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  • Music

    May 10, 2012

    Houston's Cryptic New Noise Ordinance

    Confusing new law has bar and club owners screaming.

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Cover Story: Houston's Noise Ordinance Has Bar and Club Owners Screaming

    Things have been quite noisy since Houston's new noise ordinance became law. In this week's cover story, Houston Press examined the effects of the citywide sound ordinance, which Houston City Council passed on October 10. While a Houston Police Department officer is confident that the noise ordin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Ruth Piller: Big-Firm Attorney Says Colleagues Photoshopped Her Face onto Totally Inappropriate Pics

    Photoshopped images of a female attorney's face on the body of a stripper, a naked woman partially covered in sushi, and a woman in knee-high boots and leopard-print bikini are among a bevvy of e-mails at the heart of an Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint against the Houston law firm Hays, McCon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    Kony: Some Thoughts from a Local Expert (and General Crankiness from Us)

    If you're a sentient creature, chances are you've seen, or heard tell of, Invisible Children's Kony 2012 campaign, and chances are you have an opinion about it. There's also a good chance that, regardless of which camp you're in, you're an insufferable, sanctimonious dillweed. (Sorry; we've just had ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    26th Law and the Media Seminar Tackles the WikiLeaks Debate

    ​The 26th Law and the Media Seminar will feature a discussion of the legal, ethical and practical implications of WikiLeaks. The mega site that has released hundreds of documents to the media over the past couple years stirred up a firestorm of controversy over how this information should be h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Ben's Beans: Another New Coffee Shop Opens Downtown

    Ben Deaton not only kept the old Royal Blue sign outside Ben's Beans, he had it fixed up and fitted with new lights.​After years without a decent coffee shop, downtown is suddenly spoiled for options: Cafe Luz on the north end of downtown opened a few weeks ago. And now Ben's Beans, next door ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    David J. Stern: Former Klein Forest Soccer Coach, Now Epicenter of Florida's Foreclosure Crisis

    David J. Stern: Former Houston-area soccer coach getting no respect.​A man named David J. Stern has been getting a lot of attention lately -- The New York Times and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel have named him as a key figure in the massive collapse of Florida's mortgage and foreclosure crisi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    What's Closed: Your One-Stop List, Updated Throughout the Day

    ​The announcements of closings due to the anticipated winter storm are beginning to roll in, the most significant so far being HISD closing all its schools and offices tomorrow. We'll be keeping a list of what's closed and updating it throughout the day, so check back frequently for news. Our ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    David Kaczynski: Unabomber's Brother Campaigns Against Death Penalty

    Photo by Craig MalisowDavid Kaczynski hasn't heard from Ted lately​Once you become forever known as "The Unabomber's Brother," there are probably two ways you can go: you can do your best to hide (say, maybe move to a cozy, isolated cabin in Montana?) or you can use your position to further a caus ... More >>

  • News

    June 25, 2009

    Outed on the Internet: A Houston professor's plight becomes a web phenomenon

    Highlights from the Blog at HOUSTONPRESS.COM

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    What It's Like To Get Outed On The Blogosphere

    Photo courtest STCLBlevins the BloggerThe famous blogger was on the computer in his mother's basement when he got the news. A rival had uncovered his true identity and would soon reveal it to the world.And so John Blevins gathered his kids and went to lunch.Blevins, a professor at South Texas Colleg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    No-Kill Animal Shelter Speaker Comes To Town Tomorrow

    Photo by Daniel KramerTickets are still available for no-kill animal shelter advocate Nathan Winograd's seminar Saturday. The California-based Winograd will present his "Building a No Kill Community" workshop at the South Texas College of Law, 1303 San Jacinto Street. Tickets are available at www.No ... More >>

  • News

    February 26, 2009

    A Pleasure Cruiser and The Worst Song in the World

    On the Trailer

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    BARC Down To Its Last Vet

    Photo by Daniel KramerVeterinarian David Rundell resigned today from the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care, spokeswoman Kathy Barton confirmed. Nicole Sica at the Houston Examiner was the first on the story.  Rundell was suspended with pay three weeks ago for allegedly treating a sick d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    UH-Downtown Gets Set To Vote On World's Least Necessary Name Change

    Max Castillo, president of UH-Downtown, confirmed to the Houston Chronicle what he told us last month: he really, really wants to change the name of his school.And now he's taking it online!The school has put up on its webpage a whole collection of facts, lists, criteria and suggested names for stud ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Former Houston Prosecutor's Most Famous Case Gets Thrown Out By Bush

    The right-wing got the gift it had been howling for -- today President Bush commuted the sentences of two Border Patrol agents who shot an illegal alien and then tried to cover up the incident.Conservatives have made the case a cause celebre for years, saying the agents had been railroaded.Not every ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Harris County Actually Agrees To Preserve Some History

    This is Houston, where we tear down anything that isn't a) Less than 15 years old, and b) The Astrodome.So it's a pleasant surprise to see that the county commissioners court has actually -- despite these tough economic times -- agreed to go ahead with the renovation of the original Harris County Co ... More >>

  • Music

    August 23, 2007

    Rough Justice

    Randall Jamail rides again

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2007

    Tunnel Mole Heads Above Ground

    Randall Jamail rides again

  • News

    April 27, 2006

    Big Love, Texas-Style

    Polygamists live in a compound on our state's dry western plains

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Polygamists live in a compound on our state's dry western plains

  • News

    October 7, 2004

    Running Over the Defense?

