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Blogs
December 6, 2012
Is Houston the Worst City in America for Burglaries? Probably
There you were feeling pretty damn good about yourself when you read the Brookings Institution found that Houston had the best economy in the country. You puffed your chest out, retweeted and shared posts on Facebook to all your yankee cousins. "Looky here," you said with a sense of pride, "Now, wha ... More >>
Blogs
December 3, 2012
Houston's Economy Ranked Number One in the U.S., 40th in the World
Here's something the sophisticates in New York, elitists in Los Angeles and crack dealers in Miami don't have on Houston. The Brookings Institution released their Global MetroMonitor last week and Houston's economy is number one in the country and 40th in the world. Take that, San Diego, with your p ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2011
Texan Sails Across Atlantic to Mark a U.S. Government "Cover-Up" of the USS Liberty Incident (Update)
Courtesy of Jean Garst(From L to R) Larry Toenjes, Sherry and Joe Wagner aboard their 39-foot sailboat.Larry Toenjes was living a pretty nice life in Clear Lake Shores, Texas with his wife Jean Garst. Then, in April, the 74-year-old retiree decided that he would ditch his comfy existence to s ... More >>
Blogs
January 7, 2011
Social Security Tax Cut: How You Should Spend It
It's Natty Light time!!!You're getting a tax cut!!! You may even notice it. A cut in Social Security taxes in 2011 means you should be seeing more in your paycheck. Since it involves taxes, however, it is all incredibly complicated and makes our heads hurt. The "Making Work Pay" tax credit ... 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
News
December 2, 2010
FAIR-y Tales: Whose Dole Is It, Anyway?
News
July 24, 2008
Abstinence Education, (Not) Propaganda and Sugar Land
Trees Have Been Killed: The print edition of the blog debuts
Blogs
July 17, 2008
The New Slums -- Coming Soon to Houston?
Blogs
December 4, 2007
Dangerously Drunk Pedestrianism
News
February 22, 2007
Homeless in Suburbia
Michael Lyddon slept on this bench at night because he had nowhere else to go. According to elected officials in Fort Bend, though, he doesn't exist
News
September 2, 2004
The Specialist
Scott Wizig's bread and butter is first-time home buyers with bad credit. He says he's making dreams come true, but many say dealing with him has been a nightmare.
News
March 13, 2003
We Know You Like to Watch!
An Internet fishing expedition titillates City Hall
News
January 11, 2001
Days of Paige
Did Bush pick a master educator - or an overpaid front man?
News
April 8, 1999
Preparing for the Millennium
Go to the Austin Hill Country and meet some folks who are taking Y2K very seriously
News
March 11, 1999
Educational Savior Seeks New Sinner