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Two more cell phones found during searches on death row

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:04:00 GMT

Two more cell phones were found during regular death row inmate checks and a search for cell phones on Tuesday, officials said.

Houston agency, other transit groups request aid for deals put at risk by AIG

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:11:00 GMT

The move is the latest attempt by agencies nationwide to avoid millions in default payments triggered by the collapse of the insurance giant.

Republican Ted Stevens loses tight Alaska Senate race

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:58:00 GMT

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has lost his bid for a seventh term.

Boy tells police he killed dad so he wouldn't suffer (w/video)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:35:00 GMT

An 8-year-old boy accused in the shooting deaths of his father and another man told police he did not fire the first shots at the men but later shot them so they wouldn't suffer.

Dick Cheney, Alberto Gonzales indicted in S. Texas

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:37:00 GMT

A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on state charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy County's federal detention centers.

Officers disciplined in Carnaby shooting (w/video)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:05:00 GMT

The Houston police officers involved in the shooting death of man who claimed to have ties to federal law enforcement were disciplined for not trying to talk to the man before approaching his vehicle after a high-speed chase, according to the department's investigation of the case.

Muschamp to succeed Brown as UT head coach

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:31:00 GMT

Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp has been named head football coach-in-waiting to eventually replace Mack Brown at the University of Texas, athletic director DeLoss Dodds said Tuesday.

Condemned Houston killer gets execution reprieve

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:54:00 GMT

The Court of Criminal Appeals remanded Eric Cathey's appeal to a lower court for a hearing on his claim that he is mentally retarded.

Holder is Obama's top choice for attorney general

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:36:00 GMT

Sources close to the process said Eric Holder, a former Justice Department official who was President-elect Barack Obama's campaign co-chairman, was a "near certainty" to become the first African-American nominated to head the Justice Department.

Tools float away, but crew completes repair spacewalk

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:14:00 GMT

Spacewalking astronauts wrestled with a leaky grease gun and overcame the loss of a tool bag outside the international space station on Tuesday as they overhauled a mechanism that rotates a set of outstretched solar panels.

Home values in Houston dip 2.7% in October

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:10:00 GMT

The median price for a single-family home dipped to $142,000, after rising 4 percent in September.

Somali pirates seize 7 ships in 12 days; latest from Iran

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:05:00 GMT

U.S. Navy Commander Jane Campbell of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet said the bulk cargo carrier was flying a Hong Kong flag but was operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines.

Owner to close Houston apartments where boy drowned

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:30:00 GMT

The owner is pledging to help scores of residents relocate, city officials say.

Four shot, 1 dead in attack at south Houston home

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:09:00 GMT

Houston police are trying to determine the motive for an attack in which several men burst into a southside home and shot four occupants, killing one.

Man's claim of nursing home neglect during Ike rejected

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:12:00 GMT

A Dickinson man's claim that he was neglected and subjected to substandard care after he was transferred from a Clear Lake assisted living center to Dallas during Hurricane Ike has been dismissed by investigators for the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services.

Deer Park shelter-in-place ends after fire extinguished

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:20:00 GMT

A shelter-in-place advisory in Deer Park has been canceled after a fire at a plastics plant was extinguished and emergency officials concluded that no hazardous emissions escaped, the plant manager said this morning.

Deputies seek gunman in NW Harris County slaying

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:53:00 GMT

The search is continuing this morning for the attacker who fatally shot a man late Monday at an apartment in northwest Harris County.

Pistol found in Spring ISD student's backpack

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:26:00 GMT

The Spring school district is investigating the discovery of an unloaded pistol in the backpack of an elementary school student.

Sisters hurt after SUV rams into home (w/video)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:36:00 GMT

Two young sisters are being treated at a hospital this morning after a sport-utility vehicle that was being pursued by police crashed into their grandmother's home in north Houston.

Some Houston illegal immigrants get probation for crimes

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:14:00 GMT

After getting probation, some of the illegal immigrants were later accused of more serious crimes.

Some in Houston getting a shock from their electric bills

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:30:00 GMT

Power companies blame meter reading difficulties related to Hurricane Ike for higher-than-expected bills this month, but some customers are getting a double shock as their retail rates have risen, too.

Westheimer a traffic jam by day, a lethal racetrack at night

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:30:00 GMT

Police said the car in which the women and two men were traveling may have been involved in a street race in the 7900 block of Westheimer early Sunday morning when its driver lost control of the vehicle.

Houston agrees to repay $15.5 million to HUD

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:30:00 GMT

The city of Houston has agreed to repay $15.5 million to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to settle findings that it misspent grants from three federal housing programs prior to December 2004.

Most Texas profs back unlimited teaching of evolution

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:30:00 GMT

The verdict from Texas scientists is nearly unanimous: 98 percent favor the unadulterated teaching of evolution in public school classrooms, according to a report released Monday.

Regulators OK 12.3% windstorm insurance rate hike

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:30:00 GMT

State regulators Monday approved a 12.3 percent rate increase for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Scalia criticizes courts citing foreign trends

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:30:00 GMT

Judges who use foreign laws to interpret the U.S. Constitution are rewriting it rather than respecting its founders, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told a roomful of judges and top lawyers in Houston on Monday night.