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Hair Balls
1:00 pm
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Johnny Manziel Officially Concocts the Most Creative First Pitch Ever at Padres Game Cabo spring breaks, courtside NBA seats, luxury boxes at concerts, appearances on Letterman, rounds of golf at Pebble Beach, batting practice in Major League Baseball stadiums... I'm pretty sure ... More >>
Hair Balls
12:00 pm
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
New Azerbaijan Cultural Center Shows Why Baku was the Houston of the Soviet Union Irada Akhoundova remembers when the Soviet military rumbled outside her house. It was late 1991, post-perestroika, pre-independence, and Akhoundova, a principal in one of the schools of the Azerb... More >>
Hair Balls
11:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Three Men Accused of Beating Pregnant Woman; Newborn in Critical Condition Harris County Sheriff's Department announced Thursday they had arrested two men and one juvenile accused of beating a pregnant woman after breaking into her home in northwest Harris County. The wo... More >>
Hair Balls
10:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
The Final Countdown: Galveston County Puts Up Massive Countdown Clocks/Billboards for Hurricane Season 3...2...1...HUNKER! Along the Gulf Coast, most of us are keenly aware of the approach of hurricane season each year. Even if we don't know the exact date it starts (June 1), we know that the adv... More >>
Hair Balls
9:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Antiabortion group accuses Dr. Douglas Karpen of late-term abortions, authorities investigating It seems that Philadelphia might not be the only city in the United States with its very own late-term abortion doctor. That's right folks, Houston may have its very own version of Dr. Kermit Gos... More >>
Hair Balls
8:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
UPDATED Crush Video Case: Feds Drop Remaining Charges Federal prosecutors have dropped the two remaining obscenity charges against alleged animal crush video producers Ashley Richards and Brent Justice and filed a notice of appeal on five counts pre... More >>
Hair Balls
7:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Bo Don't Know Shifts: Astros Manager's Defensive Shifts Rankle Pitcher There's been a lot of nonsense coming out of the Houston Astros this week. Primarily the nonsense around the Houston Area Women's Center and a canceled gala that instead of being handled quietly ... More >>
Hair Balls
6:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Houston News
Johnny Manziel Hits Batting Practice Home Run at Petco Park (w/ VIDEO) In the game of "Bucket List," Johnny Manziel is officially running up the score on all of us. Over the weekend, the Texas A&M Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback capped off a round at Pebble Beach... More >>
Hair Balls
2:00 pm
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Weather Sucks: Thank God We Only Have Hurricanes to Deal with in Houston "It's already here!" -- Twister Overnight in north Texas, a rash of tornadoes killed at least six people and injured many more. There could be another outbreak of twisters tonight as dry, cool a... More >>
Hair Balls
12:00 pm
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
The Ryan Express: Astros to Name Nolan Ryan's Son, Reid, as Team President The Astros desperately want Nolan Ryan as part of their organization. Today it appears as if they might get as close as they have been in a while. Multiple sources are reporting the team will anno... More >>
Hair Balls
11:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Oklahoma City Twitter Thugs Go in on Patrick Beverley After Thunder Season Ends (LOTS of NSFW) It must hurt to go into a season with the highest of hopes, dreams of a championship, go through the grind of an 82-game regular season to secure a one seed, and then have it all go up in smoke in... More >>
Hair Balls
10:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Travelin' Man: Web Site Helps Dudes Find Vacation Hookups Based on the Books She Is Reading I'm a travelin' man I've made a lot of stops all over the world And in every part I own the heart Of at least one lovely girl When Ricky Nelson sang those words, he was a rock star traveling t... More >>
Hair Balls
9:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Harris County Attorney Sues Sharpstown Hotel Over Drugs, Prostitution, Violence Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan, in conjunction with the Sharpstown Management District, filed suit against the Plainfield Inn off Interstate 59 and Bissonnet on Wednesday. The hotel is known ... More >>
Hair Balls
8:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Google Wallet Takes on PayPal with Send Money Function Remember checks? Some of us still use them on occasion. They are those paper things we have to fill out by hand and use to pay for stuff, mostly rent and maybe a birthday gift for the nephew. Just... More >>
Hair Balls
7:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
The Dead and the Apathetic: School Board Election Absurdity in Texas In these highly charged political times. it's easy to forget that for the most part, the average American is fairly apathetic when it comes to politics. Oh, there may be causes he or she cares a... More >>
Hair Balls
6:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
West Nile Virus Approaches, Proving Hurricanes Aren't the Only Danger to Houstonians This Time of Year It is completely official. The Centers for Disease Control announced this week that 2012 was a terrible year for West Nile Virus -- actually the worst ever -- and warns that it may happen again. ... More >>
Feature
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
Open Season: Do Laws Against Animal Crushing Videos Violate Free Speech? Never mind what you see; it's what you hear that gets you first. A shrill whine from the cat, no doubt frustrated by the fact that its rear paws... More >>
Hair Balls
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Houston News
New Bike Law Quiz! Highlights from Hair Balls Spaced City In a long-overdue move, the city of Houston has passed an ordinance intended to make the roads safer for... More >>
Hair Balls
3:00 pm
May. 15, 2013
Houston News
And So It Begins: We Have Our First Tropical Depression of the Year There comes a time every May where the days start to get a little longer, the temperatures start to get a little hotter and our eyes turn to those big bodies of water flanking us that we've been ... More >>
Hair Balls
2:00 pm
May. 15, 2013
Houston News
Gladys House, Fourth Ward activist, pays her tax bill (swears revenge) Last week, Gladys House had every reason to think she was about to see her property auctioned off for failure to pay her taxes, before someone swooped in to loan her the money. "I always felt li... More >>
Hair Balls
1:00 pm
May. 15, 2013
Houston News
My Reply to the Astros' Statement About the Cancellation of the Wives' Gala "There's such a thing... as manners. A way of treating people. These fish have manners." -- Jerry Maguire There is no easy way to disband an event like the Astros Wives' gala, a fantastic annual... More >>
Hair Balls
12:30 pm
May. 15, 2013
Houston News
Cover Story: Federal Animal "Crush" Law Tested in Houston In December 2012, two Houstonians became the first defendants charged under the Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010, which criminalizes the production and distribution of images of animal c... More >>

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Open Season: Do Laws Against Animal Crushing Videos Violate Free Speech? Open Season: Do Laws Against Animal Crushing Videos Violate Free Speech?

Never mind what you see; it's what you hear that gets you first. A shrill whine from the cat, no doubt frustrated by the fact that its rear paws are duct-taped… More >>

New Bike Law Quiz!

Highlights from Hair Balls Spaced City In a long-overdue move, the city of Houston has passed an ordinance intended to make the roads safer for bicyclists and other non-car users of the… More >>

Sterling High School: Keeping It All Together Sterling High School: Keeping It All Together

A call comes in over the walkie-talkies "There are students who can't get into the school. The gates are locked." School receptionist Cherlyn Pinkney immediately goes into action, calling out… More >>

Pot Not

Highlights from Hair Balls Crime College footballer with weed — you're thinking Mack Brown's Longhorns, right? Forget it — we're talking Aggies. Former Aggies. Former Aggies like quarterback Reggie McNeal, currently a Canadian… More >>

Rick Perry: Mum's The Word Rick Perry: Mum's The Word

The excitement was palpable as Governor Rick Perry strode into the House chamber just over two years ago to make his State of the State speech. Months before the four-term Republican… More >>

WorldFest Profiling

FILM Our sister blog Art Attack had a story too good not to use. So we're using it. Last month marked the end of the 46th annual WorldFest. The film festival, third-oldest… More >>

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