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Good morning, Houston. Noticed a sharp increase in the number of mosquitoes this summer? You will, observers say — and now, Harris County's first confirmed 2007 human case of West Nile virus has been reported. Break out the insect repellent, check up on the West Nile symptoms and do your best not to get stung — although, these days, we guess that's about like saying "stay out of the humidity." >>A break in Gearen...

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about how a marketing firm suggested that adding "Island" to the city of Galveston's name would make tourists flock to the island. Presumably, tourists would then realize that it actually is an island, and everyone knows islands = fun (well, OK, there are some exceptions). But if you got excited about the possibility of the City of Galveston Island, simmer down: The Galveston City Council pretty much shot...

The two teens accused of beating and sodomozing a Hispanic teen in April pleaded not guilty during a court hearing today Gov. Rick Perry announced a plan today to put surveillance cameras on ranches along the Texas-Mexico border to watch for illegal immigrants A jury convicted Juan Solis today of raping a woman in a Galleria-area parking garage three years ago Fire crews fought a naphtha tank fire in Pasadena today; the tank caught fire...

One of the most disturbing and heartbreaking images from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina were the pets who were left to wander the city and die if they weren't rescued. Not because their owners wanted to leave them there, but because they had no choice. At the time, people evacuating were not allowed to bring their pets and had to decide whether to risk their lives and stay with their animals or to leave them...