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    March 28, 2012

    EPA Can't Block Texas's Clean-Air Rules for Being Too Lax, Appeals Court Says

    The federal Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its bounds when it rejected a Texas clean-air plan it thought was too lax, an appellate court has ruled. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says the EPA was limited to reviewing whether Texas's controversial plan met the absolute minimums o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Feds Block Texas's Voter ID Law: Unfair to Hispanics, They Say

    Texas's strict new voter ID law, put in place by this past session's Tea Party legislature to stem the tidal wave of voter fraud that is actually not happening at all, has been blocked by the U.S. Department of Justice. The new law unfairly targets Hispanic voters, the feds said. "[T]he state has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Paula Harris, HISD Strangely Accuse Reporter of Unethical Behavior

    HISD issues diktat on jounralistic ethics.​The Houston school district and its board president, Paula Harris, have accused Texas Watchdog reporter Michael Cronin of "unethical behavior" because, among other things, he taped a conversation with her. HISD spokesman Jason Spencer, a former Houst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Ron Paul for Senate: New Poll Says Texans Demand It

    Ron Paul: Let the campaign begin!​As America faces the challenges of the 21st century, it is safe to say it needs as many Pauls in the Senate as possible. And we're not talking first names, either. Texas, it seems, agrees. A new poll from PPP shows Texans are demanding that Kay Bailey Hutchi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    TCEQ & The EPA: Feds Again Slam Texas' Pollution-Control Efforts

    TCEQ: Honeymoon with the feds is definitely over​The EPA took yet another bite out of the Texas air-pollution regulatory system on Tuesday when it decreed that some of state's rules violate federal clean air law.At issue is what's called the New Source Review Program. It deals with the permitting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Greg Abbott Sues Obama Administration Over Clean-Air Rules

    Dumb bureaucrats........​The Texas regulations on clean air, such as they are, have done a marvelous job for years, and we don't need the feds messing with our pristine environment, Texas attorney general Greg Abbott said today in a suit filed against the Obama administration.Texas' (notorious) Fl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Houston's Better Business Bureau Has No Love For Conn's, Despite What Conn's Implies

    Yesterday, when we told you about Texas AG Greg Abbott going after the Conn's appliance chain for deceptive practices, we included the company's response.Conn's said "a current measure of our dedication to customer service by our more than 3,200 employees is our Better Business Bureau rating. We cur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    Craigslist To Give Up "Erotic Services" Ads

    Photo by Nick VlcekCraigslist -- which we recently described in a feature as being at a crossroads -- seems to have decided which road to take.Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the company will be dropping its "Erotic Services" ads.The ads have played a role in a series of recent murd ... More >>

  • News

    May 7, 2009

    Craig Newmark speaks at victim's memorial in wake of Craigslist killings.

    Photo by Nick VlcekCraigslist -- which we recently described in a feature as being at a crossroads -- seems to have decided which road to take.Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the company will be dropping its "Erotic Services" ads.The ads have played a role in a series of recent murd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Brazoswood High's Troy Neel Pleads Guilty To Being Deadbeat Dad

    Last year we told about Troy Neel, the pride of Brazoswood High, who went on to become not only an Oakland A but, later in life, Texas' biggest deadbeat-dad fugitive. (Wonder which accomplishment leads his resume.)Neel was arrested in December at LAX as he arrived from his private South Pacific isla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2009

    Memorial Hermann Gets Wrist Slapped Over Anti-Trust Claims

    There's been a battle brewing for some time between the doctor-supported Town & Country Hospital and mega-health-care firm Memorial Hermann; the smaller hospital says the bigger one out of business.They claim Memorial put pressure on insurers not to do business with competitors. "At the same tim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2008

    100th Predator Gets Sentenced, Doesn't Get Prize

    There's been a battle brewing for some time between the doctor-supported Town & Country Hospital and mega-health-care firm Memorial Hermann; the smaller hospital says the bigger one out of business.They claim Memorial put pressure on insurers not to do business with competitors. "At the same tim ... More >>

  • News

    October 18, 2007

    Sleepovers With Uncle Jeff

    The cardiologist traded on his status as a doctor to fondle young girls

  • News

    June 15, 2006

    Feel My Pain

    A reporter goes after the online drug business and gets wasted

  • News

    June 8, 2006

    Feel My Pain

    A reporter goes after the online drug business and gets wasted

  • News

    May 18, 2006

    Needling the Haystack

    A 1,683-mile drive taught us that educators don't always entertain an open-door policy when it comes to public records

  • News

    March 3, 2005

    Houston Hold 'Em

    There are plenty of opportunities for poker here, legal and otherwise

  • News

    November 27, 2003

    Bridging the Gap

    Birders and the port are new buds seeking to block the proposed toll span at Bolivar

  • News

    July 31, 2003

    Watershed Election?

    A new group wants to push an anti-flooding agenda

  • News

    September 2, 1999

    Law and Disorder

    In Janice Law's quests for a judgeship, the fourth time was a charm -- and now an alarm for the rest of the courthouse

  • News

    July 27, 1995

    The Insider

    In Janice Law's quests for a judgeship, the fourth time was a charm -- and now an alarm for the rest of the courthouse

  • News

    August 4, 1994

    Impeaching South Houston

    South Houston Mayor Dennis Cordray has been run out of office... and his town isn't doing so hot either.

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