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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2013 Stories by Craig Malisow

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  FEATURED STORY

  UPDATED (With Charges & Suspect's Statement): Stabbing at Lone Star College-Cy Fair; 14 Injured, 2 Critical

  published Apr 09, 2013

  A stabbing at Lone Star College-Cy Fair today has generated initial, unconfirmed reports of as many as 13 people being injured, with one suspect caught and another at large. "Several people have be... More >>

• Police Protection: Using Discretion

  published April 11, 2013

  In 2011, after both the Etubom and Medrano lawsuits, the Houston Police Department revised its policy on how officers should respond to calls... More >>

• A Sick, Twisted Tale: A Dog-Napped Yorkie Named Gizmo and an (Allegedly) Wicked Stepmother -- Disney, Eat Your Heart Out.

  published Apr 09, 2013

  It was the note seen 'round the world -- er, well, at least 'round Texas, anyway: The owners of a Yorkie named Gizmo, who had been missing for two weeks, received a note purporting to be from a woman ... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Police Protection: Speeding While Silent

  published April 11, 2013

  To help illustrate the dangers posed by driving at high speeds, a Houston Police Academy lesson plan on driving safety states the following: A... More >>

• Clyde Edwin Hedrick: Accused of Killing the Woman Whose Corpse He Was Accused of Hiding Almost 30 Years Ago

  published Apr 05, 2013

  Twenty-eight years after he was charged with tampering with a corpse, Clyde Edwin Hedrick has been charged with turning that person into a corpse in the first place. The Galveston County Sheriff's Of... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Michael Brown: He Was Quietly Released from Jail Last Week

  published Apr 01, 2013

  It was truly a Good Friday for ex-hand surgeon Michael "She Had a Nice Ass, and I Was Hard" Brown, who was released from Harris County Jail March 28 after serving about 20 days of his 180-day sentence... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  UPDATED:Kathanna Culp: Spring Branch Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student

  published Mar 26, 2013

  Correction: Kathanna Culp was never a court-appointed child advocate, and was never an employee of Child Advocates, Inc., the organization's spokeswoman tells us. Although Culp went through the volu... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  UPDATED: Michael Brown Says He Got E. Coli in Jail, So He Needs Out -- Now!

  published Mar 25, 2013

  Update: Judge Sheri Dean didn't spring Michael Brown from jail today after hearing from Rachel Brown's attorneys, as well as another attorney Dean personally assigned as an administrative judge, that ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Leah Purcell: Is the Alleged Animal Cruelty Queen Back in Businessr

  published Mar 21, 2013

  Clarification: The 2012 agreed order between Montgomery County and Leah Purcell, in which Purcell surrendered 287 dogs that a judge found were "cruelly treated," bars Purcell from operating an animal... More >>

• Word to the Wise: Don't Hire a Hit Man over the Phone Like Tab Denny Johnson Allegedly Did -- Dude Might Turn Out to be the Sheriff.

  published Mar 20, 2013

  Tab Denny Johnson of Burleson was already in jail for allegedly assaulting his wife when, authorities say, he figured he needed to finish the job. Problem was, of course, he was probably going to be b... More >>

• Holi Bollywood, Batman -- It's Texas's Biggest Festival of Colors!

  published Mar 18, 2013

  It's only Monday, but Hair Balls is already stoked for the Holi Festival of Colors celebration March 24 in Rosenberg. If, like us, you weren't intimately familiar with this awesome Indian tradition, h... More >>

• Come Celebrate The REAL Kind of Undocumented Aliens in Edinburg's UFO Conference This Weekend

  published Mar 15, 2013

  If you're into aliens, and you're not too busy being rectally probed by some little gray dude with huge eyes, you might want to check out the Out of This World! UFO Conference and Festival in Edinburg... More >>

• Cover Story: Prosecutors Say Two Houston Men Sold Analog Drugs That Killed Teenagers Over 1,000 Miles Away.

  published Mar 13, 2013

  When kids in North Dakota and Minnesota started overdosing and dropping dead from synthetic drugs in a span of a week last year, authorities there knew they had a problem on their hands. It didn't tak... More >>

