Closing arguments are expected to begin April 7 in the murder trial of Ana Trujillo, which is being called the stiletto murder trial. At least two more witnesses are expected to be called by defense attorneys to counter the four days of testimony from the prosecution. It's not known whether Trujillo herself will take the [...]
Today the Coast Guard will evaluate whether vessels can resume traffic along the incredibly vital Houston Ship Channel. But even if the channel does re-open, it will open in a tapered fashion. Officials from the Coast Guard reported that 46 outbound vessels and 47 inbound vessels are being held in queue for transit in the [...]
A former Montgomery County Tax Office employee filed suit against J.R. Moore (Tax Assessor/Collector), Tammy McRare (Chief Deputy of Operations), the Montgomery County Tax Office and the county’s Civil Service Commission. The 17-page suit was filed February 13, and according to Ruth Ann "Missy" VanDine's complaint she is suing the defendants for age discrimination, unlawful [...]
Andrea Yates, the mother who drowned her children, may get privileges to leave the state hospital with restrictions. Nearly 13 years ago Yates drowned her five children in the bathtub of her Clear Lake, Texas home. Yates' attorney is trying to get her privileges that would make it possible for her to leave the hospital [...]
The recent death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has sparked a dialogue nationally about heroin and its deadly effects. More and more people are discussing why this drug is growing in popularity and as a result becoming a bigger problem nationally as well as here in the Houston area. According to a recent story from [...]
The Houston Chronicle reports that the Houston Housing Authority has instituted a no-smoking policy with the hope of lessening the consequences of direct and secondhand exposure to tobacco in public housing. Residents of Houston public housing are now forbidden to smoke inside common areas, their units, offices or within 25 feet of entrances. The U.S. [...]