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June 2, 2009
Gun-Control Advocates Revel In Their Texas Triumph
Photo by don schulteThe folks at the gun-control organization The Brady Center are crowing over their victory in Texas. All you gun-loving yahoos couldn't pass a bill allowing concealed weapons on college campuses, the center all but said, and nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah."Common sense is alive and well in T ... More >>
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March 16, 2009
Houston May Be Getting Its Irish Up
Photo by closelyobserved.comAuthentic Irish weather greeted this weekend's St. Patrick's Day Parade, but the chilly rain didn't deter over 150 entrants from promenading down Caroline and San Jacinto streets in honor of Ireland's patron. According to information we received, it may be that some of th ... More >>
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April 10, 2009
The BARC Survey The City Should Be Conducting
Photo by Daniel KramerBARC is asking for the public's input on how to improve the shelter by completing an online survey. According to the preamble, the Mayor's office is ready to roll up its sleeves and get to the bottom of the "complexity" of BARC's problems. (Apparently, the 2005 Mayor's Task For ... More >>
Culture
April 2, 2009
Talking About NAFTA and Mexico
Photo by Daniel KramerBARC is asking for the public's input on how to improve the shelter by completing an online survey. According to the preamble, the Mayor's office is ready to roll up its sleeves and get to the bottom of the "complexity" of BARC's problems. (Apparently, the 2005 Mayor's Task For ... More >>
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June 11, 2009
J'Accuse!
Kirby Dick outs closeted pols and the media that protect them.
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August 18, 2009
Timing Of Vote For BARC's "Change Agent" Contract Surprises Some, Like Councilmembers
Photo courtesy GHCVBSilly fuckin' us.We thought that when a Houston City Councilman says something, we're supposed to take him at his word. But sometimes we forget that this is Houston, and things are done a little differently.At the August 3 Human Services Committee meeting on Gerry Fusco's BARC ... More >>
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August 19, 2009
A Bit Of A Slowdown In The Rush To Approve BARC's Change Agent
Photo by wsilverCity Council did not vote on BARC interim chief Gerry Fusco's contract because it was not completed in time for the meeting, according to the mayor's agenda director."The documents weren't in," Marty Stein told Hair Balls. "....In this case, what happened was, because this is ... More >>
News
August 20, 2009
Gay Panic in Cowtown: Houston Pride
This city's gay community pushed back hard.
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October 27, 2009
She's Suing To Make Sure Prayers Get The Hell Out Of City Council Meetings
To Houston realtor Kay Staley, religion and organized government mix about as well as tequila and jagermeister. That is to say, not very well. And so she has launched a federal lawsuit against the City of Houston and city council member Anne Clutterbuck in an attempt to sever the two incompatible ... More >>
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October 29, 2009
No Justice
We've bailed out the banks. When do we go after the crooks behind our financial collapse?
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November 19, 2009
The Tug of War
Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison are locked in a pitched battle over the soul of the GOP. They are also running for governor.
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March 23, 2010
Great Moments In Political Debate, La Marque Style
You can have your Daniel Webster rising in the Senate to give his storied Second Reply to Hayne; the La Marque City Council has set the bar for legislative contemplation far, far higher with its epochal Argument Over A Past-Due Library Book.As noted in the Galveston County Daily News, the ever-sq ... More >>
News
April 15, 2010
Down on the Farm
The Humane Society and big agriculture slug it out over animal rights.
Culture
May 20, 2010
Special Potpourri Edition
The Humane Society and big agriculture slug it out over animal rights.
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June 30, 2010
No Changes Needed At Houston's Messed-Up Fingerprint Lab, City Council Decides
Photo by umboodySome council members think money won't make the problems at HPD's fingerprint lab go away. The Houston City Council approved today -- despite concerns from several council members -- a contract to keep paying a consulting firm to basically run the police department's fingerprint l ... More >>
Culture
September 2, 2010
SPECIAL LABOR DIA EDITION
La Migra, NAFTA and one piece at a time
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September 15, 2010
Walmart Tagged, Metro Gets Spotlight At City Council
At least one city council member asked Metro if it's time to re-evaluate certain plans. At a Houston City Council meeting that was supposed to clear up a few things about a planned Walmart development near the Heights, Metro, and its financial mess, ended up being the issue of the morning. Counci ... More >>
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September 21, 2010
Heights-Area Walmart Gets its Public Hearing
The mayor says the Walmart vote can't be delayed any longer; City Council must decide tomorrow. The public had its last chance today to talk to the mayor and city council members about a proposed "380 agreement" between the city and developer Michael Ainbinder, who plans to build a Walmart near t ... More >>
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September 22, 2010
Liveblogging the Walmart Vote
The City Council is set to vote this morning on a proposed 380 agreement with developer Michael Ainbinder, who plans to build a Walmart near the Heights. The vote could technically be delayed another week, but Mayor Parker said yesterday if a council member tries to do that, she'd overrule the ... More >>
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October 18, 2010
Early Voting Begins: Five Reasons To Get It Out Of The Way
The Harris County ballot is about as long as this, and not was grippingEarly voting began today in Harris County and elsewhere, as voters and candidates finally hit the home stretch for the very bizarre Campaign 2010.Voting early is usually a good idea; here in Houston it makes more sense than ev ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Grinding Justice
Operation Streamline costs millions, tramples the Constitution, treats migrants like cattle and doesn't work.
