CHAUMETTE HAS A LOT OF FIRSTS IN SUGAR LAND!

SHE'S BEING SWORN IN AS THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBER!

Businesswoman, educator and community leader Jacquie Baly Chaumette will take her oath of office on Tuesday, May 20^th 5:30 pm in the Council chambers of Sugar Land City Hall. Ms. Chaumette was elected to Sugar Land’s City Council on Saturday May 10^th with over 69% of the vote. Once in office, Ms. Chaumette will be the only African-American, the only woman and the youngest person on Council.

Ms. Chaumette’s campaign focused on fiscal accountability, responsible planning and development, quality growth and responsive government. In her announcement to friends and supporters about her candidacy, Ms. Chaumette said that she wants to ensure “accountable and strong leadership for the citizens of Sugar Land. … Sugar Land is our home, and I feel a deep responsibility to help make this city the best place for my family, and yours, to live. These principles will be the corner stone of my work on Sugar Land City Council.”

Ms. Chaumette is President and CEO of BalyProjects, a policy and planning consulting firm. She is also an adjunct public policy professor at the University of Houston-Downtown and formerly served as a gubernatorial appointee to the Brazos River Authority. She has been a regional planner for the Houston-Galveston Area Council, director of planning for the cities of Seabrook and Sugar Land and a vice-president at the Greater Houston Partnership. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in city planning.

Ms. Chaumette’s extensive community service in Fort Bend includes: chair of the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce infrastructure division, Commonwealth Elementary PTA Publicity Chair, county appointee of the Fort Bend County Mobility Planning Committee, past president of the Fort Bend YMCA, and past president of the Fort Bend Professional Women’s Group. Ms. Chaumette and her husband David have lived in Sugar Land community for over 14 years. They have two sons, Raphael and Alexandre.

IS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PROSECUTING DOWN PARTY LINES?

ARE REPUBLICANS BEING IGNORED FOR VOTER FRAUD?

A published report says Republican Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has prosecuted nothing but Democrats since he said two years ago that the state faced an epidemic of vote fraud.

The Dallas Morning News says the 26 cases have involved mostly blacks or Hispanics. Democrats accused Abbott of conducting a partisan campaign to intimidate minority voters.

The cases have usually resulted in small fines and little or no jail time. None of the cases involved large schemes with the potential to tip elections.

Abbott established a special vote-fraud unit in his office, used a $1.4 million federal grant and sent investigators to look for fraud.

Most of the cases his office pursued involved mail-in ballots. In 18 of the 26 cases, the voters were eligible and their votes were properly cast, but the people who gathered them for mailing
were prosecuted.

State law bans carrying someone else's completed ballot to the mailbox unless the carrier's name and address are on the envelope.

IS THERE A NEED FOR A COMMISSION THAT INVESTIGATES WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS IN TEXAS?

JOSIAH SUTTON IS FREE AS A RESULT OF DNA EVIDENCE!

Top state jurists in Texas support creating a commission to investigate wrongful convictions.

But Governor Rick Perry says such a panel would be a needless addition to state bureaucracy.

Texas Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson endorsed the commission idea in 2005 and 2007 and says he hasn't heard a worthy objection yet. He wants state lawmakers to pay for a panel.

Sharon Keller is presiding judge of the state's highest criminal court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. She offered qualified support, saying she doesn't want a commission that duplicates work of the Innocence Projects statewide and nationwide.

But a Perry spokeswoman says the governor doesn't think such a commission is needed. Spokeswoman Allison Castle says Perry supports a better system for providing attorneys to poor criminal defendants, and favors post-conviction DNA testing.

This month, nine men who were exonerated of crimes urged lawmakers to study the causes of wrongful convictions and try to prevent them. Since 2001, 33 men have been exonerated, including 17 in Dallas County using DNA testing.

But many district attorneys fear a commission could become a forum for bashing prosecutors.

THE NEW INSITE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION BADGES ARE IN!

ARE YOU CONTRIBUTING TO THE BLOG?




Here's a look at the new Insite ID's for street team members. Are you an Insite street team member contributing content for the blog?

