http://www.mail.com/locations/3236-houston.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3236-houston.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091172-texas-senior-18-bags-800-pound-record-alligator.html HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston-area high school senior has bagged a 14-foot, 800 pound alligator — the heaviest ever certified in Texas — on his first alligator hunt. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials say 18-year-old Braxton Bielski bagged the record gator last week at Choke Canyon State Park, about 90 miles south of San Antonio. The agency says in ... Thu, 16 May 2013 18:17:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091172-texas-senior-18-bags-800-pound-record-alligator.html 2013-05-16T18:17:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072280-judge-rules-cheerleaders-bible-banner-suit.html HOUSTON (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games. But the ruling might not have settled the issue of whether the banners are protected free speech, according to an attorney for the cheerleaders' school district. State District Judge Steven Thomas de... Thu, 09 May 2013 02:45:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072280-judge-rules-cheerleaders-bible-banner-suit.html 2013-05-09T02:45:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2072072-enrons-skilling-10-year-sentence-cut.html HOUSTON (AP) — Convicted ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling's more than 24-year prison sentence for his role in the once mighty energy giant's collapse could be reduced by as many as 10 years if a federal judge approves an agreement reached Wednesday between prosecutors and defense attorneys. Under the agreement, which Justice Department officials say in... Wed, 08 May 2013 23:55:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2072072-enrons-skilling-10-year-sentence-cut.html 2013-05-08T23:55:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2063078-nra-gun-control-advocates-fight.html HOUSTON (AP) — National Rifle Association leaders told members Saturday that the fight against gun control legislation is far from over, with battles yet to come in Congress and next year's midterm elections, but they vowed that none in the organization will ever have to surrender their weapons. Proponents of gun control also asserted that they are in the... Sat, 04 May 2013 23:09:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2063078-nra-gun-control-advocates-fight.html 2013-05-04T23:09:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2062392-thunder-beat-rockets-103-94-to-advance.html HOUSTON (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder were unhappy about coming back to Houston for Game 6. They left town in a much better mood. Kevin Durant scored 27 points and Kevin Martin added 25 to lead the Thunder to a 103-94 victory over the Rockets on Friday night, sending Oklahoma City to the second round of the playoffs for the third straight season. ... Sat, 04 May 2013 07:43:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2062392-thunder-beat-rockets-103-94-to-advance.html 2013-05-04T07:43:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062418-nras-president-penchant-bold-words.html HOUSTON (AP) — The incoming leader of the National Rifle Association has a long history with the powerful gun rights lobby and a penchant for bold statements that are sure to enflame an already explosive national debate over gun control. James Porter, an Alabama attorney and first vice president of the NRA, assumes the presidency on Monday after the group... Sat, 04 May 2013 06:06:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062418-nras-president-penchant-bold-words.html 2013-05-04T06:06:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061092-nra-official-culture-war-than-gun-rights.html HOUSTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning to its members they are engaged in a "culture war" that stretches beyond gun rights, further ramping up emotions surrounding the gun control debate. NRA First Vice President James Porter, a Birmingham, Ala., attorney who will assume the organization's pres... Sat, 04 May 2013 00:39:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061092-nra-official-culture-war-than-gun-rights.html 2013-05-04T00:39:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058982-fresh-victory-nra-holds-convention-houston.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fresh off a huge victory over President Barack Obama on gun control, the message from the National Rifle Association is clear: The fight has just begun. The powerful gun rights lobby gathers in Houston this weekend for its annual convention and organizers anticipate a rollicking, Texas-sized party — both to celebrate the victory in Wa... Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058982-fresh-victory-nra-holds-convention-houston.html 2013-05-03T11:00:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2059348-man-killed-firing-shot-houston-airport.html HOUSTON (AP) — A man who had fired a gun inside a ticketing area at Houston's largest airport was killed after being confronted by a law enforcement official during an incident that sent people in the terminal scrambling and screaming, police said Thursday. It's unclear if the man fatally shot himself or was killed by a Homeland Security agent who had con... Thu, 02 May 2013 22:21:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2059348-man-killed-firing-shot-houston-airport.html 2013-05-02T22:21:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2052916-rockets-extend-series-with-game-4-win-thunder.html HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets know the odds are stacked against them in their playoff series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Still, they believe momentum is on their side. Chandler Parsons scored 27 points and the Rockets escaped playoff elimination with a 105-103 win over the Thunder on Monday night in Game 4. With point guard Jeremy Lin out with a ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:35:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2052916-rockets-extend-series-with-game-4-win-thunder.html 2013-04-30T07:35:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2052742-rockets-survive-with-105-103-win-okc.html HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets finally found a way to close out a game in their playoff series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. And it allowed them to escape playoff elimination with a 105-103 win over the Thunder on Monday night. Chandler Parsons scored 27 points and Patrick Beverley added 16 points with point guard Jeremy Lin out with a bruised chest... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:38:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2052742-rockets-survive-with-105-103-win-okc.html 2013-04-30T05:38:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2052226-man-accused-texas-rampage-denies-killing-woman.html GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Houston man accused in a shooting rampage outside a courthouse admitted Monday that he opened fire on his daughter for testifying against him in a sex assault case but denied killing a bystander. Closing arguments are scheduled for Tuesday, and jurors will then begin deciding whether to convict Bartholomew Granger, 42, in the dea... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:31:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2052226-man-accused-texas-rampage-denies-killing-woman.html 2013-04-29T22:31:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2050416-horschel-celebrates-pga-win-orleans.html AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Billy Horschel arrived in New Orleans riding a streak of strong performances that made him one of the best players on the PGA Tour never to win a tournament. Not anymore. Horschel earned his fourth-straight top-10 finish by rolling in a pressure-packed, 27-foot birdie putt to cap a weather-delayed, 8-under 64 at TPC Louisiana that ear... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:20:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2050416-horschel-celebrates-pga-win-orleans.html 2013-04-29T07:20:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2050172-horschel-takes-pga-win-zurich-classic.html AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Billy Horschel sensed the time had come for him to win his first PGA Tour event. This could explain the composure he displayed in the face of two final-round weather delays and a 27-foot putt he had to make on the final hole to avert a playoff. Horschel tied a course record at the TPC Louisiana with an 8-under 64 in the final round of... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:52:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2050172-horschel-takes-pga-win-zurich-classic.html 2013-04-29T00:52:27Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2049338-thunder-take-3-0-series-lead-with-104-101-win.html HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Durant was in uncharted territory on Saturday night, playing in his first game without friend and teammate Russell Westbrook. Durant knew it would be different, but vowed to do whatever he could to carry his team through this difficult period. He delivered on that promise by scoring 41 points and helping Oklahoma City fight off Housto... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 05:57:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2049338-thunder-take-3-0-series-lead-with-104-101-win.html 2013-04-28T05:57:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2045114-rockets-lin-day-to-day-game-3-vs-thunder.html HOUSTON (AP) — Houston point guard Jeremy Lin is listed as day to day with a bruised right chest muscle he sustained in a Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Lin was injured in the first half of the 105-102 loss on Wednesday night and didn't return in the second half. He was trying to chase down a loose ball with Oklahoma City's Thabo Sefolosha. He ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:45:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2045114-rockets-lin-day-to-day-game-3-vs-thunder.html 2013-04-25T20:45:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2036988-predicting-1st-round-nfl-draft.html NEW YORK (AP) — Get me out of here. Maneuvering to move down in Thursday night's first round of the draft will be a common behind-the-scenes scramble. There simply are few franchise-type players teams will be enamored of, yet plenty of depth to make picking up extra picks later on a worthwhile strategy. The big bodies will dominate the... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:59:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2036988-predicting-1st-round-nfl-draft.html 2013-04-22T21:59:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2035458-search-ends-fishermen-missing-texas-coast.html HOUSTON (AP) — John Reynolds and the four others aboard the Nite Owl weren't worried when the thunderstorms made it impossible for the commercial fishing boat to return back to shore. They'd seen this kind of weather before. They did what they normally would, tying the boat to an oil rig off the Texas Gulf Coast and going to sleep. But early Friday mornin... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:30:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2035458-search-ends-fishermen-missing-texas-coast.html 2013-04-21T22:30:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2034014-correction-fishermen-missing-texas-story.html HOUSTON (AP) — In a story April 20 about the missing fisherman off the Texas Gulf Coast, The Associated Press misidentified the crew member who was rescued. Coast Guard officials provided the wrong name of the surviving fisherman. His name is John Reynolds, not John Robinson. A corrected version of the story is below: 4 fishermen missing off Texas Gulf Co... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:11:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2034014-correction-fishermen-missing-texas-story.html 2013-04-21T19:11:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2029062-west-braces-tough-postseason-matchups.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The West has been the better conference during the regular season, and now teams are looking for the payoff during the NBA postseason. The conference has been so dominant that the second-seeded New York Knicks in the East would be only the No. 6 seed in the West. Sure, the NBA playoffs will run through the defending champion Miami He... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:57:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2029062-west-braces-tough-postseason-matchups.html 2013-04-18T19:57:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2027302-lakers-hold-rockets-take-wests-7th-seed.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dwight Howard had a simple message for the Lakers after Chandler Parsons' 34-foot, line-drive 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer added five more minutes to the final game of Los Angeles' already exhausting regular season. Nothing has been easy for the Lakers all year long, Howard told his teammates. Why should the finale be any differen... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:34:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2027302-lakers-hold-rockets-take-wests-7th-seed.html 2013-04-18T06:34:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2019972-perry-remembered-titan-political-spending.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Once in a rare interview, the Texas tycoon who gave at least $75 million in political contributions over his lifetime argued that writing big checks didn't buy big influence. "It is my view that government is not owned by anyone, least of all wealthy contributors," Bob Perry told the Houston Chronicle, his hometown newspaper, in 2002.... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:03:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2019972-perry-remembered-titan-political-spending.html 2013-04-15T22:03:41Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2021554-rihanna-cancels-houston-illness.html NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna has canceled another date on her latest tour because she is ill. Live Nation says the Grammy-winning singer is unable to perform at Monday's concert in Houston "as a result of illness." The concert promoter says fans should retain their tickets to use at a rescheduled show. Rihanna canceled shows in Baltimore an... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:19:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2021554-rihanna-cancels-houston-illness.html 2013-04-15T21:19:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2019674-gop-mega-donor-bob-perry-texas-dead-80.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican mega-donor Bob Perry, a Houston real estate magnate who shunned the limelight while generously bankrolling GOP candidates and becoming a force in a new era of lavish spending in American politics, has died. He was 80. Former Texas state Rep. Neal Jones, a close family friend, said late Sunday that Perry had died Saturday ni... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:49:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2019674-gop-mega-donor-bob-perry-texas-dead-80.html 2013-04-15T05:49:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2012466-warrant-texas-suspect-interested-cannibalism.html HOUSTON (AP) — A man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a Houston-area college told investigators that he had fantasized about cannibalism and necrophilia and about cutting off people's faces and wearing them as masks, according to a court document made public on Thursday. Dylan Quick also told an investigator that he had researched mass stab... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:13:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2012466-warrant-texas-suspect-interested-cannibalism.html 2013-04-11T23:13:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2010020-leftys-nervous-heading-masters.html AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — One of the last golfers you'd expect to feel anxious heading into the Masters is three-time champion Phil Mickelson. Yet, the creature of habit is slightly out of sorts after a change to his usual routine at the year's first major, and it's left Lefty a bit apprehensive about his first tee shot Thursday when the Masters starts. ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:04:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2010020-leftys-nervous-heading-masters.html 2013-04-10T08:04:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2008570-student-charged-texas-college-stabbing-attack.html CYPRESS, Texas (AP) — A student who told police he'd fantasized for years about stabbing people to death was charged Tuesday with carrying out a building-to-building attack at a Texas community college that wounded at least 14 people, many of whom were stabbed in the face and neck, authorities said. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said in a statement t... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:05:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2008570-student-charged-texas-college-stabbing-attack.html 2013-04-10T04:05:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2005706-pitino-leads-class-7-naismith-hall-fame.html ATLANTA (AP) — Rick Pitino got the phone call of a lifetime and an incredible text at the same time. Last Wednesday, John Doleva, the president of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, called seven people to tell them they'd in the class of 2013. Pitino was one of the seven. "When I got the call I was trying to call my wife over so she could hear it and I'm... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:13:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2005706-pitino-leads-class-7-naismith-hall-fame.html 2013-04-08T18:13:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2004710-laird-spoils-mcilroys-best-year-texas-open.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Rory McIlroy had struggled enough to lose the world's top ranking, prompting his caddie to suggest playing the Texas Open to get some more preparation in before the Masters. McIlroy heeded the advice and played his best golf in what has so far been a dreadful start to the season. "I feel like my game's in really good shape going into ne... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:23:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2004710-laird-spoils-mcilroys-best-year-texas-open.html 2013-04-08T07:23:59Z