Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

Banned: A Practice We Had Never Heard Of

Drinking Pepsi Means You Support Gay Orgies, Totally Reasonable Texan Asserts

Is Pepsi in bed with the gays? That's what former Texas Republican Party Treasurer and General Counsel Gina Parker Ford believes. Hair Balls knows this because Ford sent us a commentary detailing her outrage over a recent episode of Family Guy that "promote[d] homosexuality, gay orgies and also slan ... More >>

Catching Elevators

Dr. Hitoshi Nikaidoh stepped on a St. Joseph Hospital elevator and died. His death was gruesome and horrifying. But it wasn't unique.

I'm A Salon Inspector, And I Take Cash

​The deviousness of the criminal mind is unbounded, as can be seen from the latest alert from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.Someone is walking into the hair and nail salons of Houston, announcing himself as a state inspector, and then takes products or demands money for looking ... More >>

Bigfooted by Nike: Local small businesses getting squeezed

Local small business getting squeezed

Humane Society President Speaks On Texas's "Puppy-Mill" Bill

Humane SocietyWayne Pacelle likes the proposed bill, naturally.​In advance of Humane Society of the United States President Wayne Pacelle's May 15 Houston book-signing stop, we thought we'd ask about Texas's so-called "Puppy Mill bill." Introduced by State Representative Senfronia Thompson (D- ... More >>

Houston Tow Truck Drivers Are Totally Above The Law

Mater makes his own rules​Tow truck drivers in Houston can break into your car in order to tow it -- against state regulations -- and here's why: Law enforcement ain't gonna stop 'em. We learned this by following up on an e-mail from a guy who says he watched a driver for Fast Tow jimmy the l ... More >>

Why Tow Truck Drivers Can Break Into Your Car

Mater makes his own rules​Tow truck drivers in Houston can break into your car in order to tow it -- against state regulations -- and here's why: Law enforcement ain't gonna stop 'em. We learned this by following up on an e-mail from a guy who says he watched a driver for Fast Tow jimmy the l ... More >>