- One Katy ISD officer is dead by his own hand after he kidnapped a colleague and was being surrounded by a SWAT team
- Friendswood citizens may be able to overturn the booze ban that drives some residents to join drinking clubs so that they can enjoy a margarita lunch
- OSHA is investigating the death of construction worker when the tunnel the tunnel he was working in flooded
- T-minus 4 days 16 hours 6 mins until Discovery blasts off next Tuesday
- FedEx employees alledgedly stole $67,000 worth of laptops destined for Conn's. Now they're likely destined to be cons.
- David Leonard Wood will not be executed tomorrow as scheduled for El Paso murders circa 1987. He's contended that he's innocent since being convicted.
- Galveston is taking advantage of the recovery of Hurricane Ike to drop some major upgrades on the seawall
- Some ranchers have resorted to claiming Hurricane Rita swept away their cattle perhaps to combat hard times due to the recession, drought and cattle rustlers
- Mr. Guinness is coming to town! W00T!
- Looks like Boo, Tina & Jewel will be finding new homes as their owner has decide to quit fighting federal authorities who allege that he's not taking good care of them
- A Houston man was shot and killed by METRO police, but they didn't tell his mother for 16 days. WTH?
- Speaking of defrauding the government, the Feds are after four people for continuing to file for post-hurricane housing benefits after they'd bought furnished houses on Oprah's nickel. Yes, that Oprah.
- Congratulations to Shelby Kisiel (Missouri City) for earning a spot on the US Gymnastics Junior National Team
- Dang. The Cards signed Smoltz. We predict he'll pitch like the Old Smoltz now that he's back in the NL, which ain't good for NL Central Teams - like the Astros.
- Question: what do Brett Favre and Mike Hampton have in common? Answer: they both have a torn rotator cuff.
- Today's weather: Um...so like the weather hasn't changed in days. % chance of thunderstorms: 50. High: 95. Low: 77.
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