Past Articles by Jack Williams and Ed Mayberry
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Chemical Tankers Collide South Of Galveston Coast Guard investigators say they'll look into what caused to chemical tankers to collide early today about 70 miles south of Galveston. |
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Houston Council Approves Southwest's Hobby Lease It's a major step toward international flights out of Hobby Airport — Houston City Council has approved a new 25-year lease agreement with Southwest Airlines that includes plans for a brand-new international terminal. |
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Attorney Says Accused Lone Star Shooting Victim Deserves Apology The attorney for a college student wounded during last week's shootings at Lone Star College says he's disappointed with how his client has been treated. Robert Jones says Sheriff Adrian Garcia refuses to admit his office made a mistake. |
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HISD Says It Will Consider Police At Elementary Schools As the National Rifle Association calls for more armed guards at schools across the nation, the Houston Independent School District says it's re-evaluating how it uses its officers on area campuses. |
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Local Neurologist Says No-Kickoff Idea Might Be a Good One The NFL says it will consider ways to make kick-offs less violent, including an idea that would wipe them out all-together. One local neurologist says reducing high impact plays would be a step in the right direction. |
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Downtown Houston Parade Set For Veterans Day Thousands of Houstonians are expected in downtown Houston for the city's annual Veterans Day parade tomorrow. |
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NYC Storm Planners In Houston During Ike As Hurricane Sandy begins slamming the northeast, emergency planners in New York City are using some of the things they learned here in the Houston area during Hurricane Ike four years ago. |
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Texas Attorney General Intervenes On Behalf Of Kountze Cheerleaders Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says the state will help a group of cheerleaders fighting for the right to display religious verses at high school football games. A judge in Hardin County, about 90 miles northeast of Houston, will hold a hearing on the issue later today. |
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Shuttle Making Slow Trip To Final Home Space Shuttle Endeavour has paused on its slow roll through the streets of Los Angeles as it moves toward permanent display at a museum near downtown. |
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Houston Zoo Mourns Loss Of Sea Lion Astro The Houston Zoo has lost the beloved sea lion Astro after a short illness. Astro was a favorite for visitors and the zoo employees who took care of him. |
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Sugar Land Gets Ready For The Rocket To Launch Baseball fans in Sugar Land are getting ready for the biggest night in recent memory as Roger Clemens gets ready to take the mound tomorrow. |
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West Nile Virus Linked To Future Health Problems Even For Healthy Adults As the Dallas area sprays for mosquitoes for the first time in decades, health officials here in the Houston area say we've seen a sharp increase in mosquito samples that have tested positive for West Nile Virus. One local doctor says the virus could cause big problems long after an infection. |
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Houston In The White On Drought Map It might not be hard to believe after the wet weather this week here in Houston, but our area is one of the few in the state that isn't still experiencing drought conditions. |
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Tropical Storm May Form In The Gulf Forecasters will be busy this weekend trying to predict how a system of disturbed weather in the southern Gulf of Mexico will develop. Computer models don't have much to go on yet. |
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HISD Board To Discuss Bond Election Possibility Faced with more aging campuses, the Houston School Board is considering a November bond election that could help rebuild and repair more facilities. The board will discuss later this week whether to take the district's needs to the voters again. |
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New EPA Soot Limits Could Affect Houston the Most A new EPA proposal that would set new, tougher standards for particulate matter in the air might leave the Houston area scrambling to comply. The rules would reduce the amount of soot that's allowed in the air. |
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Houston FBI: A Busy Year For Bank Heists Two more bank robberies so far this week in the Houston area have added to a startling total halfway through year. Houston FBI has stayed busy chasing down the bad guys. |
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Texas EPA Official Al Armendariz Resigns Over 'Crucify' Comment The head of the EPA in Texas has resigned, saying he doesn't want to be a distraction to the agency. The move comes after a two-year-old video surfaced showing him talking about "crucifying" the oil and gas industry. |
