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FEMA Perry critical of hurricane response - 1 hour ago - Houston Gov. Rick Perry lashed out at the federal government Thursday, calling its efforts to help Texas recover from Hurricane Ike underwhelming and irritating. Perry said more than two months after the Sept. 13 storm hit, Texas 0133 : San Marcos Daily Record

Astronauts vow remaining tool bag won't drift away - 1 hour ago - Associated Press Writer HOUSTON AP - Astronauts vowed to double-check, even triple-check, to make sure a bag of tools is properly tied down during a spacewalk Thursday so it doesn't float away like one did earlier this week. We're 0133 : Guardian Unlimited

Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost - 56 minutes ago - The machine for turning urine into drinking water wasn't working right Thursday, and flight controllers turned it back on Friday morning. It shut down after running about two hours. Late Thursday, flight director Ginger Kerrick described 0133 : San Francisco Gate

1 dies of injuries from Texas refinery blast, fire - 42 minutes ago - One man has died of injuries from an oil refinery explosion and fire in Tyler, Texas. A spokeswoman for Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas said 49-year-old Dale Sherman died of his injuries from Thursday's explosion at the Delek Refining 0133 : Seattle Times

Bargain-hunters survey the market's rubble - 4 hours ago - TORONTO - New York stock index futures point to a positive open and overseas markets are modestly higher after two days of huge drops. Commodity prices also are reversing massive declines, with the near-month crude oil contract up 87 cents 0133 : Edmonton Sun

Houston Washington - 1 hour ago - Washington Wizards rookie center JaVale McGee had a tough time in his first career start. Facing Yao Ming won't make his job any easier. With Yao expected to return Friday night after a one-game absence, the Rockets look for their seventh 0133 : Sportsnet.ca

TWC Houston unemployment climbs despite added jobs - 56 minutes ago - Unemployment in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown region climbed to 5.4 percent in October, according to the latest report from the Texas Workforce Commission . There were 152,300 people without jobs during the month out of a total civilian 0133 : Houston Business Journal

Southwest adds Houston flight for presidential inauguration - 1 hour ago - Houstonians looking to catch the historic presidential inauguration in January will have an easier way to get to Washington, D.C. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has added a nonstop flight from William Hobby Airport to Baltimore Washington 0133 : Houston Business Journal