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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Houston Mirror.com http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/10/id/edcb1def3c80d2e6/ en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:13:15 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:13:15 -0500 30 Robert Jones - defense attorney :46OUT OF A HOUSTON POLICE UNIFORM AND INTO AN ORANGE JUMPSUIT.. 31-YEAR-OLD TRACI TENNARSE WAS SENTENCED BY A JUDGE TO 7-YEAR IN PRISON.BACK IN JANUARY OF 2008, THE FO... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042043/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:34:29 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042043/ A Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School Districts student has been accused of hacking into the school district's computer system, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.Harris County prosecutors said Richard U... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042042/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:34:28 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042042/ The Internet has gotten its way: Betty White will host "Saturday Night Live." NBC said Thursday that the 88-year-old actress will host the show May 8. "SNL" executive producer Lorne Michaels says he c... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042044/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:34:27 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042044/ A small school district in Fort Bend County may soon shut down, KPRC Local 2 reported.The Kendleton Independent School District is fighting for its accreditation after the Texas Education Agency revok... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042045/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:34:27 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042045/ A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments on Thursday that the phrases vi... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042047/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:34:26 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042047/ Free Tax Houston Free Tax Houston, which is funded by the federal government, provides free tax preparations to any family that makes less than $55,000 per year. It has more than 200 volunteers and se... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042046/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:34:25 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042046/ Houston police said two men held up the Chartway Federal Credit Union on Westheimer Road near Montrose Street at about 11 a.m.Investigators said the men locked two employees in the vault and got away ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042048/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:34:23 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042048/ View all » Life is Company! Love is Company! Wiess Tabletop Theater at Rice University's production of Stephen Sondheim's vignette musical Company. Told in scenes, not in chronological o... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042049/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:25:12 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042049/ SURPRISE, Ariz. -- For all of the questions regarding Neftali Feliz's status, there are a few indisputable facts. The 21-year-old has a fastball that has reached 100 mph and a breaking ball that st... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33041857/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:19:59 -0500 Texas Rangers http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33041857/ The first-grader was caught with a “miniscule” amount of the drug around 10 a.m. at Foerster Elementary at 14200 Fonmeadow, after another student reportedly told on the boy, Houston ISD sp... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042050/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:09:59 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042050/ Got a story idea? Let us know! According to Fort Bend ISD spokesperson Mary Ann Simpson, at approximately 7:50am a 14-year-old female student walked up to the driver's side window of FBISD school bus ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042040/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:14 -0500 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33042040/ A 7-year-old was found with drugs at a southwest Houston elementary school on Thursday, officials told KPRC Local 2.Houston Independent School District officials said the first-grade Foerster Elementa... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038739/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:42:49 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038739/ TMZ.com , the four prescription bottles found with Corey Haim's body yesterday included four powerful prescriptions prescribed just days before the actor died.Generic versions of Vicodin (hydrocodone)... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038741/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:47 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038741/ Jeltovski, morguefile.com Whole Foods Market, the world’s leading natural and organic grocer, has announced a shortage of grapes due to damage from recent earthquakes in Chile.Chile’s Sixt... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038742/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:45 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038742/ It’s rare when you come across a birth scene that is not plain scary. In most media depictions of child birth, there’s a lot of screaming, and sweating and gnashing of teeth! Most of those... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038743/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:44 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038743/ Aubrey Coleman scored 21 points, including a leaner in the lane with 5 seconds remaining, as Houston upset four-time defending Conference USA tournament champion Memphis 66-65 in the quarterfinals Th... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038740/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:21 -0500 Sports Illustrated http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038740/ A jury that heard more than two months of testimony found today that Memorial Hermann did not use improper antitrust tactics to coerce insurance companies into boycotting a startup hospital. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038745/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:18:47 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038745/ Details are sketchy and the reason for the raid at the 6300 North Shepherd wasn't immediately clear. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement we... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038746/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:18:45 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038746/ Houston billionaires’ bank accounts are on the mend. A majority saw their net worth bounce back from the hit they took at the end of 2008, according to Forbes’ 2010 list of the world&rsqu... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038738/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:15:56 -0500 Houston Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33038738/ Retail gasoline prices are up across Texas for a third week in a row. The weekly AAA Texas survey released Thursday shows regular unleaded rose an average of 8 cents at Texas pumps to $2.65 per gallon... