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• Laura Bush eyeing Highland Park property in Dallas, source says

  The first lady reportedly wants to build a house in the tony Dallas neighborhood.

• Six Flags ride involved in recall

  The Gunslinger ride has already been repaired and inspected and is back in business, officials said.

• Asking prices for homes hold steady in North Texas

  Homeowners were able to hold steady on the sales price they sought their property in North Texas in September, which put the area ahead of most in the country, according to research released Wednesday from Real IQ and Altos Research.

• Illinois sheriff won't evict in foreclosures

  Tom Dart said that from now on, banks will have to present his office with a court affidavit that proves the home's occupant is either the owner or has been properly notified of foreclosure proceedings.

• Man gets year for theft of Dallas housing funds

  Darren Reagan, a defendant in the Dallas City Hall corruption case, was sentenced on Wednesday to a year in federal prison on the unrelated theft of public money conviction, a federal official said.

• Texas ends fish pedicures

  One of the latest trends in foot massage has gone belly-up in Texas.

• Kennedale man loses Death Row appeal

  The auto mechanic, whose original death sentence for the 1987 murders of a man and a baby was overturned, had his second death sentence upheld today by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

• Police arrest man in Fort Worth 'road rage' incident

  A 41-year-old woman told police she was roughed up Tuesday night on the shoulder of North Loop 820 after tapping her brakes to discourage a tailgater.

• Convict testifies defendant admitted killing woman

  Desmond Brooks, serving a 50-year prison term for murder and armed robbery, testified that Rodney Owens admitted killing Glenda Furch of Fort Worth for her money.

• Rejection of Chesapeake Energy permit request is first for Fort Worth City Council
  What do you think?

  After hearing nearly two hours of heartfelt testimony Tuesday night, the City Council rejected Chesapeake Energy's request for a permit to drill a high-impact well at a site along Eighth Avenue near Elizabeth Boulevard.

• Gas-station owners on Fort Worth's east side duke it out, lowering prices to $2.95

  How low can the prices go? Competing store owners are finding out.

• Six families displaced by Irving apartment complex fire

  The Red Cross was helping the six families displaced by the fire, a spokeswoman said.

• Man dies after being struck by car in east Fort Worth

  A man believed to be homeless died late Tuesday at a Fort Worth hospital after he was struck by a car in east Fort Worth, police said.

• McCain, Obama trade barbs in town hall debate

  In Tuesday's debate, Barack Obama and John McCain repeatedly disagreed over the causes and cures for the economic crisis. Who won? Take our poll and tell us.

• Debate fails to change couple's views of candidates

  They maintain their stances on who will win the vote and the Texas-OU game.

• Most likely 'heir' of George Washington identified as a Texan

  The 82-year-old would have worn the crown -- if one existed.

• Affidavits: Teens had planned Roanoke woman's slaying

  Investigators describe seized items as 'pertaining to the preparation of murder.'

• Galveston scrambles to heal beaches

  The southeast Texas coast doesn't have the whitest sand or the clearest water, but to millions of Houstonians and other Texans, this is the beach. And thanks to Hurricane Ike, it's also a mess.

• Fed, central banks cut rates to aid world economy

  The Federal Reserve and six other major central banks from around the world slashed interest rates Wednesday in an attempt to prevent a mushrooming financial crisis from becoming a global economic meltdown.

• Cleanliness of missing GM worker's apartment cited as suspicious at murder trial

  "The apartment was chillingly clean," with no fingerprints found inside, a crime scene investigator says.

• TCC Northeast drilling starts, though permit has yet to get final OK from Hurst

  Chesapeake Energy began drilling a gas well on the Tarrant County College Northeast Campus on Friday, though final approval for the project is still pending with the Hurst City Council.

• Campaigns get big money as Dems look to make gains in Legislature

  New campaign finance reports show where candidates are getting their funding, and local races are being watched statewide because they could swing control of the House.

• Bud Kennedy: Cheerleader will be flying high again

  Jamie Burns of SMU, who has a pacemaker, will be allowed to do more than stand and clap during Saturday's game.

• Drive aims to restock food pantry

  North Richland Hills is holding an emergency food drive to restock the largest food pantry in Northeast Tarrant County.

• Dallas Cowboys' Terrell Owens explains his tears on Sunday

  Wide receiver Terrell Owens played with a heavy heart following the death of a family member.

• Drug companies advise no cold remedies for children younger than 4

  Drug companies also say kids should not be given antihistamines to sleep.

• Archive 2006: James Bigby returns to Death Row

  A Tarrant County jury of six men and six women sentenced Bigby to death for the 1987 murders of Mike Trekell and his infant son, Jayson, a year after an appeals court overturned his 1991 death sentence.

• Fort Worth Alliance Air Show starts this weekend

  Air show takes flight this weekend

• European markets tumble after Asian slide

  European markets tumbled in early trading Wednesday amid ongoing fears about the state of credit markets despite the British government's 50 billion pound ($87.5 billion) rescue package for the banking system. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei suffered its worst day since the 1987 stock market crash.

• Neiman Marcus makes no concessions to economy with this year's Christmas Book

  With stock markets sinking and fear of recession rising, what's the affluent consumer to do? Neiman Marcus hopes a few of them will escape the grim headlines by splurging on diamonds, Dior and other diversions.