Daily update: Sept. 15

Harris County and eleven cities between Galveston and Houston are calling for public input on commuter rail and other possible ways to relieve traffic congestion on the Gulf Freeway. There's a news conference this afternoon and three public hearings next week. Read more from Ultimate Clear Lake.
League City's City Council will hold a public hearing today on its plan to spend more this year without raising taxes. Read more from the Galveston County Daily News.
Former Friendswood mayor Evelyn Newman died last week. Read more from the Bay Area Citizen.
Taking a rare public stand, Clear Lake astronaut Jose Hernandez, the son of Mexican migrants, says the United States should legalize its undocumented immigrants. Read more from the Associated Press.