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    March 23, 2012

    Hospital District Wi-Fi: Out Magazine Barred, Marlboro.com Just Fine

    We received an e-mail from someone who was sitting in the waiting room at LBJ Hospital while his partner was getting treated. LBJ is part of the Harris County Hospital District, and it offers wi-fi in the waiting room. " I tried to access an article on Out.com and I got this page (telling me that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Billy Joe Lackey, 32, Bayou Body Count No. 138

    HPDJohnathan Dixon admitted killing Lackey, police say.​A gunfight on the northeast side left one man dead Sunday morning, Houston police said. Billy Joe Lackey, 32, was killed in a shootout with Johnathan Dixon, 25, about 11 a.m. Sunday in the 7900 block of Lynette. Police got a call about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Chevis Cooks, 31, Bayou Body Count No. 135

    Two persons shot to death in their cars on the north side Thursday morning.​A man was shot to death in his car in broad daylight on the northside Thursday, Houston police say. Chevis Cooks, 31, was shot in the 5500 block of Kashmere at about 11:30 a.m., HPD says. He was inside his vehicle at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Jim Andrew Lee, 58, Bayou Body Count No. 44

    HPDAntone Richie: Homeless and wanted by police​A homeless man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a security guard, police say. Antone Richie, 53, is still on the run. He is wanted for the murder of Jim Andrew Lee, 58. Lee was a security guard at an office building in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 270

    Carjacking death on the northeast side​A man was shot to death as his car was being stolen last night on the northeast side, Houston police say. The victim, whose name was not released, was confronted in the 6200 block of Sayers about 9 p.m. by an unknown assailant. The victim was shot, and t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Safwat Kamel: When A Doctor Named Wang Cuts Off Your Ball And You Can't Sue

    Not a good experience, in the OR or the courtroom​You go to a doctor because you have an enlarged testicle. Clearly you're not having a run of good luck to begin with.The doctor you get at LBJ Hospital is Dr. Run Wang. Maybe you feel encouraged by this, maybe you don't. He and another doctor diagn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Quanell X's Missing Man Found, Wasn't Missing In First Place

    A couple of TV stations -- including Channel 39, above -- had stories last night on a Quanell X press conference in front of the jail, criticizing the Harris County Sheriff's Office for releasing a former inmate with mental problems without informing relatives.The former inmate, Clifton Barber, was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: Fight To The Death Over A Window Frame

    Houston police have arrested a man on suspicion of stabbing a good Samaritan to death. Roy Lee Powell, 60, is charged with allegedly murdering 33-year-old Burt Lee Hopkins late Wednesday. According to police, Powell stole an aluminum window frame from a resident on the 4700 block of Russell. The hom ... More >>

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    January 25, 1996

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