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Good morning, Houston. The Internet has become such a part of our lives that it's hard sometimes to step back and see just how pervasive it really is — but the folks at Domain Name Wire came up with an interesting way to do that: They counted the number of URLs advertised along Highway 71 and I-10 between Austin and Houston. The grand total? More than 68, including the whopper qualityconcreteandswimmingpools.com (which doesn't seem... more ›

A bizarre accident in Midtown early this morning: A woman trying to cross the street was hit and dragged along the pavement by a street sweeper. It happened around midnight at Webster and Bagby; the woman ended up being pulled along the street for about 10 feet before the driver realized what had happened. The woman was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital with a broken leg. We're happy she wasn't hurt more badly, but we... more ›

The Internet has changed everything: Now, your friends and family can receive e-mails from you even after you die. We can't decide whether that's really interesting or really disturbing — or, you know, both. The service is provided by David Eagleman, an assistant professor of neuroscience and psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine. It's called Deathswitch, and the Chronicle tells us all about it today. Here's the skinny: While you're alive, you subscribe to Deathswitch... more ›

Remember the Texas Cyclone, the famed wooden roller coaster at AstroWorld? Even though it's gone, you can still take a ride thanks to this online video of sometimes questionable quality. The Internet is a wonderful place, we have to say. (In case you didn't know, the Texas Cyclone was a copy — though a larger and faster one, naturally — of the Coney Island Cyclone. AstroWorld tried to buy the Coney Island coaster and... more ›

The San Antonio Express News once called Hayes Carll "one of the most acclaimed young songwriters on the Texas scene," and it only takes one listen to Carll's debut album "Flowers and Liquor" to know what all the praise is about. Carll's lyrics are as expressively gritty as his fine-tuned Texas drawl. His songs reflect his chaotic life on the Bolivar Peninsula and life in Arkansas. Carll never had to recover a sophomore slump, and... more ›