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Bourdais Earns 2nd Straight Champ Car Win

Sebastien Bourdais got a quick kiss from wife Claire before the start of the Grand Prix of Houston. "Ready?" she asked. He nodded, then showed just how much, coming from behind to win again and continue his dominance of the Champ Car World Series.

Dominguez Earns First Pole in Houston

Mario Dominguez reached 104.850 mph on the road course at Reliant Park on Friday to earn his first career pole in qualifying for the Champ Car World Series Grand Prix of Houston.

Houston Gets First Look From USOC for 2016

The U.S. Olympic Committee made Houston its first stop Monday in a five-city tour to determine whether to bid for the 2016 Summer Games.

Houston Drawn and Indifferent Over Enron

The fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling gave Houston tour manager Sandra Lord what she thought was a great idea: The Enron Tour.

Vince Young Happy About Being a Titan

Vince Young has no hard feelings toward his hometown Houston Texans and is happy the Tennessee Titans took him with the No. 3 pick in the NFL draft.

Appleby Caps Wire-To-Wire Win at Shell

Stuart Appleby made it look easy in the Shell Houston Open.

Jets RB Houston Involved in Car Accident

New York Jets running back Cedric Houston was injured in a one-car accident late Friday night.

Appleby Goes Wire-To-Wire at Houston Open

Stuart Appleby shot a 5-under 67 on Sunday to cap a wire-to-wire victory in the Shell Houston Open and join Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson as the only two-time winners on the PGA Tour this year.

Appleby Shoots 66 to Lead in Houston

Stuart Appleby took a one-stroke lead over Greg Owen on Friday in the suspended second round of the Shell Houston Open, finishing 16 bogey-free holes in 5 under to push his two-day total to 11 under.

Appleby Shoots 66 to Lead in Houston

Stuart Appleby is thrilled so many Australians are having success on the PGA tour. Four Aussies, including Appleby, have won this year, and Appleby leads a trio in early contention at the Shell Houston Open.

Singh Looks to Snap Slump in Houston

Vijay Singh is winless in 17 starts on the PGA Tour, his longest victory drought in four years.

Houston Gives New Contract to Penders

Houston has given basketball coach Tom Penders a new five-year contract, adding one year to his current four-year deal.

Houston Wire & Cable Files for IPO

Houston Wire & Cable Co. has registered for an initial public offering of up to $112.7 million in common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Late Three-Point Play Lifts Missouri St.

Nathan Bilyeu converted a three-point play with 2.3 seconds left to lead Missouri State to a 60-59 win over Houston in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament on Monday night.

Lafayette Leads Houston Over BYU in NIT

Oliver Lafayette scored 23 points, including eight straight in a span of 39 seconds, to lead Houston to a 77-67 win over BYU on Wednesday night in the first round of the NIT.

Memphis Advances to Final, Beating Houston

Joey Dorsey learned his lesson in time to help No. 5 Memphis advance in the Conference USA tournament. Dorsey, who was pulled early of the first half for lackadaisical play, dominated inside after the break and the Tigers beat Houston 68-54 in the tournament semifinals Friday afternoon.

Houston Destroys Central Florida

Oliver Lafayette scored 19 points, including 5-of-12 shots from 3-point range, Thursday night to lead Houston to a 71-52 victory over Central Florida in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament.

Houston Soccer Team Is Renamed Dynamo

The MLS renamed its Houston franchise the Dynamo on Monday, dropping another nickname deemed offensive by many Hispanics.

Big Easy Mayor Thanks Houston for Support

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin thanked Texans during the weekend for the support they have given to Hurricane Katrina evacuees and asked them to help the refugees vote in his city's primary election next month.

Memphis Prevails, Wins Conference Title

Memphis isn't exactly sprinting into the postseason. The No. 3 Tigers struggled for the third straight game Saturday night before finally turning back Houston 69-62 and capturing the Conference USA championship.

Computer Lets Parents Track Kids' Eating

A student slides a tray toward the cafeteria cash register with a healthy selection: a pint of milk, green beans, whipped sweet potatoes and chicken nuggets — baked, not fried. But then he adds a fudge brownie.

The Wire

Rumors: Well known Houston Rapper with AIDS?

Source: allhiphop.com

HOUSTON RAPPER WITH AIDS?