• Jovan Collier: Guy Who Killed His Family When He Was 14, Then Sent a Dead Pig & Sex Toys to a Girlfriend, Can't Get a Dang Break

  published Mar 12, 2013

  If there's one thing that irks Hair Balls, it's when we find out our new neighbor -- a nice-enough dude we like to talk to about Dancing with the Stars and whatnot -- turns out to be a convicted famil... More >>

• Michael Brown Gets 180 Days in Jail

  published Mar 08, 2013

  Judge Sheri Dean sentenced Michael Brown to 180 days in Harris County Jail this morning for spending millions on luxury items and real estate in violation of a 2011 court order. She found he had viola... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Michael Brown: "I'm Terrified of Going to Jail"

  published Mar 07, 2013

  Both sides of the Michael "I Am Sorry for Fucking Your Mother Instead of Someone Else" Brown freakshow rested today, and Judge Sheri Dean will deliver her decision Friday at 10:30 a.m. Brown faces a ... More >>

• Michael Brown: "I've Become More Acutely Aware of How I Can Be Fleeced by Women." He Really Said That.

  published Mar 06, 2013

  Things got downright weird during Michael Brown's testimony today, with attorney Robert Hoffman alleging that Brown's new hobby is to take pictures of naked "young women" aboard his yacht, and Brown c... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Michael Brown's Lawyers: He's Broke, and Jeff Bagwell Is Trying to "Take" His Children

  published Mar 06, 2013

  While Michael "Sex Advice Columnist for His Own Daughter" Brown testified in a contempt hearing in Houston this week, lawyers in Miami are continually filing a flurry of papers claiming, among other t... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  NEW UPDATE with Court Hearing -- Michael Brown: Booked into Harris County Jail, Where Maybe He Can Meet Some Folks Who Treat Him Like Family!

  published Mar 05, 2013

  Ex-hand surgeon Michael Brown has been booked into Harris County Jail for allegedly not paying child support. Bond has been set for $500,000. We're not sure yet if this is for an alleged nonpayment f... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Want to Help an Awesome Dog Who Was Nearly Burned to Deathr

  published Mar 04, 2013

  First, the bad news: Some unfathomable a-hole set a dog on fire last week. Now, the good news: Thanks to some kick-ass animal lovers in Houston, he was rescued from the streets, given top-notch emer... More >>

• UPDATED Promoter Sues Owners of Club Where Jay-Z, Beyonce, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade Celebrated All-Star Weekend

  published Mar 01, 2013

  A group called All Pro Management is suing the owners of Rich's, where Jay-Z (aka Mr. Beyonce Knowles) hosted an NBA All-Star par-tay, accusing them of cheating All Pro out of proceeds from liquor sal... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Michael Brown: Whoops -- I Didn't Really Mean to File for Bankruptcy After Buying That $8 Million Mansion!

  published Feb 27, 2013

  As if the clusterfuck of multi-jurisdictional litigation involving wife-beater and alleged flight-attendant-choker Michael "I Did Not Give That Woman Anal Herpes" Brown is not crazy enough, the forme... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Daycare Firestarter Jessica Tata on List of DA's Cases Under Review for Potential Exculpatory Evidence

  published Feb 22, 2013

  The criminal conviction of Jessica Tata, who owned the daycare where four children burned to death in 2011, is among more than 120 cases under review for possible exculpatory evidence, according to a ... More >>

• Florida Atlantic University Sells Stadium Naming Rights to Horrible Private Prison Company GEO Group

  published Feb 21, 2013

  Before rapist and kidnapper John Enard clipped off his monitoring bracelet and strolled out of his Houston halfway house, he had it made it clear to state authorities: he would offend again before eve... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Wait -- Before You Take a Pic of a Knife Held to Your Infant's Throat, Make Sure to Smear Her Face With Your Own Menstrual Blood. It Really Helps Drive Home the Point!

  published Feb 20, 2013

  If you're a mom looking for a novel way to lose custody of your kids, Casey Olford of Lufkin has allegedly come up with your solution: Smear your menstrual blood on your child's chin, then smear some ... More >>