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Amanda's broken arm wasn't discovered till after she left West Oaks.

Mental Anguish at Texas West Oaks Hospital

Go to this private psychiatric facility, and you might be helped. Or you might be shut in a room all alone and end up like Amanda, with a broken arm. Or dead.

By Margaret Downing

Thursday, May 8

Amanda Lilley was only six years old and could be loving, sweet and delightful, requiring hugs of any visitors before they left her house. But... More>>

Before her surgeries, Sabrina's future looked bright.

Doctors vs. Parents: Who Decides Right to Life?

Following surgery, Sabrina Martin's condition went south. And then, her family says, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital set about arranging for her demise.

By Chris Vogel

Thursday, May 1

Darrin Murray was racing around the recovery room at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital in a blind panic. His teenage stepdaughter was in agony... More>>

Victor Correa is thinking about quitting his day job to clean foreclosed homes full time.

Cleaning Up Foreclosed Homes After the Mortgage Crisis

Junk haulers expand their business in the wake of evictees leaving behind houses in terrible condition

By Paul Knight

Thursday, April 24

Victor Correa approached the abandoned house with caution. The lawn was overgrown, and various pieces of junk — a broken charcoal grill... More>>

Realtors and junk haulers find pets left behind at foreclosed homes, like this dog chained to a tree.

Foreclosure Pets

Dogs, cats and other household pets get left behind when owners are pushed out

By Paul Knight

Thursday, April 24

The rising number of foreclosures in the area has created a new term in the animal welfare lexicon: "foreclosure pets." As realtors and junk... More>>

Rachel claims her grandfather was the leader of a satanic cult.

Do You Have Multiple Personality Disorder?

Years after Sybil, the debate continues

By Craig Malisow

Thursday, April 17

Sadie sits on the therapist's couch, whimpering. She's somewhere between two and three years old, and already the most horrible things... More>>

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Last Step to Redemption

On Friday nights, the parking lot of an 18-unit apartment building in Pompano Beach fills with... More>>

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A career con man brings his talents to Cleveland’s art world

Six years ago, Zachary Coleman looked like a godsend to the founders of Arts Collinwood. They... More>>

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Dallas' The Bridge Homeless Center's Progressive Approach May Actually Make a Difference

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This Guardian Angel Bleeds Red

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The Shawnee Mission East class of '08 loves its gay homecoming king

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The Shooting of Estefano

Fabio "Estefano" Salgado drove his midnight blue Aston Martin convertible down Biscayne... More>>

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Relentless stickering and guerrilla marketing have made Digital Summer one of the Valley’s hottest bands

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Punk Family Values

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Radio Active: What has Patty Wente done to create such a meltdown at KWMU?

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Doctors vs. Parents: Who Decides Right to Life?
Following surgery, Sabrina Martin's condition went south. And then, her family says, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital set about arranging for her demise.
Cleaning Up Foreclosed Homes After the Mortgage Crisis
Junk haulers expand their business in the wake of evictees leaving behind houses in terrible condition
Do You Have Multiple Personality Disorder?
Years after Sybil, the debate continues
So Much for No Child Left Behind
School test scores rise as more low-scoring students drop out.
Chess Masters at UT-Brownsville
An open-admissions university has become a national powerhouse in the collegiate game.

Sitting Down with La Porte's Buxton (13)
Doctors vs. Parents: Who Decides Right to Life? (10)
Following surgery, Sabrina Martin's condition went south. And then, her family says, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital set about arranging for her demise.
Do You Have Multiple Personality Disorder? (7)
Years after Sybil, the debate continues
So Much for No Child Left Behind (5)
School test scores rise as more low-scoring students drop out.
Larry McMurtry and Willie Nelson in Houston (5)

So Much for No Child Left Behind
School test scores rise as more low-scoring students drop out.
Cleaning Up Foreclosed Homes After the Mortgage Crisis
Junk haulers expand their business in the wake of evictees leaving behind houses in terrible condition
Doctors vs. Parents: Who Decides Right to Life?
Following surgery, Sabrina Martin's condition went south. And then, her family says, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital set about arranging for her demise.
Chess Masters at UT-Brownsville
An open-admissions university has become a national powerhouse in the collegiate game.
Mental Anguish at Texas West Oaks Hospital
Go to this private psychiatric facility, and you might be helped. Or you might be shut in a room all alone and end up like Amanda, with a broken arm. Or dead.

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Sex at Rice University, Indicted Politicians, McGrady vs McCready

The South Main campus is Virgin Central

As told to Richard Connelly

Thursday, May 8

Rice University is the latest campus to get a student sex magazine. It looks like they need it. As part of the inaugural issue of Open... More>>

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By Daniel Kramer

Thursday, May 8

Christo, the artist whose art installations include wrapping the Reichstag, apparently failed miserably with this latest effort in Houston. Use... More>>

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Nobody's Home

Thursday, May 8

Who was it? Great article ["The Dirt on Foreclosures," by Paul Knight, April 24]. But it irritates me no end that (most) media for some reason... More>>

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