Hurricane Rita

Know Your Local Media: KPRC's Frank Billingsley Keeps You Calm During the Storm

As someone fascinated by hurricanes and living in Houston, the summer of 2005 was an odd and captivating time for me. A record was set for the number of named storms and major hurricanes in a season, and Houston was caught staring down the barrel of a gun twice, first with Hurricane Katrina and then ... More >>

Hank Hancock and Harbeer Sandhu: Your Tax Dollars at Work

Run for Your Lives: Five Questions to Ask When You Are Considering Evacuating for a Hurricane

​It's almost July and we have our first Atlantic storm of the season in Tropical Storm Arlene. Fortunately, it doesn't appear that Arlene will grow larger than a minimal hurricane, if that, before it makes landfall along the Mexican gulf coast. Unfortunately, it won't come close enough to us ... More >>

Michael Berry's Dead Osama Pep Rally

Photos by John Nova LomaxWheels fit for a celebration.​Early yesterday, Michael Berry, the former Boy Wonder of Houston politics turned radio rabble-rouser, sent out a press release plugging a "Houston Celebration: Osama Bin Laden Dead." The event would be later that day at Hefley's, a Texalic ... More >>

Texas Supreme Court Sides With Beachfront Homeowners

Oceanfront property​The Texas Supreme Court gave a big victory today to beachfront homeowners who suddenly find their homes on public land because of storms, saying the state can't take away their property. The battle over open beaches in Texas has been going on for a long time, of course, bu ... More >>

Twilight, Cleavage & Drugs

Banned books across Texas

Hurricane Rita Stories: You Suffered, So You Should At Least Win A $50 Kim Son Gift Card

Traffic, sure, but don't forget the crushing heat and humidity​Five years ago, the traffic jam of all Houston traffic jams was starting to build. If you were in it, you know what we mean.Just weeks after Katrina, Hurricane Rita was in the Gulf as a Cat 5 and seemingly headed for Houston. Panic set ... More >>

Hurricane Rita, Five Years Later: What's Your Story?

As you sit in a bit of stalled traffic today or tomorrow, you can ease your annoyance a bit by remembering what was happening five years ago this week.Just weeks after Houstonians watched horrified as Hurricane Katrina pounded New Orleans and spawned jaw-dropping scenes of just how bad things can be ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: Body, Soul & Gershwin, The Great Storm, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Laura

Embargo

UH and Rice make deal with Chron

Prisoners Still Can't Get No Relief from Courts, Rita

​In the end, it wasn't about how awful the conditions were for inmates trapped inside a Beaumont federal prison during Hurricane Rita. To the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, it was all about jurisdiction. Two years ago, more than 400 former and current inmates sued the U.S. government, claimin ... More >>

Army Helmets Made By Beaumont Prisoners Are Recalled For Safety Hazards

Vic Morrow, dealing with the scum who made him a crappy helmet​It looks like it's getting harder to find good help these days -- especially when the help are federal prisoners: earlier this month, the U.S. Army recalled 44,000 helmets manufactured by Beaumont inmates working for Federal Pris ... More >>

ACL Fest Preview: Five Outdoor Music Festivals That Could Have Gone a Lot Better

The 2009 Austin City Limits Festival kicks off Friday, and many of you are no doubt devising parking strategies and grappling with various permutations of 'How will I make it from the [a] set at [b] stage in time to catch [x]'s set at the [y] stage?' It's a serious dilemma, as ACL always puts toget ... More >>

Texas Traveler: Artesian Springs

Photos by Brittanie Shey​The first thing you need to know about Artesian Springs Resort is that there is nothing resort-like about it. Nestled way in the middle of bumblefuck Egypt, ten minutes from the closest concrete road, and just a few miles west of the Louisiana border, the privately-own ... More >>

We Lost 500 Cows During Hurricane Rita!! Just Don't Look Too Closely

​Earlier today we had hurricane victims ripping off the feds and the sacred cow of Oprah Winfrey; now we have hurricane victims allegedly ripping off the feds with virtual cows.Six people were indicted today on charges that they told the federal government they had more than 500 cows that were swe ... More >>

Louisiana Creole Cafe

From Homelessness to Wine Snobbery

Weighing In Across the Board

Prisoners In Beaumont Federal Pen Sue Over Work Conditions

Earlier this year, we brought you the story of the hundreds of inmates at the maximum-security federal penitentiary in Beaumont who sued the U.S. government claiming officials did not evacuate them during Hurricane Rita and thereby forced them to endure inhumane, medieval conditions. While that lega ... More >>

Bill White, the F-word and "Gatemouth" Brown

Bill White offends Georgians

ACLU Wants Galveston Jail Evacuated Next Time

Gatemouth Brown Gets Hit By A Third Hurricane, Doesn't RIP

Gatemouth Brown's Grave Intact... Sort Of

Positive Pub For Mayor White

Movies For Your Hurricane Party Tonight

HPMA Aftermath: Small Sounds, Yoko Mono, Katie Stuckey and the Swagger, Espantapajaros, Buxton, Los Skarnales and Thee Armada

Flooded-Prison Lawsuit Moved Back to Texas

A conversation with Mohammed Al-Farra of Palestinian Rapperz

Straight Outta Gaza

Prison Cover-Up

Prison Breakdown

To Do: Little Chenier at the Angelika

A Prison Cover-up During Hurricane Rita

For days after the storm, inmates in Beaumont lived without A/C, electricity or hot meals. Press releases kept saying everything inside was fine. Guards and prisoners agree — that was nothing but B.S.

My Mother-in-Law Is America's Worst Cook. No, Really.

Child Protective Services: Problems, Reforms and More Problems

A quick fix may only have created more problems for CPS and the families it serves

Cover Story: Did CPS Reform Create Even More Problems?

She'll Always Be Wearing Diapers in Our Hearts

Hurricane Forecasts, Telemarketers, Evacuation Plans

Hurricanes a-comin'

Gods and Lovers

During their massive, five-day Indian wedding, a local couple was worshipped

SARTIN'S

Despite natural disasters and failed marriages, this seafood joint lives on

Crab Man

Meet Doug Sartin, onetime heir apparent to a Texas barbecued crab dynasty

The Walkmen

Tuesday, June 20, at Numbers, 300 Westheimer, 713-526-6551

Holy Sh--!

The most-hyped hurricane season ever is upon us

Lost Dog

He can survive a fire and a hurricane, but not the Houston SPCA

Turkeys of the Year

Just stuff 'em

Letters to the Editor

Rookie of the Year

A Houston lawyer's fight for Series tickets

Au Revoir, Chauncey

The goat and his two humans go home to New Orleans

Pick Me Up

Turnout at Houston's swingers clubs swells with the young, hip and restless

Keepin' On

New Orleans artists find refuge -- and studios -- in Houston

No Redemption

A child molester wants back into society and the American dream

Rita Beatahs

Houston dodges a bullet and finds traffic hell