Republican National Convention

No Gerrymandering Required

Ron Paul, the Jason Voorhees of Presidential Candidates

John Royal’s NFL Season Picks

Clear Channel Has The Balls CBS Doesn't, When It Comes To Semi-Controversial Billboards

Five Spot: Love's What I Got, Don't Start a Riot

Will Rappers Cost Obama the Election? Will Big & Rich Cost McCain the Election?

Subpoena Envy

A legislative panel summons local GOP leaders to a show-and-tell

Up In Smoke

Enron used political ties to rid itself of regulators. But in the end, its supposed free-market trailblazing only burned investors.

Clash Course

Warriors of the right take their battle against the left to the streets of New York

Wanna Buy a RoboDome?

The city's sports tycoons maneuver for inside position, and the questions mount: Who needs it? Why? At what cost?

Sam Nuchia in Black and White

Houston's top cop has been a pleasant surprise to the city's black community. But in his own department, it's a different story.

Turkeys (and Other Creatures) On the Ballot

Quick! It's almost Election Day!! Do you know who your candidates are? Check this guide to the mother of all ballots!

Cyberdreams

A ragtag group of Houston filmmakers eye the future, and make a hit in Dallas

Static

A ragtag group of Houston filmmakers eye the future, and make a hit in Dallas

The X(erox) Files

Erin O'Shey and her friends thought the truth needed to be out there

Fast Eddie's Getaway

Insider deals. Outrageous perks. Exorbitant salaries. No wonder Eddie Webster's taken a permanent vacation from the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Press Picks

Insider deals. Outrageous perks. Exorbitant salaries. No wonder Eddie Webster's taken a permanent vacation from the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Mama Ninfa and her Comeback Kids

Ninfa Laurenzo's children return to the kitchen

Rogue Elephant

Log Cabin Republicans want to be part of the GOP, which wants no part of them

Which Bug Gets the Gas?

Will the next house DeLay fumigates be that big White one or his own?

The Art of Raising Hell

How Rick Lowe fought the power, led the people and came to despair of the younger generation

Guilty Plea In The Trial Of Texans Involved In GOP Convention Protests

Photo by Zack AkukumbaWe've written before about the tangled set of circumstances revolving around Brandon Darby, a Pasadena native who was an FBI informant on a group staging protests at last year's GOP convention.Darby Darby has become a villain to the left. He was a key piece of the case against ... More >>

The One and Only

A fiddler gets a leg up on the competition

Letters 08-03-2000

A fiddler gets a leg up on the competition

Same As the Old Boss

A lack of Bush means a lack of news in Houston

The Harley Party

Texas Motorcycle Rights Association

Unholy Matrimony

Dubya would be aghast at Here Come the Brides

Veggie Tales

An alternative to gasoline-based fuel gains traction in Houston

Chasing Its Tale

The Chron gets scooped on Bush -- by one of its own

Beating Around the Bush

Politics are hot in Houston at large, but lukewarm in "The Voting Machine"

Rockin' in the Free World

Soundtracks for your Election Night shindigs

The Blog Age

Matt Mullenweg helps usher in the real information revolution, one Web log at a time

Playbill

Matt Mullenweg helps usher in the real information revolution, one Web log at a time

Hair and Now

TUTS's version of the hippie musical parties like it's 1968

Sweet Charity

For years Tom DeLay has used nonprofits to help himself. Now the heat is on.

Super Bowl Special

Houston's game will beckon the big leagues of a profession far older than the NFL

Art of the Deal

Plus: Grim Reality, Hale to the Chief, Get Some Class

He's Still Our Guy

The Chronicle stays loyal to Kenny Boy

Tuning Out the Static

Protesters scream about censorship. The board denounces potentially crippling boycotts. Will the two sides in the Pacifica conflict ever learn that, beneath their shrill cries, they're on the same team?

From Cells to Souls

Chuck Colson and his evangelical Christians team up with a local prison for a divine intervention program

Hanging with Mr. X

Quanell comes on strong at Graham's execution, then vanishes

Voters' Vida Loca

Uncle George's nephew finds what he never knew at Rice: Latino causes

The Good, the Bad, the Imprisoned

Houston's best politicos were not always the ones elected -- or the ones who stayed in office

Maxwell's Demons

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

Breathe Easy, Houston: We're Not Getting The GOP Convention

​Yesterday we noted that respected national publication Hotline had reported that Houston was one of four finalists for the 2012 GOP convention. Naturally, this caused much panic among  those people who aren't the kind to listen to Glenn Beck and nod their head saying "Damn, that man makes se ... More >>

Houston To Be Transformed Into District 9, Entirely Plausible Radio Host Says

​Alex Jones, the sometimes-entertaining nationwide radio host based out of Austin, has seldom met a conspiracy theory he didn't embrace whole-heartedly. He's the author of 9/11:Descent Into Tyranny which, as you might guess, outlines the New World Order's plans to enslave us all.His latest call to ... More >>

Ten Fun Facts About "God Bless The USA"

​As America (fuck yeah!) prepares to celebrate its 234th birthday over the long July 4 weekend, our proud yet troubled nation is about to be inundated once again by Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA." About as innocuous as a song can be on the surface, it's become one of the most polarizing t ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain: "There Has Never Been a Better Time to Eat in America"

Anthony Bourdain is a man who requires little introduction. The author of Kitchen Confidential -- the book published almost exactly 10 years ago, which catapulted him to fame -- and host of popular TV shows like A Cook's Tour and No Reservations, Bourdain is the prototypical bad-boy chef, Marco Pier ... More >>

Your Buzzword Is My Band Name, Part 1

Friedrich Glorian via Flickr​It's a Google-rific society we be a-living in, and the fastest way to notoriety is to coin a phrase that, when Guantanamo Bayed safely between quotation marks in a search field, will bring up endless debate upon your win or fail. We have been blessed with some rea ... More >>

DPS Says It's ID'd "Persons of Interest" in Governor's Mansion Arson

DPSThe car in question​The seemingly unbreakable case of the 2008 arson at the Governor's Mansion may be a step closer to being solved. Or maybe not. DPS has just announced they have "a person of interest" in the case and are offering a $50,000 reward for him. Also, they're blaming GOP-hatin ... More >>