Martha Wong

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The Year of Living Anxiously

Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?

"Clearing House" Sweepstakes

Urban League deal-maker scores in Aramark stadium contract

Jump-starting a Political Engine

Will Montrose come home in 2001?

Out of the Soup

Yes, the city's settlement of a lawsuit was a good deal -- for Helen Huey

Sheila Keeps Quiet

Yes, the city's settlement of a lawsuit was a good deal -- for Helen Huey

Street Fight

An explosion of nightlife is pitting neighbor against neighbor in the Richmond-Greenbriar area

Term limits and a domineering mayor have combined to make the City Council little more than a rubber stamp. And Houston may pay dearly for that down the line.

An explosion of nightlife is pitting neighbor against neighbor in the Richmond-Greenbriar area

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An explosion of nightlife is pitting neighbor against neighbor in the Richmond-Greenbriar area

Fore!

Privatization of Houston's municipal golf courses has been a bad deal for everybody but the operators. But golfers and taxpayers had best look out: the city's on the verge of giving away two more of it courses.

In the Rough

The golf course giveaway is falling apart, but some city workers are paying the price

Press Picks

The golf course giveaway is falling apart, but some city workers are paying the price

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The golf course giveaway is falling apart, but some city workers are paying the price

The Kingdom and the Power

Money may be the root of all evil, but it's fueled Steven Hotze's rise from a fringe player on the religious right to kingmaker in the local Republican Party. Now he's trying to stretch his influence further afield.

Sexually Disoriented

Politics -- not logic -- drove Council to enact the new jury-rigged SOB ordinance

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Politics -- not logic -- drove Council to enact the new jury-rigged SOB ordinance

Golfin' Fools

Another dubious deal for private operators raises the question: Who's serving the public here?

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Another dubious deal for private operators raises the question: Who's serving the public here?

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Another dubious deal for private operators raises the question: Who's serving the public here?

Alison Cook looks back at 1997: The Year That Bit

Another dubious deal for private operators raises the question: Who's serving the public here?

Reefer Madness

Does Houston's biggest drug-prevention program keep kids clean or just make cops feel good?

Downtown Dumping, Dog-Style

Is a businessman's problem a preview of the poop ahead?

Shaping the Council to Come

Time to pull out those election wish lists

Councilman Cad?

A widow claims a sleazy politician took her for ten grand

Letters to the Editor

A widow claims a sleazy politician took her for ten grand

Letters to the Editor

A widow claims a sleazy politician took her for ten grand

Letters to the Editor

A widow claims a sleazy politician took her for ten grand

Beer and Porn

Once again, the TABC tries to ruin bachelor life

Changes in Attitude

When voters elected Martha Wong, they thought they were sending a moderate Republican to Austin. Critics say once there, she took a right turn. Now her district is rethinking its representation.

School's Out

Dallas outshines Houston when one magazine rates education

Danburg: Montrose's Davy

Debra Danburg

Taking Aim

Marching with an evolving minority electorate, a Vietnamese immigrant may just whip the GOP's old guard

Bush Envy

When Democrats try to impersonate Republicans, the results ain't pretty

Dead Heat

Veteran Danburg tries to hang on against Wong in the new 134th District

From the Grass Roots Up

A new Houston voting bloc reaches toward empowerment

The Basement Tapes

Muni Channel disaster drill: Keep to the high ground!

Let's Play Ball!

Drayton's mynority food investors ink a deal at Enron Field

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Political Goodfellows Editor: Gabe and Gary get new toys; Lee and Mario cry in their stockings

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Shakedown Cruise: Mugging Rice is not nice on its first stroll through Mayor Brown's turf

Wong's War on a Reggae Club

Are the problems traffic and parking, or just the color of the customers?