INSITE'S PHOTO OF THE DAY: FUNNY OR NOT FUNNY?

THE GERMAN FLOAT!

This photo is apparently from a parade in Germany. It's clear what's going on. Do you think it's funny or inappropriate?

US SENATOR EDWARD KENNEDY REMAINS HOSPITALIZED!

THEY WANT TO DETERMINE WHY HE HAD A SEIZURE!

Senator Edward Kennedy, the head of one of America's legendary political families, was hospitalized in Boston yesterday for tests after suffering a seizure.

Kennedy is ``conscious, talking, joking with family,'' the Associated Press reported, citing his spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter. Kennedy's wife, two of his children and his niece Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, daughter of slain President John F. Kennedy, were with him, she said.

Kennedy, 76, the senior senator from Massachusetts, was taken to the Cape Cod hospital at around 9 a.m. today from the Kennedy family compound in Hyannisport, then flown by helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after about an hour, David Reilly, a Cape Cod Hospital spokesman, said.

``Preliminary tests have determined that he has not suffered a stroke and is not in any immediate danger,'' Dr. Larry Ronan, Kennedy's primary care physician at Massachusetts General, said in an e-mailed statement. ``Over the next couple of days, Senator Kennedy will undergo further evaluation to determine the cause of the seizure and a course of treatment.''

Kennedy, a Democrat, was elected to the Senate in 1962 to fill the seat left vacant when his older brother became president. He is the third longest-serving member of the Senate, after the late Strom Thurmond, a Republican of South Carolina, and West Virginia Democrat Robert Byrd.

WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE PINK MONKEY!

140 PEOPLE ARRESTED AT NIGHTCLUB IN A VERY STRANGE NIGHT!

Houston narcotics, vice and patrol officers arrest more than 100 people at a downtown after-hours night club after an undercover officer is sold alcoholic beverages and narcotics after 2 a.m. Saturday, but that was only the beginning of the bizarre events that took place on the far edge of downtown.

More than 140 people were arrested at the Pink Monkey night club, located at the intersection of Franklin and Milam, for violations including public intoxication, delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. More than 500 others were released from the club and not charged with any offenses.

The club was also issued more than 20 citations for code and fire violations by the Neighborhood Protection Corps and Houston Fire Department inspectors.

As the investigation was ending at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, a suspect who was driving a stolen private ambulance van crashed the vehicle into the back of a car and then into a Houston police car that was blocking the street during the club raid. The stolen ambulance van had also crashed into a trailer and a Houston Fire Department ambulance unit.

The driver of the stolen ambulance van had to be removed from the vehicle and taken to Ben Taub General Hospital with minor injuries. No one was inside any of the other vehicles involved in the crashes.

Investigators learned that the private ambulance van was stolen from the 2500 block of Post Oak Boulevard.

INSITE POLITICAL COLUMNIST DON WILLIAMS CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY!

AN EVENING WITHOUT POLITICS FOR DON!














By now you've seen the musings of Insite Political Columnist Don Williams on a weekly basis. On Saturday night he pushed the keyboard away and celebrated his 27th birthday. Williams invited several of his friends to his southwest Houston pad where he and his lady Crystal Coleman laid out quite a spread. Torrey 'T-Dub' Walker was in house with his Fuji-cam to snap some photos for the Insite. Also attending the event were Brandon and Chuki Sykes, Lester Ross, Kalele 'Party King' Thumbutu, Thadd Hack, Crystal Coleman, Tiffany Bartley and a host of others. Here are some of the pictures snapped at the event that lasted until Sunday morning!

JAMES RODRIGUEZ ADDRESSES MT. CARMEL CHURCH!

Council Member James Rodriguez
Statement on Demolition of Mt Carmel Missionary Baptist Church

"I recognize and respect the historical
value of this church and the countless
other buildings throughout our neighborhoods,
especially 4th Ward/Freedman's Town.  Unfortunately,
the instability of Mount Carmel was a safety hazard
for my constituents.  Therefore, it was overwhelmingly
determined by structural engineers, the Fire Department
and myself that it was in the community's best interest
to demolish the structure.  Demolition is scheduled to
start this evening.


