Guadalajara

Drowned Sandwich at Paparruchos on Sage

The Dispossessed

When HISD starts deciding whose homes to take, schoolkids are the only messengers. The Moríns learned that lesson too late.

Fruits of Franchising

We all scream for La Paletera’s popsicles

Candidate

With big bucks and blessings from on high, Eugene Fontenot comes out from behind his wall to buy a seat in Congress

Goin' South

I learned many things when I accompanied a trio of bounty hunters to Mexico to fetch a fugitive drug suspect. Foremost among them: never leave your map at home...

Manafest Destiny

I learned many things when I accompanied a trio of bounty hunters to Mexico to fetch a fugitive drug suspect. Foremost among them: never leave your map at home...

Nuevo Voss

Escalante's: south of the border, west of the Loop, high on profile and middling on menu... so far

Why do Mexicans Love Elvis, and Why Do White People Love Tans?

Escalante's: south of the border, west of the Loop, high on profile and middling on menu... so far

Doña Rosita’s Jalapeno Kitchen and “Perspectivas: A Window into Their World”

A one-woman show and an art exhibit share the spotlight as part of the 2008 Texas Sor Juana Festival

Places Like Los Dos Amigos Are Disappearing On Washington

A one-woman show and an art exhibit share the spotlight as part of the 2008 Texas Sor Juana Festival

Cajun Gets a Crewcut at Denis' Seafood House

A one-woman show and an art exhibit share the spotlight as part of the 2008 Texas Sor Juana Festival

Maná

Mexican rockers say, “To Love Is to Fight”

U.S. informants take part in murder and drug running in Mexico

Mexican rockers say, “To Love Is to Fight”

SOAKED SANDWICH

Paparrucho's

SPOOKY SPOTLIGHT

The Houston Press guide to all things Halloween

Spooky Spotlight

The Houston Press guide to all things Halloween

SPOOKY SPOTLIGHT

The Houston Press guide to all things Halloween

Top Tacos

Mexican "tacos de trompo" are getting hard to find because the Health Department says they're illegal

Best Popsicles

Mexican "tacos de trompo" are getting hard to find because the Health Department says they're illegal

Wild or Mild

Houston's most elusive taco truck serves up hot goat grease

The Year of Living Dangerously

Cinema 2002 counterbalanced a treacherous world

Crazy World

Javier Téllez's work at Sicardi Gallery explores the insanity of "sanity"

North Guadalajara

Fonda Dona Maria transforms into a colossal palacio

Best Drive-thru Food

Chicken tortas, Taqueria Fiesta Guadalajara,

Guadalajara Del Centro

Chicken tortas, Taqueria Fiesta Guadalajara,

“Washington Avenue: Forgotten to Gentrified”

Photographer Robert Sennhauser documents the transformation a near-downtown neighborhood

Last Call For Art: This Weekend's Closings

Four exhibits at Lawndale Art Center close this Saturday including "Washington Avenue: Forgotten to Gentrified," a photo exhibit by Robert Sennhauser that looks at the near-downtown neighborhood and the changes it's currently undergoing. Among the highlights of the exhibit are Sennhauser's taped int ... More >>

Loaves and Fishes

The best taquerías, like Taquería Jesus Maria, serve great Tex-Mex along with the regional Mexican fare.

Food Fight: Battle Breakfast Taco

Photos by Katharine Shilcutt Chorizo and egg taco from Brother's Taco House​There are those of us who are naturally early risers. And to those people go such wonderful things as brilliant sunrises, early morning calm, blessedly empty streets and the smell of freshly brewed coffee. And ... More >>

Two Cousins Nabbed In Mexico For Separate Houston Murders

​Two men wanted for separate Houston murders were caught together in Guadalajara, Mexico yesterday afternoon. The crimes, which occurred about two years apart, were unrelated. The suspected killers are cousins. "Murder runs in this family," said homicide detective Michael Miller of the Houston Po ... More >>

The Major League Soccer All-Star Game Gets The Biggest Houston Stage, But Who's Going To Be On It?

