Kids Get Ready For Steer Competition
Rodeo Section The junior steer auction contestants have started to arrive for the competition on Wednesday.On Friday, one of the animals will be named grand champion.Kennedy McFarland, 13, hopes his s...
Special WEATHERAmerica Update on Eastern U.S. Flood Threat, Tuesday, 03/09/2010
The storm system currently evolving over the western and central U.S. has the potential to be "something special". Not a winter storm, really, as snow threats with this feature will be limit...
Borbon knocks in two against A's
Rangers at the plate: Ian Kinsler went 2-for-2 with a walk, and Julio Borbon tallied a pair of hits while collecting two RBIs. David Murphy, who replaced Josh Hamilton in the sixth inning, notched one...
Hitchcock trustee under fire for sex talk seeks re-election
HITCHCOCK — A Hitchcock school board member who refused a request by fellow board members and parents to resign for discussing sex with an assembly of middle-school girls has filed to run for re...
Painkillers, muscle relaxant linked to former WWE star's death
The December death of a former World Wrestling Entertainment star in Spring was caused primarily by the combined effects of painkillers and a muscle relaxant, according to an autopsy report released t...
General Growth to get $3.9B in new funding
Fairholme Capital Management LLC of New Jersey, one of its largest unsecured creditors, offered up the funds at a value of $15 per share. General Growth filed for bankruptcy in April 2009. Under the...
2 Arrested In Burglary, SWAT Standoff
WATCH IT: 2 Arrested After Neighbor Spots Burglary Pearland police said a person called 911 after he saw a man break a window at a trailer home in the 1900 block of Garden Road shortly before noon.Off...
Man Robs Kingwood Credit Union
A man pretended to want to make a withdrawal from his account before he made an illegal withdrawal from an entire credit union, investigators told KPRC Local 2.
Offense paces Astros to win over Mets, Santana
Astros second baseman Kaz Matsui (right) led a strong offensive attack with a solo homer, double, RBI and two runs scored in Houston's 8-4 win over the New York Mets Tuesday in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (A...
Hilary Duff signs multi-book deal
MTV is reporting that Hilary just signed a multi-book deal with Simon & Schuster. She'll be doing a young-adult fiction series, along with a non-fiction book. Don't expect an autobiography, though...
Italian Expo on May 21-23
. This a showcase of Italian food, wine, fashion, design, art, entertainment and tourism. The first event last September drew over 20,000 visitors, and a was a lot of fun. I dropped by each of the thr...
New green association holds promise for Houston area
RKI, Inc. and former NTEA president."NTEA has been in the forefront of coordinating manufacturers capabilities and users requirements in order to produce vehicles that make sense and also help ke...
Girl, 2, Loses Battle Against Cancer
Layla Grace's Fight Against Neuroblastoma Layla Grace Marsh died from stage-4 neuroblastoma, a cancer normally found in children or infants.Her family is preparing for her funeral, but people across t...
City Worker Charged With Stealing Gas
Solid Waste Management Department notified Office of Inspector General investigators when they noticed that Pleasant's side-loading trash truck started recording excessive fill-ups at the city mainten...
SUV Crashes Into Apartment Building
Slideshow: SUV Crashes Into Apartment Houston police said a woman tried to avoid hitting a pedestrian on Glenmont Drive near Rampart Street at about 8:30 a.m.The woman hit the gas instead of the brake...
Lindsay Lohan Takes Swipe At E-Trade Babies
Lindsay Lohan is feuding with the E-Trade babies. The actress has filed a $100 million lawsuit claiming a television ad for the Wall Street firm that aired during the Super Bowl and Olympics was model...
Andy Richter Calls 'Tonight' Exit Frustrating
Andy Richter, Conan O'Brien's sidekick at "The Tonight Show," is acknowledging some ill will toward NBC and Jay Leno in the wake of the network's late-night upheaval. "Why wouldn't I?" said Richter, w...
Coast Guard Begins Oil Spill Hearing
The pilots of a tugboat and tanker that collided in a Gulf of Mexico waterway, causing the worst Texas oil spill in 15 years, were aware of how close together their vessels were but were apparently un...
