Jessica Farrar

Debbie Riddle's Facebook Page Gets Tsunami'd By Pissed-Off Breastfeeding Moms

You don't mess with moms. Especially if it's about breastfeeding. The Texas legislature is once again taking up the ticklish subject of whether moms should be able to breastfeed in public. Representatives like Jessica Farrar (D-Houston) are backing a bill that would allow business owners to be sued ... More >>

Try to Change the 24-Hour Mandatory Wait Before an Abortion? We'll Make It a Longer Wait

Want an abortion? Great! So do many other women, but that doesn't mean they get it whenever they want to in Texas. Women have to endure a mandatory consultation visit 24 hours before the abortion. Wait no more...maybe. Texas State Representative Jessica Farrar is filing a bill by the end of the we ... More >>

Ouch: Rep. Jessica Farrar Again Seeks To Put Teeth In Breastfeeding Law

As new mothers know, infants are not the most patient people when it comes to getting fed. If they get hungry, and you're a breastfeeding mom who hasn't brought along a bottle of your best, then it's time to whip out a breast. In Texas, if you happen to do that in the establishment of someone who ... More >>

Radio Blues

Walmart Development Compromising Yale Street Bridge Stability, Critics Say

Jeff Jackson, director of Responsible Urban Development for Houston, thinks that something apocalyptic could happen to the Yale Street Bridge, especially when construction of the controversial new Heights-area Walmart is completed. In November, the Texas Department of Transportation performed a st ... More >>

Jon Buice: Parole Reversed for Gay Basher

Jon Buice stays in prison.​Jon Buice, who had been awarded a controversial parole after serving time for his role in the gay-bashing death of Paul Broussard, will not be a free man after all. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles today reversed its earlier decision granting Buice parole in l ... More >>

Legislative Victory for Texas Beer

kMatherlyCheers indeed. Local breweries celebrate a win in the House of Representatives.Just as we were bemoaning the huge, wet bite the IRS took out of our savings account, along comes an example of tax dollars being put to good use. On April 21 the office of State Representative Jessica Farrar (D, ... More >>

Proposed Beer Legislation Seeks To Loosen the Reins on Texas Brewers

logocheif.comFreetail for retail sale? Supporters of HB 660 hope so.​Hey, I love Texas as much as the next girl, but when it comes to laws the Lone Star State has a reputation for being a bit outdated. And when it comes to alcohol laws, we're downright hard-core. The regulations are particula ... More >>

Steamrolled

Mom-and-pop industrial plants not as wholesome as they seem.

It's Not Just A Committee To Study City Building Standards, It's A Blue-Ribbon Committee

Offical drink of the Task Force on Building & Standards​Mayor Annise Parker announced today an effort to reorganize the often chaotic mess that is the city of Houston's enforcement of building codes.Have no doubt the problem will be solved: The announcement proclaims that the committee appoint ... More >>

TCEQ Gets An Earful At Town Hall Meeting, Provides The Best In Lip Service

TCEQ listens and promises​It was nearly standing-room-only at Wednesday evening's environmental town hall meeting when Deborah Wilkerson stood at the mic and addressed the panel of legislators, state regulators and experts.A resident of Acres Homes in northwest Houston, she told the story of how a ... More >>

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 >>

Digging It

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

Path to Nowhere?

Construction problems cloud the future of northeastern bayou trails

Some Very Reliant Directors

Board members on gilded strings

The Kopper Caper

Enron's secret domestic-partner benefits program

Hanging Up

TDCJ finally halts monitoring of attorney-client phone calls -- sort of

Curiouser and Curiouser

Ex-congressman Stockman is labeled a co-conspirator in prescription fraud

Awakening Giant

Immigrant Hispanic workers at Quietflex spoke out. Now their struggle may reshape organized labor in Houston.

Term Limits: The Next Generation

A fractious bunch fills the city ballot, but the blood flies in District H

The Insider

The Law East of Downtown

With his army of volunteer deputies, Victor Trevino is Harris County's most innovative and open lawman. But his sharp tongue hasn't endeared him to other politicians. And some wonder if all his power has gone to his head.

Twilight of El Jefe