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May 31, 2001
Learning How to Survive (at) CEP
HISD and a paid trustee get entangled in the spreading empire of a private firm touting safe alternative schools for troubled kids. So why are some students and parents so scared?
Culture
August 14, 2003
For Love of the Game
Kevin Costner doesn't make friends. He makes movies, dang it.
Blogs
October 30, 2008
Book Review: A Collection Of Female Noir
Kevin Costner doesn't make friends. He makes movies, dang it.
News
March 17, 1994
Soundboard to Heaven
Justice Records is looking for treasure in a CD gap
Culture
May 11, 1995
Lives in Song
Stages gives Kander and Ebb the brilliant turn they deserve
Music
June 26, 1997
Young Punks
Peach-fuzzed trashers Pure Rubbish are Houston's anti-Hanson
Music
March 19, 1998
Sparking Interest
David Rice finally throws the switch on greenelectric
Culture
November 5, 1998
Getting the Picture
Winter Street Art Center focuses on photo-based art
Best of Houston
September 21, 2000
Best Archival Project No One Has Heard About
Crazy Cajun Records catalog
Music
May 23, 2002
Moby Pick
Beaumont's Barbara Lynn lucks out with a song that almost died
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August 3, 2006
Show, Don't Tell
Beaumont's Barbara Lynn lucks out with a song that almost died
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March 24, 2005
Murder, He Wrote
Beaumont's Barbara Lynn lucks out with a song that almost died
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November 13, 2003
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Beaumont's Barbara Lynn lucks out with a song that almost died
Music
November 28, 2002
Glamorous Youth
Sharon Osbourne put the local kids of Pure Rubbish in front of millions on MTV. Then things fell apart.
Dining
March 28, 2002
Thai Raid
In America, Thai dishes are being toned down. The Thai government wants to step in to stop it.
News
January 13, 2000
Lost Legends
Tary Owens helped rescue the early roots of Texas music. Then those songs saved Owens from himself.
Blogs
February 18, 2010
How HISD Might be Facing a $57 Million Shortfall Next School Year
The Houston Independent School District might be facing a shortfall in public education funding of as much as $57 million in the next fiscal year starting July 1, 2010. That less than happy news was delivered at this morning's school board agenda meeting, in a power point demonstration by ... More >>
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June 24, 2010
René Saldaña Jr.: The Case of the Pen Gone Missing, A Mickey Rangel Mystery
A Latino author creates an updated boy detective
Blogs
August 13, 2010
HISD Trustees Go For Guinness World Record in the Long-Winded Meetings Category
HISD: Lots of talk, no actionIf Houston ISD trustees really want to fulfill their promise of transparency, they need to start getting to the point a lot quicker in their meetings -- so that when they have something important to debate, more people are still there to hear it.Last night's meeting w ... More >>
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September 14, 2010
R.I.P, David Thompson Of Murder By The Book
Photo courtesy Murder by the BookDavid Thompson, 1975-2010For avid fans of the murder mystery genre, you'd think death was commonplace. But not when it snatches away one of our own. So we loyal patrons of Murder by the Book, Houston's go-to place for all things murder and mystery, are devastated ... More >>
News
September 30, 2010
Goodbye, David Thompson
Mystery fans mourn the passing of a Houston bookseller
Blogs
October 7, 2010
HISD Asks Annise Parker For a Break, Gets Clobbered by Prop 1 Fans (Updated With HISD Response)
HISD says no to flood-fighting feesHouston ISD trustees think they've already given enough tax money in support of flood control/drainage issues and want no part of the Renew Houston Proposition 1 measure that would allow the City to collect even more money through drainage fees. So they voted 8- ... More >>
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October 12, 2010
Bill White the Loser, HISD Declares
Bill White's going down, HISD declaresHouston ISD's assessment of the upcoming state legislative session on Monday began with the declaration that Bill White doesn't have a chance and that Rick Perry will continue as governor. Rebecca Flores, the director of Government Relations for HISD, and bo ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
HISD Prepares For Biggest Battle Since WWII
HISD will be breaking out the budget axFor the first time since World War II - the big one - the state of Texas is looking at actual reductions in public education funding, Houston ISD board attorney David Thompson told trustees today. "Uncharted ground" is how Thompson termed what HISD and ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Texas Finances in Tatters, State Tells HISD It's "The New Normal"
Get used to itChief Financial Officer Melinda Garrett passed on the new buzz phrase coming out of the state capital at today's Houston ISD workshop session: "The New Normal," which is being used to explain that the current state budget crisis isn't a transitory thing but something that will b ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
Between Passing Standards and State Funding, HISD Remains in Free Fall
Margaret DowningHISD Chief Financial Officer Melinda Garrett warns there's no tax increase -- yet.It wasn't just the budget numbers that remain in free fall as Houston ISD trustees discovered at today's agenda workshop. Next fall, board members and Superintendent Terry Grier's administration ... More >>
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June 21, 2011
HISD Gets Millions, Avoids Tax Hike & Harvin Moore Gives the Lege a Bronx Cheer
Cutting too much doesn't mean there's money in the bankIt doesn't look like there's going to be an increase in taxes after all and Houston ISD just got word that it's been approved for more than $70.6 million in so-called E-Rate Funding which means a lot of kids who've been going without wi-f ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
HISD Joins the Lawsuit Against State's Educational Funding Plan
Taking it to the courthouse.The Houston school board voted unanimously this morning (with four absentees) to join the burgeoning lawsuit against Rick Perry's latest funding scheme for public education, which cuts $5 billion over the next two years. HISD's state funding was cut $78 million th ... More >>