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Abstinence Education In Texas To Take A Hit

Photo by kyzHey kids, break out the condoms!! All those millions of dollars in abstinence education -- as we all know, the only thing keeping you from having sex -- is going away!Not all of it, to be honest. But more than half.The Legislative Budget Board told a House committee in Austin this mornin ... More >>

Letters to the Editor

Photo by kyzHey kids, break out the condoms!! All those millions of dollars in abstinence education -- as we all know, the only thing keeping you from having sex -- is going away!Not all of it, to be honest. But more than half.The Legislative Budget Board told a House committee in Austin this mornin ... More >>

Changes in Attitude

When voters elected Martha Wong, they thought they were sending a moderate Republican to Austin. Critics say once there, she took a right turn. Now her district is rethinking its representation.

Ana's Angel

Jay Hamburger rushed in where others feared to tread ... only to find that no good deed goes unpunished

Fourth Annual Montrose Pub Crawl

Prowl lower Westheimer bars in your costume

Little Haus on Upper Kirby

Sixteen years in, Hans' Bierhaus is as good as ever.

Former State Rep Ellen Cohen Gearing Up for a Council Race?

Ellen Cohen doesn't sound like she's ready for retirement​With Anne Clutterbuck term-limited out of representing her posh and semi-posh southwest side district in 2011, who's going to take her place? Former state rep Ellen Cohen, fresh off being a victim of the GOP tsunami, apparently is read ... More >>

Kristi Thibaut: Former State Rep Announces for At-Large Council Seat

Kristi Thibaut: Running for council.​Kristi Thibaut, the Democrat who rode the 2008 Obama surge into a single term in the state legislature representing Memorial and the west side of town, has announced she is running for the at-large City Council seat being vacated by term-limited Sue Lovell. ... More >>

Five Jobs for Fastow

Enron honcho needs work.

RIP Gay Montrose? Community Members Say Yes, No and Maybe So

According to some, Montrose is seeing fewer rainbows these days.​Montrose's "gayborhood" status is officially over. Or it's just like it has been for the past five to ten years. It depends on who you ask. Hair Balls recently spoke with various movers and shakers of the neighborhood's GLBT co ... More >>

Las Puertas: 10 Things You May Not Know About The Doors

"Hey Robby, don't try to look too not-stoned in our press still. Thanks, buddy."​On this day in 1965, The Doors began recording demos together, laying down some songs set to Jim Morrison's freaky poems. Nearly 50 years later, the band is an exalted classic-rock group, firmly implanted in that ... More >>

Magazine Publisher: LGBT Caucus Prez Threatened Me

A disagreement over Ellen Cohen​The publisher of abOUT magazine, which targets Houston's gay community, has accused the president of the GLBT Political Caucus of making threats against his safety. So who are the players? The publisher is Michael Lance Williams, better known as Cade Michals. H ... More >>

HPD: No Crime Found in Gay-Mag Publisher's Claims

The article on Ellen Cohen that started it all has been pulled​After investigating a magazine publisher's claims that he was threatened by the head of the GLBT Political Caucus last week, Houston Police have determined no criminal activity occurred and have closed the case. Caucus President ... More >>

Sex & the Coach

Cops say she raped, sexted 14-year-old girl