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

  "Selling You"

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

  "Selling You"

• 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"

• 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

• An Interview With The New Head Of BARC: This Time, Things Really, Really Will be Fixed. Really

  published May 22, 2009

  As BARC's new bureau chief, Ray Sim has his work cut out for him. He now heads an organization that has historically resisted change and ostracized volunteers who have made claims of cruel conditions,... More >>

• Who Outed Wayne Dolcefino's (We Think) Confidential Sourcer Let The Courts Decide

  published May 21, 2009

  Paige Hewitt, a local investigative journalist, has sued KTRK-Channel 13, saying she was fired in February on the false pretense that she outed another reporter's confidential source.  The lawsui... More >>

• Bayou Body Count: Grandmother Stabbed To Death

  published May 21, 2009

  Houston police on Monday arrested a man in the stabbing death of his girlfriend. Harold Chester Amburgey, 48, is accused of killing Donna Baeza, 48, who was found dead in her apartment in the 1700 bl... More >>

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  The Episcopal Church In Texas -- Covering Up For Its Pedophiles

  published May 20, 2009

  In 2005, the Austin American-Statesman wrote about Allen Becker, the retired headmaster of a prestigious Austin Episcopal boarding school, hitting the bricks once again to raise money for a lower-inco... More >>

• Don't Ask, Don't Tell

  published May 21, 2009

  In 1993, Bob Haslanger received a letter from his high school alma mater, St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin. It seemed that Haslanger,... More >>

• Bill Would Keep Sex Offenders From Doing Something, Maybe. It's Hard To Tell

  published May 18, 2009

  Sometimes legislative bills don't seem to be written in plain English, so it's always best to go straight to the bill's author to find out what's up.But a bill authored by Republican State Senator Flo... More >>

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  Italian Filmmaker Just Loves Our Jails

  published May 14, 2009

  Hot on the heels of winning the Special Jury Prize for best short film at the Houston International Film Festival, Roberto Minervini is working on a feature film that will be shot in Houston and Marfa... More >>

• More (Somewhat Meandering, But Nevertheless Entertaining) Tales Of BARC Incompetence

  published May 12, 2009

  We're pretty sure the dude who coined that phrase about a hard task being akin to "nailing jelly to a wall" wasn't referring to getting news out of BARC, but he could've been.For one thing, Health and... More >>

• Added Art Car Parade Bonus (Of A Sort): Dave Ward's Socks

  published May 08, 2009

  If you're going to Saturday's Art Car Parade, here's one tricked-out vehicle you'll probably see: an assisted living center bus festooned with over 2,000 socks.Titled "Sock it to Me," the entry is the... More >>

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  Bystander Hit During A Police Shooting: Pretty Rare, Expert Says

  published May 06, 2009

  Tuesday's Metro Police shooting was not just unusual in that it was the first fatal shooting in the agency's history, but in that a bystander was injured as well. While we wait for more details to em... More >>

• Questions Bellaire High's Whiz Kids Will Have To Answer

  published May 06, 2009

  Hair Balls got that warm fuzzy feeling (don't worry, it's not swine flu) when a publicist called to tell us that students from Bellaire High will be competing in the 2009 National Economics Challenge,... More >>

• Here's The Latest On School Closings Due To The "Don't Call It Swine" Flu

  published May 04, 2009

  Hamilton Middle School, which was closed Thursday and Friday over swine flu concerns, has reopened, HISD and city officials said.Hamilton had been closed because an individual "had exposure to a known... More >>

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  Swine Flu FAQs: The Answers You Need...And The Answers You Deserve

  published May 01, 2009

  Unlike in 1918, when the flu really bitch-slapped humanity, leading medical experts have the ability to immediately update us with information on how to stay safe, and how to separate myth from fact. ... More >>

• School Districts Don't Need To Close To Protect Funding, TEA Says

  published May 01, 2009

  When the Fort Worth school district made the seemingly bizarre decision to close down for a week even though they hadn't experienced a single confirmed case of swine flu, there were some rumblings tha... More >>

• Songs To Fight Swine Flu By

  published May 01, 2009

  Working overtime to give natural selection the finger, a former member of the Texas medical Association's Committee on Infectious Diseases has issued a press release telling people how to wash their h... More >>

• Swine Flu Can't Beat (A Carefully Wrapped) God

  published Apr 30, 2009

  With what is surely the Black Plague of the 21st Century bearing down on all our souls, the last place anyone wants to worry about swine flu is church. So some institutions, like the Austin Diocese, a... More >>

• No Vets At BARC, And A Struggle To Get The Story Straight

  published Apr 27, 2009

  Getting a veterinarian to work weekends at the animal control facility for the nation's fourth-largest city is a real pain.Take Saturday. No vet showed up, even though, according to Health & Human... More >>

• After 22 Years Of Wrongful Imprisonment, Two More Days To Freedom

  published Apr 27, 2009

  A man convicted of rape in 1987, based largely on questionable HPD crime lab data, and sentenced to life in prison is expected to be released on bond Thursday, according to the Harris County District... More >>

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  Houstonian Comes Home For A Beach Volleyball Tournament

  published Apr 24, 2009

  For the first time, Houston will be a stop on the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, which means that Alicia Polzin can finally play in her hometown.The 6'3" Polzin has been with the organization since 20... More >>

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  Jesus Christ Celebrates His Birthday Yesterday On Bissonnet

  published Apr 23, 2009

  With a smile on his face, the Anti-Christ leaned over and blew out the candles on a birthday cake decorated with a big black "666." The fifty or so of his followers crammed into the small st... More >>

• UFOs In Houston!! Or Maybe Just A Solar-Powered Car

  published Apr 22, 2009

  Hair Balls loves crazy people -- not the killin' kind, mind you, but folks who do some far-out things. And we think driving a three-wheeled freaky-looking solar-powered car to the Arctic Circle, and a... More >>

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  BARC Stuffs 12 Fighting Birds Into One Carrier; The Totally Expected Happens

  published Apr 21, 2009

  So let's say you work in Houston's animal control department, and part of your job is to seize animals believed to be abused -- like roosters and hens used in bird fights. What would you think would h... More >>

• Houstonians Apparently Love Their Booty Calls

  published Apr 15, 2009

  Are you looking online to get laid, but don't want to break the law (or your bank) by shelling out money for a prostituter If so, you might want to check out www.onlinebootycall.com, where Houston ran... More >>

• The BARC Survey The City Should Be Conducting

  published Apr 10, 2009

  BARC is asking for the public's input on how to improve the shelter by completing an online survey. According to the preamble, the Mayor's office is ready to roll up its sleeves and get to the bottom ... More >>

• FBI Seeking Information on Compass Bank Robbers

  published Apr 09, 2009

  The Houston FBI Bank Robbery Task Force is asking for help in identifying the latest geniuses to rob a bank. It happened at noon today at the Compass Bank at 7040 Lawndale. One man robbed the bank whi... More >>