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035674/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:17:23 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035674/ The latest show at Paris' Quai Branly museum comes with a warning for visitors: "This exhibition of Moche ceramics shows sexual acts of an explicit nature." But the extraordinary and graphic testimoni... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035675/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:17:21 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035675/ FBI officials said the Amegy Bank in the 7000 block of Lawndale Street was robbed at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.Investigators said the man shoved customers out of his way to get to the teller counter.The... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035677/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:17:18 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035677/ Troops Project It's a long way from Marlene Summers' living room to the battle zones of Iraq, but there's a sweet connection."I thought I could send them hugs through chocolate chip cookies," Summers ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035676/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:17:15 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035676/ No major challenges in weather for Houston in the next week or so. All of the moisture and storm energy is to our east, where a monster rain/wind/flood event will affect most of the Appalachian Mounta... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035678/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:14 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035678/ You see, this Lenten season I chose not to just fast from eating meat as is the norm, but to fast from complacency and fear—the fear of saying ‘Yes’ to God’s purpose and everyt... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035679/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:12 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035679/ Manager Brad Mills will make sure ace Roy Oswalt gets in his scheduled innings Thursday by throwing live batting practice, since the game against the Washington Nationals in Viera, Fla., was canceled ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035680/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:09 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035680/ ! With your lumber build yourself a three sided pen, to place your organic material in. Make sure that you leave a 2-3 inch gap between the boards so that you get a bit of air flow. Once you are compl... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035682/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:06 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035682/ The University of Houston-Downtown's newest president promised today that the school will remain true to its mission of offering opportunity to students who otherwise might not earn a college degree, ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035688/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:53:16 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035688/ StumbleUpon McALLEN — Customs officials are telling Congress that Mexican drug cartels are infiltrating federal law enforcement agencies along the southwest border. And those charged wit... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035685/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:53:14 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035685/ Brookshire officers said the bodies were found in the 3200 block of Third Street. Stanley Jackson and Jamella Edwards were shot to death, KHOU-TV reported. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035687/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:53:13 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035687/ HUNTSVILLE — An Indiana man who embarked on a cross-country crime spree with his girlfriend a decade ago that ended in a gun battle with police in San Francisco faced execution today for robbing... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035686/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:53:12 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035686/ , and are all produced in Mexico, according to the Philadelphia-based communications company. The new channels include: • Bandamax (Channel 522): The network produces original programming in Me... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33034067/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:51:27 -0500 Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33034067/ American Airlines Inc. is allowing passengers to use mobile boarding passes. Passengers departing on domestic flights from 27 airports now have the option to use mobile boarding passes. Fort Worth-b... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035673/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:50:52 -0500 Houston Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035673/ Got a story idea? Let us know! Google plans to build and test ultra-high speed broadband networks at trial locations. For a community to be considered as a test site, Google must receive nominations f... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035670/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:19 -0500 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035670/ Got a story idea? Let us know! Stacey Lavett Davis, 42, was convicted of Fraudulent Use of Identifying Information on March 8. According to the Fort Bend County District Attorney, Davis had obtained a... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035671/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:16 -0500 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035671/ Authorities are looking for suspects who terrorized a family in their own home. The attack happened around 7:15pm yesterday in the 2400 block of Cambria Court. League City police say three or four a... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035672/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:15 -0500 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33035672/ HUNTSVILLE, TX--(Marketwire - March 11, 2010) - The Sam Houston State University Regional Crime Laboratory, which will serve the basic needs of nearly 100 state and local law enforcement agencies from... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33032446/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:37:46 -0500 Market Wire http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33032446/ , and are all produced in Mexico, according to the Philadelphia-based communications company. The new channels include: • Bandamax (Channel 522): The network produces original programming in Me... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33032221/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:25:07 -0500 Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33032221/ http://www.pcworld.com/article/191155/wait_computer_games_that_look_like_office_productivity_apps.html Houstonian's are working hard these days and some are working even harder than ever to perfor... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33032457/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:18:25 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33032457/ Lone Star College System is planning a satellite campus in northwest Harris County to accommodate students living near the Cy-Fair area. The LSC-CyFair satellite center will be on Clay Road near Fry ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33032455/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:01:26 -0500 Houston Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33032455/ Got a story idea? Let us know! Officers with several agencies, including ICE, ATF and HPD auto-theft division are raiding Nationwide Import Car Salvage on North Shepherd. Three people at the business ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33032453/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:58:10 -0500 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33032453/ Steven Cade Houston police said three men were breaking a hole in a fence at the Willows Apartments in the 10900 block of Fondren Road at about 7:45 p.m. on March 20.Investigators said a resident, Mar... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029459/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:03:23 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029459/ WATCH IT: Vacant Duplex Catches Fire A duplex in on Cohen Street near Petty Street broke out at about 1 a.m.Firefighters said they noticed there was something lit in the back corner of the home.Relati... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029461/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:03:22 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029461/ in Houston. When: Sat. March 13, 2010 12 - 2 p.m.Where: Minute Maid Park at the intersection of Texas and Hamilton in downtown Houston.Features: Don't miss out on one of the biggest and the best St. P... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029462/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:27 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029462/ Lawndale Art Center is presenting several exhibitions March 12 through April 17, 2010. Opening Reception for all of them is Friday, March 12, 2010 from 6:30–8:30 PM, with Artist Talks at 6 PM.In... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029464/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:23 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029464/ View all » Our annual family portrait is right around the corner. We all get dressed, comb our hair and put on our Sunday best. But, that’s not the hard part.Most blended families are stuc... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029465/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:20 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029465/ The Dark Knight , anything and everything that's been "confirmed by a reliable source" just seems silly. This particular source "confirmed" The Riddler as the primary villain a... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029466/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:17 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029466/ Steven Randell Cade, 19, is charged with murder in the death of Markquese Dewayne Donahue, 18, at the Willows Apartment complex in 10900 block of Fondren about 7:45 p.m. on March 20 , according to the... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029469/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:39:59 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029469/ PORT ARTHUR — The captain of a tugboat that collided with an 800-foot tanker in a Port Arthur ship channel in January says his radio calls to the larger ship went unanswered moments before the c... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029470/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:39:58 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029470/ Got a story idea? Let us know! Police are on the scene at a home in the 3200 block of Third Street, where two people are dead. The circumstances of the deaths are unclear, but police are calling this ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029457/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:33:40 -0500 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029457/ Got a story idea? Let us know! The wreck involved two big rigs and eight passenger vehicles and shut down 610 South eastbound between the Gulf Freeway and Highway 225 for about 40 minutes. Houston pol... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029458/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:33:38 -0500 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33029458/ WATCH IT: Judge Gives Controversial Talk To Students Judge Larry Standley was supposed to speak to a group of students about the law and the consequences of underage drinking and doing drugs.But inste... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026215/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:17:08 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026215/ James Bond had no problems when it came to gadgets ... or women. Robert Elsenpeter, Contributing writer The 1980s were a magical time for cinema. It was the time of awesome storytelling and some of th... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026216/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:17:06 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026216/ A former Marine was acquitted Wednesday in the stabbing death of a Rice University basketball player during a 2007 fight outside a College Station bar. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026214/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:17:05 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026214/ Missy Jane Texas author Missy Jane creates fascinating worlds populated by equally fascinating beings...to the delight of readers everywhere.Hi, Missy, and welcome back to The Examiner! So do you cons... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026217/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:08:27 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026217/ A Mississippi man who was accused of making a threats against federal law enforcement officials from the Houston Public Library has been convicted. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026218/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:53:31 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026218/ John Robert Dossey, 62, is charged with producing and possessing child pornography. Officials said that Dossey, who was indicted March 4, has pleaded not guilty and his trial is scheduled for May 11. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026220/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:53:29 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026220/ Dense fog will shroud the Houston region and coastal communities much of the morning, but the sun will peek through in inland areas by the afternoon and the weekend will be clear and mild, forecasters... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026219/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:53:28 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026219/ The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has awarded $3.5 million to five local organizations to fund cancer prevention programs that will reach underserved populations and geographic are... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026213/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:51:26 -0500 Houston Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33026213/ A Houston woman reported being robbed at knife point inside of a North Harris County Walmart, KPRC Local 2 reported.Glenda Jones said it happened to her at the Walmart on Interstate 45 and West Road.S... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023494/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:26:31 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023494/ Decide what you enjoy about a specific part of your work. Can you transfer that enjoyment to parts you less enjoy? Then I suggest you engage in some reflection after you carry out these actions. What ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023495/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:18:15 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023495/ Since this was published, I've seen three different figures on the guaranteed money ranging from $4.25 to $6.25 so stay tuned for clarification)Smith, an 8 year veteran who will be 29 years old next m... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023496/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:18:14 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023496/ AUSTIN — An Austin man has been sentenced to death for the 2003 stabbing death of a friend of a woman he had dated in an attack witnessed by the victim's son. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023497/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:04:29 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023497/ The small blaze broke out about 1:30 a.m. at the home in the 2400 block of Petty near Cohn, which is west of T.C. Jester and just north of Interstate 10, fire officials said. The area is considered pa... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023498/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:04:27 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023498/ The man, dubbed the “Big Bully” by federal authorities, jostled patrons to rob the Amegy Bank branch in the 7000 block of Lawndale about 4:30 p.m., according to the FBI. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023499/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:04:27 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023499/ Fire breaks out in Heights area again This time, crews were called to an empty home around 1:30am off Petty and Cohn in the Cottage Grove neighborhood. Now, arson investigators are combing the scene t... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023493/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:59:38 -0500 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023493/ Got a story idea? Let us know! Authorities say the victim was found lying on the road on 75th Street and Capitol. Witnesses say a light blue Dodge Neon hit the man as he crossed the street and kept go... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023492/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:59:36 -0500 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023492/ If you're unemployed or looking for change, you might want to head out to Tomball, which is where a job fair will be held this evening. [FIND A JOB: http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023491/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:59:34 -0500 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33023491/ Swamp Donkey " Richards will attempt to bring another major title back to Houston. In only his third fight in the Cruiserweight division, Richards (25-2, 16 KOs) has landed a shot at the WBO Crui... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33021291/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:47:53 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33021291/ LocalITCompanies.com is now serving the greater metropolitan regions of Chicago, Dallas and Houston and will soon be expanding nationwide. Local IT Companies connects businesses with up to three pre-s... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33018064/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:43:46 -0500 PR Web http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33018064/ On Wednesday, officials from ProMexico, Mexico's business institution, stopped in the Bayou City to encourage investors and business leaders to consider working in Mexico, especially in its fledgling ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33014620/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:15:46 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33014620/ Sacks like this, by the Raiders' Derrick Burgess (56) and Kevin Huntley (94), became the overriding theme of David Carr's career with the Houston Texans. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33012302/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:28:48 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33012302/ Joshua Union, 24, carries his 2-year-old, Gabriella, around the midway Wednesday during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's third annual Support the Troops Day. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33012317/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:49:37 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33012317/ HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The bull that caused chaos after getting out of Reliant Stadium last weekend and injuring two Rodeo workers was back in competition Wednesday night. A cowboy was trying to tame 'Har... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33012314/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:44:02 -0500 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33012314/ Got a story idea? Let us know! The woman taught at Cy Springs High School in Cypress. The district says she's believed to have had sex with a male student off campus. Cy-Fair ISD placed her on leave F... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33012316/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:44:01 -0500 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33012316/ Harris County homeowners reported thousands of burglaries last year. Unfortunately, just a fraction of those cases were ever solved. The number of victims who got their stolen property back was even s... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010105/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:30:37 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010105/ Police need your help in finding a thief who they say robbed a man at gunpoint and then cashed his check, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.Investigators said on Friday, Feb.19, at around 1:15 a.m., the... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010106/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:30:34 -0500 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010106/ View all » Children needs simple answers to questions in easily digestible phrases and not to many of them either. The shorter the better when helping them understand why their behavior is not a... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010107/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:22:06 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010107/ A part-time worker at Bear Creek Assistance Ministries was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for selling community service hours to Harris County probationers. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010108/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:09:21 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010108/ SAN ANTONIO — Centex Homes will offer to buy back 27 homes in a Northwest Side neighborhood and plans to spend $4 million to $5 million to rebuild a massive retaining wall that collapsed in Janu... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010110/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:09:18 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010110/ A federal judge has dismissed an excessive force lawsuit against Harris County by the family of a Houston truck driver who died two days after sheriff's deputies used a Taser to subdue him. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010111/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:09:17 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010111/ • The Port of Houston Authority is offering to purchase an easement • from the 411 property owners who live in Shoreacres and La Porte near the Bayport Container Terminal. Here is how much... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010113/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:09:15 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010113/ Mayor Annise Parker raised the possibility of furloughs and layoffs for city employees for the first time Wednesday, saying the city's dire budget outlook will require City Council to consider all ava... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010112/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:09:14 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010112/ Mayor Annise Parker cast doubt Wednesday on whether the Metropolitan Transit Authority has the money to pay for two planned light-rail lines that proponents say are critical to the success of the agen... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010114/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:09:13 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010114/ Previous zoo art sales have raised money for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, in which more than 200,000 people died, and for wildlife conservation. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010115/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:09:11 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010115/ A team of university researchers has concluded there's likely a link between a series of small earthquakes at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport and an injection well used to get rid of wastewater from natural... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010116/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:09:11 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010116/ Berkstresser was among 170 surviving members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots program — including 31 from Texas — who were honored with a Congressional Gold Medal for their pioneering ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010117/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:09:09 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010117/ Some of those ideas were in a June letter the Sierra Club authored with Scenic Galveston, the Sea Turtle Restoration Project, Galveston Baykeeper and the Houston Audubon Society. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010118/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:09:07 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010118/ For private equity deals, the outlook for 2010 and beyond is generally positive, although some stumbling blocks remain on the lending side, said panelists during a breakout session at the Association ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010104/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:07:11 -0500 Houston Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010104/ Got a story idea? Let us know! Jeff Henry Williamson, 45, of Jackson, was found guilty Wednesday of sending a threatening communication in interstate commerce. U.S. Attorney Jose Angel Moreno says Wil... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010103/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:03:34 -0500 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33010103/ View all » When I became a mother, I was a working woman. I had a full-time job as the dyslexia specialist for a small district fifteen minutes from my home. I was very fortunate to work with wo... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007662/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:38:24 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007662/ An undercover police sting was launched when Houston Solid Waste Management supervisors noticed an unusually high amount of gasoline being used by Pleasant. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007661/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:38:22 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007661/ Left-hander Wandy Rodriguez was roughed up for six runs (four earned) on six hits over three innings Wednesday in the Astros' 16-4 loss against the Florida Marlins in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/David J... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007663/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:38:21 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007663/ Treat the next six days or so as a sort of "rest and relaxation" period with which to sit back and...ignore the weather! I say this because while other parts of the nation (such as Appalachi... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007664/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:38:18 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007664/ morgueFile Houston has its own dating vibe. Unlike its more laid-back sister, Austin, first dates in Houston can be sort of like job interviews. Successful Houstonians like to play the field, and are ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007665/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:38:17 -0500 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007665/ Pitching for the first time as a starter this spring, Wilson was charged with two runs on one hit in three innings in a 6-3 loss to the Mariners. Wilson struck out two batters, issued one walk and thr... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007488/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:33:44 -0500 Texas Rangers http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007488/ Mexico's Carlos Slim beat Bill Gates and Warren Buffett for the top spot on Forbes magazine's annual list of billionaires, becoming the first person from outside the U.S. to lead the rankings in 16 ye... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007669/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:25:20 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007669/ Lupski's symptoms of the same disease didn't appear until he turned 15, when doctors realized it must be a genetic nerve disorder. After a diagnosis of the relatively rare Charcot-Marie Tooth disease,... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007668/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:24:39 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007668/ Dianne Bynum, former executive director of the March of Dimes Texas Gulf Coast Chapter and current board president of the Harris County Protective Services for Children and Adults, has died of pancrea... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007666/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:24:34 -0500 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007666/ Struggling to make up for a multi-million dollar deficit, the city of Houston is now weighing its options. They're options that could mean big financial sacrifices, especially for city workers. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007659/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:19:03 -0500 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/33007659/