I intend to meet with area ministers, our City of Houston Legal Department, Neighborhood
Protection and the Fire Department to craft a more effective
ordinance that will allow us to address these matters in a more
proactive manner.  This church may have been salvageable years ago,
but it should not have been allowed to get to this point."  

SIR CHARLES GOT A LOT OF VEGAS DEBT TO SETTLE!

HE GAMBLED $400,000 IN ONE SUPER BOWL GAME!

Charles Barkley is promising to pay a $400,000 gambling debt that he owes to a Las Vegas Strip casino. When he found out that prosecutors planned to file criminal charges, he said, "My mistake. I'm not broke, and I'm going to take care of it." The casino filed a civil complaint Wednesday, saying "despite repeated demands, Barkley has refused to repay the $400,000." But Barkley insists no one called him before filing the complaint. He says "all they had to do is call and say, 'Hey, you owe us this money."' But even still, he's taking responsibility and says it's his fault for letting the time lapse. Barkley says the debt stems from a wager on the NFL's 2008 Super Bowl championship game.

THE PROSECUTION IS TRYING TO GET RID OF THE BLACKS WHILE THE DEFENSE IS PUSHING OUT THE WHITE JURORS IN THE R. KELLY TRIAL!

THE COLOR OF THE JURY IS NOW A BIG ISSUE IN THE CASE!

A young woman who says she was raped once is among the jurors who will sit on R. Kelly's child pornography trial. Jury selection at the case in Chicago is now complete, with all 16 members of the panel in place -- 12 jurors and four alternates. And now that the jury has been chosen an argument has broken out between the two sides over the racial makeup of the panel. One of R. Kelly's attorneys says the prosecution has been using its challenges to exclude blacks while prosecutors told the judge the defense used all six of their preemptory strikes against whites who were potential members of the jury. The R&B superstar is accused of videotaping himself having sex with a girl as young as 13 years old. Opening arguments are set for next week.

ANDREA WHITE AND WINSTON CHURCHILL'S GREAT-GANDSON AT THE MUSEUM!

THE RECIPIENT OF THE CHAMPION OF LITERACY AWARD!







It was billed as an evening with Houston's First Lady. That lady is Andrea White. The event was held in her honor to promote literacy in Houston. On hand for the party at the Museum of Natural Science was the great- grandson of Winston Churchill - Jonathan Sandys. Dozens of people turned up for the big event. Mrs. White signed copies of her book 'Window Boy' for a steady stream of fans. They took home the young adult novel that tells the story of a physically challenged ten-year old boy, Sam, and his imaginary advisor, Winston "Winnie" Churchill, whose story is brought to life everyday when Sam's British caretaker reads to him. In recognition of Sir Winston's role in the novel, Literacy Advance of Houston, working with Houston Community College, arranged for Sandys to come to Houston for the event. Mrs. White also received the Champion of Literacy Award for her role as advocate for reading in the community. Lots of familiar faces in the crowd including Ms. Shag, Debbie Hartman, Khambrell Marshal, Larry Blackerby, David Jones, Pat Jones, Lisa Faronda, Jonathan Sandys and I think Mayor Bill White showed up to support his wife around 8pm well after the Insite hit the door!

THE CREATOR OF THE BOONDOCKS COMES TO HOUSTON!

AARON MCGRUDER IN HOUSTON TO MEET WITH FANS OF HIS HIT TELEVISION SHOW!















If you are a fan of the politically incorrect cartoon the Boondocks you were likely at the big viewing party Thursday night in Houston at DiverseWorks. It's where the creator Aaron McGruder had a chance to press the flesh with a long list of his fans that religiously view his strip turned hit show on the Cartoon Network. McGruder moved through the venue thanking all of his supporters and even stopped to encourage a local Houston artists who had the cartoonists ear for at least 10 minutes. The Insite a big fan of the show also ran into fellow Boondocks watcher - Willie D of the Geto Boyz. The event benefited the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Also attending the event: Kalele 'Party King' Thumbutu, Carl Daniel, Duarte Geraldino, Omar Wilson, Dr. John Codwell, Swiff Haywire, Jessica Michan and Hugo, Oliver, David Anderson, Von 'Cheeks 22' McDaniel, and a host of others. Here are some of the pictures the Insite snapped and the well attended event in downtown Houston!

