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Subject: Joe Barton

  • BCS Bill in Congress? About Time Our Politicos Got to the Important Stuff

    The nation is in peril. There's still the threat of terrorism. The military is mired in two wars. The economy is falling apart. Rich banking execs are getting bonuses for their failing businesses -- bonuses being paid by taxpayer money -- and the auto industry is on the verge of collapse. But if you ask some people, the biggest problem facing our great country is the BCS. Which is why Texas congressman Joe Barton (R -- nutjob), and fellow Texas Republican Michael McCaul (R -- nutjob) have i

    December 11, 2008
  • Get It in Writing

    October 17, 1996
  • The Insider

    June 19, 1997
  • The Insider

    August 21, 1997
  • Houston Public Library, energy policy, Houston Chronicle, blogging

    Fondren Southwest gets a mini-library

    June 21, 2007
  • A Moon Swoon

    One Houston preacher gave up the cross for the cult

    March 9, 2006
  • Glory Days

    The return of the male strippers

    March 24, 2005
  • The Man Who Would Be Kingmaker

    Karl Rove has masterminded all of Bush's political victories. Now he faces his toughest challenge: convincing you that the presidential front-runner owns his own soul.

    June 17, 1999
  • The Real Reason Perry Wants To Secede: Football

    Governor Rick Perry has been pressing for Texas to secede from the nation. He might bitch about high taxes, but I think we all know the real reason he's pushing this idiotic movement.  How else can the Texas Longhorns win a national championship?Sure, the Longhorns helped to devise the Big 12 ground rules that kept the Horns from playing for the Conference championship, which in turn kept them from playing for the national title. And sure, maybe if the Horns could have actually won a game w

    May 5, 2009
  • Fightin' Joe Barton, Taking On The BCS System

    ​Texas congressman Joe Barton has decided that there's something else besides Barack Obama's mere existence that sends him into a frothing, seething fit of anger.It's college football's bowl system.We've gotten an announcement from something called Playoff PAC, a political action committee created to address the single most pressing issue of our day: Who gets to be called the best team in the NCAA.And Joe Barton is on board!!!! Prepare for defeat, NCAA."The entire BCS system is a farce," Barto

    October 19, 2009