- Gubernatorial hopefuls former mayor Bill White and a guy who thinks he has the tools to tame Gov. Perry's coif had a debate in Fort Worth. Surpise conclusion: White seems to have actual answers, whereas Farouk Shami had vague generalizations. Hmm, maybe it has something to do with all that experience running the fourth-largest city in the United States?
- Two local women will be holding a gala in order to raise funds to help relatives of HIV/AIDS victims foot the cost of funerals.
- A Bacliff man has been accused of shooting his two neighbors, possibly during an argument about their loud music.
- Mayor Parker, who just suggested that Metro consider abandoning fares, has another bright idea: doubling the cost of ambulance transport in Houston.
- Brennan's, which caught fire as a result of Hurricane Ike, is getting ready to reopen this Mardi Gras.
- C&D Scrap Metal wasn't too keen about using 125,000 $2 bills to pay for a truckload of stolen aluminum, so they did the smart thing and called the cops.
- Some residents are blaming County Commissioner El Franco Lee for stalling plans to build the Dynamo a stadium east of downtown.
- The County did, however, pay fees to rejoin the Texas High Speed Rail and Transportation Corporation in hopes of having some say about what rail lines are eventually, someday, possibly built.
- Houston finally managed to meet the federal smog limit requirements, but folks are divided about the real reason the numbers are lower.
- What's in a name? One man's novelty t-shirt joke has become his new brew. Here's hoping we'll get a Böner to review.
- Dr. Conrad Murray, aka that local fellow who probably killed Michael Jackson but is innocent until proven guilty, was released on a bail of $75,000 with a trial pending in April.
- Metro is throwing their bus driver who collided with the light rail under the
bustrain, as it were. - The Chronicle wants to know why parts of the Michael Cardenas case are secret, in their effort to figure out why Cardenas' trial was inexplicably dropped last year.
- The Oakland A's released former Astro Willy Taveras, and Astros' GM Ed Wade says the team might be interested in giving him a chance to win a spot in their crowded outfield. [Ed. Note: Seriously, Ed? Find us some pitching, already.]
- It seems The Rockets wanted to start the All-Star break early, as they tied the lowest point total in franchise history with a 99-66 loss to the Miami Heat.
- Today's weather: It'll be a bit nippy for the rest of the week, it seems. High of 49; low of 32; and a few clouds.
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