The $3 million question: What becomes of Six Flags in New Orleans post-Katrina?

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The $3 million question: What becomes of Six Flags in New Orleans post-Katrina?

A recent assessment valued the shuttered Six Flags in New Orleans at $3 million. But, will anyone want to spend money on the property abandoned since Hurricane Katrina?

Texan has warrant out for his arrest over nonexistent bicycle helmet law

Two years ago, a Dallas police officer ticketed Edward Adkins for riding a bicycle without a helmet. Now, months after Dallas City Council has removed the bicycle helmet ordinance for adults, Adkins still has a $259 warrant out for his arrest.

The 25 most dangerous intersections for drivers in Houston

Recently a law firm and a data visualization company partnered to collect data on the most dangerous intersections for drivers in the state of Texas. Houston streets dominate the full list and we’ve collected the worst 25 intersections in the city.

Former Texas teacher dupes girls into sex acts with bogus Facebook page

A former school teacher in Hopkins County has been sent to prison after he was convicted in a scheme using social media to obtain sexually explicit images of underage girls in northeast Texas.

Police ID Texas A&M student who died at Siga Nu fraternity party

Police have identified a 19-year-old Texas A&M student who died Saturday morning during a party at a fraternity house in College Station.

Texas waiter gets $500 after act of kindness

Small acts of kindness can reap big rewards. Just ask Dallas-area Applebee’s waiter Kasey Simmons.

CNN reports that the 32-year old man recently received a$500 tip on a 37-cent tab.

Grisly details revealed in decapitation case

A Houston judge on Monday raised the bail for a homeless man accused of bludgeoning then decapitating an auto shop owner last week.

Man dies following head-on vehicle crash in northeast Harris County

Authorities have identified a man who died Sunday night in a head-on crash along U.S. 90 in northeast Harris County.

Man stabbed after fight with friend in NW Houston

A 30-year-old man was seriously injured after a fight with a friend turned violent on Saturday night, police said. At 9:30 p.m., Harris County deputies were dispatched to a stabbing on West, near Highway 290. They found a man who had been stabbed twice, in the abdomen and back. Apparently an argument had broken out between the man and a friend, who eventually pulled a knife.

House fire kills 1 person, injures another

One person is dead, and another is injured after a fire at a southwest Houston home on Friday night, the Houston Fire Department said in a statement.

Mom’s boyfriend suspected in child’s death arrested

David Nolan, 26, is accused of of causing brain trauma to a six-year-old child and is charged with injury to a child.

Watch this Dallas Zoo baby elephant freak out about a huge ball

The Dallas zoo’s “small,” 225-pound baby elephant was filmed playing with a ball for the first time this week. The 3-month-old named Ajabu rolls the ball around with his feet and trunk while kicking up sand.

First Republican National Convention in Texas led to Ronald Reagan landslide

This week in 1984 the 33rd Republican National Convention kicked off in Dallas at the Reunion Arena. It was the first Republican convention held in Texas and sealed Ronald Reagan’s conservative legend.

Lightning strikes Texas family at their home

An East Texas family was struck by lightning at home on Saturday.

Brothers accused in Kush case ask judge for lower bail

Two brothers accused of selling Kush and other illegal drugs out of three Houston smoke shops asked a judge Friday to reduce their bail.

HPD chief says agency plans to fire officer charged with intoxication manslaughter

“He had a second chance,” Montalvo said Thursday of the 6-year department veteran, “and I’m horrified that a life was taken because of his behavior.”

DA’s office set to announce organized crime sweep at bingo hall

Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson is expected to announce Friday a massive sweep into an alleged gambling and organized crime ring involving bingo.

Police release surveillance photos relating to decapitated man in SE Houston

Police have released surveillance photographs of a man who decapitated and killed an auto parts store worker in southeast Houston.

The weirdest images to come from Houston’s lack of zoning laws

When driving around Houston, it often feels as if a giant Monopoly board was dropped on the floor and someone hastily placed the hotels and houses together on random properties.

Victim found dead in SE Houston

Police are investigating an apparent homicide in southeast Houston.

Reports of high-rise fire a false alarm

Smoke was seen coming from the top floors of the JPMorgan Chase Tower, at 600 Travis, on Thursday night.

Man confesses role in smuggling fake $100 bills

A Houston man could spend 25 years in federal prison after he admitted being part of a ring that smuggled counterfeit cash into the United States, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Houston announced on Thursday.

Twice-moved adult expo kicks off in Houston