The mayor of Sugar Land, Texas, says he was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night in the driveway of his home. Mayor James Thompson told police the robbery occurred just after he returned home from a city council meeting. He said a man tapped him on his back shoulder and had a pistol pointed at him. At a news conference yesterday, the mayor said the robber threatened to shoot him. The gunman got away with his cell phone and between 80 and 100 dollars in cash.

Republican governors from around the country descended on Austin this week for their annual meeting. The Republican Governors Association had a lot to talk about this year. First off, they celebrated their success this year with the elections of Republican governors in New Jersey and Virginia. Chris Christie and Bob McDonnell became governors-elect with their victories on November Third. Next year 37 states will be electing governors, including Texas, where Rick Perry is seeking an unprecedented third term.

Sarah Palin is on the campaign trail again -- this time to sell books. The former G-O-P VICE presidential candidate and Alaska governor kicked off her national book tour Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Michigan – the town which she says inspired the title of her new book, "Going Rogue." The book – which details her months on the campaign trail with 2008 Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain – hit shelves this week. Hundreds of people had lined up before daybreak for her first scheduled signing in Grand Rapids.

A federal court has ruled that the Army Corps (core) of Engineers failed to maintain the shipping channel that links New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico, and that failure contributed to the catastrophc flooding during Hurricane Katrina four years ago. The ruling states that the Corpos had an opportunity to take action to alleviate the channel's deterioration but failed to do so. Six plaintiffs are suing the Corps. Five of them benefitted from yesterday's ruling and will receive damages ranging from 100-thousand dollars to 317-thousand dollars.

The auto club -- Triple A -- predicts more people will be on the road this year, compared to last. One reason is a boost in consumer confidence compared to a year ago. Triple A says most of the traveling will be on the road, rather than in the air. Motorists will find gasoline costs more this year -- up an average 50 cents a gallon over last year. Car travel is expected to go up two-point-one percent over last Thanksgiving. Triple-A's study looked at people who say they will be traveling 50 miles or more. The average mileage roundtrip this year is 815 miles.

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the San Antonio Spurs last night. The game went into overtime after Dirk Nowitzki tipped in a basket at the buzzer to end regulation play. The Mavericks looked pretty sluggish for three quarters, but somehow managed to stay in contention. Nowitzki led the way, scoring 41 points for the Mavs with 11 of them coming in overtime. The Spurs' Tim Duncan had 22 points and 14 rebounds. The Spurs were without starting guard Tony Parker, who aggravated a sprained left ankle in Saturday night's loss to Oklahoma City. The final score was 99 to 94 -- Mavs.