Atascocita

Garbage, Debris and How We Are Trashed

A Whole Lot of HEB Stores Are Now Open

Loose Cannon?

David Mullane wanted to express sympathy for a rape victim. But the police wanted an arrest.

Letters

David Mullane wanted to express sympathy for a rape victim. But the police wanted an arrest.

The Fantastic Foreskin

Circumcised men are employing weights and pulleys to cover themselves back up

Letters

Circumcised men are employing weights and pulleys to cover themselves back up

Half-Baked Notions?

Plus: Driving Them Crazy, Oyster Crabbing

Boogie Nights

Music, a Houston DJ andthe lure of Austin

Pursuing Jerry

A former prosecutor finds it was easier to investigate ethically challenged officials than to run against one

Free Burritos at Chipotle Mexican Grill

Photo courtesy of Chipotle Psst! Wanna free burrito? Check out the new Chipotle Mexican Grill at 10905 Louetta Road on Wednesday, June 17. That location -- and that location only -- will be serving up free burritos to anyone who drops by from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Why the giveaway? The grill is ... More >>

Free Burrito Day at Mission Burrito

Photo courtesy of kerininAnother week, another free burrito. It's like we live in some kind of burrito heaven, where the guacamole flows like water. Mission Burrito is offering one free item per person for lunch and dinner today: a burrito, a burrito bowl, a salad or two tacos. They all come ... More >>

Readers push back against George Bush's library and Cesar Chavez's exclusion.

Photo courtesy of kerininAnother week, another free burrito. It's like we live in some kind of burrito heaven, where the guacamole flows like water. Mission Burrito is offering one free item per person for lunch and dinner today: a burrito, a burrito bowl, a salad or two tacos. They all come ... More >>

This Is Why You're Fat: Now In Convenient Book Form!

Back in February, we lauded one of our favorite food websites -- This Is Why You're Fat -- for bringing such monstrosities like the Corn Dog Pizza to our attention and for bringing the Deep Fried Mars Bar into the collective consciousness (we couldn't bear to be the only ones familiar with that abom ... More >>

Lonesome Onry and Mean: Dear Local Musicians, Grammy Consideration Is Not the Same Thing As Grammy Nominations

Ah, here we go again with local artists trumpeting "Grammy nominations." The latest is Atascocita-grown country singer Susan Hickman, who seems to fancy herself as a Miranda Lambert/Martina McBride type. We stumbled across Hickman accidentally through MySpace's "Status Updates," and our eye was imm ... More >>

Friday Night Lights, Houston Style: Why Does Everyone Hate Katy So Much?

Photos by Paul Knight​Standing in the rain on Saturday afternoon, watching Katy High School play Atascocita in a playoff game, Hair Balls remembered something we read on the Washington Post NFL blog this past week. This question, about the Dallas Cowboys, was asked: "Why are the Cowboys So Hated? ... More >>

Credit Repair

Overwhelmed by debt? Hey, pay a company to get rid of it by saying it never really happened in the first place.

Homeowners Association Wants To Buy Golf Course; Not Everyone Thinks It's A Great Idea

​Sparks are flying in Atascocita over one homeowners association's proposal to buy a neighborhood golf course.Michele Curtis, a member of the Atascocita Community Improvement Association, told Hair Balls she believes the board is overstepping the bounds carved out in the group's covenant by asking ... More >>

No Offense: Charges Dropped Against Accused Kingwood Flasher

Now playing in Lexington, Kentucky​The sucky thing about being a registered sex offender is that, anytime some dude whips out his weiner in your neighborhood, the police are eventually going to look in your direction. Such is the case with Kingwood resident/creepy guy Jose Gregory Moore, who& ... More >>

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