Provides the latest RSS feeds for Houston News. 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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:54:29 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:54:29 -0400 30 RIVERSIDE — Glowing like an atomic peach, the summer sun vaulted from Lake Livingston and hung in the cloudless sky like a thousand heat lamps from hell. Inside Riverside’s Ellis Unit, pri... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25861601/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:42:16 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25861601/ And so the Thomas family made the seasonal pilgrimage to one of dozens of fireworks stands lining the highways along the edge of town Friday, stocking up on things that will go boom in the night. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25861600/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:42:14 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25861600/ Some of the trees might be used to refurbish the world’s only remaining wooden whaling ship. The Mystic Seaport maritime museum is hoping to haul six to eight truckloads — about 176 tons &... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25861602/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:42:12 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25861602/ FORT WORTH — Kristen Blair, competing as Miss North Texas, has won the Miss Texas crown and will represent the Lone Star State at the Miss America pageant. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25861603/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:42:10 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25861603/ “What we’ve got on our hands, a serial tree arsonist, I’ve never seen before,’’ said Fire Marshal Gilbert Robinson. “I’ve talked to colleagues of mine, and th... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25860929/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:06:42 -0400 Boston Globe http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25860929/ ARLINGTON -- Tommy Hunter said it was a family decision not to sign with the then-Devil Rays, who drafted him in the 18th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25859750/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:34:20 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25859750/ ARLINGTON -- Josh Hamilton was the designated hitter for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday, his third game with RedHawks. He went 0-for-5 at the plate. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25859752/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:34:19 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25859752/ ARLINGTON -- Derek Holland worked on his pickoff move with first-base coach Gary Pettis on Monday. He insists it wasn't with Carl Crawford and B.J. Upton in mind. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25859751/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:34:18 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25859751/ On Thursday morning — after not hearing from them for days — a neighbor called 911 and firefighters forced their way into the twins’ South Side home to find both women dead inside th... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25859858/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:26:34 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25859858/ Dozens of financially pressed Texas police agencies are “shopping” the Pentagon’s list of discarded and surplus military equipment trying to score everything from helicopters and Kev... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25859859/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:26:33 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25859859/ HOUSTON (KTRK) -- We are learning much more about what lead up to a deadly shooting outside a northeast Harris County funeral home. That shooting happened as family members were saying goodbye to a t... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25859857/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:22:17 -0400 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25859857/ A gasoline tanker scam was broken up with three arrests after undercover Houston police officers tailed a semi with video cameras, Local 2 Investigates reported Friday. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858198/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:25:57 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858198/ ARLINGTON -- Rangers team president Nolan Ryan said on Friday that the club will not be restricted because of owner Tom Hicks' financial troubles. This comes one day after it was reported that Major L... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858109/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:10:54 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858109/ Special rangers traced more than 80 percent of last year’s stolen cattle in Texas. If they couldn’t return it to its original owner, they managed to get them some form of restitution. Of... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858199/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:02:53 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858199/ The 29-year-old Houston native was found dead Tuesday at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego. Roy said the family was told that Provost was shot three times, had his hands and feet bo... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858200/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:02:52 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858200/ Chad Gibson suffered a severe head injury when Fort Worth police and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents inspected the Rainbow Lounge on Sunday. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858201/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:02:51 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858201/ DENTON — Investigators believe that a slain taxi driver found stabbed and burned in rural Denton County had been robbed. His van was found abandoned about a mile away. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858202/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:02:50 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858202/ StumbleUpon HOUSTON — Retail gasoline prices are falling this week heading into the July 4th holiday. The weekly AAA Texas gasoline price survey released Thursday shows the average pric... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858203/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:02:49 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858203/ Homicide detectives are investigating the death of an 18-year-old whose body was found inside a closet in her family’s northwest Harris County home. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858204/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:02:47 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25858204/ WATCH IT: Light Show Displays Patriotism There are no fireworks in the show at 705 Meadowglen. A 7,000-light display started with some friends' suggestions to Don Galaway. In January, he started putti... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25856465/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:42:58 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25856465/ A Friendswood resident is continuing his journey of recovery after a permanent injury as a Marine changed his life forever, KPRC Local 2 reported Friday. