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"

More

2010 Stories by Craig Malisow

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Baseball Player Formally Charged With Assaulting Woodlands Man

  published Feb 23, 2010

  rTwo minor-league baseball players charged with assaulting a Woodlands man at a Dallas club on New Year's Eve turned themselves into authorities February 19, and quickly bonded out.Lance Broadwa... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  The Mystery of the 14 Dead Dogs Dumped in North Houston

  published Feb 19, 2010

  rThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is offering to help Houston investigators in the search for whoever dumped 14 dead dogs under a sheet in northeast Houston. KTRK rep... More >>

• They Just Couldn't Weave It Alone

  published Feb 17, 2010

  What is the world coming to when a woman can't sell hair weaves at a laundromat without being beaten and robbedr The Beaumont Enterprise reported that police in Orange are on the lookout for two blac... More >>

• New Braunfels Fights The College Kids With All Their Dang Noise

  published Feb 16, 2010

  If there's one thing that Texans have always prided themselves on, it's love of Big Government -- especially The Man telling you where, and with whom, you can live. Or at least that's how some folks i... More >>

• Texas Companies Selling "Discount Medical Plans" Can't Understand Why They Keep Getting Sued

  published Feb 15, 2010

  Until Obamacare is passed and we have Death Panels deciding our fate, many folks are left on their own to find affordable insurance, or an insurance-like product. The latter comes in the form of "disc... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): Valentine's Day Personals

  published Feb 10, 2010

  Valentine's Day is swiftly approaching, and love is in the air. Or maybe that's just pollen. Whatever it is, it's making us a bit woozy in the head, if not the heart. Plus, we're a bit anxious, what w... More >>

• Lawyer Drops Lawsuit Against Those Nasty Homeless

  published Feb 08, 2010

  rThe showdown between a downtown lawyer and his unwelcome, unscrubbed neighbors at the homeless shelter across the street has come to an anti-climactic end: personal injury lawyer Harry C. Arthur ... More >>

• A Tale Of Aggies, Viagra And Sheep

  published Feb 05, 2010

  What do you get when you cross Aggies, Viagra and a bunch of female sheepr If you said "a groundbreaking biological study that could mean a sea-change in the promotion of human fetal development," you... More >>

• The Medium Will Be In Houston, Making Connections

  published Feb 03, 2010

  If you have a dead relative or loved one you've been meaning to talk to, you might want to drop $95 for clairvoyant Allison Dubois's Family Connections Tour, which hits Houston February 17.Perhaps bes... More >>

• I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): Oh, For A Muse Of Fire (Hydrants)

  published Feb 03, 2010

  Animals wind up at the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care for all sorts of reasons. Regular readers know all too well of the existence of douchey owners who surrender cats and dogs for idiotic ... More >>

• Congressman Battles For Medicare To Cover "CyberKnife" Cancer Treatment, For One Reason Or Another

  published Jan 29, 2010

  Some Texas cancer patients and their physicians are up in arms over a regional Medicare contractor's denial of coverage for a non-invasive radiation therapy conducted via a device with the William Gib... More >>

• This Is Why They Call Them "Gentlemen's Clubs"

  published Jan 29, 2010

  We've all been there: you're hankerin' to see some boobs, so you and a friend hop in the Isuzu Rodeo owned by the used-car lot where you work and cruise over to the gentlemen's lounge to scout the tal... More >>

• I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): The Mad Libs Edition

  published Jan 27, 2010

  Hair Balls was cleaning out our closet the other day and, right there next to our old Little League uniform and a fossilized finger-bone of Jimmy Hoffa, was a stack of old Mad Libs books. It... More >>

• Houston's Jesus Knows When The Next Caribbean Earthquake Is Coming, But He's Not Telling

  published Jan 25, 2010

  In case you haven't gotten your share of tragic news out of Haiti, a reliable Hair Balls source tells us there will be plenty more death and destruction within the next 30 months. And just who is this... More >>

• Judge Blasts Autopsy In Baby-Killer Case; New Trial May Happen

  published Jan 22, 2010

  Eleven years into a life sentence for killing his girlfriend's daughter, Neil Robbins might be granted a new trial.After hearing arguments this morning from Robbins's attorney, Brian Wice, and Montgom... More >>

• Woodlands Man Sues After Former Major-Leaguer (Allegedly) Assaults Him

  published Jan 21, 2010

  A former relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and New York Mets has been sued for allegedly assaulting a Woodlands man during a New Year's Eve party in Dallas.Randy Sorrels, attorney for 25-year-o... More >>

• 13-Year-Old Can't Be A Prostitute Because She Can't Consent To Sex, Attorneys Argue

  published Jan 19, 2010

  The Texas Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case involving the Harris County District Attorney's prosecution of a 13-year-old girl for prostitution. Attorneys for the girl, called "B.W... More >>

• 

  COVER STORY

  Net Gains and Losses

  published January 21, 2010

  In 2003, Danny the polar bear, a resident of the Cincinnati Zoo, was having severe skin problems. The 800-lb. Arctic native's hide was... More >>

• Boycott Houston, Because We Are So Depraved

  published Jan 19, 2010

  If you think the folks in Haiti are having a rough time, just wait until Houstonians feel the economic effects of Pastor David Grisham's boycott against our city of sin. Launched just a few days ago, ... More >>

• Net Gains and Losses: Red Herring

  published January 21, 2010

  H. Bruce Franklin's 2007 book The Most Important Fish in the Sea helped bring the menhaden debate to a wider audience. Franklin, an... More >>

• It's Roller Derby Time Again...So Get Ready To Rumble

  published Jan 18, 2010

  Few fans were cheering louder than Shirley Rivera, mother of Baby Face Assassin, aka Rita Roxanne Rivera. Sitting on a fold-out chair only a few feet from the action, Rivera hollered every time her 27... More >>

• The White House Wasn't Pleased Obama's Call To The Mayor Went Public

  published Jan 14, 2010

  Ever leave an extremely personal voicemail for someone, only to have what you thought was a private message broadcast to complete strangers -- or even worse, your friendsr You know, maybe somethi... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  I Wanna Be Your Dog (or Cat): Resolution Time

  published Jan 13, 2010

  New year. New decade. New mayor. New director of the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care. But same old problem: Too many awesome dogs and cats stuck behind bars, the clock ticking as they wait for a ... More >>

• BARC Fires a Vet, But Hey It's All Good

  published Jan 08, 2010

  rHouston's Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care fired a veterinarian Thursday, but Interim Bureau Chief Gerry Fusco said two part-time vets will cover those hours so there will be no lag i... More >>

• An Orangutan Predicts Longhorn Victory Tonight, But Can Such Animals Be Trustedr

  published Jan 07, 2010

  Everyone knows orangutans like to wear people clothes or tool around with Clint Eastwood, but they're also famed football oddsmakers. To wit: Bruno, an o-tan at the Los Angeles Zoo, has predicted UT w... More >>