A Houston, Texas, couple is facing felony charges in connection with what authorities allege was an upscale prostitution ring that screened clients before charging them hundreds of dollars a session.
Van Chancellor loved the victory parades, the cheering and screaming of the thousands of fans who would line several blocks of downtown Houston a day or so after his team had won a WNBA title. It was such a thrill that Chancellor, the coach of the Houston Comets from their inception in 1997 until January 2007, would motivate his team each year by saying, "Let's ride that fire truck one more time." The Comets, led by Cynthia Cooper, Tina Thompson and Sheryl Swoopes, rode the fire truck four straight years from 1997 to 2000, establishing the fledgling WNBA's first and -- so far -- only dynasty. "We had an excitement there in '97, '98, '99 and 2000 that I can't explain," said Chancellor. "It was unbelievable."
Four days after Hurricane Ike strafed the Texas Gulf Coast and Houston region, evacuees and survivors stood in hours-long lines Wednesday in several cities to get the bare necessities.
The frail and elderly were put aboard buses Wednesday and authorities warned 1 million others to flee inland as Hurricane Ike steamed toward a swath of the Texas coast that includes the nation's largest concentration of refineries and chemical plants
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has called for a congressional inquiry into the state's most populous county, saying recent events show that its legal system "has been tarnished."
A Houston, Texas, couple is facing felony charges in connection with what authorities allege was an upscale prostitution ring that screened clients before charging them hundreds of dollars a session.
Van Chancellor loved the victory parades, the cheering and screaming of the thousands of fans who would line several blocks of downtown Houston a day or so after his team had won a WNBA title. It was such a thrill that Chancellor, the coach of the Houston Comets from their inception in 1997 until January 2007, would motivate his team each year by saying, "Let's ride that fire truck one more time." The Comets, led by Cynthia Cooper, Tina Thompson and Sheryl Swoopes, rode the fire truck four straight years from 1997 to 2000, establishing the fledgling WNBA's first and -- so far -- only dynasty. "We had an excitement there in '97, '98, '99 and 2000 that I can't explain," said Chancellor. "It was unbelievable."
Four days after Hurricane Ike strafed the Texas Gulf Coast and Houston region, evacuees and survivors stood in hours-long lines Wednesday in several cities to get the bare necessities.
The frail and elderly were put aboard buses Wednesday and authorities warned 1 million others to flee inland as Hurricane Ike steamed toward a swath of the Texas coast that includes the nation's largest concentration of refineries and chemical plants
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has called for a congressional inquiry into the state's most populous county, saying recent events show that its legal system "has been tarnished."
Joe Horn may be praised by gun enthusiasts and thrill seekers as a no-nonsense guy who got fed up with crime in America by pulling out his shotgun and blasting two men to their deaths, but there is no doubt the Texas man will be haunted by his fatal decision.
Viewpoint: A Texas grand jury let Joe Horn off the hook for killing two intruders. It's the latest example of the spreading impact of the dubious Castle Doctrine
On September 17, 1998, Houston police, responding to a report of a weapons disturbance, entered an apartment where John Geddes Lawrence and Tyron Garner were having sex. The two men were arrested for violating the Texas law against "deviate sexual intercourse," which prohibited oral and anal sex.
Officials in Houston opened more than a dozen shelters Friday for people who didn't want to get caught in gridlock and a small town 120 miles to the north was jammed with people fleeing Hurricane Rita.
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