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25856466/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:42:56 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25856466/ HOUSTON (KTRK) -- After complaints and even injuries at a parade in the Montrose area, Houston police are talking more about how their mounted patrol is used in crowds. A lot of you will be seeing... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25856464/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:14:56 -0400 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25856464/ (AP) — GALVESTON, Texas - Officials on Galveston Island are looking for the culprit in a bizarre palm tree torching spree. Thirty trees have been set ablaze on the island southeast of Houston ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25855535/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:06:15 -0400 New Jersey Online http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25855535/ A 52-year-old man was expected to leave the hospital after being gored by a bull at a rodeo in South Texas. Rene Saenz was taken by air to Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Memorial, a hospital s... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25854265/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:16:52 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25854265/ A sculpture dedicated to firefighters was unveiled at Gallery Furniture the day before the store reopens following a four-alarm fire that destroyed its warehouse, KPRC Local 2 reports. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25854266/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:16:54 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25854266/ Houston, Texas . Experts estimate as much as 10% of all trees in the area are either dead or dying. Urban Forester Victor Cordova said, "We water in the morning. We go back and check and it's like we... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25851061/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:32:24 -0400 Wikinews http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25851061/ StumbleUpon DETROIT — A Texas man who killed a suburban Detroit couple has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release. Miguel Servando pleaded guilty in Novembe... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25851992/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:29:37 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25851992/ WATCH IT: 16-Year-Old Arrested After Chase Investigators said the teen took them on an 18-mile chase through southwest Houston, at times reaching speeds of up to 80 mph."He ran red lights. He ran the ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25849861/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:56:45 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25849861/ StumbleUpon An arrest warrant has been issued for a man suspected in a fatal shooting outside a northeast Harris County funeral home Thursday night, authorities said. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25849864/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:32:52 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25849864/ The Texas banking merger and acquisition market that slowed to a crawl in 2008 has virtually come to halt. Through the first half of 2009, according to a report by Houston-based Carson Medlin Co., on... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25849860/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:30:37 -0400 Houston Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25849860/ A father found his daughter dead when he arrived at their northwest Harris County home on Thursday, KPRC Local 2 reported.Harris County sheriff's deputies said Trang Van, 18, was killed at her home in... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25847442/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:24:14 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25847442/ Average retail gasoline prices in the Houston area fell 5 cents this week to $2.44 a gallon heading into the Fourth of July weekend, according to AAA Texas. Galveston residents are looking at a 4 cen... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25847443/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:22:32 -0400 Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25847443/ WATCH IT: Man Wanted In Funeral Killing Harris County sheriff's deputies said Richard Earl Toussiant, 22, was not invited to the child's funeral at the Brookside Funeral Home on the Eastex Freeway nea... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25847441/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:24:15 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25847441/ If you owe money on a bad check, Harris County is giving you a last chance to pay up before you end up going to jail, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25845035/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:53:03 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25845035/ A former Galena Park teacher has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.Fernando Gonzalez, 34, was caught watching porn and exposing himself in his North Shore Hig... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25845036/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:53:01 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25845036/ He's not a firefighter, but a Baytown police officer took an oath with the protect the public. He said that's why he jumped in to save a suspect from a burning van, KPRC Local 2 reported. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25845037/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:53:00 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25845037/ A second Harris County employee is accused of accepting bribes to provide clean urine to defendants out on bail. Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Devine said 45-year-old Jorge Alfonso Campble was ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25845038/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:52:58 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25845038/ Outfielder Julio Borbon played his way off the list this week, as he became the latest Rangers prospect to make his big league debut this season, and the second player from the club's 2007 draft to do... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25844871/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:37:27 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25844871/ The Lakers Kobe Bryant, left, gives Houston s Ron Artest a hug after beating the Rockets in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25845039/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:30:54 -0400 Daily News http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25845039/ Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. During today’s Doctors from Hell: The Horrific Account of Nazi Experiments on Humanslecture, Spitz will give a firsthand narrative of the dramatic trials of http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25842447/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:17:19 -0400 Houston Press http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25842447/ (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)FILE - In this May 6, 2009, file photo, Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest, right, has words for Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during Game 2 of a second-round NBA ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25842449/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:33:47 -0400 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25842449/ HOUSTON, TX, July 03, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- John Daugherty, Realtors is taking their customers' website experience to a whole new level with the addition of live chat. Now, anyone visiting the Jo... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25838876/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:49:34 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25838876/ Word has been confirmed that the Rangers have signed Jurickson Profar, a former Little League World Series star from Curacao. The 16-year-old Profar is one of the top prospects to sign on internationa... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25839755/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:47:20 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25839755/ Houston’s largest police union, citing the death of six officers during Mayor Bill White’s tenure, called on the mayor and City Council this week to hire more officers, restore $14 million... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25839878/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:38:32 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25839878/ City Councilwoman Toni Lawrence is moving to a small, 648-square-foot rancher in the Oak Forest neighborhood, a step that may pave the way for her to run for Harris County Commissioner Jerry Eversole&... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25839879/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:38:30 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25839879/ The city of Houston intends to terminate a $28 million contract with Synagro Technologies, a local waste treatment company at the center of a federal bribery investigation in Detroit. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25837218/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:24:41 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25837218/ Officials reported finding children hidden in this shed Wednesday at a Sealy in-home day care. Gasoline, lawn equipment and insecticides were inside. Officials don’t know how often this... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25837217/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:24:10 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25837217/ WALLER COUNTY, TX (KTRK) -- There are allegations of hot and steamy behavior inside a Waller County assisted-living center for elderly residents. A local attorney filed a lawsuit on behalf of family ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25837212/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:19:44 -0400 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25837212/ NBA rules prohibit announcing free-agent deals until next week, said the Rockets offered Ariza the full mid-level exception for the first year, about $5.6 million.Ariza is coming to Houston just as http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25837214/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:59:00 -0400 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25837214/ A federal judge in Dallas said he will consider a modest request for money to pay lawyers and accountants to look through R. Allen Stanford's personal assets to find money untainted by an alleged $7 b... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25837215/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:58:59 -0400 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25837215/ Two government agencies have ordered testing and removed workers from a project on the Houston Ship Channel because a number of workers have contracted a mysterious illness, Local 2 Investigates repor... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25834827/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:29:28 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25834827/ A man in a van possibly stolen led police on a half-hour chase Thursday afternoon before officers took him into custody in southwest Houston, officials said. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25834836/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:05:36 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25834836/ A Katy real estate agent Thursday said he meant only to pay homage to comedian Jay Leno when he registered the Web site name www.the jaylenoshow.com and linked it to his commercial Internet page. But ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25834834/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:05:33 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25834834/ 713-794-9020 id="id2447434" class="Text-TextBody HoustonText">With a laugh, Vernice Roy admitted it. She came to the Hip Hop for HIV testing event last week for the free concert admission. id="id2... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25834832/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:05:39 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25834832/ ARLINGTON -- Josh Hamilton took the next step in his medical rehabilitation assignment on Thursday, playing an entire game in center field for Triple-A Oklahoma City. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25834756/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:14:21 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25834756/ About 50 Houston police officers who have worked with department K-9 units have filed a federal lawsuit seeking overtime wages tied to the care of the dogs they were assigned. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25834833/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:05:31 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25834833/ A driver in a reportedly stolen van led police on a 40-minute chase through several parts of Houston Thursday afternoon, causing numerous wrecks, KPRC Local 2 reported. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25832045/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:54:42 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25832045/ The Houston Police Department's K9 division officers are suing the city of Houston for what they say is unpaid overtime caring for their dogs at home, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25832046/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:54:38 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25832046/ Two more people have died from heat-related illnesses, bringing the total number of victims to three in the Houston area this summer, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25832044/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:54:41 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25832044/ Clay County Sheriff Kenny Lemons said witnesses on the train reported seeing the couple standing and embracing on the tracks in the path of the approaching train Tuesday night. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25832047/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:25:41 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25832047/ HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A Harris County courthouse employee is accused of taking bribes in exchange for drug-free urine. And it was allegedly an elaborate sting that landed him behind bars. Prosecutors ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25832041/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:20:24 -0400 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25832041/ HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Today we learned of two new heat-related deaths, bringing the total in Harris County for the year to three. While all three victims had underlying conditions, heat was a factor. ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25832043/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:20:21 -0400 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25832043/ A Baytown police officer pulled a suspect from a burning car that flipped over Thursday, KPRC Local 2 reported.Police said shortly before 2 a.m., Officer R. Parker was traveling east on Interstate 10 ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828035/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:12 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828035/ It's obvious the Rangers are in a slump.  I understand having a few guys not hitting, but it seems to be 12 or so right now.  What is hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo doing to work with the hitt... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25827776/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:55:46 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25827776/ Send Us Keeping Cool Video, Pictures State Sen. Sylvester Turner asked the PUC to pass an emergency ban on service disconnects during the summertime."It is an emergency because people lives are hangin... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828034/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:13 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828034/ ARLINGTON -- Eric Nadel has been watching Rangers baseball for more than 30 years, and what he sees he immediately describes in rich and precise detail for people listening across Texas and beyond. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25827775/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:55:48 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25827775/ During the trial, Martinez testified that he was drunk and had left a party when he saw the homeless man in a trash container. He said an unknown man with a gun told him to get inside the bin, and kic... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828039/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:45:07 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828039/ GALVESTON — A flaming palm reported to the Galveston Fire Department early this morning is the latest in a series tree blazes that have left officials here scratching their heads. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828040/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:45:08 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828040/ StumbleUpon ORANGE — East Texas authorities have arrested a man on a capital murder charge in the 1995 death of a woman whose body parts were found in the Sabine River. James Edward Hol... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828042/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:45:04 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828042/ HoustonTexans.com is counting down the top-five gutsiest plays in Texans’ history in chronological order. There were quite a few game-winning kicks courtesy of http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828036/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:18:27 -0400 Houston Texans http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828036/ HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Economic woes have Continental Airlines asking flight attendants to take some time off without pay. Around 9,500 flight attendants were asked to consider the option which would s... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828033/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:39:55 -0400 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828033/ David Lee , Ariza's agent, did not immediately return messages left by the AP. The meeting was first reported by KRIV-TV in Houston.The 6-foot-8 Ariza averaged 8.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828037/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:16:45 -0400 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828037/ The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States rose by 11 this week to 928, the third consecutive week for an uptick after months of declines.Of the rigs running na... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828038/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:16:43 -0400 Examiner http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25828038/ A Katy man lost a fight with NBC talk show host Jay Leno over a Web site name, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.Guadalupe Zambrano owned the domain name of http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823174/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:16:24 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823174/ StumbleUpon One security guard was fatally shot and another was critically wounded in a shooting at an after-hours night club early this morning in north Harris County. Harris County Sheriff'... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823180/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:45:04 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823180/ Prosecutors today said they are seeking out more possible victims after arresting a county employee accused of taking bribes to provide clean urine to defendants out on bail. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823179/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:45:09 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823179/ ’s Veteran’s Workforce Investment Program to provide veterans with job training. The Labor Department is giving 17 grants totaling more than $7.5 million to help about 3,000 veterans find... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823168/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:43:23 -0400 Houston Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823168/ merge to form the largest publicly traded midstream energy partnership with a value of about $26 billion. Investors will not be able to acquire additional limited units of Teppco (NYSE: TPP) under th... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823169/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:43:19 -0400 Houston Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823169/ StumbleUpon CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Navy officials say the death of a 29-year-old Camp Pendleton sailor is being investigated as a possible homicide. Navy Region Southwest spokesman Do... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823178/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:45:07 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823178/ StumbleUpon A man shot and wounded an intruder at his apartment Wednesday in Sugar Land, police said. The shooting happened at the Fairmont Apartments in the 2300 block of Long Reach about 12... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823177/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:45:05 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823177/ Santos International Holdings Pty Ltd. for $240 million. Under the terms of the agreement, the Houston exploration and production company will sell all of its interest in three petroleum exploration ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823170/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:43:16 -0400 Houston Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823170/ Frenchy’s Po-Boy has opened a new location at 6102 Scott Street in Houston. Frenchy’s serves Creole-seasoned cuisine in a fast-casual setting. The new restaurant is the eighth location f... