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• Campaign asks Texans to support open-carry law for handguns
  What do you think?

  Gun-rights supporters want legislators to pass a law allowing handguns in plain sight.

  
• Winds from cold front to increase fire danger in North Texas

  A cold front with strong, gusty winds will dip into the region today.

• Some electricity customers liable to be shocked by higher rates
  What do you think?

  Regulators are considering a rule to require 45 days' disclosure when customers face a change in their electricity rates.

• Not everyone is a loser in today's struggling economy

  Losers might outnumber winners in this struggling economy, but Dan Parra is one of those coming out ahead.

• UTA professor launches a program to help veterans succeed in college

  Alexa Smith-Osborne spent several years taking her father — a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam — to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., for routine medical care.

• After leaving White House, Bushes may live at Crawford ranch for a while

  They'll get a warm reception, political observers say.

• Readers rush to aid a family with triplets and not enough food to eat
  What do you think?

  Getting food stamps became difficult, but Watchdog Nation came through.

• JPS looking to keep more of its tax revenue

  JPS is expected to contribute nearly $7 million to tax increment financing districts this year.

• Bombay terror rage ends after 60 hours, 174 dead

  A 60-hour terror rampage across India's financial capital ended Saturday. At least 174 people died.

• Shutdown of airports strands tens of thousands people in Thailand

  The tourism industry's potential losses are estimated in the billions.

• President may issue two more rounds of pardons

  The Justice Department and White House are besieged with requests.

• Dave Barry's annual wild and wacky roundup of gifts

  Why do we give gifts during the holiday season?

• Police: Pakistani militants behind Mumbai attacks

  The only gunman captured by police after a string of attacks on Mumbai told authorities he belonged to a Pakistani militant group with links to the disputed region of Kashmir, a senior police officer said Sunday.

  
• Space shuttle glides to safe landing in California

  Space shuttle Endeavour slipped out of a brilliant desert sky and touched down safely in California after a nearly 16-day mission to repair and upgrade the international space station.

• Officials: Obama set to introduce Clinton on Monday

  A deal with Bill Clinton over his post-White House work helped clear the way for Hillary Clinton to join Obama's team as secretary of state, reshaping a once-bitter rivalry into a high-profile strategic and diplomatic union.

  
• Giants WR Burress turns himself in to police

  Plaxico Burress arrived at a police station early Monday, where he was expected to be charged after accidentally shooting himself in the right thigh at a Manhattan nightclub.

• Students lie, cheat, steal, but say they're good
  What do you think?

  In the past year, 30 percent of U.S. high school students have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on a test, according to a new, large-scale survey suggesting that Americans are too apathetic about ethical standards.

• Space shuttle Endeavour finishes 16-day mission

  Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Sunday, taking a detour to sunny California after storms hit the main landing strip in Florida.

  
• Highly organized burglary ring hits North Texas businesses

  A Tulsa-based burglary ring suspected of stealing millions in cash and merchandise in four states may have also targeted two Tarrant County businesses.

• Windy cold front brings warning of fire danger in North Texas

  With gusts up to 35 miles per hour, it may feel a little brisker than the mid-50s high forecast for Sunday, with the overnight low dropping to about 37, according to the National Weather Service.

• Early data shows strong Black Friday shopping

  The holiday shopping season got off to a surprisingly solid start, according to data released Saturday by a research firm. But the sales boost during the post-Thanksgiving shopathon came at the expense of profits as the nation's retailers had to slash prices to attract the crowds in a season that is expected to be the weakest in decades.

• Same robber might have hit 7-Elevens in Euless, Bedford

  A man of medium build, about 6 feet tall, wearing a jacket with a hoodie, may have robbed the stores about 30 minutes apart early this morning.

• Giants: Pierce spoke to NFL security about Burress

  Giants general manager Jerry Reese says linebacker Antonio Pierce has been interviewed by NFL security about teammate Plaxico Burress' accidental shooting.

  
• 500 attend service for 7 who died in bridge crash

  About 500 mourners attended a memorial service for the seven people who died this week in northern Mexico when their vehicle plunged into a river off an unfinished bridge that apparently lacked warning signs or barriers.

• Man shoots wife, himself with family nearby

  A man shot and killed his estranged wife before shooting himself in the head early Saturday while as many as 20 people hid in the house, authorities said.

• Even in downturn, shoppers turned out in force
  What do you think?

  North Texas shoppers faced a light drizzle and long lines for door-buster deals at local retailers on Black Friday, which begins the holiday shopping season.

• Former governors say Oklahoma should sell water to Tarrant
  What do you think?

  Former Govs. David Walters and Frank Keating said the state should set aside politics and reconsider its long-standing opposition to selling water to Texas -- or risk losing its fight in court and basically giving the water away for the price of a permit.

• Car dealers ready to bargain in North Texas

  Sales were down about 10 percent through October and have gotten a lot worse the last couple of months.

• Texans contribute their needlepoint skills to National Cathedral

  Sualice Armstrong was shocked when she and two of her fellow Fort Worth needlepointers were chosen to refabricate kneelers on the high altar of the National Cathedral in Washington.

• Construction ahead of schedule for Byron Nelson High School

  Yes, the new Byron Nelson High School will have a golf team.