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January 22, 2009Celebrating Houston's MasterMinds
We pass on a bit of luck to the recipients of our first creativity awards
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November 9, 2007Racists, Pranksters and Copy Cats in High School
We pass on a bit of luck to the recipients of our first creativity awards
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February 29, 2008Early Voting in Fort Bend County
We pass on a bit of luck to the recipients of our first creativity awards
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September 14, 2008Everybody's Looking for Some Higher Ground, a Report from Fort Bend County
We pass on a bit of luck to the recipients of our first creativity awards
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December 17, 2008Countdown To Championship Saturday: Hightower
The Hightower High School football program fielded its first varsity team in 2000, but in just nine seasons, the school has graduated some great players -- two have played in the NFL -- and made the playoffs seven times. This year, however, is the first time the team has adva ... More >>
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January 26, 2009Over the Weekend: Video From Artopia
We shot some video during last weekend's festivities and have managed to cram it onto an already full-to-bursting YouTube. Enjoy. Houston Metropolitan Dance Company Performs at Artopia
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March 6, 2009Hightower High Broadcast Academy Scores Another Grant
This past January, when the Houston Press awarded its first-ever MasterMinds Awards to three local groups showing cutting edge creativity and determination, one of the recipients of a $2,000 check from us was the Hightower High School's Broadcast Academy, headed up by Ted Irving, the media academy c ... More >>
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September 18, 2008Ike, You Bastard
Houston gets hit with big one
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July 19, 2007Tidal Wave
An outstanding selection of high school photos makes judging extra tough this month
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August 3, 2006Beer and Porn
An outstanding selection of high school photos makes judging extra tough this month
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July 27, 2006Letters to the Editor
An outstanding selection of high school photos makes judging extra tough this month
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July 13, 2006Letters to the Editor
An outstanding selection of high school photos makes judging extra tough this month
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June 29, 2006Cut Short
A model student-athlete unthinkingly brings a knife to school and ends up in jail, then expelled. Why one-size-fits-all discipline fails kids.
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February 16, 2006Crossing Lines
A Houston teenager learns how convictions can lead to convictions
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May 20, 2004Sudden Impact
What could be safer than dropping your kid off at the movies? A lot of things, as it turns out.
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October 12, 2009Friday Night Lights, Houston-Style: Hightower-Dulles, And Ranking The Best
Photos by Paul Knight / Click here for a full slideshowHair Balls watched a game about a month ago between two old HISD rivals, and we noticed that the stands were a little empty and the game play was a little soft. We found an old Madison coach, Richard Blair, who told us that he thought H ... More >>
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November 10, 2009As The HS Football Playoffs Begin, Here Are The Three Best Games Of The Past 15 Years
High school football playoffs start this weekend, and Hair Balls is excited.The Woodlands and Hightower High School finished undefeated and, from what we saw this season, look like they'll be tough to beat. Katy High School, whose only loss came in the team's opening game against The Woodlands, won ... More >>
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November 11, 2009Houston Press MasterMinds Awards: Money For Artists
For the second year in a row, the Houston Press is on the prowl for artists, innovators and entrepreneurs who are changing our creative and cultural landscape.And we need your help.If you know of one of these life-changing artistic types -- if you are one yourself -- please tell us. From all th ... More >>
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November 16, 2009Friday Night Lights, Houston Style: Another Hurricane Beating For Galveston
Photos by Paul KnightAfter the high school football playoff schedule was released last week, Hair Balls was ready to jump on the Galveston Ball High bandwagon and follow the team on what we hoped would be a miracle playoff run. Ball had already exceeded expectations by making the playoffs, c ... More >>
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November 19, 2009MasterMind Awards
Photos by Paul KnightAfter the high school football playoff schedule was released last week, Hair Balls was ready to jump on the Galveston Ball High bandwagon and follow the team on what we hoped would be a miracle playoff run. Ball had already exceeded expectations by making the playoffs, c ... More >>
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December 11, 2009If Katy Actually Faced Cinco Ranch In The Playoffs, Who Would Win?
Photo by Paul KnightHere at Hair Balls, we seem to talk a lot about Katy High School football, even though we try not to. When the high school playoffs started this year, we really wanted to cheer for Galveston Ball, and we thought The Woodlands and Hightower High School would surely go deep in t ... More >>
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January 8, 2010Last Year's MasterMind Awards Winner: Nova Arts Project
Earlier this week, Hair Balls reported on Hightower High School's Broadcast Academy, which, since winning a Houston Press MasterMind award last year, has continued to do great things. For another winner, things have taken a different turn. The Nova Arts Project, an alternative theater ... More >>
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January 20, 2010The Life Of One Of "Houston's Craziest," Caught On Video
During the reporting of "Houston's Craziest," a Houston Press cover story from a few weeks back about a new Houston Police Department program that identified the 30 craziest people in Houston, we noticed a trend among the people on the list: Almost all of them used drugs. Not psychotropic drugs, but ... More >>
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