VIDEO OF THE PRISON TOUR NOW ON THE INSITE!

Rappers Tour Prisons to Help Convicted Teens

HIGH FUEL PRICES BLAMED FOR THE SNACK PRICE SPIKE AT FOX 26!

I'M STARTING YET ANOTHER BOYCOTT / PETITION - THIS TIME OVER SNACK MACHINE PRICES!


If I have to see one more price increase because of high fuel costs there's going to be smoke in the kitchen. I was headed to the snack machine to get my usual pack of peanuts at FOX 26 when I noticed all the snack prices have increased. It was a sharp increase of 5 to 10 cents on each snack. There was a nice little note from the independent vendor explaining this shameless increase in Cokes. I think I'm going to start a boycott and petition in the newsroom. From now on only apples and oranges from Fiesta where the prices seem steady!

HYPNOBRO DROPS BY THE INSITE!

FROM IRAQ TO HOUSTON: HE'S CRACKING JOKES ALL OVER THE WORLD!


You probably haven't heard of Leroy Williams but I'm sure you know Hypnobro. He's a nationally known stand up comedian who's been on the circuit for years. He's in Houston to appear in a show this weekend. But that's not all the native Texan with a degree in Architecture has been up to. He recently returned from Iraq where he pulled out his talents to entertain in the war torn country. Williams says he's been very busy. His itinerary includes the Tom Joyner cruise and the Black Expo in Houston with J. Anthony Brown. So if you'd like to know more about Hypnobro make sure you visit his website or catch him performing this weekend in H-Town. Hey Hypnobro, thanks for dropping by the Insite!


link: http://hypnobro.com/bio.html

DJ INSITE IN THE MIX THIS WEEKEND IN LAS VEGAS!

THEY'D LOVE MY MUSIC SELECTIONS!

Obviously, this email came to the wrong address but just imagine the possibilities. The sender is asking the Insite to serve as a disc jockey at his daughter's wedding in Nevada. He also promised to pay all transportation associated with my trip. You think I should take him up on the offer. His daughter would probably have the most eclectic music mix she's ever heard straight from my Ipod. We'd kick it off with The Cupid Shuffle then segway into some Tom Jones glide over to Earth, Wind, and Fire and then top things off with The Doobie Brothers with Listen to the Music. How about that? Here's the mistaken email I received:

Hello my name is Mr XXXX XXXXX, pls i need your services to dj at my daughter's wedding coming up on saturday 28th of june 2008 in nevada.Pls i will like to know if you would be available for the mentioned date?if so,i will pay for the full transportation and all other things needed by you,and finally i'l like to know your final asking price for the event .Have a good day.


What you except this free trip to Vegas or do you think it's another one of those email scams?

GROSS FACTOR WARNING: HE SPAT IN THE EYE AND OPEN MOUTH OF A POLICE OFFICER!

HIS SALIVA WAS A DEADLY WEAPON!

An HIV-positive man convicted of spitting into the eye and open mouth of a Dallas police officer has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Willie Campbell must serve at least half that time because jurors ruled the 42-year-old used his infected saliva as a deadly weapon.

Dan Waller, a Dallas police officer, testified that he was trying to arrest Campbell for public intoxication in 2006 when he was spit at.

Dallas County prosecutors say that at one point during the trial, Campbell called another police officer a liar and yelled that he was innocent.

BORDER PATROL AGENT INDICTED FOR SMUGGLING IN ILLEGAL ALIENS!

THE CONSPIRACY TO GET 100 UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY!

A 28-year-old U.S. Border Patrol agent has been indicted with two other men on federal money-laundering and human smuggling charges.

Federal prosecutors say Jesus M. Huizar was arrested Tuesday along with Chihuahua residents Emeterio Sigala-Favela and Luis Carlos Chacon-Rubio. Sigala-Favela is 37, and Chacon-Rubio is 32.

