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Michael Yarbrough

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    The Many Faces of Michael:

    Magician, Fake Farmer, Cad

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    The Insider

    Rolling the Credits on Council's "B" Movie: The dynamic duo of Yarbrough, Johnson leave a legacy of campaign high jinks

  • News

    March 30, 2000

    Low and Outside

    Welcome to the ballpark. And brown fields and barren expanses of a still-not-rejuvenated section of downtown.

  • News

    June 7, 2001

    Roundabout Revenge

    Councilwoman Carol Galloway lands the finishing blow in a old grudge match

  • News

    February 20, 2003

    Mayoral Field of Dreams

    If you pay them, they will come

  • News

    June 1, 1995

    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.

    If you pay them, they will come

  • News

    August 3, 1995

    Helpless Hands

    GCCS was supposed to help the poor. But after letting $15 million in anti-poverty funds slip away, the question is whether it can help anyone -- even itself.

  • News

    February 8, 1996

    The Insider

    GCCS was supposed to help the poor. But after letting $15 million in anti-poverty funds slip away, the question is whether it can help anyone -- even itself.

  • News

    May 16, 1996

    Coffee with Betti and the FBI

    Lightning strikes the ReBates Hotel; death toll unknown

  • News

    July 11, 1996

    The Insider

    Lightning strikes the ReBates Hotel; death toll unknown

  • News

    October 3, 1996

    The True Tradition of Houston

    Lightning strikes the ReBates Hotel; death toll unknown

  • News

    October 31, 1996

    Kingwood RFD

    Lightning strikes the ReBates Hotel; death toll unknown

  • News

    January 30, 1997

    The Great Land Grab

    A nonprofit "charity" is pursuing millions in taxpayers' money to redevelop the Fourth Ward. The question for Houston Renaissance is, charity for whom?

  • News

    May 15, 1997

    Expect the Unexpected.

    A nonprofit "charity" is pursuing millions in taxpayers' money to redevelop the Fourth Ward. The question for Houston Renaissance is, charity for whom?

  • News

    August 7, 1997

    The Insider

    A nonprofit "charity" is pursuing millions in taxpayers' money to redevelop the Fourth Ward. The question for Houston Renaissance is, charity for whom?

  • News

    September 4, 1997

    The Insider

    A nonprofit "charity" is pursuing millions in taxpayers' money to redevelop the Fourth Ward. The question for Houston Renaissance is, charity for whom?

  • News

    November 13, 1997

    The Insider

    A nonprofit "charity" is pursuing millions in taxpayers' money to redevelop the Fourth Ward. The question for Houston Renaissance is, charity for whom?

  • News

    January 1, 1998

    Alison Cook looks back at 1997: The Year That Bit

    A nonprofit "charity" is pursuing millions in taxpayers' money to redevelop the Fourth Ward. The question for Houston Renaissance is, charity for whom?

  • News

    January 8, 1998

    The Insider

    A nonprofit "charity" is pursuing millions in taxpayers' money to redevelop the Fourth Ward. The question for Houston Renaissance is, charity for whom?

  • News

    February 12, 1998

    The Insider

    A nonprofit "charity" is pursuing millions in taxpayers' money to redevelop the Fourth Ward. The question for Houston Renaissance is, charity for whom?

  • News

    February 26, 1998

    The Insider

    A nonprofit "charity" is pursuing millions in taxpayers' money to redevelop the Fourth Ward. The question for Houston Renaissance is, charity for whom?

  • News

    March 19, 1998

    Take the Cash and Talk That Trash

    The hotel six sting hits the little screen

  • News

    April 16, 1998

    Mysteries of Hotel Six

    The government's case nears an end, but the questions continue

  • News

    May 21, 1998

    Blowing Smoke at Hotel Six

    If Betti was Dorothy, and the FBI was the Wizard, who was Toto?

  • News

    May 28, 1998

    Summer Reruns at Hotel Six

    Been there, done that, doing it again

  • News

    June 11, 1998

    The Insider

    Been there, done that, doing it again

  • News

    June 25, 1998

    The Insider

    Been there, done that, doing it again

  • News

    July 16, 1998

    No Account

    Secrecy and lack of oversight plague housing programs

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    Farmer Yarbrough ?

    Secrecy and lack of oversight plague housing programs

  • News

    November 26, 1998

    Betti's Last Stand

    Why couldn't she just say no?

  • News

    December 3, 1998

    Shaping the Council to Come

    Time to pull out those election wish lists

  • News

    December 17, 1998

    Coming Down to the Liar

    The second sting trial ends where the investigation began

  • News

    December 31, 1998

    Santa's Push Cards

    The second sting trial ends where the investigation began

  • News

    January 7, 1999

    Up To Date on '98

    The second sting trial ends where the investigation began

  • News

    January 28, 1999

    Lost in theYarbrough Triangle: $10,000

    The second sting trial ends where the investigation began

  • News

    February 18, 1999

    Councilman Cad?

    A widow claims a sleazy politician took her for ten grand

  • News

    May 13, 1999

    Checkout Time at Hotel Six

    Michael and the two Johns face the music

  • News

    May 13, 1999

    Leftover Lies?

    Michael and the two Johns face the music

  • News

    April 2, 1998

    In Their Own Words

    Judging by the idle chatter of Hotel Six politicos, the moral barometer at City Hall is in free fall

  • News

    October 25, 2001

    Split Ticket

    District C's ex file: Then it got personal…

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Activist

    Bob Lee

  • News

    August 31, 2000

    Campaign Finance Laws, What Are They Good For?

    Absolutely nothing! Yarbrough proves it again.

  • News

    December 16, 1999

    The Insider

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

  • News

    September 30, 1999

    District ZZZZs Triumph

    Hordes of city candidates block-walk, while voters sleepwalk

  • News

    April 8, 1999

    And the Sting Goes On

    Round Three offers fresh lawyers, a new villain and the same old flicks

  • News

    June 4, 1998

    Going Through These Things Twice

    tuck inside of Hotel Six with the Houston blues again

  • News

    May 14, 1998

    Embarrassing Little Secrets of Hotel Six

    Getting to Know You, Getting to Know All About You ...

  • News

    December 4, 1997

    The Johnson Treatment

    Council candidate presides over a rather unique substance abuse program

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Blowing Smoke

    Council candidate presides over a rather unique substance abuse program

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Jerry Eversole's Trial: The Winners and Losers

    The youthful Eversole, before the feds started pestering him.​Jerry Eversole surprised a lot of people when he escaped conviction on bribery charges. A hung jury ended in a mistrial, but prosecutors expect to take another swing at it soon. In the meantime, everyone is poking through the wrec ... More >>

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