George W. Bush

UPDATED: Report: Shots Fired at George Bush IAH

Update at 2:41 p.m. According to KHOU, the shooting victim fired at least shots with an AR-15 assault rifle in the air before being fired upon by an air marshal. The victime then, allegedly, pulled out a pistol and shot himself. There have been no reports of injuries. George Bush IAH Terminal B is ... More >>

George W. Bush: Soapy, Hot Nude Shower Pics RIGHT HERE!!

Let's face it -- throughout the long presidency of George W. Bush, with all the fake wars, the lack of effort to get Bin Laden, the Gilded Age treatment of the richest one percent and Wall Street, you struggled with one thing: Where were the nude shots? Unfortunately, no paparazzi has been able to ... More >>

Former President Bush Moved to ICU at Methodist Hospital

According to multiple reports, President Bush (George HW) was moved to ICU on Sunday and is in guarded condition with a persistent fever. He was admitted to Methodist the day after Thanksgiving for treatment of bronchitis, but suffered setbacks last week that landed him in the ICU. Doctors say he i ... More >>

Pilar Pineda Rodriguez: Charged With Burning Woman To Death In 2011

A 55-year-old woman has been charged with murder for setting a 42-year-old woman on fire last year. Pilar Pineda Rodriguez has been charged in the death of Norma Angelica Tapia, who was last scene leaving her job at the Shish Kabob Cafe II on the far west side. Her body was discovered in George Bu ... More >>

Uh-Oh: George Bush Park Is (Sorta) on Fire (UPDATED)

​This photo, taken from a local resident's front yard, shows a smoky fire in George Bush Park on the far west side. The Houston Fire Department does report "a grass fire" and sent a unit out at 4:31 p.m. UPDATE: 22 units have been sent out, HFD says (see end of item). It doesn't sound too ba ... More >>

Pop Rocks on Sting: "Rock Stars...Is There Anything They Don't Know?"

You rotten flexible bastard.​ Sting. He's the artist we love to hate: Sting, everyone's favorite somnambulant acoustic pop star, has developed a somewhat checkered experience in Central Asia. In 2009, Gulnara Karimova--herself a fledgling pop singer under the name GooGooSha and daughter of ... More >>

George W. Bush Birthday Cards: Better Late Than Never

Dammit! We missed George W. Bush's birthday yesterday!! We were too busy celebrating Sylvester Stallone's!!! It's not like we totally flaked out. We picked out a bunch of cards; we just couldn't decide which one to send, and then it was too late. Oh well, there's always next year. But we still can ... More >>

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap: Music Fans Love Their A-Holes

You rotten flexible bastard.​Sting. He's the artist we love to hate. From The Atlantic: Sting, everyone's favorite somnambulant acoustic pop star, has developed a somewhat checkered experience in Central Asia. In 2009, Gulnara Karimova - herself a fledgling pop singer under the name GooGooSha ... More >>

Unidentified Female, Body Found Burning in Field, Bayou Body Count No. Found 97

Autopsy will determine cause of death.​The body of a black woman in her 20s was found burning in George Bush Park on the far west side early this morning, police say. Two people were driving by the park in the 16000 block of Westheimer about 1:15 a.m. and spotted a small fire. It turned out ... More >>

Comment of the Day: George W. Bush, Texan?

​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

George W. Bush's River Oaks Book Signing: In The Belly Of The Beast

Photos by Brittanie SheyGeorge W. Bush signs copies of his memoir, Decision Points, at River Oaks' Barnes & Noble. See more photos of the booksigning and small protest in our slideshow.​By 5 a.m., more than 100 people were already camped outside the Barnes & Noble in River Oaks for a chance to ... More >>

George W. Bush's Fifth Ward River Oaks Book-Signing Sold Out

George W. Bush: Ask him about his belt​Currently unemployed former Houstonian George W. Bush will be in town this week to sign copies of his book, offering customers a rare chance to pay full price for Decision Points before it hits the cutout bins. He's appearing in an obscure, out-of-the-wa ... More >>