The indictment alleges the three suspects had conspired since 2005 to smuggle more than 100 undocumented immigrants into the United States from Mexico. Huizar was allegedly paid $500 for each migrant who crossed the border.

The indictment also seeks forfeiture of a safe house Huizar allegedly owns in El Paso and a monetary judgment of $500,000.

Huizar has worked for the Border Patrol for five years. If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in federal prison. Sigala-Favela and Chacon-Rubio face up to 10 years in prison, if convicted.

The suspects remain in the El Paso County Jail. No bond had been set.

NORTH SHORE TEACHER ARRESTED!

THE TEACHER WHO ALLEGEDLY WENT TOO FAR!

A Galena Park ISD teacher has been suspended indefinitely after four high school students said they caught him displaying his privates in an empty classroom, school officials said.

The North Shore High School math teacher has been charged with two counts of child porn, police said. The allegations surfaced Wednesday afternoon when four students said they saw the male teacher inappropriately touching himself on the campus, school officials said.

"(Administrators) had been told by students that they say one of the male teachers sitting in his classroom behind his desk with his computer on looking at what appeared to be pornography on his computer," Pct. 3 Constable's Office Capt. Ken Jones said.

The teacher was arrested Wednesday on a traffic warrant in an unrelated incident, police said.

The teacher's name has not been disclosed, but police are still investigating, officials said.

School officials are planning to send a letter home to parents.

JUST BECAUSE HE SAYS A MONKEY ON A T-SHIRT LOOKS LIKE A BLACK MAN DOESN'T MEAN HE'S RACIST!

BAR OWNER: "We're not living in the '40's. Look at him . . . the hairline, the ears — he looks just like Curious George."

The owner of Mulligan's Bar and Grill in Georgia has caused quite a stir, leading to protesters outside of his establishment because he has been selling T-shirts that depicts cartoon chimp Curious George peeling a banana, with "Obama in '08" underneath.

The owner of the Georgia Tavern insists that the shirts weren't meant to offend and has described them as "cute," but protesters disagreed, saying that it is a racist slam against Barack Obama.

Several people as well as community groups held protests outside of Mulligan's Bar and Grill on Tuesday. Those groups included, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Nation Of Islam, and the Cobb Immigrant Alliance.

Norman, who has been described as "ultra conservative" answers his critics with even more controversial statements, such as, "We're not living in the '40's. Look at him . . . the hairline, the ears — he looks just like Curious George."

Approximately a dozen protesters stood outside his tavern on Tuesday, one of which was Marietta native Pam Lindley, who joined the protest after reading about the controversy online and she says, "I don't want people to think this is what Marietta is all about. This is what some people think the South is still like. Marietta's come a long way but I guess it's still got a little ways to go."

Defenders of Norman assert Mulligan's is a refuge and Gene McKinley who is one of Mulligan's patrons says, "This place is a diamond in the rough. People here are genuine and honest. It's the one place I can go without having to worry if I'm offending someone."

Despite the protests, since this has now gotten national attention and media coverage, Norman says he has been fielding calls since the story broke with one man in New Jersey asking him to send him 100 T-shirts.

He said he noted physical similarities between the Democratic frontrunner and the cartoon monkey while watching a Curious George movie with his grandchildren.

PICTURES FROM THE TEXAS PRISON TOUR PUT ON BY TRAE THE TRUTH, SLIM THUG AND ROSIE RUIZ!

BRINGING UNITY AND HOPE TO THE YOUNG OFFENDERS!









Rapper Trae Tha Truth has long had a dream. It is to reach out to the inmates in the Texas penal system. That dream is being realized. He recruited fellow Houston rapper Slim Thug and they began the Prison Tour. The two entertainers had the help of former inmate now advocate Rosie Ruiz. The Insite caught up with them performing at the Clements Unit near Lake Jackson. It was there where Trae found himself shocked at his audience. In the crowd were inmates as young as 14 years old. They were teenagers tried as adult sentenced to time behind bars in an adult facility. But the offenders loved the performance. Some of them like Shine and Enslave also performed for their guests of honor. The young people say Trae and Slim Thug brought a sense of unity to those who have been splintered for various reasons. For the FOX 26 news report clip and paste the link below!

link: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/Entertainment/Detail?contentId=6543636&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=7.1.1

DID YOU GET CAUGHT IN THIS ENERGY SAVING PYRAMID SCHEME?

