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Good morning, Houston. If you're a smoker who's not a fan of the citywide smoking ban set to take effect this fall, here's something to be happy about: At least you don't live in Abilene, where a man was arrested on a warrant for smoking in public. Brian Wayne Hendrix was cited for smoking in public, a violation of Abilene's smoking ban, in late February; when he failed to show up in court, a... more ›

This summer, about two months after former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling was convicted of fraud, conspiracy, insider trading and lying to auditors in connection with the Enron collapse, U.S. District Judge Sim Lake denied Skilling's request to have his conviction overturned. But never say Skilling is a quitter: Now, he's again asking Lake to overturn his conviction, this time based on a federal appeals court ruling. The ruling in question had to do with some... more ›

A federal judge ruled today that Republicans can't replace Tom DeLay with another candidate in this fall's 22nd Congressional District race Nine current and former Cy-Creek EMS employees have been indicted in connection with a 2004 grenade prank that cost a man part of his foot In southwest Houston, a toddler died this afternoon after a television fell on his head Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay Enron $29.5 million to settle its part of... more ›

In the first day of testimony in the Ken Lay/Jeff Skilling trial, Enron's former head of investor relations said the company's earnings were often adjusted to keep stock prices up. Mark Koenig, who worked closely with former executives Lay and Skilling, said both men were involved in financial management and that Skilling, the ex-CEO, authorized the financial deception. more ›