Houston Chronicle News
- Kathleen Turner Is Molly Ivins in 'Red Hot Patriot', Premiering in Philly Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 4:19PMThe late Texas newspaper columnist Molly Ivins lives again - as played by Kathleen Turner - starting March 19 in the Philadelphia world premiere of Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins.
- Texas A&M advances after win over Utah State Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 4:19PMKhris Middleton scored 19 points as fifth-ranked Texas A&M beat No. 12 Utah State 69-53 Friday in a first-round NCAA Tournament game in Spokane, Wash.
- FLDS member gets 75 years in prison in child bride case Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:53PMMerril Leroy Jessop is the fourth member of the polygamist group to be tried for sexual assault of a child .
- City banks on spring break ad blitz Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:50PMThe island tourism industry planned a heavy advertising campaign to draw visitors for spring break.
- Marshals seize tanker over sailors' unpaid wages Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:37PMAgents took custody of the Portuguese-flagged Sapphire Star at a privately owned dock after the sailors sued for back wages and other expenses.
- Letter: Lehman accounting tricks possibly illegal Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:07PMA Lehman Brothers whistleblower warned his bosses that accounting gimmicks the bank used before its collapse may have been illegal, his lawyer said.
- After slow start, Pittsburgh routs Oakland 89-66 Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:04PMJermaine Dixon and Gilbert Brown scored 17 points apiece and Pittsburgh avoided becoming the latest Big East powerhouse to get knocked off in the first round of the NCAA tournament, overcoming a slow start to rout Oakland 89-66 on Friday in the West Regional.
- Parole board grants Malcolm X killer weekend releases Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 2:11PMThomas Hagan was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison in April 1966 on a first-degree murder charge for shooting the civil rights activist.
- Stocks fall as worries about Greek debt return Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 1:37PMStocks have halted their steady climb after renewed concerns about Greece's ability to pay its debts left investors questioning a global economic recovery.
- Houston man gets 20 years in teen's death Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 1:26PMRobert Odom, 21, was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of a Memorial High School student at a spring break party last year.
- Karl back on the bench for Nuggets Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:23PMNuggets coach George Karl was back on the bench Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards after missing four games over the past week for cancer treatments.
- Ernie Kent is out as Oregon basketball coach Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:51PMErnie Kent, the winningest coach in Oregon history, was dismissed Tuesday after 13 seasons with his alma mater.
- Murray defeats Houston native to advance at Indian Wells Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:51PMAndy Roddick defeated Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open along with Andy Murray, while second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the women's quarterfinals.
- FBI: No evidence Americans were targeted Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:40PMThe Juarez slaying of three with ties to the U.S. consulate may have stemmed from confused hit men going to the wrong party, the agency said.
- Southland Conference Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:10PMSouthland Conference-Around the Southland
- Stephen F. Austin - Team Notes Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:10PMThe two-year run as kings of the Southland Conference, and low-deeded invitees to the NCAA Tournament, came to an end this season.
- Nicholls State - Team Notes Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:09PMThe good and the bad of the Colonels season was that Anatoly Bose was a one-man show.
- Not completely standing pat on Patriots' all-decade team Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 5:45PMThis voter did agree with the vast majority of the selections to the Patriots’ 2000-2009 all-decade team, however.
- Duke: No such thing as easy Final Four path Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 5:21PMJust about everybody figures Duke has the easiest Final Four path of any of the four No. 1 seeds. Well, everybody but the Blue Devils.
- Obama fills out tournament bracket again for ESPN Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 5:21PMPresident Barack Obama predicts Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky and Villanova to make the men's basketball Final Four.
- 4 container cranes coming down in Galveston Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:25AMOne towering boom, among those built in the 1970s, was brought down Monday. Owner Richard Perez of Houston says the demolition process is expected to take 30 days.
- News roundup: Supporters, opponents see likely passage of health reformbill Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:10AMA U.S. envoy's postponement of his Mideast trip appears today to have deepened one of the worst U.S.-Israeli feuds in memory — even as Israel's foreign minister signaled his government has no intention of curtailing the contentious construction at the heart of the row.
- Housing construction drops 5.9 percent in February Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:54AMHousing construction fell in February as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and South. The decline highlighted the challenges facing builders as they struggle to emerge from the worst housing slump in decades.
- Pearland fire guts home, no injuries reported Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:25AMThe fire broke out about 4 a.m. in the 3900 block of Oakwood Drive. No injuries were reported.
- Environmental groups ask EPA to take over Kentucky's pollution discharge system Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:19AMGroups say Kentucky has had a "systematic failure" of administering discharges into state waters according to the Clean Water Act. Check Lu-Ann's Kentucky News Review for more information.
- DEA agent talks of standoff with Mexican drug lord Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:03AMHOUSTON—A federal agent said he was ready to die during a standoff a decade ago with a drug kingpin who once led one of Mexico’s most violent cartels, describing for the first time how he was able to talk his way out of the situation.
