HOUSTON, 1:05 p.m. CDT September 10, 2002 - FBI officials issued an alert Monday, sending out a warning to Houston-area police, electric companies and transportation agencies about an impending threat of a terrorist attack on the Sept. 11 anniversary.

Houston FBI agents said that they are especially concerned about copycat attacks.

"Nothing corroborated, nothing substantiated, certainly not in the city of Houston," FBI spokesman Bob Doguim said. "So, I don't know if Houston is any more or any less vulnerable than perhaps any other city across the country."

FBI officials said that while the number of terrorist tips has decreased since Sept. 11, agents are still receiving them every day and encourage the public to report suspicious activity immediately.

Houston Mayor Lee Brown said that the Bayou City is prepared.

"We want to make sure that nothing happens here in our city," Brown said. "And we certainly pray that nothing happens any place in the world."

Brown said that Houston is on the highest state of alert and has been since the Sept. 11 attacks.

"My position has been to work hard to make sure that nothing happens, so we're part of the FBI Anti-Terrorist Task Force, and then be prepared for anything," Brown said.

-- Anonymous, September 10, 2002

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Wonder why Houston rather than LA?

-- Anonymous, September 10, 2002

Oil. Bush stomping grounds.

-- Anonymous, September 10, 2002

You're right, Helen. Are you watching something to do with the Muppets? The green comment in your sig reminds me of Kermit.

-- Anonymous, September 10, 2002

I quit my job. Ten days "off" now. Spending LOTS of time with a toddler. I know all the muppets and all the teletubbies. Do you know the name of the green teletubbie? Gender? We sing "I Love Trash" at the top of our lungs, act out the alphabet, and bake cookies. Then this war thing started up again and tensed up our day. Phooey. Preps are low. I guess we can count cans of tuna and list what letters of the alphabet are represented in our vegetable collection. And talk about the colors of our fruits. Yeah, we can do this...

-- Anonymous, September 10, 2002

Oh, Helen. I imagine you find yourself thinking up your own children's songs to match your circumstances. I'll bet you'll come up with a neat one for counting cans.

It's one thing to have toddlers singing Muppet songs -- it's another to have 30-year-old men doing it, no toddlers in sight! Worse, they occasionally put in some rather x-rated lyrics . . .

-- Anonymous, September 11, 2002

Many years ago, I got my small nephew a birthday present, Oscar the Grouch singing his greatest hit, "I Love a Mess." His parents thought that was downright subversive of me.

-- Anonymous, September 11, 2002

Well, you know what they say, 'boys will be toys'

-- Anonymous, September 11, 2002

LOL!!! Yep, an' I got me one too! LOLOLOLOL!

-- Anonymous, September 11, 2002