Most Popular
-
Getting Off Attorney Tyler Flood says he wins 80 percent of his clients' DWI trials, even if they were 100 percent drunk as a skunk.
-
City of Coffee Is Houston about to become America's coffee capital?
-
Houston's Choice for Mayor Black Guy, Rich White Guy, Lesbian or Hispanic Republican
-
Looking for a Bull Market Killen's Steakhouse in suburban Pearland is probably best during boom times.
-
Burgers and Hash Lola, a modern diner in the Heights is dishing up some top-notch Texas short-order cooking.
Recent Blog Posts
La Plus Ca Change At BARC
Fri Nov 20, 4:54 PM
Last Call For Art: Mack The Knife, French Film And Invisible Billboards
Fri Nov 20, 4:19 PM
Art Rock: The Jerry Lightfoot Festival, In Memory of Rory Miggins, at the Continental Club
Fri Nov 20, 4:30 PM
Coma White: A Sampling of Songs About the JFK Assassination
Fri Nov 20, 3:30 PM
This Week In Deliciousness
Fri Nov 20, 4:39 PM
Openings and Closings
Fri Nov 20, 3:30 PM
National Features >
City Pages
Michele Bachmann, Unmuzzled
You don't need to read Sarah Palin's book to hear the ravings of a mad woman.
By Matt Snyders
Miami New Times
Pimp Daddy
The rise and fall of a chubby sex-cult leader.
By Natalie O'Neill
Riverfront Times
Babe 'n' Arms
Tom was a hot-tempered cross-dresser with a garage full of guns--and then he became Rachel.
By Nicholas Phillips
Best Criminal Judge
U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes
Share
Published on September 26, 2002
Republican Lynn Hughes hardly blinked when he advanced from his state district court (a civil one, no less) to the federal bench some 12 years ago. That characteristic aplomb has yet to be erased by some of the most demanding cases at the federal courthouse. He's coupled a healthy disdain for the traditional veil of legalese with a quiet but firm demeanor that has established him as one of the most independent jurists anywhere. Hughes demanded answers in a shady immunity deal for the notorious Graham brothers. And he didn't shy away from forcing the government to admit to submitting a false affidavit against an ex-CIA agent and lying to a grand jury in a bank fraud case. By now, his straightforward search for the truth is legendary among lawyers.
Now Click This