Van Keppel, Mitchell to head new R.J. O'Brien Houston office
R.J. O’Brien & Associates has hired two brokers to head its new energy brokerage business and Houston office. Chicago-based R.J. O’Brien, which describes itself as the largest indepen...
Interview with Brett Farmiloe
Interview with Brett Farmiloe Tuesday, March 09, 2010 11:53 AmInterviewer: Christine RussellHouston Books ExaminerCan you tell me what drove you to begin? Like the stimulus of your writing the book?&l...
Sore shoulder sits Saltalamacchia
PHOENIX -- Ranges catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia was scratched from Tuesday's starting lineup against Oakland because of soreness around the surgical site near his right shoulder.
The Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office gets a new name
The office will now be known as the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. The county’s Commissioners Court unanimously approved the name change Tuesday as part of the county’s budg...
Houston ranks 4th in list of cities where recession is easing
Houston is the fourth top city in the United States where the recession seems to be easing, according to Forbes magazine. Houston, along with nine other metropolitan areas, are best surviving the dow...
McDermott, Fluor in carbon capture venture
Fluor Corp. to market and sell carbon dioxide capture systems for existing coal-fired power plants in the United States and Canada. The McDermott (NYSE: MDR) subsidiary,
Body Found in Mississippi River Is Missing Houston Exec.
Douglas Schantz was fished out of the Mississippi River today, four days after surveillance video caught him stumbling up the narrow gangplank of a docked riverboat.
SWAT situation underway in Pearland
Got a story idea? Let us know! Shortly before noon a witness called Pearland police after seeing a suspect who appeared to be armed break a window on a trailer home in the 1900 block of Garden Road. W...
55 P.M.: Women play Sam Houston State in first round of Southland tournament
KATY — Get updates from the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball game against Sam Houston State in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament at the Merrell Center in Katy...
King & Spalding Advises Houston Astros on New Dominican Sports Complex
HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, advised the Houston Astros Baseball Club in the establishment of its new Latin American baseball acad...
Judge Rescinds Death Penalty Ruling
A Texas judge who came under criticism for his ruling declaring the death penalty unconstitutional took back his controversial decision on Tuesday. However, Judge Kevin Fine said he still wants more i...
More jobs for Houston
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More jobs, it seems, things are ...
Should the Internet be a fundamental right
fundamental rights are the right to bear arms, right to freedom of movement within the country, right to property, right to marry the person of any race, right to procreate irrespective of marital sta...
Where do the Yates Lions rank among Houston's all-time best
Sam Khan Jr. of the Chronicle has a nice piece on where the YatesLions rank among Houston's all-time great high school basketballteams. Athletically, Yates has one of the best traditions in the st...
Houston area parenting classes
Divorce courts in Houston, and many all over Texas, will require the parties to attend a “family stabilization” course when there are children born in the marriage. This requirement also e...
Rangers acquire Ramirez from Yankees
Ramirez was designated for assignment by New York on Feb. 28. He had a 5.73 ERA and 22 strikeouts without a decision in 20 relief appearances during two stints with the Yankees in 2009. Ramirez spent ...
Pilots in Port Arthur collision thought they'd pass safely
StumbleUpon PORT ARTHUR — In the minutes before an 800-foot tanker collided with a tugboat pushing two barges off the Gulf Coast in January, causing the worst oil spill in Texas in 15 ye...
BizPulse results mimics Rice University Toyota study
Toyota despite the not-so-good news related to the automobile maker recalling more than 6 million cars in the United States because of acceleration problems and braking issues. When asked how they fe...
Anadarko wants to buy $1B of outstanding notes
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. on Tuesday began two cash tender offers to repurchase up to $1 billion of its outstanding debt. One of the offers includes the purchase of any and all of the 6.75 percent sen...
Body found during search for missing exec
More: Got a story idea? Let us know! Tim Miller, president and founder of Texas Equusearch, said the unidentified body was found Tuesday in the Mississippi River, "very, very near" the spot where 54-y...
