Good morning, Houston. Sure, the national economy may be going to hell in a handbasket, but look on the bright side: Houston's housing market is remaining pretty strong, so at least you homeowners have something of value! According to a new report, the median home value in Houston fell just $500 between the end of the third quarter 2007 and the end of the year, to $119,300 from $119,800 — still a gain of......

Good morning, Houston. The good thing about having a lovers' spat is that there's almost always someone else out there having one that's far worse — take, for example, the story of a Conroe quarrel that led to a woman ramming her ex-boyfriend's car. Thomas Young-Davis told police that his ex got upset that he had a new girlfriend, so she followed him to a gas station yesterday afternoon, backed into his car twice......

If you were planning not to vote this fall because the government might be trying to mess with you through those eSlate machines, well, find another excuse: Harris County's voting machines have passed a state-mandated accuracy test, which means they should record your vote properly. We can't guarantee they won't steal your soul, but hey, that's a chance you take anytime you use electronics. County clerk's office employees put 2,400 fake votes into eSlate machines......

A driver was killed on the Southwest Freeway near Newcastle early this morning in a head-on collision with a driver going the wrong way Ashley Paige Benton, the girl accused of murdering a teen in this week's attack at Chew Park, should remain in custody on a murder charge, a judge said today A ride at Schlitterbahn Galveston was shut down today after people complained of becoming itchy after being in the water; officials believe......

More bad news for Tom Delay (R-Sugar Land)… it seems that if he ran for election today, he’d lose to an unknown Democrat. The question was: If Tom DeLay runs for re-election in 2006, in general, are you more likely to vote for the Republican candidate Tom DeLay or for the Democratic Party's candidate for Congress? Tom DeLay: 36% The Democrat: 49% Voters' Opinion of Tom DeLay: Favorable: 37% Unfavorable: 52% Unfamiliar: 11% Of course,......