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John Culberson

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    February 29, 2012

    Montrose, Meet Your New Congressman: Ted Poe, Homophobe

    It looks like Texas just might finally have a redistricting map, after several tries. If this one goes through, Montrose will be represented by...Ted Poe. Now, it's not like the neighborhood has been represented by a GLBT-friendly rep prior to redistricting; John Culberson is a hardcore rightwinge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Houston's Nine Members of Congress: Net Worth of Almost $400 Million

    ​Welcome to Congress!​The Center for Responsive Politics has put out its list of the net worth of every member of Congress, and the Houston delegation are no slackers. The nine representatives have a net worth estimated to be $392.4 million, which is a pretty impressive figure. Actually, m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Debt Ceiling: The 10 Worst Tweets From the Texas GOP Congressional Delegation

    Tweets don't fail me now​As the GOP debates whether it wants the Tea Party to drive it (and the country) off a cliff by playing games with the debt ceiling, we looked to Twitter for the updates from our state's congresssional delegation. Oddly, the Republicans didn't tweet anything like "Yes, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Tea Party Congressmen From Texas Love Their Earmarks

    Damn those earmarks!! Except mine​Brave, insightful, brilliant, not-at-all-crazy U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann founded the Congressional Tea Party Caucus to save America from Muslim presidents and stop federal spending by stopping earmarks, the modern term for pork-barrel projects. Republicans i ... More >>

  • News

    July 29, 2010

    Snatching Some Meth

    Local woman hides drugs in vagina

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Tea Party Caucus: Rest Easy, Montrose -- Your Congressman Has Joined This Elite Group

    He'd be comfortable in Montrose, apparently​If there's one part of town we think of when we ponder the noisy-old-people phenomenon that is the Tea Party, it's Montrose.The `trose is just packed with factually challenged, self-deluded Obama-haters...isn't it?Not really, of course. The neighborhood ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Jeffrey Stern: Husband Of Wounded Victim In Bellaire Murder-For-Hire Plot Has Interesting Past

    Photo courtesy HCSOThe accused mastermind​Houston attorney Jeffrey Stern has certainly led an action-packed life.While his recent arrest for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, which comes in the wake of three failed attempts on the life of his wife, is his first Harris County  ... More >>

  • News

    May 27, 2010

    Rice's Baker Institute on Drugs

    KPFT recordings to be archived there.

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Ted Poe, Obsessed With Vagina

    When you're named Al Green, of course you're going to talk about the ladies​For hardcore political junkies -- and we do mean hardcore -- capitolwords.org can be downright addicting. Although the actual meaningfulness of the site might be up for debate, its wonkish fun factor is not: the site track ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    The 10 Biggest Non-Bummers Of The Decade In Houston

    ​We recently took a look at the 10 Biggest Bummers of Houston's Decade; in the spirit of equal time (and the season), we now offer the 10 Biggest Non-Bummers of the Oughts.This being Houston, some of these happy developments have a not-so-happy side, but that's to be expected, we suppose.Are we mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    The Deathmatch Between Metro And John Culberson Continues

    ​Congressman John Culberson didn't say much today when he released his response to Metro's response to a letter Culberson sent the Federal Transit Administration earlier this week, questioning Metro's ability to pay for a planned $1.5 billion University rail line. About the only thing Culberson ac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    John Culberson Mans The Barricades For Michael Savage

    ​U.S. Rep. John Culberson has a new cause -- he has become perhaps the world's biggest cheerleader for Michael Savage, the hateful nutjob radio host (Proudly presented here by KPRC!!) who makes Sean Hannity seem like a deep, reasoned thinker.What's Savage's radio show about? When he's not making j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    John Culberson: I'm Just Like The Brave Iranian Protesters

    Among the heroic people fighting for freedom these days -- the protesters clogging Iranian streets, taking life-threatening risks to urge democracy in a repressive regime; and, ummm, House Republicans.At least according to one House Republican, Houston's John Culberson.The Twitter-addicted rep h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    Katy Freeway Finished As Of Tomorrow

    Among the heroic people fighting for freedom these days -- the protesters clogging Iranian streets, taking life-threatening risks to urge democracy in a repressive regime; and, ummm, House Republicans.At least according to one House Republican, Houston's John Culberson.The Twitter-addicted rep h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2008

    Twitter Is Very Important!

