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Depending on the outcome of a vote by Harris County Commissioners Court tomorrow, rates on the county's toll road system could increase 25 cents by the end of the summer, the first step in a plan to double tolls over the next 20 years. That means that, by 2027, drivers would pay $2 per EZ Tag transaction and $2.50 per cash transaction on Harris County toll roads — though it's not clear just how that'll affect flying cars, which we completely expect to be in widespread use in 20 years. We guess we'll just have to wait and find out. more ›

We told you last month about Don Bauer, the man who put a tire from a Pasadena police chase up for auction on eBay as a benefit for Pasadena police. And then we told you about how eBay pulled the auction, then put it back online. And you'd think the story ended happily, but no — now the family of Kenneth Ray Pool, the guy police were chasing, wants the tire. more ›

We guess Don Bauer's fund-raising effort for the Pasadena police department couldn't have had better publicity if he'd paid for it. Bauer, remember, is the guy who put an errant tire from a July 21 police chase on eBay, hoping to raise money to help Pasadena police pay for repairs to cruisers that were damaged in the chase. Things rocked along until Friday, when eBay pulled the listing, saying it violated company policy on charity... more ›

We're sure you remember the nearly three-hour police chase and standoff in Pasadena and southeast Houston last Friday, right? Well, a couple of Pasadena police cars were damaged in the chase, and a couple of local men have come up with a unique way to help the Pasadena police department raise money for the repairs: They're selling a tire that flew off the suspect's car on eBay. Don Bauer and Keith Palmer had watched the... more ›