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Good morning, Houston. Or should we say happy National Zucchini Bread Day? Yep, April 25 is the day to celebrate the delicious Southern tradition — so why not hit the kitchen and whip up a batch based on Emeril's recipe? And don't forget to send your friends a National Zucchini Bread Day e-card. No, seriously. >> Appeals court: Bible fight moot: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the legal battle...

Details are starting to come out about HPD's new chase policy, which bars officers from chasing minor traffic offenders who refuse to stop and gives them the option of chasing major offenders, according to the Chronicle. If you didn't know there was a new policy, well, you're not alone: KHOU reports that it learned about the policy change when frustrated police officers began calling the station last night — there was apparently no official word...

Ever wondered where you could find a traffic cop when you needed one? Well, soon it may not be that hard: Under a proposal from Mayor Bill White, HPD's traffic force may get some help from civilians. The suggestion of an average Joe traffic force is part of the mayor's FY 2007 budget proposal, which he sent to City Council this week.

To try to calm Taser critics, HPD is looking into equipping all its 3,700 Tasers with tiny cameras. Twenty officers across the city are now carrying video-equipped Tasers, which the department thinks might prove police are justified in using the weapons (or, we suppose, might show the opposite). Problem is, the cameras are part of modified Taser battery packs, so they only activate when the Tasers are turned on. That means the tapes only show the shot and what happens after it, not what provoked it. But is that a problem?