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Hot Tamales at Gerardo’s on Patton

Hot Tamales at Gerardo’s on Patton

All the Law Enforcement You Can Afford

Harris County has abdicated a basic responsibility of government: to provide for the public safety of all. Instead, those who have get and those who don't get the leftovers.

Book 'Em

A principal's "detention" policy proves controversial -- and effective

Heat from the Sea

7 Mares was doing Mexican seafood right long before it was trendy

The Insider

7 Mares was doing Mexican seafood right long before it was trendy

Wrap It Up

7 Mares was doing Mexican seafood right long before it was trendy

Best Time and Place to See Low-Riders

Richmond Strip, late Saturday night

Death at West Oaks Hospital

Two men went into a walled-in courtyard at a mental hospital. One came out alive.

That's Hot

Ostioneria 7 Mares

Best Socioanthropological Study

Teotihuacan Mexican Cafe

Lost His Place, Lost in Space

Jose dropped out and can't figure out a way to get back in. Neither can his mom. HISD is deep into a hands-off mode.

Press Picks

Jose dropped out and can't figure out a way to get back in. Neither can his mom. HISD is deep into a hands-off mode.

Lindale Park 4th of July Parade

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Bayou Body Count: Son Kills Mom, Heads To Mexico

​Laura Palacios of Houston died with her son at her side. Though it was hardly a comfort to the 51-year-old woman: It was her son who allegedly killed her. That's the story told by Harris County Sheriff's homicide detectives who have charged Jose Palacios, 24, with murder. But he is not behind ba ... More >>

Health Department Roundup: Tex-Mex Edition

There are usually more Tex-Mex restaurants on the Health Department's online list of cited restaurants than any other type of facility.Wait, now, before you report the Press to Ask a Mexican, let me explain. There are many more Tex-Mex restaurants than any other type in the Houston metro area. Just ... More >>

Big House on the Hill

Casa Grande, the Tex-Mex restaurant on a cliff above I-45 is a truly offbeat spot to eat nachos and dance salsa.

Bayou Body Count: Arguments And Infants

​You know what they say: Nothing good ever happens at the club after midnight.That certainly seemed to be the case this past weekend. On Sunday, for instance, three guys at about 2:50 a.m. were heading out of the Kahlua Disco club at 7600 Dashwood when they bumped into a pair of partiers.Tempers s ... More >>

True Confessions?

Seventeen years ago, Charles Raby said he killed an old lady. Now he's not so sure.

These Men Want to Save You a Taco (Truck)

Photos by Katharine ShilcuttLeft to right: Jay Rascoe, J.R. Cohen and Dan Joyce, brothers in beards (and tacos).​Jay Rascoe, J.R. Cohen and Dan Joyce are all familiar faces in Houston's social media community. Rascoe, best known for his food blog, Guns and Tacos, is even a bit of a food celebr ... More >>

Ten More Places I Shot As a Photographer, Want to Try as an Eater

The cheese plate at Heights West.​In September, I wrote about ten Houston restaurants I wanted to try, having photographed them for the Houston Press. Since then, I've shot another large batch of restaurants and made a new list. These assigned restaurants included a lot of places I've been an ... More >>

Rest Easy, Northside: Irvington Fire Station To Remain Open During Renovations

HFD: Thanking the right people in their backtracking​Northside residents had been mightily pissed at the thought that the fire station in the 4900 block of Irvington was going to be shuttered while it was renovated. They can rest easy: HFD has announced it will keep the place up and running w ... More >>

Top 5: Eggs Done Right

New York Bagel.​I love eggs. Below are places to get the best egg dishes this fine city of Houston has to offer. 5. Frank's Grill This blue-collar eatery located off Mangum, inside 290, serves up huge portions to a customer base that generally has hearty appetites. When I'm flying solo, I ... More >>

Food Fight: Beef Steak Nachos

Kevin ShalinTeotihuacan​For this week's Food Fight, we pit two Houston Tex-Mex heavyweights against one another. We've got El Real Tex-Mex Cafe, the young, scrappy newcomer, against Teotihuacan Mexican Café (4624 Irvington), the cagey veteran. Will youth overpower age, or will the consisten ... More >>

Say Goodbye To Nine Houston Post Offices

Offices a-closin'​The U.S. Postal Service has announced it's thinking about shutting 3,700 locations across the country, many in small towns. But Houston would not be spared: A list of potential closings -- hilariously labeled the "Expanded Access Study List" -- shows nine sites in the city a ... More >>

Health Department Roundup

This is the fourth image that pops up if you do a Google image search for "no que no." Whatever you say, Ratzinger.​All we've got this week at the Health Department Roundup are mobile food units, mostly taco trucks. We're not sure why the Health Department didn't go to any fixed locations, or ... More >>