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Yo Si Le Voy, Le Voy al Naranja: Houston Dynamo Keep the MLS Cup

On The Hot Seat

Lester Tyra's short reign as chief of the Houston Fire Department has been filled with controversy. Can he quench the flames fast enough to save his job?

The Rally at City Hall to Protest Proposition 8

Hundreds of people gathered on the steps of Houston City Hall this afternoon to protest the passing of Proposition 8, California's constitutional amendment taking away the right to marry for same-sex couples. Along with the passing of other anti-gay measures across the nation, Prop. 8 made Novembe ... More >>

The Boy Scouts

The head feds in the City Hall sting are known for their pursuit of minority politicians

Mr. S.O.B.

Rick's CEO Robert Watters wants to make sexually oriented businesses respectable. So why, in his adopted hometown, does he get no respect?

The Insider

Rick's CEO Robert Watters wants to make sexually oriented businesses respectable. So why, in his adopted hometown, does he get no respect?

Passing the Bucks

Rick's CEO Robert Watters wants to make sexually oriented businesses respectable. So why, in his adopted hometown, does he get no respect?

Files Not Found

Thousands of missing FBI documents in the Timothy McVeigh case? It comes as no surprise to the survivors of Operation Lightning Strike.

The 38th Annual Houston International Festival

Go to Ireland and back again, without leaving downtown Houston

In Their Own Words

Judging by the idle chatter of Hotel Six politicos, the moral barometer at City Hall is in free fall

The Triple Crown

Sick of Mayor Brown? Turned off by everyone else around? Try these alternatives for 2003.

Dream Team or Bad Dream?

Democrats sift pre-election portents for the answer

Bye to the Good Ol' Boys?

The commissioner's race that could break the county mold

Don't Rock My Boat!

A port commission opening fuels a three-way Hispanic fight

Overdose

Dr. Shelley's new operating room reveals the worst and best of a City Council under term limits

From the Grass Roots Up

A new Houston voting bloc reaches toward empowerment

School's Out Forever

"Unschoolers" like Holly Furgason don't believe in public education. They don't even believe in teachers. They believe in the ability of their children to teach themselves. Will the law catch up with them?

Phenomena

"Unschoolers" like Holly Furgason don't believe in public education. They don't even believe in teachers. They believe in the ability of their children to teach themselves. Will the law catch up with them?

R.I.P., Steven Castro: Remembering Crime Victims At A Special Ceremony

courtesy of Maria RomoSteven Castro will be remembered Sunday night.​It was a little after 2 a.m. when Steven Castro walked out of an east Houston night club and into the parking lot. Suddenly, a fight broke out. Some of the people involved were armed. And when it was all over, Castro lay dead, mu ... More >>

NCAA® presented by Lowes Senior CLASS Award ®

courtesy of Maria RomoSteven Castro will be remembered Sunday night.​It was a little after 2 a.m. when Steven Castro walked out of an east Houston night club and into the parking lot. Suddenly, a fight broke out. Some of the people involved were armed. And when it was all over, Castro lay dead, mu ... More >>

Historic Preservation Protesters Claim "Bait-And-Switch" Tactics Against Mayor Annise Parker

Steve JansenYesterday's scene in front of Houston City Hall.​There are a bunch of folks in Heights South, Woodland Heights and Glenbrook Valley seriously P.O.'d about what they're calling a classic "bait-and-switch" technique pulled by the City of Houston. Today about 50 of them (which dwindl ... More >>

The Red-Light Camera Circus

Step right up, folks: Passion, deceit, money, lots of money, double dealing and a mayor with more flip-flops in her than a Cirque du Soleil acrobat!