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

• Denise Pratt: Family Court Judge Issues Blanket Gag Order, Because it Sucks When the Public Knows What's Going On

  published Feb 05, 2013

  We've heard of judges issuing gag orders in especially sensitive cases, but until now, we've never heard of a judge issuing a blanket gag order: Harris County Family Court Judge Denise Pratt on Januar... More >>

• Reward Upped for John Enard, Violent Sex Offender Who Has Vowed to Rape Again -- and Who Walked Out of a Houston Halfway House With a History of Escapes

  published Feb 04, 2013

  State authorities have increased an award for information leading to the capture of a "sexually violent predator" who walked out of a Houston halfway house that has a habit of just letting these dudes... More >>

• Annise Parker Running From Her Promise To Increase Spay-Neuter Programs, Critics Say (UPDATED)

  published Jan 31, 2013

  (Updated with a statement from BARC on the jump).Three Houston animal rescue groups are accusing Mayor Annise Parker of going against a plan to tackle animal overpopulation she came up with in 2007, w... More >>

• Cover Story: Larry Schacht, the Doctor of Jonestown

  published Jan 30, 2013

  On the day of the Jonestown massacre in November 1978, three native Texans played significant roles. Sixty-year-old Christine Miller, born in Brownsville, is heard on the infamous "death tape" trying... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Carlton Berry and Quanell X Hold a Dumb Press Conference Asking Sheriff Garcia for an Apology

  published Jan 30, 2013

  There was so much stupid on display at Quanell X's press conference Tuesday for Carlton Berry, the man originally charged with a shooting at Lone Star College, that it's hard to tell where to begin. ... More >>

• We Demand to See Rep. Bill Zedler's Birth Certificate, So He Can Prove Once and for All That He Was Not Born on Easter Island.

  published Jan 29, 2013

  Apparently still unconvinced that President Barack Obama's birth certificate is the real McCoy -- and afraid that a foreign-born candidate might once again move his foreign self into the White House -... More >>

• Four Seasons Houston Says NAACP Owes Nearly $100,000 -- That's Like 12 Bottled Waters From the Mini-Fridge!

  published Jan 25, 2013

  We were surprised to hear Thursday that the Four Seasons Houston has sued the NAACP for allegedly stiffing the hotel out of nearly $100,000 its members racked up for a banquet last July (including int... More >>

• Put the Panic on Hold: The DA's Office Will Still Prosecute Animal Cruelty Cases

  published Jan 21, 2013

  Houston animal advocates have notified Hair Balls about a recent post by animal law specialist Clarissa Kay Bauer that suggests new District Attorney Mike Anderson has all but relegated animal cruelty... More >>

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  Helena Brown

  published January 17, 2013

  Highlights from Hair Balls Political... More >>

• Sarah Tressler: Congrats on New Reporting Gig in San Antonio!

  published Jan 15, 2013

  Just when we thought we'd never read any more reporting from our favorite stripper-journalist-professor, Sarah Tressler has landed a job with the San Antonio Express-News. Editor Mike Leary told us i... More >>

• Mini-Madoff Sentenced to Ten Years for $7.8 Million Fraud

  published Jan 14, 2013

  For ten years, a Houston attorney told friends and prospective investors he was involved in real estate investment. But the money collected merely fed a Ponzi scheme that federal prosecutors say cost ... More >>

• UTMB Pays Fine in Animal Welfare Act Allegations

  published Jan 14, 2013

  Three University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston employees have been fired, and the university has agreed to pay $9,143 relating to allegations of Animal Welfare Act violations. Under the settleme... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Helena Brown: One of Houston's Fifty Most Influential Womenr

  published Jan 10, 2013

  We had a major WTF moment when we saw that Houston Woman Magazine had named conspiracy theorist/elected leader Helena Brown as one of the city's "50 Most Influential Women" of 2012. According to a s... More >>

• Judge Bitch-Slaps Mark Thuesen's Bizarre Motion in Swamplot Lawsuit

  published Jan 09, 2013

  The malicious prosecution lawsuit filed against former West University condo owner association head Mark Thuesen keeps yielding precious fruit, with the latest being a Harris County District Judge's ... More >>

• Giant Dragon Descends Upon TransCanada Offices to Protest Keystone XL Pipeline! (okay, not a real dragon, but still...)

  published Jan 08, 2013

  Protestors of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline demonstrated at the company's downtown headquarters and another building Monday, with similar protests occurring in other cities, including Westborou... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Want to Help a Dog Some A-Hole Shot in the Face and Left to Dier

  published Jan 07, 2013

  When we heard Satan was busy this morning roping off a special area in the Future Residents section of Hell, we gave him a call (as members of the media, we have him on speed-dial) to find out about t... More >>

• Some Veterinarians Just Shouldn't Use Meth...

  published Jan 04, 2013

  There are a few crucial qualities that pet owners might seek in a veterinarian: experience, bedside manner, a natural love of animals. "Crippling meth addiction" would probably rank toward the bottom ... More >>

• Report: Texas Ranks Near the Bottom in Tobacco Settlement Spending

  published Jan 03, 2013

  Texas is only spending 2.4 percent of the tobacco settlement money it collects on tobacco prevention campaigns, placing the state near the bottom of the Centers for Disease Control's recommended state... More >>

• Houston Renters Are Feelin' the Squeeze

  published Jan 02, 2013

  The figures vary, but the bottom line remains the same: Most renters in Houston have seen their rents jump from last year. Where's that Rent Is Too Damn High Party guy when we need himr Rents increa... More >>

• Come See Some Cool Cats at the Houston Cat Club's 60th Anniversary Show

  published Jan 01, 2013

  Want to see some purrty cats (get itr) and help raise money for animal humane organizations at the same timer Then you're in luck: The Houston Cat Club will hold its 60th annual show January 5 and 6 a... More >>