The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted an unprecedented death penalty hearing late Tuesday after an emergency appeal from the Harris County District Attorney’s Office argued that a Houston judge was overstepping his boundaries. Read More:
A lawsuit filed by the city grew more complicated Tuesday when opponents of the devices attempted to intervene in litigation between the city and American Traffic Solutions, or ATS, the Kansas-based company that operated the cameras. Read More:
Andre Johnson finally had enough from Cortland Finnegan, sparking a fistfight for which both were ejected, and that could lead to further discipline from the NFL. The Texans snapped a four-game losing streak while Johnson and Finnegan were ejected for an ugly two-man brawl in the fourth quarter of a 20-0 Houston win over Tennessee […]
ca More than 50 cameras already have been installed around the George R. Brown Convention Center, Discovery Green Park, the theater district and Minute Maid Park. Every downtown intersection will be equipped with a camera. Read More:
Today’s Houston traditional events begin with the Turkey Trot at 6 a.m. Followed by: THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE H-E-B Holiday Parade 9 a.m., Nov. 25 Downtown Houston Start: Minute Maid Park Texas and Crawford End: at Discovery Green McKinney and La Branch Televised on KHOU-TV (Channel 11) THANKSGIVING FEASTS 26th annual Waste Management Superfeast 10 a.m.-3 […]
Receiver Andre Johnson dressed slowly, the pained expression on his face unable to hide what he was feeling. When he finally addressed reporters crowded around his locker, he spoke so softly he was barely audible at first. “I don’t have the words to describe it – disbelief, I guess,” Johnson said after the Texans blew […]
Some MetroLift riders complain that the service is rarely on time and has caused missed appointments. Melanie Almaguer was just 15-years-old when she lost the use of her arms and legs. I met her when she was in the hospital just after she was shot between the eyes during a robbery. Police thought it ended […]
Season 3 “American Idol” winner and Charlotte resident Fantasia Barrino is embarking on a 30-city national tour to promote her new album “Back To Me.” The tour starts in Richmond on Nov. 4 and stops at Ovens Auditorium on Nov. 17. The tour ends New Years in St. Louis. Three-time Grammy Award nominee Eric Benet […]
The Texans have lost so many other games that a lot of them have become a blur. But there has never been one like this, never one this incomprehensible, this gut-wrenching and bizarre. The Texans have lost five of seven and, at 4-5, are alone in last place in the AFC South. Read More:
The owners of Houston’s red-light camera system have agreed to a new City Hall request to shut down the system on Monday morning, but the Arizona firm’s lawyer said questions remain about how the company will recover its investment if the city cancels a contract expiring in 2014. This week, officials with American Traffic Solutions […]
The City of Houston will show support of our Armed Forces as we celebrate the annual “Houston Salutes American Heroes” Veterans Day Commemoration and Parade. Mayor Annise D. Parker has added a new element to this year’s program by partnering with the City’s Office of Veterans’ Affairs to host the first AT&T Veterans Job Fair. […]
