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Planned Parenthood Federation of America

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Voters to Representatives: Get Out Of My Uterus And Do Your Job

    CFS? Yes. Reproductive rights? No.​On the day after the Texas Senate passed a bill requiring women to undergo mandatory transvaginal sonograms before getting an abortion, and on the same day the Lege passed a resolution celebrating Chicken Fried Steak Day (not kidding), the resounding call fro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Planned Parenthood: Punched in the Uterus by Misguided Texas Senate

    More bad news for women who rely on Planned Parenthood.​A Texas Senate subcommittee wrangled the vulvas of Texas women into a chokehold yesterday with its latest assault on Planned Parenthood. Republican Senator Robert Deuell, who is a physician, introduced a bill to a three-member subcommitte ... More >>

  • News

    October 28, 2010

    Center of Debate

    Planned Parenthood protest draws comments from readers.

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Abortion Wars: "40 Days For Life" Vs. Planned Parenthood Is Quiet So Far

    Photos by Paula BeltránMostly quiet at the "abortion supercenter"​Depending on who you ask, 40 Days of Harassment or 40 Days For Life have been in full swing since September 22, with anti-choice groups gathering outside Planned Parenthood clinics to protest their abortion services all over the na ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Reliance Foundation: Controversial Billboards Come To Texas

    The Reliance Foundation billboard​Perhaps because it would take up too much room to say "Honk if You Love Insane Conspiracy Theories," the new super-creepy billboards in Bryan simply show an African-American child under the terrifying slogan "Black & Unwanted." Welcome to life as viewed throu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Party Like A Rock Star at House of Dereon

    Brittanie SheyKaty Perry look-alike​The Hoff was there, chatting with Katy Perry. Lindsay Lohan was there too, in her sexy orange jumpsuit. Ziggy Stardust danced with members of Run DMC.As predicted, there were multiple Elvii (Costello and Presley) and a whole lot of people dressed like Bret Micha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    6 Ideas: How to Dress Like A Rock Star

    ​This Saturday we'll be Partying Like A Rock Star with Allen Hill and DJ Psychedlic Sex Panther... and maybe Tina Turner, Pink, Zombie Michael Jackson, and probably a few Elvii... or at least some people in attire inspired by famous singers. The event at House of Dereon is a fundraiser benefit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2010

    Lilith Fair's Top 5 Headline-Grabbing Moments

    ​Friday, while Rocks Off was enjoying a blissful if soggy day off, Lilith Fair canceled the final ten dates of this year's summer resurrection, including all three scheduled Texas stops. The news was hardly shocking: One headliner, Norah Jones, had already bailed, and The New York Times report ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Lilith Fair Returns To Houston; The Last Time Around Didn't Go Too Smoothly

    ​Hair Balls is clutching our pearls in anticipation of the official announcement from Lilith Fair headquarters on a date, venue and lineup for the festival's Houston show. (They've already announced they're coming here, just not when.) From 1997 to 1999 the festival's first incarnation made waves ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Closed-Minded Bigots Have Decided To Boycott Boycott Houston

    ​Earlier this week Hair Balls talked to Pastor David Grisham, a man of the cloth who was proclaiming the utterly reasonable, open-hearted and accepting gospel that the world should boycott Houston because we have a gay mayor. Oh, and there's a Planned Parenthood outlet mall here, or something.Sadl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    They Came, They Saw, They Protested....A Not-Yet-Opened Planned Parenthood Office

    Photos by Paul Knight​The enormous crowd in the parking lot of the Catholic Charismatic Center, just south of downtown, began to thin out at about noon as people headed for the streets, or school buses, to make their way across I-45 to protest the opening of a Planned Parenthood clinic (it hasn't ... More >>

  • News

    January 14, 2010

    A&M Assault Case and Abortion Super Center?

    Highlights from the Blog at HOUSTONPRESS.COM

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    It's An "Abortion Super Center," And They're Gonna Protest It

    ​Planned Parenthood of Houston is moving into that office building on I-45near UH that looks like a cash register, and it looks like the protests will follow them.The Drudge Report is linking to a right-wing news service's story decrying the new building as an "abortion supercenter." Big protests ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Planned Parenthood Director Becomes an Anti-Abortionist Protester

    ​This just in from Bryan, TX: Abby Johnson, the very recently former director of Planned Parenthood in that city, is now a protester outside the facility. In an interview filmed by KBTX - TV, Channel 3, Johnson said she'd had a change of heart after viewing an ultrasound and can no longer sup ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    "Nah, You Just Winged Him And Made Him A Unitarian"

    ​If you prefer a little power of prayer with your PlayStation -- and if you live anywhere near a Houston or Dallas Wal-Mart -- then you're in luck: Inspired Media Entertainment is test-marketing its Left Behind and Charlie the Churchmouse games in those select locations.So just what is a "Chr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Bayou Beat: Method Man on His Pellet-Gun Aim, The Debut of HUSH, Local Bands Vying for ACL Spot, Thee Armada MySpace Finalist, etc.