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823172/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:43:10 -0400 Houston Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823172/ HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Two security guards were shot early Thursday morning in north Harris County. One of them died. And deputies say the gunman had an intended target. It happened around 5:30am at th... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823167/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:39:42 -0400 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823167/ Kauffman Foundation study that predicts the United States may be “on the cusp of an entrepreneurship boom.” Over the past decade, Americans between the ages of 55 and 64 had the highest r... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823171/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:43:13 -0400 Houston Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823171/ HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The Houston Police Officer's Union is once again asking Houston Mayor Bill White and police Chief Harold Hurtt to revoke the city's policy that prevents officers from making inquiri... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823165/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:39:39 -0400 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823165/ HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Family of slain Houston U.S. Navy Sailor August Provost is making funeral arrangements today. His Aunt, Jodi Johnson, says "We would never expect this, not in a lifetime." Provos... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823164/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:39:38 -0400 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823164/ -(Dow Jones)- The number of rigs drilling for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose for the second time since April on crude oil prices and hopes of an economic recovery that could boost energy deman... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823173/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:05:03 -0400 Morning Star http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25823173/ Toll Brothers (TOL) is set to add its McMansions. After scouring the region for a more than a decade, the builder known for its luxurious models is opening for pre-construction sales next month, hopi... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25821112/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:05:00 -0400 Morning Star http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25821112/ A man was shot to death at a north Houston apartment complex on Thursday, KPRC Local 2 reported.Houston police said shots were fired at the Canfield Lake Apartments on Northborough Drive near Rushcree... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25818295/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:02:08 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25818295/ StumbleUpon An off-duty Harris County Sheriff's deputy helped catch a man who is suspected in a fatal shooting Wednesday night in far southwest Harris County. Harris County Sheriff's Office d... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25818298/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:35:18 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25818298/ A federal immigration enforcement agent shot at a suspect driving a pickup truck who apparently tried to run over the officer during a chase earlier this week in southwest Houston. The driver, 23, an... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25818296/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:35:15 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25818296/ U.S. unemployment rose to 9.5 percent in June — the highest since August 1983 — as employers cut more jobs. That compared with 9.4 percent in May. The http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25818292/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:33:24 -0400 Houston Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25818292/ "); jQuery('#search_jobs,#search_news,#search_companies,#search_videos').css('font-weight','normal'); jQuery('#search_site').css('font-weight','bold'); jQuery('#searchform').attr("action",'http://h... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25818293/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:33:22 -0400 Houston Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25818293/ An 11-year-old student with special needs was pulled over by police for running a stop sign after he took his teacher's car for a joy ride earlier this week. The boy took his teacher's car keys Monday... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25814392/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:21:02 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25814392/ The cattle remains were found in various locations on the eastern portion of the facility at FM 1843 and U.S. 84 in different states of decomposition, according to a TCEQ incident report. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25814394/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:56:15 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25814394/ A pastor said he plans to sue a police officer who he said shocked him with a Taser gun, pepper-sprayed and handcuffed him in front of his congregation, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday. http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25814391/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:21:04 -0400 Click 2 Houston http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25814391/ StumbleUpon State environmental officials issued an air-quality alert today for Houston and coastal areas as dangerous ozone pollution creates hazardous conditions. Today's high temperature w... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25814393/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:56:13 -0400 Houston Chronicle http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25814393/ FORT BEND COUNTY, TX (KTRK) -- A man was robbed and shot at a METRO bus stop in southwest Harris County. Investigators say the robber approached the victim on Bellaire near Addicks Clodine last ni... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25814386/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:51:52 -0400 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25814386/ HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A man was shot at as he pulled up to an apartment complex. Sheriff's deputies say the man went to the Woodbridge Crossing Apartments on Empanada near Highway 6 to pick up a video... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25814387/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:51:51 -0400 ABC 13 http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25814387/ Hunter took Matt Harrison's spot in the rotation when Harrison went on the disabled list on Sunday with inflammation in his biceps. Hunter allowed two earned runs over 6 1/3 innings against the Padres... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25808129/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:16:06 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/edcb1def3c80d2e6/id/25808129/