Email Author Craig Malisow

Awards

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published December 15, 2011

  "Down the Hatch"

• 2012 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published December 15, 2011

  "Down the Hatch"

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published October 14, 2010

  "The Littlest People"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 30, 2010

  "Prison Pays"

• 2011 - Lone Star Awards, published December 30, 2010

  "Prison Pays"

• 2011 - Lone Star Awards, published January 21, 2010

  "Net Gains and Losses"

• 2010 - Lone Star Awards, published January 29, 2009

  "BARC Sucks"

• 2010 - Lone Star Awards, published July 16, 2009

  "Cover Me"

• 2010 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published December 3, 2009

  "Credit Repair"

• 2010 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published July 16, 2009

  "Cover Me"

• 2010 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published January 29, 2009

  "BARC Sucks"

• 2009 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2009 - Lone Star Awards, published September 18, 2008

  "Language Barrier"

• 2009 - Lone Star Awards, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2009 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 8, 2006

  "The Plane Truth"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published June 8, 2006

  "The Plane Truth"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published September 21, 2006

  "Penal Violations"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published February 2, 2006

  "Wize Guys"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published June 15, 2006

  "Feel My Pain"

• 2006 - Katie Awards, published April 7, 2005

  "Exposed Nerve"

• 2006 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published July 21, 2005

  "Dr. Nice"

• 2006 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published April 7, 2005

  "Exposed Nerve"

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2009 Stories by Craig Malisow

• Score One for the Socialists: Their Very Own Mayoral Candidate

  published Aug 27, 2009

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• City Council Once Again Considers BARC; Once Again Does Little To Nothing

  published Aug 26, 2009

  City Council delayed voting again on extending the contract for Gerry Fusco, the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care's interim chief. Council members Ronald Green and Pam Holm asked that the vote be ... More >>

• New York Officials Agree With Our Assessment Of An Insurance Company

  published Aug 26, 2009

  American Medical and Life Insurance -- the company behind those totally non-sketchy Cinergy cards we wrote about last month --  was fined $700,000 August 13 for "misleading sales p... More >>

• Council Hears About More BARC Stuff, This Time Some Nasty Divorce Allegations

  published Aug 24, 2009

  It seems a day can't go by without some drama regarding the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care. Today's edition involves a 2006 allegation of abuse against BARC Interim Bureau Chief Gerry Fusco made... More >>

• Take A Look At The BARC Change Agent's Contract -- Complete With Discount!

  published Aug 21, 2009

  The City of Houston's proposed contract with Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care Interim Chief Gerry Fusco has a $23,500 discount. (Read the contract here and here).The lowered cost to $135,000, whic... More >>

• Hotel Occupancy Dips, And Groups Who Depend On Those Tax Monies Keep A Wary Eye

  published Aug 21, 2009

  rIf yesterday's Chron story on projected drops in hotel tax revenues  gave you the frightening impression that Minute Maid Park might shutter its doors, or at least make the entire Ast... More >>

• A Bit Of A Slowdown In The Rush To Approve BARC's Change Agent

  published Aug 19, 2009

  City Council did not vote on BARC interim chief Gerry Fusco's contract because it was not completed in time for the meeting, according to the mayor's agenda director."The documents weren't in," M... More >>

• Timing Of Vote For BARC's "Change Agent" Contract Surprises Some, Like Councilmembers

  published Aug 18, 2009

  Silly fuckin' us.We thought that when a Houston City Councilman says something, we're supposed to take him at his word. But sometimes we forget that this is Houston, and things are done a little diffe... More >>

• Long-Anticipated BARC Report Is Out

  published Aug 14, 2009

  MCV Consulting has released its 2009 Multi-Stakeholder Initiative report on BARC, which states -- hold your breath -- "that the number one priority must be the city instating strong, competent leaders... More >>

• One Of The Pilots Continental Is Suing Says He Saved One Of their Planes From Crashing

  published Aug 13, 2009

  Remember those Continental pilots who were fired and sued by their airline for allegedly arranging "sham" divorces in order to get their mitts on fat pensions a whole lot earlier than Continental's po... More >>

