- HISD trustees on Thursday voted unanimously to name a new superintendent: Terry Grier of San Diego, who said he'll work to reduce the district's dropout rate
- A police chase early yesterday afternoon ended when the suspect hit an innocent man's truck, causing it to roll seven times
- And, in related news, the father of an innocent woman killed during a 2007 police chase spoke out Thursday, saying he still hopes to see changes in HPD's chase policy
- Six more people have been charged in connection with last month's shooting on the TSU campus, but they aren't yet in custody
- Houstonian David Morgan was arrested yesterday, accused of filing a false claim with FEMA days after Hurricane Ike hit
- After the first cut of possible U.S. host cities for the World Cup, Houston remains in the running; San Antonio didn't fare as well
- A man in pajamas crashed into an HPD patrol car early Thursday morning; police say he had gunshot wounds and died before paramedics arrived
- Air Canada will begin nonstop Houston-Montreal service on Nov. 30
- What does the city's new Urban Corridors ordinance mean? Wider sidewalks, for one thing
- Robert Carroll Gillham, the man accused of setting a Gallery Furniture warehouse on fire in May, was formally charged with burglary in a Montgomery County court yesterday; the charge isn't related to the Gallery blaze
- A Houston family was upset to find voodoo paraphernalia at their relative's gravesite in an eastside cemetery
- The third of the Stansel sextuplets died Wednesday, the children's parents reported on their blog
- Local hotels can expect higher occupancy rates beginning in the second quarter of next year — not bad news, considering that occupancy is dropping now
- Keep Houston Ugly. Really? Why, yes
- This weekend's weather: A fair chance of rain today, followed by lots of sun the rest of the weekend; look for highs in the mid to upper 90s and overnight lows around 72
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