THEY'RE WORTH ABOUT $20 BUT THEY WERE SOLD TO CONSUMERS FOR $200 TO $300 EACH!

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott obtained a temporary restraining order and limited asset freeze Monday against Forum Trading, Inc. The state’s legal enforcement action charges the Texas-based company, which is organized as a multi-level marketing scheme with independent distributors, with marketing energy devices it falsely claims will significantly reduce power consumption, extend the life of household appliances and save consumers money.

“With Texas families focused on energy prices and seeking cost savings, these defendants are promising lower electricity bills but failing to deliver,” Attorney General Abbott said. “Experts who reviewed the defendants’ products discovered no actual savings for well-intentioned purchasers. The Office of the Attorney General will continue to aggressively crack down on scam artists who attempt to illegally profit from Texas families.”

Court documents filed by the state indicate that Forum Trading, Inc. and several affiliated companies, including Xium Corporation and Xedia Technologies Inc., deceptively market and sell small devices that can store electric energy. The defendants falsely claim that the “Xpower Energy Saver,” which they sell for almost $200 per unit, will reduce consumers’ electricity consumption by up to 25 percent, while the “Mega Power Saver,” priced at nearly $300, will result in more than 10 percent savings.

However, engineers who tested the purported energy-saving products at the University of Texas at Austin concluded that the Xpower Energy Saver could produce no more than a 0.06 percent reduction in electric consumption in an average house. The Attorney General’s laboratory expert similarly concluded that the Mega Power Saver could provide, at best, no more than one percent total energy savings. According to the state’s expert, the devices have no effect on the life of household appliances, despite the defendants’ claims that the Xpower Energy Saver allows appliance motors to “run about 10% cooler.”

The laboratory testing also revealed that the products are, in reality, ordinary capacitors, which are often used in electronic circuits to store energy or to differentiate between high-frequency and low-frequency signals. Capacitors are regularly used by electricians, and they can be purchased for less than $20.

NEW YORK ANCHOR GOES OFF ON THE AIR THEN APOLOGIZES!

MORE ABOUT THE SUE SIMMONS MISTAKE!

What the -- was Sue thinking?

WNBC news anchor Sue Simmons dropped an expletive on startled viewers Monday night, leaving thousands gasping and probably the same number laughing. But in the wake of one of the biggest on-air gaffes in Channel 4 history, a question was left hanging: What was she thinking?

And this one too: Will she survive?

Her next word: Sorry

An industry source confirmed yesterday that Simmons directed the expletive at her longtime co-anchor Chuck Scarborough, seated to her left when the "tease" for the 11 p.m. news aired just after 10:30; viewers couldn't see his reaction because a shot of a cruise ship was on screen when Simmons yelled, "What the -- are you doing?" at him.

He returned solo to the air about 20 minutes later for another tease, although both anchors were on the 11 p.m. broadcast, where Simmons apologized. On yesterday's 5 p.m. newscast, Simmons made no mention of the day's most talked-about story.

Sources also added yesterday that Simmons had believed the "tease" - an industry term for a brief cut-in that promotes a later broadcast - was being taped. Scarborough, who looked distracted during the segment, also appeared as if they were in a rehearsal.

"It was supposed to be a pre-taped piece and wound up live," one source said. "She didn't know it was live and blurted that out." Industry sources say that Scarborough may have missed a cue, prompting Simmons' outburst.

An ill-timed utterance

New York TV stations have what they call "zero tolerance" for on-air expletives, but it was unclear yesterday whether Simmons would be disciplined or fired. What is more obvious, however, is that she stumbled at the worst possible time. Channel 4 is in the midst of near-draconian cutbacks after a new management team took over within the last month. There have been widespread reports in recent weeks that Channel 4 is looking to cut expensive anchor talent, and after Scarborough - believed to be the highest-paid local anchor in the country - Simmons is second highest on the Channel 4 food chain.

