• The New York Times reports on a lawyer who has 20 former clients on death row in Texas.
• Dude pretended to sell hot tubs, but spent instead spent the dough on strip clubs and expensive cigars.
• Some people near Fair Park are very angry at the Dallas Independent School District. The school district wants to use eminent domain to secure property currently being used for homes and businesses.

How bad will it get in the Gulf of Mexico? Why did the spill happen in the first place? And who's going to plug the well? Experts from the Energy Institute at the University of Texas will discuss these questions, as well as what we can do to prevent future deepwater accidents, at a free public forum tomorrow morning. The briefing and discussion will take place at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of UT's West Pickle Research Building (MoPac and Braker) and will be webcast live through the Energy Institute web site. more ›

One big, serious film; one adventure doc; a couple soft life-changers; a Steve Carell comedy. All in all, a fine mix for the first real weekend of fall. Reservation Road: Mark Ruffalo and Joaquin Phoenix star as a man who hits a boy with his car, and the father of that boy. Ruffalo's character feels the guilt grow as Phoenix slowly freaks out. Meanwhile, the Boston Red Sox are winning the World Series and the... more ›