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Top 10 Sexiest Cars of the Houston Auto Show (with Photos)

Concept cars are what auto shows are all about. With their nuclear hybrid propulsion systems, bamboo radio control knobs, and intergalactic navigation displays, concept cars give us a chance to look into the unlikely future of the automobile. Weren't we supposed to have flying cars by now? This yea ... More >>

RIP Carroll Shelby: Texan Developed Mustang, Cobra, Terlingua Chili Cook-Off

Racing and car legend Carroll Shelby died today in Dallas at the age of 89. He'd been ill for some time, but it's still a sad day in the auto world. Not to mention the decadent Texas chili world. Shelby played a role in developing both the Cobra and the Mustang, and he won races like the 24 Hours ... More >>

Saturday: Buzzfest XXVIII At Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Buzzfest XXVIII Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion April 21, 2012 See lots more Buzzfest action in our slideshow. Buzzfest has evolved beyond a local live-music institution at this point. It's closer to a rite of passage, a biannual keystone concert event for Houston's great, eager suburban hordes. S ... More >>

45 Years Of The Chevy Camaro In Rock & Roll

Today is the 45th birthday of the Chevrolet Camaro, a car we may never own but respect just the same. It's not that we hate Camaros, because you are reading the writings of an avowed Chevy man, but we are scared that if we bought a Camaro, we would quit our job and spend our time solving crimes whil ... More >>

BestFest: Buxton Incite Swoons, Deer Tick Get A Little Goofy

Photos by Marc BrubakerBuxton​Maybe I've just never seen Buxton at a venue as large as this one before, but I've seen them play some pretty big places, and so far this is the biggest they've ever sounded. It was just confirmed for me that those guys can thrive equally well in either a modest, ... More >>

Jeremy Kaelin, Accused 'Roid-Dealer/Woman-Beater, Loses Fancy Breitling Watch to State. What a Pity.

Jeremy Kaelin: Probably won't need that watch for a while anyway.​With last Friday's default judgment favoring the plaintiff, the case of The State of Texas vs One (1) Watch with Clear Stones has come to an end. A court found that Jeremy Kaelin's silver-colored Breitling for Bentley watch fo ... More >>

AC/DC's Brian Johnson Sounds Off On Fast Cars & Fast Times

​While he's of course best known as the longtime front man for AC/DC, or perhaps the rocker with the most consistent wardrobe, Brian Johnson is also a very serious gearhead, a collector/tinkerer of classic cars and a competitive race driver who has seen the checkered flag on tracks all over th ... More >>

Houston Teen Payton Rae Scores 2.5 Million YouTube Views

"My haters are my motivators" ​As young female stars like Miley Cyrus exit their teen years and welcome young adulthood with open limbs, their boots are left behind for other starry-eyed aspiring musicians to fill. One of them might even be from Space City: A 15-year-old YouTube sensation nam ... More >>

Rudy Erik Candia: Facebook, Lunar Eclipse Used To Woo 12-Year-old West U Boy. (Allegedly)

Photo courtesy DPSRudy Erik Candia: On the run​Late on the night of December 20, 12-year-old Alex (not his real name) asked his dad if he could go meet a friend and watch the lunar eclipse from the parking lot of a Med Center oil-change joint. His dad told him no. The West U family was leaving ... More >>

Unidentified Female, 21, Bayou Body Count No. 286

Photot courtesy HPDOscar Javier Sanchez, charged with intoxication manslaughter​Intoxication manslaughter charges have been filed against a man who drunkenly rammed into two cars while speeding on the Eastex Freeway Saturday night, police say. Oscar Javier Sanchez in is custody in relation to ... More >>

Day Of The Dead: Music In Memoriam 2009-10

itscactus.com​Rocks Off doesn't mean to be morbid, but today is the Day of the Dead, the Mexican holiday and festival honoring those who have gone before. So instead of waiting until the end of the year, the more traditional time for such things, we wanted to compile a list of the notable name ... More >>

Game Time: LeBron James -- Seven Scenarios For Thursday Night

@dramaqueen​"Hello World, the Real King James is in the Building 'Finally'. My Brother @oneandonlycp3 gas'd me up to jump on board so I'm here. Haaaa" -- LeBron James (oh sorry...@KingJames on Twitter, and what is sadly his most interesting tweet thus far)I've always thought that when Twitte ... More >>

Texas Traveler: Casa Mesa

Photos by Brittanie SheyCasa Mesa​Ed. Note: This is the third part in a series about traveling to Big Bend. Part one and part two covered heading west and the sublimely bizarre towns like Marfa along the way. Part of what started Texas Traveler's obsession with Big Bend was a chance encounter ... More >>

The Distillery: The Cool Kids' "Going Fishin'" mixtape

Photo by Hryck. Chuck "Chuck Inglish" Ingersoll (Michigan) and Antoine "Mikey Rocks" Reed (Illinois) - the Cool Kids, to you - may qualify as the 00s' biggest teases. Since 2007, they've unleashed a cavalcade of individual tracks and mixtapes, massaging Internet buzz into a sort of droning hum: 80s ... More >>

Capsule Art Reviews: "Hedwige Jacobs — New Drawings," Hot and Grounded, "Michael Guidry: How soon is now?," "Neva Mikulicz: Recent Work," "Perspectives 164: Stephanie Syjuco: Total Fabrications," "Susan Chen: Butterflies Shift North"

Capsule Art Reviews: Hedwige Jacobs — New Drawings, Hot and Grounded, Neva Mikulicz: Recent Work, Perspectives 164: Stephanie Syjuco: Total Fabrications, Susan Chen: Butterflies Shift North

Capsule Art Reviews: Hot and Grounded, "Michael Guidry: How soon is now?," "Neva Mikulicz: Recent Work," "Susan Chen: Butterflies Shift North"

No Pressure. It's Just Texas High School Football.

Katy High School was going to play against a Florida team on national TV. Now all it had to do was find a way to win again.

That's a Lot of Levi's

Aaron Loesch Vies to Become the Guitar Center King of the Blues

A dying Houston scene suddenly might have new life

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Toll-Free Hassle

When good EZ TAGs go bad

Getting Sideways

It came from Japan and may turn out to be bigger than Godzilla. It,s drifting - a high-speed, fishtailing race toward a wall without a crash. They hope.

RIP, KIKK

A redneck institution drowns in a flood of syrupy smooth jazz

Naked Shame

Years ago, courts ruled that routine strip searches in jails were unconstitutional. But for Fort Bend County women, if you got booked, they took a look.

Livin' Large

Carlos Sosa promised to sell seized goods from the Port of Houston on the cheap. Many believed him. Until they learned he was a Customs Service snitch, and perhaps a con man on the side.

Going, Going, Gone

Someone take the wheel, 'cause the filmmakers don't know where they're headed

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

Disconnected

Jim Edwards quickly built a long-distance-dialing empire. But he couldn't keep the distress calls on hold. Then the line went dead.

Art Car Macho

Mike Scranton's creations are the evilest looking things in the parade. And he'll wrassle anyone who says otherwise.

Sound Check

Antonio Times Two

A Banderas bounty is just one of the pleasures of Two Much

The Law East of Downtown

With his army of volunteer deputies, Victor Trevino is Harris County's most innovative and open lawman. But his sharp tongue hasn't endeared him to other politicians. And some wonder if all his power has gone to his head.

The Year of Living Anxiously

Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?

Ecstatic Static

Guided By Voices' low-fi revelations