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October 28, 2010
Watch Out Muslims: State Senator Dan Patrick Creates "Tea Party Caucus" In Legislature
Dan Patrick: FINALLY the Tea Party will be heard in TexasRight-wing radio guru Dan Patrick has announced the creation of a Tea Party Caucusfor the upcoming Texas legislative session.And no, "Tea Party Caucus" is not necessarily a synonym for "Texas Legislature," at least not yet."The Tea Party ha ... More >>
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November 1, 2010
County Officials: Vote-Counting May Be Slow; Majority Of Votes Already Cast
Perhaps 60 percent of the Harris County vote has already been castHarris County clerk Beverly Kaufman's office is warning that it might take a little longer than usual to count the vote tomorrow, because of the fire that wiped out the county's electronic-voting machines.The speed of the vote coun ... More >>
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November 2, 2010
King Street Patriots Party Hardy At The Rice Lofts
Finding a watch party in Houston for election night was a bit of a chore. About the only thing in town was Bill White's, and since Hair Balls already had that covered, we had to look elsewhere. Even the New Black Panthers can't stop usWe decided on the King Street Patriots' bash at the Rice Lofts ... More >>
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November 17, 2010
Heights Walmart: That Mysterious 380 Agreement Continues Being Mysterious
Latest from the Heights: inaccuracies in the city council's "request for council action."It's been about three weeks since we last wrote about the Heights Walmart and a possibility of a missing 380 application from developer Michael Ainbinder. We still haven't gotten any clarification from the ci ... More >>
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November 19, 2010
District Judges Susan & Marc Brown: Two Big King Street Patriot Fans
Harris County criminal court judge Marc Brown, a proud supporter of the King Street Patriots. Reports recently surfaced about a police chief and police officer in East Texas being fired for an affiliation with their local Tea Party group, and the whole thing has caused quite the uproar in the tin ... More >>
News
December 2, 2010
FAIR-y Tales
Russell Pearce and Other Illegal-Immigration Populists Rely on Misleading, Right-Wing Reports to Scapegoat Immigrants and Terrify Penny-Pinched Americans.
News
December 2, 2010
FAIR-y Tales: Mexican Macro-economics
Russell Pearce and Other Illegal-Immigration Populists Rely on Misleading, Right-Wing Reports to Scapegoat Immigrants and Terrify Penny-Pinched Americans.
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December 2, 2010
FAIR-y Tales: Fantasy Voter Fraud
Russell Pearce and Other Illegal-Immigration Populists Rely on Misleading, Right-Wing Reports to Scapegoat Immigrants and Terrify Penny-Pinched Americans.
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December 16, 2010
Tea Party Rule: Almost One-Third Of Texas House Signs Up With Dan Patrick
It's The AUSTIN Tea Party now, Sam AdamsLast night Keith Olbermann said Texas had "a Tea Party legislature The Nuge could be proud of." Today State Senator Dan Patrick proved him right. Patrick announced his Tea Party Caucus today, and it contains fully 47 members of the 150-seat House, and ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
Return to Sender
What Would Comprehensive Immigration Reform Look Like If the Feds Got Off Their Duffs?
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January 12, 2011
Death Penalty Hearing: Judge Kevin Fine Gets Slapped Down By Appeals Court
Judge Kevin Fine: RejectedThe Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has permanently shut down district judge Kevin Fine's quixotic and headline-grabbing effort to examine the constitutionality of how Texas applies the death penalty. In an order issued this morning, the CCA says Fine had no busines ... More >>
Culture
February 24, 2011
Why does everything Mexican jump?