Report: HPD crime lab tailored tests to theories

Source: chron.com

Houston crime lab analysts skewed reports to fit police theories in several cases, ignoring results that conflicted with police expectations because of a lack of confidence in their own skills or a conscious effort to secure convictions, an independent investigator says in his lat

Junqueira inherits Houston's provision pole

Source: motorsport.com

Bruno Junqueira inherited the provisional pole this evening from his teammate Sebastien Bourdais after the defending series champion failed a post-qualifying technical inspection.

MSN - News - Rapper Big Hawk Shot to Death

Source: entertainment.msn.com

It's almost been 20 years since the "Stop the Violence" movement on the rap scene and its only gotten worse.

Texans Agree to Terms with Mario Williams

Source: sports.espn.go.com

Wow! A shocking move by the Texans taking Mario Williams over Reggie Bush. It's a done deal. 6 years/$54 million. Tomorrow's draft looks like it's going to be a fun one...

Katrina evacuees testing patience in Texas

Source: upi.com

Signs of impatience with evacuees from Hurricane Katrina are beginning to appear in Houston, which is the new home for 150,000 displaced Louisianans.

Texas halts arrests of drunks in bars

Source: news.yahoo.com

"A controversial Texas program to send undercover agents into bars to arrest drunks has been halted after a firestorm of protest from the public."

Cocaine smuggled in Virgin Mary statues

Source: go.reuters.com

Two men suspected of helping smuggle cocaine to New York from Mexico inside statues of the Virgin Mary were arrested Thursday, U.S. authorities said.

Houston High School Principal flies Mexican Flag at School

Source: chron.com

Reagan High School Principal Robert Pambello was ordered to remove a Mexican flag Wednesday morning that he had hoisted below the U.S.

Houston Grows Weary of Katrina Evacuees

Source: Reuters

A recent poll indicates that Houstonians are starting to lose their love for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Houston mom sentenced after abandoning her adopted cjildren in Nigeria

Source: naijanet.com

A Houston woman, Mercury Liggins, who had worked for Kellog Brown & Root was sentenced for accepting $443,000 in benefits she did not qualify for.

Texas can't be proud of it's independence, "it's offensive"

You might want to save this post, because this is the first, last, and only time you will hear me mention anything about the sport of soccer.

Houston Wants Katrina Evacuees to Move On - Newsweek Gulf Hurricane 2005 Coverage - MSNBC.com

Source: msnbc.msn.com

Crime is up. Schools are overcrowded. Hospitals are jammed. Houston welcomed a flood of hurricane evacuees with open arms. But now the city is suffering from a case of 'compassion fatigue.'

TLA and ALA offer Lawyers for Libraries training institute in Houston

Source: American Library Association (ALA)

Libraries have lost so much funding and federal legal support that they are now bringing lawyers into the fold for training on advocacy issues.

Two Fed Air Marshals Allegedly Involved in Transportation of Cocaine

Source: time.com

For a law enforcement agency that works hard to be invisible, the Federal Air Marshals have been generating a lot of attention lately. On Thursday, two of the agency's several thousand highly trained traveling armed guards were taken into custody in Houston.

Texans extend Carr's deal three years

The Houston Texans have extended David Carr's contract by three more years. This does pretty much show that the Houston Texans will take a running back, almost defiantly USC back Reggie Bush.

Lars Ulrich escapes being urinated upon

Source: The Daily Cougar

According to Jason Gagnon of The Daily Cougar, "one brave man made an attempt to urinate on troll METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich" last Friday night (Jan.

City of Tomball wants to purchase Hooks Airport

Source: Houston Chronicle

The city of Tomball wants their own regional airport and is looking to purchase Hooks Airport. This purchase would expand the air traffic going to this airport and could potentially cause issues with the fast growing residential areas surrounding the airport.

High-speed chase on freeway ends in head-on collision

Source: The Houston Chronicle

The entire chase was live online while it was happening. It ended on Highway 59 in South Central Houston. I believe that there's a google earth placemark where it ended. There are other stories on the Local Houston News sites (KHOU, KRTK)

DA loses bid for KPRC's unaired videos

Source: chron.com

In a verdict that has a lot to say about the state of the media, Texas State District Judget Mark Kent Ellis blocked a Houston District Attorney from forcing a local NBC affiliate to release tapes of an unaired new report.

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