The George W. Bush Library: We Get A Very Special Offer To Donate

A little something for the ladies....​One of us here at the Houston Press -- and we won't say who -- must have done something very, very Republican in a previous life.For the person -- and since we feel the invitation is really to all of us here, we're going with the editorial "we" -- has/have bee ... More >>

Five Years After Katrina, Legendary K.O. Still Don't Like George Bush

"George Bush ain't a gold digga, but he ain't messin' with no broke niggas." ​If Rocks Off were to make a list of memorable lines from underground Houston rap songs, that line from The Legendary K.O.'s viral 2005 single "George Bush Don't Like Black People," would no doubt earn a spot. So w ... More >>

Windpower Woodstock: George W. Bush, Limitless Swag & A Burgeoning Success Story

Windmills in Texas -- as romantic-looking as in Holland​We used to love when oxymoronic news broke because a former editor would always exclaim, "Dogs are sleeping with cats! Film at 11!" Canines definitely hooked up with felines at Windpower 2010 this week in Dallas, where former President George ... More >>

George Lopez

The "Tall, Dark, and Chicano" comedian stops by Houston on his way to the bank

Getting Schooled

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

ARchiTecture: College of Architecture Faculty Biennial 2009

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Yet Another Winning "Question of the Day" From KTRH

It's always a pleasure to be driving in to work and hear what pressing issue is "The Question of the Day" on alleged newsradio KTRH.Will it be "Obama: Disaster, or Just a Disappointment?" Will it be "Is the Democrat Party a Stalking Horse for Socialism?"Today, though, it was a far weightier subject: ... More >>

Chamillionaire's Inaugural Diary, Part 5: Back Home

I was told by my travel agent that I wouldn't be able to leave Washington D.C. 'til the end of the week because of the lack of return flights, but luckily some seats opened up for me. A high fever had already taken over my body, and I was ready to get home to get some rest.

KTRH Continues On Its Fox-ification

KTRH, the only major AM news operation in town (and it ain't as major as it used to be) continues its ever-quickening descent into Fox News hell.This morning a major item was about....how the media have been trashing George Bush and hurting his legacy. We heard old quotes from his mother and father ... More >>

You Not Only Get An Aggie Degree, You Get A George W. Bush Speech!

Bush Visit Causing Gridlock, Galveston Reporter Claims

Bush: Wall Street Was "Drunk"

John Culberson Loves Ben Franklin. Foreigners, Not So Much.

Protest Songs for George W.

That's my Bush!

Bigger than Jesus on Toast

Hell to the Chief!

Assassination Tango

Controversial docu-drama imagines a post-Bush scenario

Image of the Week

Cindy Sheehan visit

News to Use

A Pearland guy causes a Beltway firestorm

Elephant Dance

Cuttin' a rug with the Dubya bunch at Wild West

Chasing Its Tale

The Chron gets scooped on Bush -- by one of its own

George of the Bungle

Michael Moore goes Bushwacking in Fahrenheit 9/11

Pied Piper of the Pissed Off

Doctor Dean's specialty: political anger management

Stealth Statue

Sssh! There's a secret project under way for the senior Bush

Plastic Man

A Bush doll gives us a peek at the president's boxers

Killing the Leaders

Edifice Complex

Another new sports facility, another round of hype

Beating the Bush

Take one tax rebate, a Houston man advises, and apply liberally

Rush to Judges

Texans long to secure seats on the bench

Guardian Angel - Or Grinch?

Dear tenants: If you must stay, better hold your breath!

Psychic Agenda

Kim O'Neill

Too Close to Call

The Chron doesn't deliver, and brags about it

Conventional Wisdom

Houston media hit the GOP convention

Voters' Vida Loca

Uncle George's nephew finds what he never knew at Rice: Latino causes

Opening-Day Orgasm

The Day the Democrats Died

Learning to love the one-party state

Bush vs. McCain

A shot of Texas Shrub with a Budweiser chaser

See George Educate

A Texas journalist gives George W. Bush his due