Some news for those of you who commute to and from Brazoria County regularly: TxDOT is considering building 26 miles of toll lanes along Highway 288. The proposal is for two toll lanes in each direction from Highway 59 to the South Loop, three lanes each way from the Loop to the Beltway, and two lanes in each direction from there to County Road 60 near Iowa Colony. There's room: When the South Freeway......

So if you live south of Houston, you might want to consider using one of your sick days today — or maybe leaving for work really early: Traffic is still backed up for miles because of a 12-car pileup on northbound Highway 288. The good news is that the wrecked vehicles have been cleared; the bad news is that traffic watchers don't expect the congestion to clear up until after rush hour is over. The......