Houston Ship Channel

Shakedown: The HCAD Appraisal Game

HCAD fights owners of moderate housing for every single assessment penny. So why is it routinely handing out tax breaks worth several millions to big corporations?

If the Addicks and Barker Dams Fail

They've already been labeled "high risk." Experts say the resulting damage could be bigger than Katrina in New Orleans.

Baseball on the Brain

Readers are gearing up for the Astros' 2010 season.

Digging It

Tunnels are a rare bird in Houston. But will they fly for I-45?

Draining the Swamp

A scorched-earth management philosophy is sucking the life out of our region's wetlands

Sex, Death and Oysters

Beneath the muddy waters of Galveston Bay lies one of the greatest seafood treasure troves on earth

Gone But Not Forgotten

Party legend Mike Nixon is missing, but no one thinks he's dead

King Kinder

Rich Kinder has made a cool billion dollars since leaving Enron. Now he’s ready to take over the world, or at least the nearest pipeline.

Under The Volcano

Crown Central Petroleum spews, sputters and flares up. Neighbors of the plant view it uneasily, never quite sure when it's going to blow.

Livin' Large

Carlos Sosa promised to sell seized goods from the Port of Houston on the cheap. Many believed him. Until they learned he was a Customs Service snitch, and perhaps a con man on the side.

Dream Taker

When political egos and a basketball star vow to beautify a derelict building next door to Enron Field, what do you get after more than a year? Nothing.

Adrift

Has the fight over port expansion turned a bay watchdog group into a rubber duck?

Brother, Can You Spare a Vanity Video?

Houston Endowment paid, so they had to come

Press Picks

Press Picks

Beat the Heat!

1996 Summer Guide

The Fire Next Time?

Downsizing, outsourcing, deferred maintenance ... It all makes for a volatile mix at Baytown's Exxon refinery.

Faking It

Got Mad, Got Even

Two former HL&P workers took revenge against the Light Company, but say the city settled for "chump change"

Pastor to the Port

In the changing world of the Houston Ship Channel, one thing remains constant: Father Rivers Patout.

Impeaching South Houston

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

Just Don't Breathe It

What Houstonians can -- and probably won't -- do to clean up the air they drive through