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Metro bus driver killed in Texas 288 crash (w/video) David Sayers was the transit agency's first vehicle operator to be killed in an on-duty wreck in at least 20 years, authorities said. Fire evacuation order lifted for Grimes County Federal and local officials on Thursday lifted the last of the evacuation orders issued during the fight against the most-destructive wildfire in Southeast Texas. Children playing with lighter blamed for Midland-area wildfire Officials say two children playing with a lighter are to blame for a wildfire that destroyed three mobile homes in rural West Texas and left about a dozen people homeless — including the children. Houston Chevron pumped over $5M Lotto ticket sale The million-dollar smiles on the faces of workers at the Skays Chevron station in Houston Wednesday likely left some customers puzzled. latest from the associated pressSHARE Houston & Texas Blogs
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chron.commons share your breaking news photos databases Four years of gang crime in Houston — See where gang-related criminal incidents in Houston took place from January 2007 to January 2011. Houston School Salaries 2009 — Searchable database of teachers, administrators and support staff salaries in 2009 at the Houston Independent School District. special reports  Health care's massive death toll — Experts estimate that a staggering 98,000 people die from preventable medical errors each year. Learn more in our special section, Dead By Mistake. Suicides hit Army recruiters — A string of suicides among Houston-based Army recruiters sparked an investigation into a possible cover-up, and prompted calls to re-evaluate assigning combat veterans to high-stress recruiting duty. Lost at sea: The sinking of the 'Cynthia Woods' — The Texas A&M; University racing sailboat Cynthia Woods set out on a race across the Gulf of Mexico, but the trip ended in tragedy. A five-part series reconstructs the sinking, and raises unanswered questions. Elusive justice — Thousands of inmates admit they're in the U.S. illegally, but even those convicted of violent crimes often are released onto Houston streets. Sex trade — Human traffickers and prostitution operators have built resilient, lucrative networks that persist and prosper. Death and doubt — Did Texas execute an innocent man? The case of Ruben Cantu. resources Tasers & Justice The Chronicle examines why the stun guns aren't a success story for Houston police yet. |