- Police response to Texas shooting is questioned Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 5:43AMSan Jacinto County deputies claim they were too busy to respond to a call in November, from a home near Houston where four people were later found shot to death.
- Exxon to raise spending in Norway as output declines Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 5:39AMExxon Mobil Corp., the largest U.S. energy company, plans to raise spending in Norway this year because of increased drilling as production declines.
- The next level of movie rentals Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 5:38AMAs Hollywood Video locations in Beaumont and Port Arthur continue closing sales as part of the company's bankruptcy reorganization announced last week, the number of customers using alternative movie rental businesses continues to grow.
- Bengals sign WR Antonio Bryant to 4-year deal Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 12:48AMAntonio Bryant is the latest complementary receiver to Chad Ochocinco in Cincinnati. Bryant signed a four-year deal with the Bengals on Friday. He, in effect, replaced Laveranues Coles, who spent the 2009 season with the team, but then was released. Bryant...
- UPDATE: Lamar wins SLC title, earns NCAA berth Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 12:20AMWhen Brittney Williams came to Lamar four years ago, she never thought she'd be going to the NCAA Tournament. The team won just 11 games the year she signed with Lamar and 13 games her freshman year.
- Rice - Team Notes Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:43PMBen Braun is an excellent basketball coach with a proven track record, so Rice has put the rebuilding process in very capable hands. But Braun has some things working against him, including coaching at a small school with tough academic requirements and competing in a tough conference. At Rice, more students go to the library than to a basketball game.
- Houston - Team Notes Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:42PMHouston, the only team to defeat regular-season champion UTEP during conference play, might be a dangerous underdog in Saturday's Conference USA championship game against the top-seeded Miners.
- Conference USA Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:33PMConference USA-Around Conference USA
- Angleton teen's steer crowned champ at rodeo Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 10:56PMMackenzie Elrod, 15, will get at least $75,000, and likely $85,000 after Phantom goes to auction today and then off to the slaughterhouse.
- New Astro Lyon still chasing closer's role Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 10:51PMBrandon Lyon has plenty of work ahead of him as Matt Lindstrom has excelled given his head start.
- On Soccer: When Dynamo visit HBU, everyone wins Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 10:22PMHBU won by having the Dynamo there because fans who believe in Forever Orange realize HBU is a soccer school with great facilities.
- FCC plans effort to widen Internet access Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 10:11PMThe Federal Communications Commission is proposing an ambitious 10-year plan that will reimagine America's media and technology priorities by establishing high-speed Internet as the country's dominant communication network.
- Medics suspected domestic violence in Woods case Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:21PMThe ambulance crew that responded after Tiger Woods crashed his SUV would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they suspected domestic violence, documents released Friday by the Florida Highway Patrol show.
- Aeros goalie Dubielewicz recalled by Wild Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:06PMWade Dubielewicz was recalled by the Minnesota Wild on an emergency basis Friday to replace injured starting goalie Niklas Backstrom.
- No. 1 Kansas survives Big 12 scare against Texas A&M Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:06PMXavier Henry scored 11 points in a stunning 21-2 run that broke a tight game wide open and carried No. 1 Kansas past No. 23 Texas A&M 79-66 in a rough-and-tumble Big 12 semifinal Friday night.
- 49ers Twitter War Ends Peacefully Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:36PMPatrick Willis apologizes for trashing David Carr, predicts Super Bowl win.
- Childhood dream fufilled for Charles Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:05PMTo most, the object just looks like a plain white statue of a running back carrying a football.
- Amid signs of progress, Dems want quick health care vote Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:59PMUnder White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.
- Oakland Raiders Team Report Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:51PMThe Raiders are of the belief that the most physical of runners has hit the wall.
- Montrose man shot in head convicted in neighbor's slaying Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:44PMStill in critical condition after what police call a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Montrose's David Earl Brown was convicted in absentia in the 2008 death of neighbor Whitt Bruney.
- Rice president says AD hiring represents commitment Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:44PMDavid Leebron lauds the experience of new hire Rick Greenspan and says he's comfortable the stain on Greenspan from his time at Indiana is not a concern.
- Guys' night out goes ballistic in Fault Lines Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:38PMReaders are solely responsible for the content of the comments they post here. Comments are subject to the site's terms and conditions of use and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or approval of the Houston Chronicle.
- The Texans never gave David Carr a chance Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:35AMEditor's note: Richard Justice is a Houston Chronicle columnist who covered David Carr's career with the Houston Texans. In this guest column, he tells 49ers fans what they need to know about the team's quarterback acquisition. All you really need to know...
- Makin' Whoopie ... Pies Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:14AMThat East Coast classic, the chocolate whoopie pie, has become a full-blown trend. Now pastry chefs at restaurants across the Bay Area are spinning that classic into new and creative versions, from rosewater-cardamom to jalapeno.