• An Interview With BARC's Change Agent

  published Aug 13, 2009

  rBARC could install a 3,000-square-foot building to house cats within a month, interim chief Gerry Fusco and Health and Human Services Spokeswoman Kathy Barton told Hair Balls Wednesday. It was... More >>

• The Chronicle's Columnist Does BARC Again, And Again The Result Is WTFr

  published Aug 11, 2009

  If you heard what sounded like a sonic boom this morning, it was the thunderclap of Hair Balls's head exploding. And why would that ber Because one of the nation's biggest newspapers -- the daily for ... More >>

• BARC Whistleblower's Case To Continue

  published Aug 10, 2009

  A Harris County Court judge found probable cause this morning in the case of a BARC volunteer accused of filing a false police report; the next court date is scheduled for August 28. With all the chan... More >>

• A Shake-Up At BARC, For Better Or Worse

  published Aug 06, 2009

  BARC went through some housecleaning yesterday -- in a big way.In addition to the firing of veterinarian Eunice Ohashiegbula-Iwunze, other BARC personnel issues Wednesday included the resignation of A... More >>

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  A New Competitor In The Learn-To-Pole-Dance World: How Does It Stack Upr

  published Aug 06, 2009

  rWe were excited to get a press release today announcing the August 14th grand opening of a new pole-dancing-fitness-t&a-jigglegym, PoleLaTeaz. But how does PoleLaTeaz compare with S Factor or... More >>

• BARC's Alleged Dog-Puncher Is Out Of A Job

  published Aug 05, 2009

  Murray Bailey, the BARC kennel attendant accused of punching a puppy in the head in June, is no longer working at the facility, Health and Human Services Spokeswoman Kathy Barton tells Hair Balls. We'... More >>

• A Three-Hour Council Meeting On BARC Achieves...About What You'd Expect, Unfortunately

  published Aug 04, 2009

  rThe biggest surprise during yesterday's City Council Committee on Human Services and Technology meeting on BARC was not that it was three hours of meaningless bureaucratic babble -- H... More >>

• Yet Another Twisted Tale From BARC

  published Jul 31, 2009

  When BARC volunteer Nela Brown accused a kennel attendant with a long criminal history of punching a puppy June 9, she assumed the matter would be investigated and the man would be ... More >>

• Guy Wins $350,000 At The World Series Of Poker, Remains (In) Humble

  published Jul 30, 2009

  Humble resident Jonathan Tamayo says his mother didn't approve when he started gambling online a few years ago, but after winning $352,832 in the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas earlier ... More >>

• It's Not Every Day A PR Firm Offers An Interview With The Man Who has Threatened To Sue You

  published Jul 29, 2009

  The Houston Press got a press release today regarding Cinergy Health, and the flack offered to put us in touch with the president, who was described as a "very smart entrepreneurial CEO." And her... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  BARC Puppy Literally Washed Down The Drain

  published Jul 27, 2009

  rA stray puppy at BARC was placed in the wrong cage and washed down the drain last Thursday night, Health and Human Services Spokeswoman Kathy Barton confirmed today. She would not give the ... More >>

• Complain About BARC, Find Yourself Charged With A Crime

  published Jul 23, 2009

   The Harris County District Attorney's Office has charged a BARC volunteer for filing a false police report regarding animal abuse he said he heard while at the city's animal control facility. Sh... More >>

• For BARC, A Change (Agent) Is Gonna Come

  published Jul 21, 2009

  BARC has inked a six-month contract with Houston consultant Gerry Fusco to address physical, financial and operational procedures at the troubled animal-control facility. Houston Health an... More >>

• Cover Me: Apply Heat

  published July 16, 2009

  Cinergy Health, of course, is not the only company that has ever been a discount medical provider. There are many others, and in this... More >>

• Cover Me

  published July 16, 2009

  "Last night I had a bad night," Kathern Cathey says. "A real bad night." The grape-sized tumor on her pancreas was causing even more pain... More >>