Subject: Abilene

• Wednesday is CFS Night in Stamford

  April 24, 2007

• We Heart CFS

  June 22, 2007

• Wednesday is CFS Night in Stamford

  April 24, 2007

• We Heart CFS

  June 22, 2007

• Bartender, Pour the Wine: Ten Great Country Breakup Songs

  February 14, 2008

• Lines & Shadows

  A former farmworker wanted only a utility system for her Fort Bend colonia. Seven years later, there's still tainted water and untreated sewage -- but raw words and the stench of politics flow freely.

  December 7, 2000

• Face To Face

  The murder of their loved one haunted Amy and Linda White until a Texas prison mediation program brought them together with the killer. Now they've all got their answers -- and unique justice.

  September 27, 2001

• Know Your Texas Cults

  October 30, 2008

• The Cloud Over Lightning Strike

  October 27, 1994

• Pop Moment

  February 9, 1995

• Escargot A Go-Go

  February 29, 1996

• You Gotta Have Hope

  October 10, 1996

• The Insider

  July 10, 1997

• What Really Happened To Rodeny Hulin?

  August 7, 1997

• Grade A

  August 7, 1997

• Press Picks

  March 5, 1998

• Rotation

  July 23, 1998

• A Practical Angel

  December 17, 1998

• U.S. Military Deserters Once Again Flock to Canada to Avoid War

  Looks like this time they picked the wrong country.

  March 12, 2009

• 2008 HOUSTON PRESS NEW YEAR'S EVE GUIDE

  Kiss 2008 goodbye in style

  December 25, 2008

• HOUSTON PRESS NEW YEAR'S EVE GUIDE

  Kiss 2008 goodbye in style

  December 18, 2008

• Texas Woman Fights Abuse at the State's Schools for the Mentally Retarded

  Her son was beaten up by an angry caregiver at Denton State School

  July 31, 2008

• God, Texas and Tom Waits

  Tom Waits may not come from around here, but a good chunk of his favorite music does

  June 19, 2008

• Bootlegging Dr Pepper

  June 5, 2008

• Freedom, Now!

  Get banged this Fourth

  June 29, 2006

• I Love CFS: 25 Lovable Chicken-Fried Steaks

  June 21, 2007

• I Love CFS

  Thank goodness it's still popular in the small towns of the Chicken-Fried Steak Belt.

  June 21, 2007

• Lights On or Off?

  The fight for a TV show about truth, justice and high school football

  November 9, 2006

• Christmas in July

  Six dozen of Houston's finest bands for a mere $7

  July 21, 2005

• Landmark Fajitas

  What you order at Herrera's Mexicatessen depends on how you feel about bacon

  November 25, 2004

• Micro Management

  Van Weldon ekes out a living by farming tiny plants

  May 13, 2004

• Grumpy Old Men

  Lions tames Duvall and Caine with feel-good cornpone

  September 18, 2003

• Soldiers of Misfortune

  Ranch Rescue finds its welcome mat withdrawn

  September 18, 2003

• Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

  Coming close wasn't good enough for Brother Luck

  February 6, 2003

• Mystery Meat

  Maverick's motto may be "Supper + Whiskey," but the restaurant doesn't always deliver on both counts

  December 5, 2002

• Drug Money

  Narcotics task forces in Texas spend millions of dollars each year busting low-level users and dealers. Is it money well spent, or are officers just addicted to easy cash?

  September 6, 2001

• World Class?

  Houston can't join the ranks of other cities until it has an anthem of its own

  June 14, 2001

• Texas Thunder

  Stay true to Pantera. They're true to you.

  March 22, 2001

• The Ballad of the Singing Shuttle Bus Driver

  Ellen Trevathan finds her own brand of salvation driving people to and from the city economy lot at the airport

  February 8, 2001

• Keeping Good Company

  Jack Ingram takes his rightful place in the long line of masterful Texas singer-songwriters

  December 7, 2000

• On the Off-Road Again

  Country legend Ray Price continues to take the path less traveled

  November 23, 2000

• Letters

  Brutality Behind Bars, Tall Tales, Dirty Airy

  October 26, 2000

• Job Insecurity

  For 13 hours, guard Jeanette Bledsoe wondered if she would see one more murder inside prison walls -- her own. Now she wants to make sure TDCJ protects those who protect us from society's rejects.

  October 12, 2000

• Trouble in Mind

  Texas's mentally impaired used to go to treatment centers. Now they go to prison.

  July 8, 1999

• Two for the Road

  In which our man in Dallas joins Sofia Staks, Kayla Kleevage and other noted First Amendment activists on a mission to rescue Houston from the pashas of prudery. Or something like that.

  January 2, 1997

• One-Woman Wrecking Crew

  June 11, 2009

• Texas Traveler: Buffalo Gap

  Photo by Robb WalshBuffalo Gap is a hamlet outside of Abilene whose main claim to fame is the Perini Ranch Steakhouse. The current issue of Food Network Magazine claims that the Perini Ranch Steakhouse makes the best burger in Texas. I love the Perini Ranch and count Tom Perini among my friends. But read the menu -- it's not a burger, it's a "Hamburger Steak." It doesn't even come on a bun unless you request one. The Perini Ranch Hamburger Steak is a half pound of quality beef, ground on the p

  June 17, 2009

• A Musical Guide to Post-Secession Texas: "Palo Duro"

  View Five States of Texas in a larger map As any proud Texan can tell you, the Lone Star State is entitled constitutionally to split into five states if it so wishes. The scenario has rarely been more in the news than it has relatively recently, when Gov. Rick Perry played to the wingnut gallery in an attempt to outflank primary opponent Kay Bailey Hutchison on the right discussed secession as a viable possibility. But Rocks Off doesn't care a whit about any of that political BS. We do care abou

  August 11, 2009

• Texas Traveler: Waterin' Holes

  Photo by David A G WilsonHamilton Pool, Austin​School starts soon and Labor Day will eventually herald the unofficial end of summer. But as Houstonians know, the sweaty season lasts well into fall around here. There's still time to dip your toe in a stream or two, so Texas Traveler presents to you five unusual waterin' holes. Don't forget to pack your goggles. Twin Lakes About 20 miles south of Houston off 288, Twin Lakes boasts more than 30 acres of clear, aquifer-fed water. It's a pop

  August 17, 2009

• Man Food for Your Man Cave

  Eating Our Words headed over to The Guy Expo at the George R. Brown Convention Center this past weekend, where we found -- as expected -- a plethora of manly products for sale, manly sports to play, manly women to ogle (wait, that came out wrong...) and manly foods to sample. Check out our favorite man foods from The Guy Expo below. Photos by Katharine Shilcutt ​Venison Sliders These juicy little gems from The Trophy Room were far better than expected, given that we're tired of the w

  November 12, 2009