Contributor ReportsPerry files to run for third term
Source: The San Antonio Express-News
Houston :: TX :: USA | updated Thu Dec 03 22:25:43 -0800 2009 | political-news
Gov. Rick Perry already holds the record for longest-serving governor in state history, but Thursday he filed to paperwork to officially become a Republican candidate for an unprecedented third term...Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and activist Debra Medina hope to stop...
Weekend expected to clear out after frosty Friday
Source: Houston Chronicle
Houston :: TX :: USA | updated Thu Dec 03 06:12:55 -0800 2009 | political-news
Enjoy today's the sunny skies and cool temperatures while you can. Friday is expected to be frigid even if no snow shows up and the evening drive home that night could be icy, according to the National Weather Service. The...
Houston charity eases gift sign-up
Source: Austin America-Statesman/Texas Longhorns
Houston :: TX :: USA | updated Thu Dec 03 18:05:37 -0800 2009 | political-news
Charity eases sign-up for gifts Families signing up their children for the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program in the Houston area will no longer have to give a Social Security number. Some had seen the practice as a way to...
Houston police unit being investigated
Source: United Press International
Houston :: TX :: USA | updated Thu Dec 03 12:21:37 -0800 2009 | political-news
The fingerprinting comparison unit of the Houston Police Department is facing a criminal investigation, a police official said. Houston police Executive Assistant Chief Tim Oettmeier said Wednesday the investigation began after an audit resulted in accusations of questionable evidence work...
Officer involved in minor east Houston car crash
Source: Houston Chronicle
Houston :: TX :: USA | updated Wed Dec 02 04:20:49 -0800 2009 | political-news
A Houston police officer crashed his patrol car on slick roads in east Houston early this morning, authorities said. The officer was traveling on Avenue E and tried to turn onto 71st Street when he slid and crashed into a...
Overnight rains move out of Houston, frigid temps on the way
Source: Houston Chronicle
Houston :: TX :: USA | updated Wed Dec 02 04:36:06 -0800 2009 | political-news
Much the rain that soaked the Houston area for the past few days appears to be moving away, but temperatures will plunge even further today and later this week as an Arctic blast may bring snow to the region. The...
Continental shifting toward cashless cabin
Source: Miami Herald
Houston :: TX :: USA | updated Mon Nov 30 22:27:31 -0800 2009 | travel-news
Continental Airlines Inc. said Monday that credit and debit cards will be accepted for purchases onboard most its aircraft starting Tuesday. Flight attendants will use new hand-held devices to process the card payments for purchases of alcoholic beverages and headsets....
‘Big dude’ carries UT past Rice
Source: The San Antonio Express-News
Houston :: TX :: USA | updated Sun Nov 29 20:59:26 -0800 2009 | sports-news
The Rice Owls were given a big lesson in what teams in the Big 12 already know: Texas’ Dexter Pittman is a big man and a force to be reckoned with under the basket. Pittman scored 21 points, leading No....
Colts rally again, beat Texans 35-27
Source: Arizona Republic
Houston :: TX :: USA | updated Mon Nov 30 02:15:11 -0800 2009 | sports-news
The Indianapolis Colts have the formula for comebacks down pat...Peyton Manning threw three touchdown passes and the Colts rallied for a 35-27 win over Houston on Sunday, Indy's 20th consecutive regular-season victory. When Jacksonville lost to San Francisco later in...
Rice faces questions after UH's Bayou Bucket rout
Source: Houston Chronicle
Houston :: TX :: USA | updated Sat Nov 28 23:24:09 -0800 2009 | sports-news
Officially, the season is over for Rice, and the shock of allowing the third-most points in school history probably won't subside for weeks, maybe months. But the implications from Saturday's 73-14 loss at Robertson Stadium might last longer for Rice....
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