00 fine
- Kay Bailey Hutchinson is in full campaign mode for the 2010 gubernatorial election
- Texas Supreme Court Justice Scott Brister is retiring from the big bench and will enter private practice
- Tom DeLay will be Dancing With the Stars. Really.
- The first of several rallies against energy legislation pending in the US Senate will be held in Houston today
- JOBS! Get your jobs here! There's a job fair in Katy today.
- HISD may have a new boss on Thursday. Eleven candidates began the selection process. It will be interesting to see who gets voted on to the island.
- Remember that time last year when lots (15) of HISD teachers were arrested? Well, many of the cases have been dismissed - many due to accuracy concerns with the police reports.
- Sherwood Cryer, owner of Gilley's and inventor of the mechanical bull, passed away at age 81 on Monday
- What could you do with 794,000 square feet of prime real estate? Buy the Chase building, and lease the 36th floor to us!
- A Union Pacific locomotive derailed on Sunday near Hempstead highway; fortunately only the engine came off the tracks.
- A murder-suicide is under investigation in River Oaks
- If the Aeros aren't fulfilling your hockey jones, you can now fly directly from Houston to Edmonton to check out the Oilers - too bad Gretsky's no longer there
- With chances of making it to the big show fading quickly, the Astros are prepping for the future by signing draft picks
- Today's weather: The radar is clear for the moment but coming is wetness. Maybe. 50% chance of thunderstorms. High: 95. Low: 76.
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