Dallas County

DOJ Eyes Will Be On the Ground in Harris, Fort Bend counties on Election Day

Voters in Harris and Fort Bend counties will get an extra treat on Election Day: Federal poll watchers. As a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (now 47 years old!), the federal government attempts to make sure every registered voter regardless of race, color "or membership in a minority langua ... More >>

Houston Babylon: The 1970s Shotgun Death of Bonnie and Clyde Assistant William Daniel "Deacon" Jones

Houston Babylon, the feature that came out earlier this week, dissects a few of the creepiest and most chilling events in Houston history. In coming up with four of those tales, we stumbled over many more -- too many to fit the print edition. All this week we'll bring you some extra, online-only s ... More >>

Let's Hear It For Houston, Home To 4 Of TxDot's 10 Most Congested Highway Stretches

The Texas Department of Transportation has released its annual list of the most angst-producing stretches of highway in the state, and once again the Houston area is not to be denied. Four of the top 10 most congested "roadway segments" are within driving distance, if by "driving" you mean "sitting ... More >>

Houston, Get Ready For Your West Nile Virus Spraying

Houston has seen what;'s going on in Dallas and decided it is no time to mess around with the West Nile Virus. Three Houston-area deaths from the mosquito-borne disease have been reported, with the victims all being older than 55. Dallas County has declared a state of emergency after nine local de ... More >>

Killer Joe

Finger-lickin' wrong

Dems Dream Of A Blue Texas As They Convene In Houston

For people who've been losing Texas elections pretty consistently since the `80s, Democrats at the Democratic State Convention officially kicking off today in downtown Houston are surprisingly upbeat. That's because many of them are expecting the tide to turn in Texas politics, maybe not today or to ... More >>

Joe Bankson, Gena Charlton: Liberty Co. Couple Sues Media, Sheriff Over That Psychic-Inspired Search For Mass Graves

Remember last summer's sudden media hysteria about a large amount of children's graves on a Liberty County home? It was all inspired by a psychic who phoned the Liberty County Sheriff's Office, and, we think, some tipster in that office who gave out bad info that led outlets such as CNN to momentar ... More >>

Beaumont Diocese Sued Over Priest Who Allegedly Abused Teen in 1976

A Dallas County man is suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont, and Bishop Curtis Guillory, over sexual abuse the man allegedly suffered by a now-deceased priest in 1976-1977. Filed last week in Jefferson County District Court, the man -- identified as John Doe 104 -- claims that Father Ronald ... More >>

The Healthiest County in Texas Definitely Isn't Around Here

The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have put together a list of health by county across the nation, looking at births, deaths and various measures of the quality of life. You can get a statewide ranking of the counties in your state, and if ... More >>

I-45 in Harris County: Most Teen Car Crashes in Texas

Road trip...to higher insurance rates.​There's nothing like being a teen behind the wheel in summer. You've got your music blasting, you at least imagine the top's down, and the world is yours. Plus, if you're in Harris County, you have the added excitement of crashing at almost any moment. ... More >>

Gene Locke The Lobbyist

If you missed last night's debate then you missed a good one. In fact, it was the best one to date. Check the live-blog coverage to catch up on the juicy details.Gene Locke's background and possible conflicts of interests were brought up midway through the debate via a question submitted by a viewer ... More >>

The Tug of War

Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison are locked in a pitched battle over the soul of the GOP. They are also running for governor.

Gay Panic in Cowtown

The police raid on the Rainbow Lounge rocked the calm world of Fort Worth gays.

Getting Schooled

A group of former condo owners say SMU defrauded them of their homes to make way for the new Bush library.

Living and Dying with Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor Over Sundance

How I turned some newspaper stories into a book which became a movie that caused those two guys to kiss

Today: Swishahouse Hip Hop Health & Wellness Workshop

It's World AIDS Day, and although you don't hear near as much about it these days, the disease is still very much with us. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, in 2006 - the most recent year for which statistics are available - Harris County had the state's most ne ... More >>

Harris County Becomes Democratic

The Judy's Come Back

Just in time for SXSW, the Pearland New Wavers brush off the mothballs

Gang Lite?

A new kind of gang in Texas and Houston promises protection but no lifelong commitment

Swift Meatpacking Plant and Illegal Immigrants

Swift & Company pitted employee against employee when it replaced injured workers with illegal immigrants

Millionaire Mindsetters

No skeptics need apply to this get-rich-quick proposition

Father Tu's Holy Mess

The Fix Is In

UTMB is under fire in Dallas for its jail health care. So why is Houston ready to install it here?

Reality Bytes

The White House-cracking cybergang is gone. Now Houston’s most notorious hacker hopes to reboot his life and return to his love: computers.

Dream Team or Bad Dream?

Democrats sift pre-election portents for the answer

Con's Con

A contained experiment in Medicaid finally gets uncovered

Needling the Mayor

Former drug czar Lee Brown has trouble negotiating a question about why there's no needle-exchange program for addicts in Houston

Nice Guy, Wrong Color

How Ken Bentsen got run over by a rainbow

Lethal Legacy

Yates isn't dying to prove the equity of Harris County executions

Calling On the Governor

WorldPeace wages telemarketing terror in his quest for office

Protective Wrapping

Programs surround a kid and his family with services, hoping for success

Sick Kids

For many mentally ill teenagers in Texas, the only way to get treatment is to get arrested.

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?

Curses! Foiled Again

Houston killer Davis gets no deal on his plan to pare back his punishment

Picking Up the Bill

This time, a plan to bring drug courts here has real teeth

One Down

Catherine Mehaffey Shelton's husband got convicted of murder. And the jury believed Shelton was with him.

Sand in Your Craw?

Make yourself heard

Farewell to a Killer

A dogged detective and a Houston judge take parting shots at an old nemesis

Line Of Defense

Despite a troubled Houston past, attorney Catherine Mehaffey Shelton says she's no killer

Love Hurts

Six of her ex-lovers or associates are wounded or dead. Authorities wonder if old ways die hard for former Houston attorney Catherine Mehaffey Shelton.

Waldhauser Watch

A story about the new life and old ways of a notorious killer spurs indictments and national coverage

Strong Convictions

Hard-line leaders such as loopy Stephen Mansfield have taken their agenda to the Court of Criminal Appeals, where legal precedents--not prosecutions--get overturned

Waldhauser Surrenders

Widening the Waldhauser Net

Houston Press Story Prompts Indictments

Good Times, Bad Times

A federal lawsuit accuses the county of upping the pressure for guilty pleas

A Killer By Any Other Name

Walt Waldhauser who became Michael Lee Davis may be headed back to prison

DNA Delivers the Verdict

Making a Killing

Double dipping, understaffing plague the M.E.'s office

Bonds Away

The amount of forfeited bail bonds grows, and nothing is done