With execution set, gang leader a not scared to die'

Houston Chronicle - Sat Nov 07

Yosvanis "El Cubano" Valle, 34, on death row at the Polunksy Unit in Livingston for the 1999 murder-robbery of a drug dealer, hopes to marry his girlfriend by proxy before he's executed Nov.

Speeding teen crashes, flips SUV in water

KHOU-TV Houston - Sat Nov 07

HOUSTON A teenager was airlifted to the hospital after she crashed an SUV into a pole and landed upside down in a water-filled ditch on Saturday.

Bias or blather? Judge should take more care with comments made on the bench

Houston Chronicle - Sat Nov 07

Last week, in an unusual move for prosecutors, the Harris County district attorney's office filed motions asking a criminal court judge to recuse himself from two pending cases.

18-year-old girl found shot inside her Harris County home

KHOU-TV Houston - Fri Nov 06

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas Police are trying to find out who shot and killed an 18-year-old inside her home early Friday morning.

Metro Vice President To Homeless: Stay Off Our Train

Houstonpress.com - Fri Nov 06

Todd Mason is the vice president of real estate services for Metro. At the time of his hiring, there was some concern that by hiring Mason and dabbling in big-time real estate development at and around Metro properties, the transit organization was extending itself far beyond its mission statement, which reads : METRO is an innovative regional ...

Voter registration system worked for all in 2008

Houston Chronicle - Fri Nov 06

The Houston Chronicle's editorial entitled "Fitting Solution" , began with the statement, "The rejection of more than 60,000 voter applications last year for technical reasons by the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector's office prompted a lawsuit by the Texas Democratic Party." I want to thank the editors of the Houston Chronicle for correcting ...

Zeigler's mother takes stand

The Galveston County Daily News - Thu Nov 05

In the two months or so Nellie Zeigler knew Baby Grace, she fell in love with the toddler, whose death is the subject of the capital murder trail of Zeigler's son.

Suspect in 4-year-old Emma Thompson's death also raped her

KHOU-TV Houston - Thu Nov 05

A Harris County grand jury has indicted Lucas Coe on a charge of sexually assaulting 4-year-old Emma Thompson, the little girl he's accused of killing.

Standoff ends at home in NW Harris Co., man arrested

Houston Chronicle - Thu Nov 05

An approximately 12-hour standoff ended around 5:30 a.m. today when sheriff's deputies appeared to use gas canisters to flush a person from a northwest Harris County home.

Suspect in death of 4-year-old Emma accused of raping her

Houston Chronicle - Wed Nov 04

Lucas Coe, the 27-year-old Magnolia man accused of injury to a child in the death of 4-year-old Emma Thompson, now faces a new charge: that he also raped the young girl before her death in June.