    Among the heroic people fighting for freedom these days -- the protesters clogging Iranian streets, taking life-threatening risks to urge democracy in a repressive regime; and, ummm, House Republicans.At least according to one House Republican, Houston's John Culberson.The Twitter-addicted rep h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2008

    John Culberson Loves Ben Franklin. Foreigners, Not So Much.

    Among the heroic people fighting for freedom these days -- the protesters clogging Iranian streets, taking life-threatening risks to urge democracy in a repressive regime; and, ummm, House Republicans.At least according to one House Republican, Houston's John Culberson.The Twitter-addicted rep h ... More >>

  • News

    November 22, 2007

    Turkeys of the Year: Honor Roll

    Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, Tom DeLay, Janet Jackson and Tom DeLay again

  • News

    February 8, 2007

    Too Late, Baby

    The zoo waited too long to feed at the trough

  • News

    November 30, 2006

    Conflict of Interest

    A gay Republican for City Council?

  • News

    November 23, 2006

    Risky Business

    A gay Republican for City Council?

  • News

    November 2, 2006

    Getting Schooled

    A legendary debate teacher has a lesson plan to knock off Congressman John Culberson

  • News

    November 2, 2006

    Getting Schooled: Bombs Away

    Rep. Culberson is ready to take the gloves off in Iraq

  • News

    December 22, 2005

    It's a Bird! It's a Plane!

    Despite major opposition, construction commences on what could become North America's most dangerous airport

  • News

    December 8, 2005

    Girls Gone Wild

    It's a regular bacchanal in one small town

  • News

    November 24, 2005

    Turkeys of the Year

    Just stuff 'em

  • News

    August 18, 2005

    At the Ready

    The Minutemen have come to Texas

  • News

    June 30, 2005

    Pimp My Ride

    Metro's transportation-plan "adjustments"

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Republican

    Metro's transportation-plan "adjustments"

  • News

    January 15, 2004

    Ties That Bind?

    The D.A. shares something with those he's supposed to be probing: campaign support

  • News

    November 27, 2003

    Turkeys of the Year

    The worst flock-ups of 2003, starting with Big Tom himself

  • News

    November 13, 2003

    Send in the Election Clowns

    Don't worry, they're here

  • News

    October 30, 2003

    Is This Guy Too Smart to Be Mayor?

    Bill White hopes brains and big bucks will get him elected

  • News

    August 9, 2001

    Letters

    Music Mayhem, Poisoned Pooch, In the John

  • News

    July 26, 2001

    Tax Rebate Waste?

    Lest tax payers forget about the rebate, U.S. Rep John Culberson drives the message home with $36,000 worth of mailings

  • News

    May 10, 2001

    Mixing It Up

    She just wanted her comfortable suburban life. But when a concrete company intruded on her paradise, the homemaker turned warrior.

  • News

    January 25, 2001

    Fixing the Vote

    After the election from hell, Texas lawmakers offer remedies (serious and otherwise)

  • News

    April 20, 2000

    Favored One

    After the election from hell, Texas lawmakers offer remedies (serious and otherwise)

  • News

    April 6, 2000

    Kissing Off a Kingmaker

    In District 7, is the real conservative behind door No. 1 or door No. 2?

  • News

    March 23, 2000

    Scouting a Smear

    Culberson accuses a former GOP congressman of campaign dirty tricks

  • News

    March 23, 2000

    The Day the Democrats Died

    Learning to love the one-party state

  • News

    January 6, 2000

    The Insider

    The Talented Mr. Stockman. A defeated politician resurrects himself in Seventh District heaven with a stash of campaign cash

  • News

    December 9, 1999

    The Katy: Railing On

    Fears of a future light train trouble Katy Freeway expansion critics

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    Buffalo Bill

    Legislation would cut citizens out of the process

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