Judge Kevin Fine: RejectedThe Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has permanently shut down district judge Kevin Fine's quixotic and headline-grabbing effort to examine the constitutionality of how Texas applies the death penalty. In an order issued this morning, the CCA says Fine had no busines ... More >>
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February 23, 2011
City Council Member Jolanda Jones Distributes (Possibly) Anti-Police Pamphlets at NAACP Meeting
City council member Jolanda Jones says she acted as a lawyer at the meeting.Small white cards drifted around the Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church on February 8, where the NAACP town hall meeting was being held to address Chad Holley's police beating."Know Your Rights With The Police," the ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Carl Lewis' N.J. State Senate Run Going As Smoothly As His Anthem Singing
The political career of UH's Carl Lewis has, so far, proven to be as successful as his "Star-Spangled Banner"-singing sideline. In other words, not very successful at all. Lewis, who is trying to run for the state senate from his hometown New Jersey district, has been thrown off the ballot for no ... More >>
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May 2, 2011
May Day Immigration Rally Draws Thousands (and Opponents) in Houston
Photos by Christopher Patronella, Jr.Some three thousand people joined together in Houston on Sunday to take part in May Day rallies held all across the nation as the battle over immigration laws has taken center stage. Demonstrators blanketed the streets around Burnett Bayland Park as they flow ... More >>
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May 4, 2011
Gun Control: Texas Is A Namby-Pamby Liberal State, New Study Shows
Don't mess with Texas, Brady CenterIf there's one piece of pride Texans can hang their hat on, it's that our legislators can be counted on to bring the crazy when it comes to (lack of) gun control. So it is with a heavy heart we bring you the state-by-state rankings of the Brady Campaign to ... More >>
Culture
May 12, 2011
Why Don't Mexicans Want to Learn English?
And Is Mexico a Tea Party Paradise?
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May 18, 2011
Texas: Immigration Detention Capital of the Country
In Texas, illegal immigration is often extremely lucrative.Texas is number one again today. To our trophy case of great honors, we add Most Beholden To Private Corporations, When It Comes To Illegal Immigration. The Detention Watch Network recently released aggregated data about the big busi ... More >>
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June 13, 2011
Rebecca Forest: Tea Party Leader Tells Austin Rally There's Too Many Hispanics in Legislature
This weekend saw another thrilling right-wing rally in Austin, and in this one Rebecca Forest, a co-founder of an immigration group called Women on the Wall, offered a unique take on why Texas can't get hard-core legislation passed like Arizona and Alabama. If you want to know why we can't pass leg ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Obama Beating Perry In Texas Match-Up, But Not Michelle Bachmann
Gov. Perry's Invitation to The Response from The Response USA on Vimeo.Rick Perry, the man who just might turn out to be the awesomest president ever if we can just convince him to run, would not win his home state against Barack Obama, a new poll shows. The survey by Public Policy Polling shows Ob ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
City Hall Packed for Red-Light Camera Showdown
Photo by Mandy OaklanderPaul Kubosh addressed city council yesterday. As far as city hall meetings go, yesterday's was raucous. Members of the National Black United Front, Houston Ministers Against Crime, city council hopefuls, and Citizens Against Red Light Cameras filled the hall to standin ... More >>
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September 15, 2011
The Red-Light Camera Circus
Step right up, folks: Passion, deceit, money, lots of money, double dealing and a mayor with more flip-flops in her than a Cirque du Soleil acrobat!
Blogs
September 22, 2011
Gun-Control Group Gives Rick Perry Great Boost (Among Gun Nuts)
WHAT? Rick Perry opposes gun-control laws?The Brady Campaign, perhaps the nation's most prominent gun-control group, has just given Rick Perry a big ol' helping hand in the GOP primaries. They've released a report called Gunslinger: Rick Perry's Reckless Record on Guns, highlighting his reco ... More >>
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September 26, 2011
Rick Perry the Gunslinger: Report Released from Brady Campaign on Perry's Gun Record
Rick Perry the GunslingerGovernor Rick Perry's love of guns has been well documented and he is more than happy to share his thoughts on the matter, particularly when it comes to killing a coyote on a morning jog and his affinity for laser sights on his weapons of choice. In Texas, loving you ... More >>
News
October 6, 2011
Miracle Faker
Rick Perry is right: America can learn from Texas. He's just wrong about what the lesson is.
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November 16, 2011
Clear Lake Shores ~~Mixers~~ City Council Meetings Feature Alleged Boozing, Personal Attacks and One-Fingered Salutes
Clear Lake Shores residents say some are enjoying a certain Rocky Mountain flavor at city council meetings.The people who attend Clear Lake Shores's city council meetings get started early...and we're not talking about the recitation of the pledge of allegiance. Last week, Hair Balls was co ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
Pop Rocks: A Few (Updated) Non-Pokemon Speeches for Herman Cain
"Over?"It was fun (to watch) while it lasted, but Herman Cain officially "suspended" his Presidential campaign last weekend. The former Godfather's CEO had long been dogged by accusations of sexual harassment (to say nothing of his unfamiliarity with the Libyan crisis or how to pronounce "Uzb ... More >>
Culture
December 8, 2011
Revolution and Homophobia
"Over?"It was fun (to watch) while it lasted, but Herman Cain officially "suspended" his Presidential campaign last weekend. The former Godfather's CEO had long been dogged by accusations of sexual harassment (to say nothing of his unfamiliarity with the Libyan crisis or how to pronounce "Uzb ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
Is Texas Going to Have a Primary? Redistricting Maps Go Back to Drawing Board
Maps are hard.The Texas primary is allegedly a little more than two months away, but some people still don't know what congressional or state-legislature district they're in, and the people running for those seats don't know who to court. The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a redistricting ... More >>
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