Death penalty case to go forward for now
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Judge Kevin Fine made headlines with his ruling last week declaring the death penalty unconstitutional. Today he has rescinded his order for now, but he hasn't changed his mind.
Continental CEO Will Cancel Flights Before Fines
Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers. CEO Jeff Smisek said Tuesday the result will be t...
Pizza Inn opens new location in NW Houston
Pizza Inn Inc. has opened a new location in Northwest Houston. The newest restaurant, located at 16044 West Road, is the third to open in the area in the last seven months. Like the others, it will o...
Joe Nathan's UCL Injury and how the young athlete can avoid it
Twins All-Star closer Joe Nathan is said to have a "significant tear" in an elbow ligament that very well may cause him to miss the entire season.
How to treat a choking dog
Help Treat Heartworm Positive Dogs Pet first aid is just as important as first aid for humans but if your dog started to choke, would you be prepared? As with most health issues the best treatment is ...
Louisiana river searched for Houston exec
StumbleUpon NEW ORLEANS — Police searching for a missing Houston oil executive are now focusing on the Mississippi River, after tracing the man to a riverfront location after he left a B...
Louisiana river searched for Houston exec
StumbleUpon NEW ORLEANS — Police searching for a missing Houston oil executive are now focusing on the Mississippi River, after tracing the man to a riverfront location after he left a B...
Fort Sam Houston’s historic theater to receive new lease on life
RKJ Construction Inc. in Lampasas, Texas, has been tapped to renovate and expand the property, which holds the distinction of being one of the first movie theaters built by the U.S. Army. The theater ...
FMC Technologies scores another Statoil contract
Statoil ASA . The latest contract has the Houston energy technology company manufacturing and supplying subsea production equipment for the Norwegian company’s work in the Marulk field. The aw...
UK software firm makes Houston new U.S. headquarters
Active Navigation Ltd. has tapped Houston and Reston, Va., to serve as the locations of its new U.S. headquarters. The information governance and legacy content management company said the North Amer...
Kerrelyn Sparks Vamps It Up!
Houston writers are proud of hometown author Kerrelyn Sparks…and so are her worldwide fans. So much so that she’s made the bestseller lists with all of her wonderful Love at Stake books.W...
Houston's Mayor Parker goes on a disappointing Acres Home outing
Mayor Parker indicated that trash pick-up drivers (Insert left) tend to stay longer in their jobs than most other city employees, attributing such consistency to love for civil service. Unfortunately,...
How can teachers prepare parents for helping their child with homework
Homework has always been a part of school and parents were always the people to help with homework. In today’s society, many parents are working second jobs or awkward hours just to pay the bill...
Houston hiring to increase in Q2
Manpower Inc. Tuesday. Milwaukee-based Manpower (NYSE:MAN) said 20 percent of the 18,000 companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while only 7 percent said they planned to reduce their payr...
Glycos Biotechnologies has success at pilot plant
Glycos Biotechnologies Inc. is moving closer to worldwide commercialization of its microbial technology. The Houston biochemical company said it successfully produced lactic acid and advanced ethanol...
2 Houston-area deputies shot
KENEFICK — Two sheriff's deputies have been taken to hospitals after they were shot in a southeast Texas neighborhood. The shooting happened about 6 a.m. Tuesday in the Woodland Hills subdivis...
Driver Leads Officers On Long Chase
The chase started near Cavalcade in northeast Houston.Police said the suspect gave himself up after officers boxed him in at about 7 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of a Home Depot store along the East...
Police Issue Rodeo Parking Warning
Rodeo Section Parker Pustejovski said that not following his gut instinct cost him nearly $200 and his ability to trust."I should have followed my gut instinct and I didn't. I'm not going back out to ...
Houston hiring to increase in Q2
Manpower Inc. Tuesday. Milwaukee-based Manpower (NYSE:MAN) said 20 percent of the 18,000 companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while only 7 percent said they planned to reduce their payr...
Houston hiring to increase in Q2
Manpower Inc. Tuesday. Milwaukee-based Manpower (NYSE:MAN) said 20 percent of the 18,000 companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while only 7 percent said they planned to reduce their payr...
