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Mount Pleasant

  • Film

    October 11, 2012

    T for Textbooks

    A new doc explores the Texas Board of Education's fight against science, history.

  • News

    April 26, 2012

    State and EPA Battle Over Fracking, Flaming Well Water

    When Steve Lipsky blamed fracking for turning his water well into a flamethrower, he set off an epic battle between the EPA and Texas.

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    The Motor Courts & Motels Of Texas: 10 Uninviting Or Odd Postcards

    Home away from home​Motor courts were all the rage in Texas back before the days of where chain motels became as common as Starbucks in a city. You were never quite sure what you were going to get -- tiny rooms with paper-thin walls and barely functioning a/c and plumbing, or nice-enough-for- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    State Board of Education Chair Questions Faith of Fellow Board Members (Video)

    Expect some awkward moments at the State Board of Education next week as new chair Barbara Cargill defends herself against videotaped remarks she made that are now being circulated by the Texas Freedom Network. The Texas Freedom Network, which advocates for separation of church and state and oppo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Off-Duty HISD Cop Wounded in Drive-By Shooting

    Standing in a front yard chatting.​An off-duty Houston school district cop who was visiting relatives on the south side was shot in a drive-by, police say. The officer's name has not been released, but HISD says he's worked there for almost six years. He was in the 3800 block of Mt. Pleasant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Robert Keith Logan: Bible-Toting, Cadillac-Driving East Texas Meth Dealer (Allegedly)

    Robert Logan: Meth and a Bible.​Robert Keith Logan was one of the more unusual suspects the Titus County drug cops had ever snared in one of their Northeast Texas buy-busts. "Sometimes people don't look the way you think they would look if they're selling dope," Titus County Sheriff Tim Ingra ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 24, 2006

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    August 17, 2006

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    July 27, 2006

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    July 20, 2006

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • News

    August 24, 2000

    Nowhere to Land

    Crisis care for the mentally ill crumbles under the weight of not enough money, too much beauracracy

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    Remembering a Victim

    Railcar killing news overlooked Leafie. Her neighbors didn't.

  • News

    September 10, 1998

    Do Not Go Gentle

    Former Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby fights on for better, more diverse education in Texas

  • Music

    June 19, 1997

    Static

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