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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Authorities are asking for help finding a man accused of murdering two men and injuring another in east Houston. Juan Gonzalez, 28, was arrested in late March and charged with the March 12 murder of 16-year-old Kevin Alfred. He was out on $75,000 bond when investigators linked him to the Jan. 2, 2007, murder of 29-year-old Richard Ambriz.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
A Houston police dive team is searching for the body of a man missing after a paddle boat capsized in an east Houston lake this afternoon. Authorities were called about 4:30 p.m. to Hammerly near Laverne. The lake, located behind an apartment complex, is believed to be an old sand pit that is 40 feet deep in places, authorities said.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Former personal injury lawyer Steven Bearman was sentenced to 35 years in prison Thursday for stealing money from clients and then stealing from a law firm that hired him as he awaited trial on the earlier charge.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Barack Obama can speak, and speak movingly and from the heart, but he skidded over the specifics in his acceptance speech Thursday night, according to the Chronicle's panel of undecided voters.
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GadBall.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
North Houston healthcare company is looking for a Senior Accountant to add to their expanding team. The Senior Accountant with report directly to the Controller and have responsibilities including participating in month-end procedures, preparation of the internal monthly report, reconciliation of various general ledger accounts, working with external auditors during the yearly audit, and working on...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
When Bill Lawson marched for civil rights in the 1950s, his aims were relatively modest — just being able to try on shoes in a whites-only department store, for example. He never imagined he would see an African-American in the running for the country's highest political office.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
A 17-year-old girl was stabbed in what Harris County Sheriff's deputies believe was a home invasion this afternoon in northeast Harris County.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
As they continue to pray for victims of the Sherman bus crash, Houston's Catholic community is rallying to raise money for the Vietnamese families who are now face mounting medical bills.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The city of Houston Solid Waste Management Department is encouraging residents who receive its services to be on the watch for information regarding the new Tree Waste Recycling Program. Letters regarding the new program will be mailed to residents. It becomes effective Oct. 1. To accomplish this goal, the city will revamp its current method of heavy trash collection.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Brazoria County Court-at-Law Judge James Blackstock, accused of inappropriately touching women, resigned today and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and official oppression charges.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
A Harris County woman who received probation earlier this month has been charged with intoxication manslaughter in the death of a bicyclist, according to court records.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Houston police are investigating a fatal rollover near the Parker exit, which is expected to keep traffic in the main lanes shut down as rush hour traffic ramps up.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Owner’s and property managers of apartment complexes in the Near Northwest Management District are invited to a free program on how to dramatically reduce ‘skips’ and evictions 10-11 a.m. Sept. 9 from the District’s office at 5300 Hollister, Suite 100. “In the apartment industry, there will always be some level of evictions, but area property owners are beginning to see that the level we are experiencing...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two main lanes of the southbound Gulf Freeway have been reopened after authorities cleared the site of a three-vehicle accident near FM 646 in League City.
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
PLANO, Texas, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewPoint Bankers Mortgage
(VPBM), the mortgage subsidiary of ViewPoint Bank, today announced the
addition of eight new mortgage production offices throughout Texas. The
company has hired a total of 45 loan originators and processors to operate
the offices, all of whom were formerly a part of CTX Mortgage.
"We are very pleased with the addition of these quality...