Employee 5 questions for your own engagement.
This week's postings -- today, Wednesday and Thursday -- turn the table. Each of the next three days, I'll list 5 specific ways you can look at, like or dislike, decide to upgrade (or not) your own em...
BP expands Houston's role as it centralizes operations
British oil giant BP has quietly elevated the role of Houston in its far-flung global business as it seeks to build on gains made during a turnaround in recent years.
Up to $15K award offered in SE Houston pawn shop heist
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Sony To Start Selling 3-D TVs In June
Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for their living rooms. The Japanese elec...
Five Musicals Even Manly Men Will Enjoy
iStock / diego_cervo By Robert Elsenpeter, Contributing writer One of these things is not like the other. See if you can spot which one: Alligator wrestling. Bare-knuckle brawling. Watching musicals. ...
Lottery officials revisit contract question today
AUSTIN — Texas lottery commissioners are again taking up the question of whether there was a conflict of interest between a company that consulted for the state while working for the lottery's m...
County expected to make budget cuts
Got a story idea? Let us know! The county will have to trim the fat somehow. Among the ideas are everything from hiring more jailers to cremating poor people instead of burying them. Commissioners cou...
Mainly Mozart at the Houston Symphony
Insert photo caption or credit here Last Friday evening the Houston Symphony delighted its audience with one of the most recognized pieces of choral music in the classical repertoire.
FLICK Finds Much Love at Their Debut Show
“We have a heavier, Southern groove with great hook lines. FLICK is shooting for music that stands alone and doesn’t need a gimmick or image to move us forward."
What NOT to say during an interview
1. How much vacation time do I get?2. Is the company sick pay in addition to the vacation or part of the policy?3. When do I get my own office?4. How long do I get for lunch?5. I smoke, how many cigar...
Hurt Locker trumps Avatar
Sandra Bullock became the first person ever to win both a Razzie and an Oscar in the same year. I've listed the Oscar winners below while the full list of Razzie winners, including the "winne...
Grier wants new offers to run alternative school
HISD Superintendent Terry Grier recommended Monday that the district sever ties with Community Education Partners and let other groups compete to run an alternative school for students with serious di...
Trust in prison trusties seen as shaky
Days after a Texas prison trusty sneaked into a Sugar Land Walmart to buy cigarettes, contraband-sniffing dogs outside Beaumont's Stiles Unit pinpointed a cache of tobacco, 19 cell phones and 18 phone...
Rodeo Houston and Brooks & Dunn Best and Last Rodeo Tour in Houston
The long awaited “Last Rodeo Tour” of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn is here! It’s difficult for fans to say that with an “ALRIGHT!” Because it also means the final goodbye t...
Despite concern, state economic figures show improvement
AUSTIN – Texas job creation and sales tax revenues may be inching in the right direction, experts said Monday, but state budget writers still face a massive shortfall expected to be swelled furt...
Analysts point to politics over Obama's NASA conference
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is scrambling for political cover in the electoral battleground of Florida by staging a White House conference next month to explain and defend a scaled back ...
Split among local GOPs spills over into Facebook
A local Republican Party debate over whether to abide a range of views on abortion and homosexuality has flared up as voters prepare to elect a county chairman in a runoff election next month.
Details emerge on rodeo bull's run for freedom
The 2,000-pound animal busted out of a pen Sunday around 5:30 p.m. as chuckwagon racers vacated the stadium floor, past Hardball's pen, spooking the bull as they passed, according to Houston Livestock...
Man leaves drug house, leads police on car chase
A police chase that started near downtown Houston Monday evening startled drivers during rush hour as they noticed cruisers speeding after a pickup truck.
Deer Season is over but there are many other ways to scratch that itch
Wikipedia Living in this great state provides hunters of all calibers ample opportunity to hunt year round. Granted, seeing a 100 pound feral hog is not the same adrenaline rush as seeing that 12 poin...
New 3-D IMAX film captures grandeur of Earth, Hubble
It is with reverence that astronaut Mike Massimino describes his experience of flying 350 miles above the Earth in May to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.