​When Major League Soccer announced late July that the 2010 All-Star game would be played in Houston, there was much speculation as to where the event would be held. The Houston Dynamo currently call Robertson Stadium home, but Reliant Stadium is just so much prettier.The Dynamo front office hel ... More >>

Architecture Gone Awry: Houston's 8 Ugliest Buildings

Photo courtesy of SwamplotThe HISD Central Services building, a.k.a. the Taj Mahal​The old HISD Central Services building on Richmond -- called the Taj Mahal by HISD employees, both for its massive size and the massive budget that went into building it -- was torn down in 2007. One of the few ... More >>

Salad City

Green papaya salad at Asia Market​It can be a struggle to find a good salad in a town so fanatical for Tex-Mex. And barbecue. And burgers. But we know they're out there somewhere. It's still early enough in January that you might not have broken all of your New Year's resolutions... So where d ... More >>

Openings and Closings: 2009 Edition

​The year gone by marked some very exciting restaurant openings (such as Haven, Branchwater Tavern, Yelapa Playa Mexicana and Stella Sola) and some equally important closings (such as Cafe Annie, Bedford, Las Alamedas and Felix Mexican Restaurant). To close out the yea ... More >>

The Top 10 Restaurants in the Heights

Sous vide pork at Textile.​Creating a top ten list for the Heights is an intimidating process. At a basic level, it's difficult to even define the Heights. And with so many great restaurants to choose from, we've had to leave out popular spots Teotihuacan, Vietnam Restaurant, and Onion Creek f ... More >>

Blind Woman Comes To Houston, Gets Robbed....Niiice, Lowlife Thief

​Here at Hair Balls, we understand that living the life of a low-level street thief can be tough. The paycheck that comes from smashing out car windows and ripping out stereos probably doesn't go too far, especially when you've got a nasty crack habit to support. But it has to take a special kind ... More >>

The Crucifixion of Juarez

On the front line of the U.S. war on drugs, a Mexican city bleeds to death.

Get Out!

Arizona and America join Joe Arpaio in rushing to inquire: Are your papers in order?

Meeting Spanish Village For the First Time

A bowl of queso is all you need some days.​I made the acquaintance of Spanish Village (4720 Almeda Rd.) for the first time last night. For a lifelong Houstonian, this might seem odd and perhaps a bit heretical, but the truth is that I'd never before set foot inside the old Tex-Mex joint just s ... More >>

10 Places I Liked as a Photographer, Want to Try as an Eater

Photo by Jeff BalkeSteak and cheesy grits at Plonk Beer and Wine Bistro​Last week, I wrote about my experiences photographing 100 restaurants for the Houston Press online restaurant guide. During the month I was shooting, I shot eateries both familiar and not so much. Given my time constraints ... More >>

Celebrating National Taco Day at Laredo Taqueria

Photo by Erika Ray​Monday, I celebrated National Taco Day (yeah, I didn't really know that was a "thing" until late in the day) by tucking in at Laredo Taqueria (915 Snover, off Washington Avenue) with three fat tacos and a glass of sweet jamaica. Laredo Taqueria is one of those last holdouts ... More >>

Downtown Dining for a Texas-Sized Group

Photo courtesy of QuattroRoom with a view: La Cucina room at Quattro in the Four Seasons​Reader Brian T. writes in with a dilemma: I work for redacted and have been tasked with researching a recommendation list of Downtown's best dinner spots. My groups typically range from 20-45 people and n ... More >>

Tasting Spring Branch

St. Arnold's and a slider from Avalon Diner.​Nothing makes a late Sunday afternoon like tasty food, cold beer and a sense of community. This is what I found at the Memorial Assistance Ministries' Taste of Spring Branch food tasting event this weekend. After a minor snafu involving a tree and ... More >>

Tequila Talk with Stewart Skloss of Pura Vida Tequila - Part I

Founder Stewart Skloss with a bottle of the Pura Vida Anejo​I didn't expect to actually meet with Stewart Skloss when I contacted the offices of Pura Vida Tequila. I especially did not expect to meet with him the week of Cinco de Mayo and the launch of their radio station, the first ever "fu ... More >>

Special Soccer Edicion

Founder Stewart Skloss with a bottle of the Pura Vida Anejo​I didn't expect to actually meet with Stewart Skloss when I contacted the offices of Pura Vida Tequila. I especially did not expect to meet with him the week of Cinco de Mayo and the launch of their radio station, the first ever "fu ... More >>

How Did the Chivas Soccer Team Get Its Name?

And why won't my hot Mexican gardener take an HIV test?

This Just In: SXSW Announces First Round Of 2012 Showcasing Bands, Including Fat Tony and Something Fierce

Photo By Marco TorresFat Tony at a day show at SXSW '11​Sweet lord, it's not even Thanksgiving yet and South By Southwest is making us excited for March in Austin already. Today the industry festival announced a few bands coming to the capitol city next year, and a few Houston names and Rocks ... More >>

Openings & Closings: January 2012

Photo by Olivia Flores AlvarezThis notice of closure was posted outside Guadalajara Bakery this morning.​After 45 years in business along Washington Avenue, Guadalajara Bakery is closing its doors on February 29. Unlike previous closing scares for the longtime breakfast taco purveyor, this one ... More >>