Capital Area Food Bank of Texas is accepting donations at the H-E-B on Parmer Lane until 7 p.m. tonight. Their most-needed emergency items include bottled water, granola bars, canned meats, peanut butter, diapers & wipes, and assorted toiletries. They'll also be accepting donations at their headquarters at 8201 South Congress Avenue (between William Cannon & Slaughter Lane) through this Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily. [Disaster Relief Donation Hours and Location]......

There is an old saying about house guests and fish. Human error blamed in LA train tragedy. Some headlines make one do the chuckling. Le sigh. "Uhhh-huh-huh-huh. You said teeters."Ike, you are such an asshole. Tina Fey, you are such a badass. ...

Hurricane Ike was still over 150 miles away from Galveston this afternoon and already generating surges 8-feet-tall and rising. The Category 2 hurricane, which has an unusually large footprint, is still expected to escalate to a level 3 status before it makes landfall sometime Saturday morning....

Steve, the father of my young, hot boyfriend Warren, lives in Houston. Warren asked Steve if he was going to come up here to avoid Hurricane Ike , which looks to be heading straight for the Texas coast, prompting major evacuation. Steve told Warren he’s not going anywhere, that we should come to Houston. Warren explained he’s got his hands full with Hurricane Spike, so we’re staying put, too. So, okay, I guess the comparison is fair—at times. Let’s see, Hurricane Spike has been known to blow into a room at gusts of up to 120 mph. And sometimes massive downpours fall from her eyes, since she’s a sensitive artist and all that. Plus, having been raised in hurricanes her first eighteen years probably had more than a little influence....

Hurricane Ike Satellite Photo. Courtesy The Weather Channel With the eye of the storm now out of Cuba and into the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Ike has the potential to strengthen severely before hitting somewhere along the Texas coast. The Weather Channel's lead meteorologist, Chris Dolce, predicts that Ike "will become a major hurricane." The director of meteorology at Weather Underground, Jeff Masters, put it in terms that were considerably more ominous. "[There's] a significant......

Ike Projected Path, courtesy Weather Channel Currently pummeling Cuba with sub-80-mph winds, Hurricane Ike is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico later today, most likely picking up momentum and intensity as it heads towards Texas. It's anticipated to hit the Texas coast on Friday or Saturday.......