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

• BARC's Problems Still Far Beyond the Scope of the City's Resources

  published Apr 09, 2009

  A faulty anesthesia machine, a dog that nearly escaped during euthanasia, poor lighting, and a busted air conditioning system were among BARC's surgery room problems highlighted in an intra-office e-m... More >>

• The "Heidi Fleiss Of Houston" Is Now Recruiting Nannies. Really

  published Apr 08, 2009

  For years, Debbie Turbiville made a living knowing how to recruit prostitutes - or at least that's how the woman referred to a "Houston's Heidi Fleiss" has been painted ever since police shut down he... More >>

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  Drinking Pepsi Means You Support Gay Orgies, Totally Reasonable Texan Asserts

  published Apr 08, 2009

  Is Pepsi in bed with the gaysr That's what former Texas Republican Party Treasurer and General Counsel Gina Parker Ford believes. Hair Balls knows this because Ford sent us a commentary detailing her ... More >>

• City Still Hiding BARC Documents, Despite AG's Ruling

  published Apr 07, 2009

  As Hair Balls has previously noted, the City of Houston apparently doesn't want its citizens knowing what's going on at the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care. For the past few months, advocates con... More >>

• The Sleaziness Of The Door-To-Door Magazine-Subscriptions Industry Continues

  published Apr 06, 2009

  Editor's Note: The following article has been updated to clarify some statements made in the original. To clarify, we did not mean to suggest that Levonia Stancil is the owner of Unified Doers M... More >>

• Rice Students Get Their Art Displayed On Billboards! In, Ummm, College Station

  published Apr 03, 2009

  It's not every day that college art students get to see their work displayed on billboards, but that's what's happening with a group of Rice seniors - they'll just have to drive to College Station to ... More >>

• Mortgage Papers and Foreclosure

  published April 2, 2009

  At first, Nancy Perez thought it was a neighbor's house on fire. She and her two children were returning from dinner at Perez's parents'... More >>

• Yes, They're Still Selling Vacuums Door To Door. And Not Exactly Answering Any Complaints About It, Either

  published Mar 31, 2009

  So it's 2009, and apparently some people are still buying vacuum cleaners from door-to-door salesmen. And some of those folks aren't happy, based on Better Business Bureau complaints against a Houston... More >>

• Not Your Usual Doctor's-License Suspension (This One Includes a 107 MPH Cop Chase)

  published Mar 27, 2009

  Hair Balls reads many Texas Medical Board notices of license suspensions, and they usually involve doctors keeping poor records or maybe popping a few pills. But Thursday's announcement of the suspens... More >>

• No-Kill Animal Shelter Speaker Comes To Town Tomorrow

  published Mar 27, 2009

  Tickets are still available for no-kill animal shelter advocate Nathan Winograd's seminar Saturday. The California-based Winograd will present his "Building a No Kill Community" workshop at the South ... More >>

• Yet Another Strange Houston Connection To Tech-Savvy Terrorists

  published Mar 27, 2009

  For of those of you who are tired of getting your War on Terror information from biased western media sources who are doing the bidding of the American capitalist infidels, you might want to check out... More >>

• Out On A Limb Over Rosharon, For A Good Cause

  published Mar 26, 2009

  If you happen to be driving through Rosharon Saturday and see 50 skydivers headed toward you, don't panic - it's not Red Dawn come to life. And don't freak out over the fact that they all just happen ... More >>

• 39 Innocent People, 500 Years In Jail: Texas Justice

  published Mar 25, 2009

  Wrap your head around this one: "Since 1994, Texas has exonerated 39 innocent people who served over 500 years in prison for crimes they did not commit."That's the first sentence of The Justice Projec... More >>

• Hello: Is There Anybody In Therer Just Nod If You Can Hear Me

  published Mar 19, 2009

  Hair Balls has an exercise for you: close your eyes for a moment, and list all of the passwords you have for all your online accounts -- from your bank to your e-mail to your porn. (No -- all your por... More >>

• Inside The "Houston's Heidi Fleiss" Ring: Asti Champagne For Just $25!

  published Mar 17, 2009

  Hair Balls has been fascinated with this prostitution-list story - so much so that we had to check out the archived pages from some of the websites that police say were run by the "Heidi Fleiss of Hou... More >>

• Hobby Airport, Kicking Some Customer-Service Ass

  published Mar 16, 2009

  Airports Council International has recently confirmed what Hair Balls already knew: Houston Hobby is one of the best mother-effin' airports in the world! William P. Hobby Airport was recognized in the... More >>

• Rice Says A Person's Looks Influence Loan Decisions. Let's Assess

  published Mar 16, 2009

  Who says you can't judge a book by its coverr It appears that banks and other lenders know a trustworthy face when they see one - or at least that's what a study co-authored by Rice professor of real ... More >>

• DA's New DNA Policy Still Might Not Find Past Mistakes

  published Mar 12, 2009

  A non-working DNA lab and lack of proper policies were among the biggest contributors to the wrongful incarceration of Ricardo Rachell, District Attorney Pat Lykos said today at a press conference in ... More >>

• Another Slap On The Wrist For The Child-Fondling Doctor

  published Mar 11, 2009

  Here's today's criminal justice system tip: If you're going to plead guilty in Harris County to repeatedly fondling young girls -- some of whom you're related to -- make sure you're a doctor. And we'r... More >>

• Read My Lips. My Freakishly Colored Lips.

  published Mar 06, 2009

  The FBI always comes up with cool names for bank robbers, and the G-Men (and G-Women) didn't let Hair Balls down today: following a robbery at the midtown Wachovia Bank this mornings, authorities nabb... More >>

• "If The Real Thing Don't Do The Trick" -- A Barracuda, Elvis & San Antone

  published Mar 05, 2009

  For a moment there, it seemed like a lost piece of Elvis Presley memorabilia was rediscovered.No, not the mason jar where they kept his stillborn twin brother Jesse Garon, but something almost as cool... More >>

• WrestleMania In A Dispute Over A Charity Event; No Chairs Hurled (Yet)

  published Mar 04, 2009

  In the world of professional wrestling, there appears to be a smackdown going on outside the ring.Hair Balls was alerted to this controversy after reading an article in Professional Wrestling Insider ... More >>

• Texas Is Doing Great -- In The Hate-Group Rankings

  published Feb 27, 2009

  The count is in, and the number of hate groups in the U.S. exploded to 926 in 2008, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center's totally non-fearmongerishly titled "Year in Hate" issue of the Intell... More >>

• BARC Down To Its Last Vet

  published Feb 25, 2009

  Veterinarian David Rundell resigned today from the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care, spokeswoman Kathy Barton confirmed. Nicole Sica at the Houston Examiner was the first on the story.  ... More >>

• Sex Education In Texas: What The Hell Are They Teachingr

  published Feb 25, 2009

  Sex education in many Texas public schools is about as effective as an open-ended condom, according to a report just released by the Texas Freedom Network.Written by a professor and assistant professo... More >>