Results tagged “morningroundup”

  • Harris County officials have replied to federal criticism of conditions at the county jail with a 300-page rebuttal
  • Terry Grier, the man expected to be HISD's next superintendent, visited a local high school and chatted with the Chronicle
  • A police chase early yesterday afternoon ended when the suspect hit an innocent man's truck, causing it to roll seven times
  • Kay Bailey Hutchinson is in full campaign mode for the 2010 gubernatorial election
  • The U.S. is repaying $2.4 million in lost tax revenue to Mexican officials in San Antonio today after uncovering a scheme in which oil stolen from Mexico was sold to refineries by a Houston-based oil company
  • Fire officials say lightning started a fire at a CenterPoint facility in Midtown yesterday afternoon, cutting power to some residents and sending black smoke across the neighborhood
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is calling for a 'fair and just' investigation into allegations of racism and sexism in HFD
  • TX DOT has temporarily shelved I-45 construction plans so that folks will (want to) visit Galveston
  • Veteran firefighters - all of them female - are defending Houston Fire Department in the wake of the discrimination allegations
  • More news from the city's Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care, and it ain't good: A woman claims she saw a BARC employee hitting a puppy
  • Book 2010 MLS All-Star game. Check. Submit bid to host World Cup Games. Check. Our bid went in yesterday thanks to the Houston Bid Committee. Host sites will be announced in December 2010.
  • A group of protesters gathered at City Hall yesterday to speak out against what they claim is a string of offensive incidents in the Houston Fire Department
  • A Harris County grand jury did not indict Donald Driver's dad or the HPD officers on charges stemming from a traffic stop last November
  • HPD and TSU officers are reviewing surveillance tapes to try to find out who was responsible for a Wednesday shooting spree at the university in which at least eight people were wounded
  • Houstonians are wondering who paid for Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee's trip to L.A. for Michael Jackson's memorial service. KPRC's Amy Davis plans to find out.
  • A death row inmate scheduled to be executed on Thursday may get a reprieve thanks to new evidence in case
  • Continental is raising checked bag fees and cutting headcount. 1,700 jobs will be reduced, which is in addition to previously announced cuts. Curb side baggage checking fees will increase $5 per bag; online fees will remain the same.
  • Fisher and Artest were ejected with Wafer sent to the showers by Adelman. Any league action on the ejections and fouls will be decided today.
  • Perhaps Ron Artest's new do was the secret ingredient in the team's win
  • Some schools are closing while others are re-opening amid flu fears
  • It means that protective masks are flying off the shelves at area retailers
  • Six swine flu cases have been confirmed in Texas: three in DFW and three more in San Antonio
  • Roads are flooded. Duh. So be careful if you decide to leave the house and don't drive like a jackass.
  • Will swine flu hit Houston? It's too early to say, but local health officials are on alert; meanwhile, Eric Berger answers some swine flu-related questions
  • J. Kevin Edmundson, an SEC official prosecuting billionaire R. Allen Stanford, is accused of assaulting a police officer at a Fort Worth arts festival
  • Chanton Jenkins, the 32-year-old driver of the car that crashed into Greens Bayou on Saturday, killing five children, has been charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter
  • Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia has reorganized the sheriff's department to handle a backlog of unresolved complaints, but some critics say the changes will impact public safety
  • The city of Houston won a lawsuit against a no-tell motel that Sunnyside residents say was trashing up their neighborhood
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