Channel 4's behind-the-scene upheavals have occasionally leaked out on air, too. In the midst of a mistake-plagued 7 p.m. broadcast a few weeks ago, the usually implacable Scarborough followed up a piece about financial woes with an angry aside that perhaps Channel 4 was suffering financial travails of its own.

Observers yesterday said Simmons may have caught a break because the gaffe occurred well after 10 p.m., or outside what's considered the FCC's so-called "safe harbor period" for objectionable content from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Arthur Chi'en, a onetime street reporter for WCBS/2 and now with WPIX/11, uttered the same word during an early morning broadcast for Channel 2 almost exactly three years ago and was fired by the station. However, an arbitrator later ruled that the station had no basis for the termination.

HOUSTON MAN ARRESTED FOR BRUTAL BEATING DEATH!

JOHN D. JOHNS NOW FACES MURDER CHARGES!

The Insite has learned a suspect has been arrested in the beating death of a Houston man.

John D. Johns (pictured above) was arrested at the scene of the crime Monday. That was several hours after police said he fatally beat Sidney Goodman.

Goodman, 65, was found dead inside his apartment on Silber Road near the Katy Freeway.

Johns, who's 37, is expected to be arraigned on murder charges.

THE PRISON TOUR ON FOX 26 NEWS WEDNESDAY AT 9PM!

TRAE THA TRUTH AND SLIM THUG PERFORM IN PRISON!




Make sure you check out the 'Prison Tour' Wednesday night at 9PM on FOX 26 news. It's a story by the Insite. See how rappers, Trae Tha Truth and Slim Thug, find themselves shocked behind bars. That's Wednesday night on FOX 26 news at 9 PM!

THE HOUSTON FAMILY HAS HAD ENOUGH OF THE MEDIA ATTENTION OVER THE SKIMPY PROM DRESS!

GRANDMOTHER OF STUDENT: WHEN YOU'RE WRONG, YOU'RE WRONG!

The Insite had a chance to speak with Marche Taylor and her grandmother. Taylor is the 17 year old Madison High School student who found herself arrested just before her prom two weekends ago. According to Taylor she was arrested after entering the lobby of a hotel where he high school prom was being held. She was denied entry into the prom and because of an argument police took her away in handcuffs. But the Insite had a chance to speak with Taylor's grandmother on Monday. It's where the high school student lives. Her grandmother says the dress Taylor wore is not the dress she approved. Her grandmother who wants no publicity on this issue says there was one design that she wanted and by the time Marche took it to the dressmaker or seamstress it was another design. The grandmother said she would never allow her out the house that way. She went on to tell The Insite she had recently suffered a stroke and was ill the day of the prom and didn't really notice how Marche was dressed when she left the house. That grandmother says her family has not been able to get 5 minutes rest because the phone has been ringing off the hook since the story broke on KHOU TV last week. The woman says she wants The Insite to tell her side of what she calls the truth about the situation. She went on to say Marche should let her anger go about being kicked out the prom. The grandmother said, "when you're wrong, you're wrong." Meanwhile, Taylor remains defiant. She says she feels like her dress was appropriate and she shouldn't have been kicked out of the prom. The dress has garnered nationwide attention from blogs to radio shows. What do you think about this prom dress?

(Note: Marche is the young lady on the left side of the photo)


(By the way, The Insite's hat goes off to KHOU's Wendell Edwards for handling the story very well without exploiting the young girl!)

THE BIG RETURN IS THIS WEEK FOR KHAMBRELL MARSHALL!

THIS WEATHER REPORT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY...

He's been behind the scenes at KPRC TV in a management role for more than a year now. This weekend the Insite hears Khambrell Marshall will return to the airwaves. He will served as the weekend morning weather anchor at KPRC TV. Marshall has been in an executive producers position since leaving the news anchor desk. Meanwhile, The Insite also hears he's been very busy at earning that presitigious meteorological degree. Welcome back to the air Mr. Marshall!

BEWARE OF THE JELLYFISH IN GALVESTON THIS SUMMER!

100 PEOPLE TREAT