    Clara Harris argues that Justice Nuchia, the ex-chief of police, has never met a conviction he didn't like

  • News

    May 20, 2004

    Pulp Fiction

    Will Carpenter's short story was too frightening for his office

  • News

    December 4, 2003

    Slipping into Darkness

    A lobbyist's last tango: politics, sex, drugs, death

  • News

    August 14, 2003

    Tempting Teens

    Does a police sting program make kids into too-easy targets?

  • News

    December 5, 2002

    Tattle Tales

    The use of jailhouse snitches has been debated for ages, especially since they don't always tell the truth

  • News

    March 21, 2002

    Lethal Legacy

    Yates isn't dying to prove the equity of Harris County executions

  • News

    January 10, 2002

    Grassroots Campaign

    A Galveston D.A. candidate comes out for cannabis

  • Music

    September 6, 2001

    Racket

    In his first 24 years of life, Brad Turcotte has already become a music-business veteran

  • News

    August 10, 2000

    Subpoena Envy

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

  • News

    March 2, 2000

    Almighty Municipality

    With League City controlled by the Christian right, citizens can rezone - and repent

  • News

    June 24, 1999

    Eviction Friction

    An apartment complex is uprooting plants and the tenants who own them

  • News

    December 17, 1998

    Letters

    An apartment complex is uprooting plants and the tenants who own them

  • News

    June 18, 1998

    Attacking the Taxman

    James Farmer and Cliff Williams do their best to irk the IRS

  • News

    February 5, 1998

    The Insider

    James Farmer and Cliff Williams do their best to irk the IRS

  • News

    February 5, 1998

    Spin Out

    James Farmer and Cliff Williams do their best to irk the IRS

  • News

    December 18, 1997

    A Family Affair

    Roland Garcia has the political backing to be the U.S. Attorney for South Texas. He also has a brother imprisoned for murder and drug trafficking -- a fact he somehow forgot to tell his congressional sponsors. That may not be enough to disqualify him, but

  • News

    October 23, 1997

    The Insider

    Roland Garcia has the political backing to be the U.S. Attorney for South Texas. He also has a brother imprisoned for murder and drug trafficking -- a fact he somehow forgot to tell his congressional sponsors. That may not be enough to disqualify him, but

  • News

    May 22, 1997

    Brothers of the Road

    'The I-69 "NAFTA Highway" is supposed to create thousands of jobs. Thanks to your tax dollars, it's already provided a very good one for the underemployed brother of Tom DeLay.

  • News

    March 20, 1997

    The Insider

    'The I-69 "NAFTA Highway" is supposed to create thousands of jobs. Thanks to your tax dollars, it's already provided a very good one for the underemployed brother of Tom DeLay.

  • News

    January 16, 1997

    The Insider

    'The I-69 "NAFTA Highway" is supposed to create thousands of jobs. Thanks to your tax dollars, it's already provided a very good one for the underemployed brother of Tom DeLay.

  • News

    June 27, 1996

    The Insider

    'The I-69 "NAFTA Highway" is supposed to create thousands of jobs. Thanks to your tax dollars, it's already provided a very good one for the underemployed brother of Tom DeLay.

  • News

    June 13, 1996

    The Insider

    'The I-69 "NAFTA Highway" is supposed to create thousands of jobs. Thanks to your tax dollars, it's already provided a very good one for the underemployed brother of Tom DeLay.

  • News

    June 6, 1996

    The Insider

    'The I-69 "NAFTA Highway" is supposed to create thousands of jobs. Thanks to your tax dollars, it's already provided a very good one for the underemployed brother of Tom DeLay.

  • News

    March 7, 1996

    The Insider

    'The I-69 "NAFTA Highway" is supposed to create thousands of jobs. Thanks to your tax dollars, it's already provided a very good one for the underemployed brother of Tom DeLay.

  • News

    May 18, 1995

    Looney and Liedtke For the Defense (Almost)

    How two Houston lawyers would have represented the most hated man in America

  • Calendar

    March 2, 1995

    Press Picks

    How two Houston lawyers would have represented the most hated man in America

  • News

    December 29, 1994

    The Year of Living Anxiously

    Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?

  • News

    December 15, 1994

    Sixties Survivor

    Gene Locke rises from the streets to City Hall without disavowing his past

  • News

    November 17, 1994

    Letters

    Gene Locke rises from the streets to City Hall without disavowing his past

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