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  • News

    October 27, 2011

    Sex & the Coach

    Cops say she raped, sexted 14-year-old girl

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Magazine Publisher: LGBT Caucus Prez Threatened Me

    A disagreement over Ellen Cohen​The publisher of abOUT magazine, which targets Houston's gay community, has accused the president of the GLBT Political Caucus of making threats against his safety. So who are the players? The publisher is Michael Lance Williams, better known as Cade Michals. H ... More >>

  • News

    July 14, 2011

    Game On

    With little in the way of penalties, illegal gambling operations flourish in Houston.

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Mario Gallegos and Rodney Ellis Spar over Redistricting, and It Gets Ugly

    Mario Gallegos gets on Rodney Ellis's fighting side.​An attempt to move the downtown George R. Brown Convention Center into Sen. Mario Gallegos's senate district caused a minor skirmish between Gallegos and his longtime Democratic colleague Sen. Rodney Ellis. Emotions during redistricting al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Walmart Tagged, Metro Gets Spotlight At City Council

    At least one city council member asked Metro if it's time to re-evaluate certain plans. ​At a Houston City Council meeting that was supposed to clear up a few things about a planned Walmart development near the Heights, Metro, and its financial mess, ended up being the issue of the morning. Counci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Jarvis Johnson Tweets, But Doesn't Talk, After His Arrest

    Photo courtesy HCSO No press conference after all​"Leading by example" still remains on the web site for City Council Member Jarvis Johnson but the councilman is being charged with evading arrest by the Houston Police Department. According to the HPD, Johnson was arrested Wednesday night&nb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Gil Costas: Fired BARC Whistleblower Gets $70K From The City

    Photo by blue_sharpieThis guy's got questions​Houston City Council members Wednesday approved a $70,000 settlement with a former Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care veterinarian who filed a whistleblower suit against the city in 2009.Gil Costas was fired in February 2009 for what a BARC spokesper ... More >>

  • News

    May 27, 2010

    Train Wreck

    How Metro and its president Frank Wilson got so far off track.

  • News

    March 25, 2010

    Sharp-Dressed Fans

    Billy Gibbons and other Houstonians share their favorite Astros memories.

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2008

    Man Allegedly Beaten by Jailor and Denied Tape of Incident

    Billy Gibbons and other Houstonians share their favorite Astros memories.

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2007

    Big Boobs: Breast Implant Lawsuits Aren’t Always Pretty

    Billy Gibbons and other Houstonians share their favorite Astros memories.

  • News

    December 7, 2006

    Talking Turkeys

    Billy Gibbons and other Houstonians share their favorite Astros memories.

  • News

    November 17, 2005

    Bedtime Stories

    This nanny's letters about sex with children were compiled into a guidebook

  • News

    April 21, 2005

    Renaissance Man

    A cop learns the pain of piercing

  • News

    September 30, 2004

    Reefer Madness

    The government says Clayton Jones shouldn't smoke marijuana. He says it's the only thing that keeps him from blowing his brains out.

  • News

    August 12, 2004

    Moovin' On Up

    Does DQ's new drink ring some racist bells?

  • News

    June 24, 2004

    Gay Play

    The nightlife scene is alive and well in the Montrose. Meet some of its stars.

  • News

    October 9, 2003

    In Search of Bogus Bill

    How a would-be dirty trick became campaign comedy

  • News

    April 18, 2002

    Going off the Rails

    A proposed line into the Bayport Industrial District has residents from Clear Lake to the East End vowing to stop the "toxic train" in its tracks

  • News

    October 25, 2001

    Smackdown at City Hall

    Candidates clash in a castaway district, exes attack, and Bell wringers rumble for a final round with Brown. Voters, pick your fight.

  • News

    September 27, 2001

    Close Quarters

    Questions about conflicts of interest and motives cloud a $77 million city housing deal

  • News

    August 9, 2001

    Forgotten Footprints

    A council candidate's past comes back to haunt him

  • News

    October 19, 2000

    Blocking Shots

    We pay for the arena; they'll finance the campaign

  • News

    September 14, 2000

    Mr. Blum Goes to Washington

    Anti-affirmative-action crusader hits the road (at least for now)

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    Out of the Closets

    Archiving Houston's queer history, one T-shirt at a time

  • News

    December 2, 1999

    Gag Me with a Suit!

    Exercising rights in Seabrook can land you in court

  • News

    July 29, 1999

    Landrush

    The city of Houston is being carved into special taxing districts, promising windfalls for some, financial burdens for others

  • News

    May 27, 1999

    Grabbing for the (Public's) Gold

    Voters would decide if Olympic efforts get up to $100 million in state subsidies

  • News

    April 15, 1999

    Cutting Class

    Park trees make a last stand against HISD expansion

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Crystal Clear Persuasion

    Alvaro Barretto's relatives are out to catch a killer

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    Under Siege

    City Council took away South Houston Mayor Cipriano Romano's keys. They took away his secretary. They told the 27-year-old he can't use the fax or copy machine after hours. Now they're ready to impeach him.

  • News

    September 17, 1998

    Bum Deal?

    Politics plays an uncertain backup to this "Gimme Shelter"

  • News

    March 26, 1998

    Situational Ethics

    As Jew Don Boney has moved upward in public life, have his values changed to meet his needs rather than those of his constituents?

  • News

    March 19, 1998

    Take the Cash and Talk That Trash

    The hotel six sting hits the little screen

  • News

    January 1, 1998

    Alison Cook looks back at 1997: The Year That Bit

    The hotel six sting hits the little screen

  • News

    October 9, 1997

    Voluntary ... or Else

    Contractors say the mayor isn't telling the truth about affirmative action

  • News

    September 4, 1997

    The Insider

    Contractors say the mayor isn't telling the truth about affirmative action

  • News

    July 10, 1997

    The Insider

    Contractors say the mayor isn't telling the truth about affirmative action

  • News

    January 16, 1997

    The Insider

    Contractors say the mayor isn't telling the truth about affirmative action

  • News

    October 31, 1996

    Kingwood RFD

    Contractors say the mayor isn't telling the truth about affirmative action

  • News

    October 3, 1996

    The True Tradition of Houston

    Contractors say the mayor isn't telling the truth about affirmative action

  • News

    June 20, 1996

    Letters

    Contractors say the mayor isn't telling the truth about affirmative action

  • News

    May 23, 1996

    Roots of the Sting

    Contractors say the mayor isn't telling the truth about affirmative action

  • News

    February 16, 1995

    Hear No Evil

    The city's ethics committee has no teeth, but it rarely takes a bite. Sometimes it doesn't even take its calls.

  • News

    January 26, 1995

    Running at Lanier

    Mayor Bob casts a long shadow over the Tyra-Peavy runoff

  • News

    January 19, 1995

    Caught Dead In an Opera

    Houston's beleaguered arts community talks to itself about Harvey Milk

  • News

    January 19, 1995

    Unequal Opportunity

    Does who you know -- not what you are -- open the door to affirmative action business in Houston?

  • News

    November 24, 1994

    Out of the Soup

    Yes, the city's settlement of a lawsuit was a good deal -- for Helen Huey

  • News

    November 3, 1994

    Turkeys (and Other Creatures) On the Ballot

    Quick! It's almost Election Day!! Do you know who your candidates are? Check this guide to the mother of all ballots!

  • 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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