Theater review: Arabian Nights gives age-old tales new life ... has even made an acclaimed stage show out of The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. The Arabian Nights , making its Houston debut in an energetic rendition by the National Repertory Theatre, is quintessential Zimmerman. An exercise in communal ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:52:00 GMT Bill White to President Barack Obama: Call me ... no public events during a trip that is part of a series of fundraisers around the country. White, the former Houston mayor, has repeatedly criticized the Obama administration on spending, health care, border security and other initiatives. He said ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:19:59 GMT Texas ... Longhorns will heavily rely upon this season. On a unit that lost NFL draft picks Earl Thomas, Sergio Kindle, Lamarr Houston and Roddrick Muckelroy, Acho becomes the clear leader of a still-rugged UT defense. And even though he was lightly recruited ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:57:15 GMT State suspends medical license of doctor allegedly caught with car full of drugs MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas The state has temporarily suspended the license of a Houston-area doctor allegedly caught speeding down a busy highway with a carload of drugs. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:21:12 GMT Berkman: Trade a 'decent possibility' ... familiar with the discussions told the Associated Press. It was not immediately clear what the Yankees would send to Houston in exchange for Berkman. Berkman said no to the Angels, who were in the market for a first baseman after Kendry Morales' ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:36:00 GMT August: Osage County LORT Non-Rep $750/wk Artistic Director: Gregory Boyd Playwright: Tracy Letts Director: Shannon Cochran 1st Rehearsal: January 18, 2011 1st Preview: February 18, 2011 Opening: February 23, 2011 Closing: March 13, 2011 Seeking Local Houston Actors for two roles - please see breakdown. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:35:39 GMT UNT students react to President Obama's impending visit to Lone Star State ... present. His upcoming visit may involve similar controversy. DENTON - President Barack Obama is expected to visit Houston and Austin on Aug. 9. According to the Associated Press , the president will be in town to raise money for his party with ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:34:11 GMT Attention, Houston Crime Victims: Be Like This Guy TV news loves to talk to witnesses or victims of crime. We'd love it, too, if they were all like this guy, from Huntsville, Alabama. Please adopt his style when you are interviewed for television, Houston. Thank you. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:27:39 GMT Court session pits BP against oil spill victims ... or Alabama, two of the Gulf states hit hardest by the spill. British energy giant BP, however, argued in favour Houston, Texas, headquarters of the oil industry and where it has set up its control rooms to coordinate its response to what has been ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:31:31 GMT Kevin Smith And Scott Mosier's Smodcast Live At The... ... very personable and relaxed, slipping easily into their conversational Smodcast roles. The subject matter began with Houston, as Smith mused "There's a lot of civic pride here tonight. I had twenty minutes of mean jokes about Houston I'm gonna throw ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:03:59 GMT Dancing with the devil Dancer Li Cunxin says he holds no grudge toward China over his arduous ordeal. Nearly 30 years ago, Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin and Houston attorney Charles Foster were at the center of a politically charged international controversy. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:32:20 GMT Bond raised for Webster man in fatal wreck ... weaving in and out of traffic when it struck a gold Tacoma pickup truck southbound on the Gulf Freeway, according to Houston police. Click here for the full article Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:53:22 GMT Hikers Imprisoned In Iran Getting Houston Support Tomorrow ... Release them. They're not political pawns. They're young college grads who as sure as hell are not spies," he says. Houston's vigil will be held at the Taft Street Coffee Art Center at 2115 Taft St. this Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Lee Alexander and ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:12:08 GMT Bayou St. Denis gusher to spew for 10-12 days ... and a half feet of pipe above the surface. Coast Guard officials are still investigating the crash. CEDYCO Inc. of Houston owns the wellhead, but the company declared it "orphaned" under the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources' orphaned well ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:11:09 GMT Future math boosts some school ratings Several Houston area school districts boasted their highest state accountability ratings Friday's - bragging rights many secured with the help of a controversial measure that gives campuses credit for gains that students are projected to make in the future. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:04:00 GMT Friday Postpourri ... with the attorney general's signature issue, child support collection. -- I also attended a luncheon sponsored by Houston Votes , which has ambitious plans again this election cycle to register 100,000 disaffected Houstonians in time for them to ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:03:31 GMT Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth visit Houston on American Carnage tour ... their standard setlist from the 1980s. Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth however continue going strong. They're coming to Houston on Sunday, September 26 to play their classic material -- Seasons in the Abyss, from Slayer; Rust in Piece, from Megadeth; ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:01:54 GMT National Cheesecake Day: Cheesecake Factory, best places for cheesecake and recipes to make at home Celebrate National Cheesecake Day with these best places in Houston to take the family to get a slice and recipes to try at home creating in your kitchen your very own "cheesecake factory>" Today is National Cheesecake Day so if you love great cheesecake, why not stop by The Cheesecake Factory and pick up a slice for half price. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:55:50 GMT Metamorphosis Metamorphosis, an art exhibit of ten international artists will be on display at the 3 Allen Center art gallery, 333 Clay Street, Houston, now through August 21, 2010 and at the 1 Allen Center art gallery, 500 Dallas Street Houston, from August 22, 2010 through September 26, 2010. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:15:45 GMT Perry, White Debate Virtually on YouTube ... Sense Texans joined forces to create a virtual debate between gubernatorial candidates Gov. Rick Perry and former Houston Mayor, Bill White. In the introductory video, Greg Holloway of Austin Tea Party Patriots, said that his group interviewed the ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:06:23 GMT