- Ladies & gentlemen, Mr. Farouk Shami. Learn a little more about Bill White's challenger for the Democratic primary.
- When it becomes couples skate only in Vancouver we'll be pulling for Sugar Land's Amanda Evora.
- A tugboat sank in the Ship Channel on Thursday, leaking about 1000 gallons of diesel fuel and resulting in the death of one crew member.
- UTMB in Galveston learned that around 1,200 patient records had been accessed by a contract employee between July & October.
- Developers of the Ashby highrise have decided to sue the city of Houston, claiming it overstepped its legal authority in denying permits.
- HISD will implement a plan next year that counts students' progress as a factor in a teacher's job security.
- Oh great, now they think terrorists are going to blow us up with their fake boobs.
- NASA launched a special unmanned observatory that will gather and transmit data about the sun for the next five years.
- Texas politicians are considering closing some prisons to help alleviate the state budget deficit.
- Deborah Medina might have shot herself in the foot because of a 9/11 comment she made on Glenn Beck's radio show. Ah, politics.
- Surprise! A number of the derelict properties in Houston are city or county-owned.
- That Democratic gubernatorial debate? The other four democratic hopefuls are suing Dallas' KERA-TV for being left out of it.
- Gary Kubiak has a new offensive assistant.
- The Astros made an offer to Willy Taveras on Thursday.
- The Big Ten Conference would like to swipe the Longhorns from the Big XII.
- Double surprise! The Rocket's don't have an All-Star for the first time since 1983.
- Today's weather: Cold and overcast, with a high of 45 and a low of 34 and a 10% chance of rain. Bundle up out there.
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