Joe Horn told Diane Sawyer, ""When you're confronted, when somebody rushes you, you've already told him not to move, you know that you must shoot or you're gonna be dead." Authorities in Houston are seeking a black male wearing red gloves in conjunction with robberies in the area Houston has bad traffic. But, Austin has the worst drivers in Texas. You may be able to leave your shoes at home even if you're heading to......

Unless you've just returned from a sabbatical taken underneath a rock, you'll have heard the news that Joe Horn, the Pasadena man who shot and killed two men who were robbing his neighbor's house, was cleared of any crimes by a grand jury yesterday. The decision came after seven months of private deliberation and public debate over a case that could have serious repercussions and set legal precedents for years to come. The facts are......

The Grand Jury ruled that Joe Horn will not face charges. DA Kenneth Magidson said, "...the grand jury concluded that Mr. Horn's use of deadly force did not rise to a criminal offense." Sheriff Tommy Thomas apologized for racist emails sent by staff members A missing baby was returned to Wal-Mart by her captor. The infant had been missing since her mother was arrested at a different Wal-Mart. No news on whether or not the......

Forty-years ago today a man with the dream was assassinated in Memphis but the effects were felt across the country. Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up as the son and grandson of a pastor and would become one himself in 1954. Ten years later King would become the youngest person in history to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end segregation in the fight against racism. King was killed after having......

Good morning, Houston. Are you a local news junkie? Do you already know all the headlines we're covering here? If so, we'd love to have you: Houstonist is looking to build its news staff, and you're invited. You should keep up with what's going on in and around Houston and be able to put up a couple of posts a week, at least; some background in journalism is always a plus. If it sounds......

Good morning, Houston. If you were an HPD cadet, you'd think you'd want to keep your nose clean — but apparently no one sent that memo to a cadet who was busted this weekend for allegedly buying and selling crack in southeast Houston. The man was caught off Scott and Nagle in the Third Ward; according to KHOU, he told police he had been smoking crack all weekend with at least two other HPD......

Good morning, Houston. Hey, guess who's having a birthday today? Well, OK, it's technically not Houstonist — our second birthday was back on Nov. 20, but we figured that if the queen can have two birthdays, so can we. And so we're throwing ourselves a little birthday party tonight, and you're all invited. It starts at 6 p.m. at Monsoon Wok, Lamar at San Jacinto (yes, street parking is free downtown after 6). Six......

Good morning, Houston. 'Tis the season for strange missing persons reports: In Tyler, the latest individual to go missing is a 42-foot-tall snowman. The inflatable snowman was last seen at a Tyler tree farm Friday night; the tree lot's owner, Royce Wisenbaker, told the AP that he believes it was hoisted over a fence and carted away. The snowman is worth about $10,000, and a $1,000 reward has been posted for information leading to......