Linda Motheral

The Heflins: An Immigrant's Tale

The Prince of Perjury Palace

In court, the truth didn't matter -- he got his child anyway

In Search of the Sleuth

Edmund J. Pankau trades on his hard-boiled private-eye image to attract clients and speaking engagements. To find out more about him, we resort to some Sam Spade work of our own.

Ritalin on Trial

While some Houston parents fight what they charge is "a river of Ritalin" running through the schools, one father has gone to court to try to prove that, for his son, Ritalin use is Ritalin abuse.

Party Pooper

The Democratic chairman takes a power struggle personally