Kenneth Lay

Enron Field: 10 Odd Items for Sale on eBay

Tomorrow is the tenth anniversary of Enron's bankruptcy filing. How do you plan on celebrating? You could run up huge charges on your credit card, act like you're rich and then keep making the minimum monthly payments with new credit cards until the whole scam falls apart. Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling ... More >>

Five Jobs for Fastow

Enron honcho needs work.

Andy Fastow Needs Work: Some Potential Jobs

Andy Fastow: Time to get a job​As you might have heard, Andy Fastow has returned to Houston after his stint in a federal prison. He's currently in a halfway house and, let's face it, he needs a job. Luckily the rules allow him to leave the facility for work or community service. But Fastow c ... More >>

George Clooney Bringing Enron Story To The Screen?

Enron, directed by (and starring?) George Clooney​Enron -- the semi-musical, not the company -- was a hit in London's West End and a failure on Broadway. The fact it bombed in America made it less likely we'd see a production in Houston. But now comes word out of London that George Clooney, o ... More >>

Sonia Sotomayor Critiques The Chronicle

Reads the Chron's sports section, at least when it's cited in legal briefs​The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Enron honcho Jeffrey Skilling's trial should not have been moved out of Houston, no matter what he thinks. (Skilling did better on other arguments, but overall nothing much changed.)Son ... More >>

Allen Stanford Still Wants Out Of Prison, Dammit (Also: Check Out His Drug List)

He wants out NOW​Accused Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford has issued another plea to the courts to get him the hell out of jail, stat.He filed a motion yesterday saying his ability to function, much less assist his lawyers with his defense, is severely hampered by keeping him a federal detention cente ... More >>

Enron The Play Follows The Lead Of Its Namesake And Implodes

Jeff Skilling, Andy Fastow, a character based on Sherron Watkins, and Ken Lay, as portrayed on Broadway​Enron, the semi-musical that became a hit in London but opened to not much acclaim on Broadway, is closing.The show's Facebook page announced the last performance will be this Sunday.The show op ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Underwhelming Boss

​Working class America is mad as hell. Luckily, CBS Corporation has their backs with a hard-hitting new show called Undercover Boss.The concept is the stuff proletariat dreams are made of: the CEO of a (usually) mid-range corporation spends a week "undercover" in his own company, working an assort ... More >>

Allen Stanford Breaks A Congressman's Heart

​Oh, Allen Stanford, Houston's biggest scammer since Ken Lay, dost the blackness of thine soul know no bottom?It was one thing to fool investors, but now you have broken the heart of a Texas congressman.The McClatchy chain's Washington, DC bureau has been examining Stanford's ties to members of Co ... More >>

Houston 101: A Notorious Montrose Murder's (Alleged) Connection To The Deaths of JFK and MLK

​At first, it seemed like a routine call to Houston cop C.M. Bullock. On June 23, 1965, a concerned relative of elderly couple Fred C. and Edwina Rogers had asked the police to check on the couple, as they hadn't been answering the phone for a few days. Bullock and his partner forced their way in ... More >>

Despite What ESPN Says, Here Are 25 Things To (Sorta) Like About Minute Maid Park

Photo by astromark2007ESPN doesn't think much of the fan experience in Houston, especially for the Astros fans, which ESPN ranks at number 68. This ranking is based on things like ownership, coaching, players, bang for the buck, fan relations, stadium experience, affordability, and something called ... More >>

Houston Circa 2001, Courtesy Of Google

Hollywood Destroys Houston: The Top Five

Wayne Dolcefino and Other "Celebs" I Have Spotted

Conflict of Interest

A gay Republican for City Council?

The Good, the Blog and the Ugly

Great moments in HouStoned history

Sketchy Characters

Such Nice Kids

Immigration protests put HISD in a bind

Swindled Art

More than Music

Hollywood goes Texan at the South By Southwest Film Festival and Conference

Children of Enron

One of Ken Lay's many legacies: the families whose lives were disrupted by the fall

Do As I Do, Not As I Say

Fastow plea deal contradicts the feds' policy

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Houston Music Map

Queen Norah reigns, Josh Groban pains, and lots of Natalie Maines

Bee Gee's

An MFAH exhibit captures quilting heritage and quality that is sew fine

Diva of the Deal

How Enron's high temptress turned massive projects into a $2 billion wet dream for the company -- and an estimated $100 million profit for herself

Honey, I Implicated the Kids!

Location will be a trying problem for Fastow's legal team

Best Antidote to Enron

David Berg

Mayoral Minority Report

Who can avert the 2003 runoff from hell?

The Line of Fire

Enron reporters duck as the rich revolt

A Lucky Joe

Plus: Smouldering Inside, Flunking English, Museum Stakes

Opera à la Enron?

For HGO, another local tragedy might be looming offstage

Bad Breath

Plus: Courting the Vote, Taking Aim

Quoth the Chron

The Chronicle runs out another inept marketing campaign

We Are Terrific!

Houston's latest image-boosting campaign gets a big hand from the Chron

Political Shark Alert!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into City Hall's waters...

Arena Wars

"Environmental Darth Vader" pushed as campaign consultant

Rocket Men

The Chron plays the Louisville card

"Clearing House" Sweepstakes

Urban League deal-maker scores in Aramark stadium contract

Storm Damage

The Killer-est B

Forget Biggio, Bagwell, Bell. Move over, Barkley. The sports figure of the decade is...

Enron's Earth (Day) Quakes

Payback Time

Hispanic and African-American sports authority members want to make sure they're getting their fair share of the business

The Insider

Stadia Watch

The Insider

The Insider

The Usual Suspect(s)

If Lanier aide Dave Walden isn't running the Prop One campaign, who is?

You Gotta Have Hope

Why? Because without it, the stadium promises fall apart.

Life after Death?