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How to Make a Drunk Watermelon and Be the Hit of Your Memorial Day Party

Note: This is a reprint from last year. This almost goes without saying, but very few things complement an afternoon of barbecuing or grilling like a slice of ice-cold watermelon and a pleasant buzz. That's where Drunk Watermelons come in. A slice of Drunk Watermelon is the best of both worlds: s ... More >>

The Six Most Iconic Station Wagons of All Time

The 2010s will forever be known as the decade of the crossover. But what is a crossover, exactly? It's a car that's trying its hardest to look like an SUV. Crossovers are the poseurs of the automotive world. My friend's car got totaled last week, and she called to ask me for used car advice. "What' ... More >>

Councilwoman Helena Brown Is A Self-Made Video Star, Of Sorts

When Hair Balls first cast about for reasons behind Houston Woman Magazine's selection of Helena Brown as one of Houston's "50 Most Influential Women" earlier this month, the only thing we could come away with was a statement from Brown's office. According to the councilwoman's coterie, her selectio ... More >>

When Car Commercials And Rock And Roll Collide

This weekend is the big Houston Art Car Parade, where children and adults of all ages can gander at their fellow Houstonians' labors of car love. Each car is a marvel to the ingenuity and the insanity of this race known as the modern Texan. The Art Car festivities have cars on our brains. Rock a ... More >>

Nolton Joseph LaFleur III, Shot By Metro Officer, Bayou Body Count No. 115

Another fatal shooting by a Metro cop.​For the second time in two years -- the only two times in its almost 30-year history -- a Metro officer has fatally shot someone. Nolton Joseph LaFleur III, whose age is unknown, was shot by Metro police officer Richard Hernandez on the west side of town ... More >>

Drunk Watermelon: The Memorial Day Classic

Photo by mynameissharshaAll of this watermelon could be vastly improved with the addition of vodka.​This almost goes without saying, but very few things complement an afternoon of barbecuing or grilling like a slice of ice-cold watermelon and a pleasant buzz. That's where Drunk Watermelons com ... More >>

Onilton Bolanos Castilon, 38; Nelson Wilfred Tambora-Ramiro, 21; and Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count Nos. 289-91

Storeowner kills three robbers​A wild shootout as an East End jewelry store owner defended his property ended with three robbers dead Thursday aftertoon. HPD identified two of the dead robbers as Onilton Bolanos Castilon, 38 and Nelson Wilfred Tambora-Ramiro, 21. The identity of the third is ... More >>

Homecoming

Gang Starr's DJ Premier still mourns partner Guru.

Electric Car: I Drove The Volt And The Volt Won

Photo by Danny LopezThe electric car is here, but you can't ride it yet​General Motors and Nissan are in a tight race that could go down to a photo finish. No, it's not the Corvette Z06 vs. the Nismo 350z. They're in a race to see who can get the first electric car on the US market -- the Chevro ... More >>

Inocencio Martinez-Solis, 36, Bayou Body Count No. 250

Shot to death despite a nearby cop​A shooting at a southwest side car wash -- while a cop was investigating a traffic accident next door -- left a 36-year-old man dead, police say.I(nocencio Martinez-Solis was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene in the 7100 block of Alder Street abo ... More >>

ECOtality & Houston: Aiming To Be EV-Friendly Before 2011

Just plug it in​If you're sick of gas-guzzling vehicles, don't want to do any further harm to the environment or just want to stick it to BP and all the other oil barons, there will soon be a practical alternative in town. It was announced on Thursday that Houston is partnering with ECOtality to t ... More >>

Maria Hernandez, 59, Bayou Body Count No. 153

Killed while sweeping​All Maria Hernandez wanted was to keep the front of her home on Crosstimbers clean. Instead she ended up dead.Hernandez, 57, 59, was slammed by a hit-and-run driver in the 400 block of Crosstimbers a little before 9 a.m. Sunday morning, and was pronounced dead at the scene.Wi ... More >>

Lee Tisdel, 62, Bayou Body Count No. 98

A robbery includes multiple fatal gunshots​A 62-year-old man was found shot to death in his place of business in southeast Houston early Monday afternoon, police say.The family of Lee Tisdel went to check the business in the 9100 block of Winkler after being unable to contact him and found his bod ... More >>

Unidentified Man, Bayou Body Count No. 65

​It was a little before dawn on Monday when gunshots rang out into the early morning quiet behind a 24-hour Mexican restaurant in southwest Houston. A body fell to the ground in the parking lot. Someone called 911.When police arrived at about 4:30 a.m., they found a man, whose name has not been re ... More >>

Getting Off

Attorney Tyler Flood says he wins 80 percent of his clients' DWI trials, even if they were 100 percent drunk as a skunk.

It's Easier Than You Think To Get Shot By A Bellaire Cop

Unarmed 23-year-old black man Robbie Tolan was shot in his own driveway last Wednesday in Bellaire. The bullet pierced his lung and lodged in his liver, where doctors say it will likely remain for the rest of his life.The shooter was Sgt. Joseph Cotton, who evidently thought Tolan's 2004 Nissan Xter ... More >>

A Deadly Twist at Houston's Crime Lab

When DNA is the only evidence, a good analyst is especially important

Tapes 'N Tapes

Q&A with Josh Grier

Beach Patrol

Hands off the Bolivar ferry, Al Qaeda!

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Getting Sideways

It came from Japan and may turn out to be bigger than Godzilla. It,s drifting - a high-speed, fishtailing race toward a wall without a crash. They hope.

The Fall, with Low Flying Owls

Sunday, May 2

The Bench Warmer

After two defeats by voters, will Bob Burdette finally lose his black robe to a DWI?

Livin' Large

Carlos Sosa promised to sell seized goods from the Port of Houston on the cheap. Many believed him. Until they learned he was a Customs Service snitch, and perhaps a con man on the side.

Strong Convictions

Hard-line leaders such as loopy Stephen Mansfield have taken their agenda to the Court of Criminal Appeals, where legal precedents--not prosecutions--get overturned

No'l Hell

It wasn't Santa who surprised the McCarleys on Christmas morning

Press Picks

Burned Out

Houston artist Bert Long returned home from Spain, only to find he had no home

Being There

But now that he's arrived, can Victor remain Victor?

Victor's Big Adventure

He's a nice guy. He drives a pickup truck. But what would Victor Morales do in the U.S. Senate? He'll get back to you on that one.