    Above, Method Man talks about his pellet-gun accuracy, which was a little off the night he allegedly shot Houstonian Mary Anderson, who is now suing him on several counts including assault. Besides playing House of Blues Friday with Redman and Ghostface, looks like Meth will spend some time in Hous ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Bayou Beat: ZZ Top Winner, New KPFT Schedule, the Little Joe Twitter Mystery and More

    Cary Godshall Well, it wasn't a very crowded field, but we have a winner in our ZZ Top lookalike contest: Cary Godshall, who sent in this picture of a friend of his. (Bonus points because he looks like ZZ Top today and not circa Tejas.) Cary wins a four-pack of lawn tickets to Friday's ZZ show at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    While You Weren't Tweeting: Post-Holiday Hangover Edition

    No, this is definitely not spaghetti Sheesh. Check out the yawn on you! You'd think someone had cut your head in half. Sure, it doesn't beg notice that it's Monday morning. THE Monday morning following an incredibly steamy, incredibly dehydrating 4th of July weekend. You've already debated quit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    A Man. A Plan. A Small Battery-Operated Device.

    How many times have you wished you had your own drumset, so you could bust out a rim shot every time your buddy says something outrageously funny, like "Get-r-done!"? Well, one Houston man is trying to turn that dream into reality. Glen Jackson, a 48-year-old refinery worker, recently patented the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    Today: Swishahouse Hip Hop Health & Wellness Workshop

    It's World AIDS Day, and although you don't hear near as much about it these days, the disease is still very much with us. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, in 2006 - the most recent year for which statistics are available - Harris County had the state's most ne ... More >>

  • News

    June 26, 2008

    Dr Pepper, Planned Parenthood and Air Conditioning

    It's World AIDS Day, and although you don't hear near as much about it these days, the disease is still very much with us. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, in 2006 - the most recent year for which statistics are available - Harris County had the state's most ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2007

    Screw You

    It's World AIDS Day, and although you don't hear near as much about it these days, the disease is still very much with us. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, in 2006 - the most recent year for which statistics are available - Harris County had the state's most ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2006

    Pick a Side

    It's World AIDS Day, and although you don't hear near as much about it these days, the disease is still very much with us. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, in 2006 - the most recent year for which statistics are available - Harris County had the state's most ne ... More >>

  • News

    August 10, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    It's World AIDS Day, and although you don't hear near as much about it these days, the disease is still very much with us. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, in 2006 - the most recent year for which statistics are available - Harris County had the state's most ne ... More >>

  • News

    July 27, 2006

    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.

  • News

    May 4, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    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.

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2005

    Hungry Like the Wolfe

    Partyline's grrls just wanna have fun

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2005

    Bhangin' Party

    For fresh fusion, Turntablas on the Bayou can't be beat

  • Culture

    May 5, 2005

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Calendar

    April 21, 2005

    Sister Act

    The Mineola Twins serves up social satire and sibling rivalry

  • News

    January 27, 2005

    Love It, Fear It

    A Brit flourishes by studying Houston

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2004

    Don't Choke

    Fishbone skanks into town

  • Calendar

    May 29, 2003

    Blunt Force

    BMC plays ragga jungle at NoDo's Underground Lounge

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    Saving Babies

    Plus: The Terminators, Pollution Coverage, Democratic Dishes

  • News

    July 12, 2001

    Beating the Bush

    Take one tax rebate, a Houston man advises, and apply liberally

  • News

    March 23, 2000

    Poison Pen

    Bryan antiabortionists use the mail - and the law - to escalate their attacks on clinic workers

  • News

    January 6, 2000

    The Insider

    The Talented Mr. Stockman. A defeated politician resurrects himself in Seventh District heaven with a stash of campaign cash

  • News

    April 8, 1999

    Letters

    The Talented Mr. Stockman. A defeated politician resurrects himself in Seventh District heaven with a stash of campaign cash

  • News

    April 1, 1999

    Letters

    The Talented Mr. Stockman. A defeated politician resurrects himself in Seventh District heaven with a stash of campaign cash

  • News

    March 18, 1999

    Enron's Earth (Day) Quakes

    The Talented Mr. Stockman. A defeated politician resurrects himself in Seventh District heaven with a stash of campaign cash

  • News

    October 22, 1998

    Judicial Arts Endowment

    Devine converts plaintiffs' lawyers' cash into a courtroom gallery

  • Calendar

    June 26, 1997

    Press Picks

    Devine converts plaintiffs' lawyers' cash into a courtroom gallery

  • News

    November 21, 1996

    The Insider

    Devine converts plaintiffs' lawyers' cash into a courtroom gallery

  • News

    July 4, 1996

    The Insider

    Devine converts plaintiffs' lawyers' cash into a courtroom gallery

  • News

    June 27, 1996

    The Insider

    Devine converts plaintiffs' lawyers' cash into a courtroom gallery

  • News

    March 7, 1996

    Security Risk

    Was there something else behind the sheriff's forbidding off-duty work at abortion clinics?

  • News

    September 14, 1995

    Maxwell's Demons

    If you get crosswise with Larry Maxwell, beprepared to go to court

  • News

    July 20, 1995

    The Insider

    If you get crosswise with Larry Maxwell, beprepared to go to court

  • Calendar

    January 26, 1995

    Press Picks

    If you get crosswise with Larry Maxwell, beprepared to go to court

  • News

    October 13, 1994

    Letters

    If you get crosswise with Larry Maxwell, beprepared to go to court

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