Morning Roundup
- Five locals, one an ex-HPD officer, have been arrested and accused of running a teen prostitution ring; there's a sixth suspect in Tulsa
- Harris County officials have replied to federal criticism of conditions at the county jail with a 300-page rebuttal
- Metro hasn't gotten bonds to cover construction on its four new light rail lines, a decision some worry could put taxpayers at risk
- More Texas students took SATs this year than ever, but their scores remain behind the national average
- Bush Intercontinental Airport will get $1.9 million from FEMA to cover repairs to Hurricane Ike damage
- The FBI is asking for the public's help in identifying a man who knocked over the Compass Bank branch in Hedwig Village during the lunch hour yesterday
- Artist Mat Benote sneaked his art into the MFAH this weekend; officials removed it and say they won't press charges
- City Councilman M.J. Khan was robbed outside his home while working on a car Sunday night
- The mother of an 11-year-old accidentally shot and killed by his 13-year-old brother: 'I have to deal with it every day, not seeing my child'
- This cycle of heat, humidity and rain is typical for August, a meteorologist says — and yes, unfortunately, we remember
- In northwest Houston, homeowners in the Hanover subdivision are making their homes in a neighborhood that's mostly unfinished
- A proposal to redevelop Sharpstown Center into a mixed-use development has led to a lawsuit from the mall's owner and manager
- Dr. Conrad Murray's Houston pastor: 'He's a good man, a very good man'
- Today's weather: Again, a chance of rain with a high in the mid 90s and a heat index around 102; tonight, look for the possibility of storms and a low near 75
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