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Life On The Rodeo Road: "The Steer Stopped And Run A Horn Through My Face"

Photo by Paul KnightName: Lee GravesAge: 37Hometown: Calgary, AlbertaEvent: Steer WrestlingI got into rodeo because I was raised around horses my whole life. I got involved with some neighbors who roped and stuff, and that's about it. I was playing a lot of hockey at the time, and I was probably lik ... More >>

News of the Weird

Photo by Paul KnightName: Lee GravesAge: 37Hometown: Calgary, AlbertaEvent: Steer WrestlingI got into rodeo because I was raised around horses my whole life. I got involved with some neighbors who roped and stuff, and that's about it. I was playing a lot of hockey at the time, and I was probably lik ... More >>

Elizabeth Edwards

The politician’s wife discusses her life — the good and the bad

Dale Watson, with the Derailers

The politician’s wife discusses her life — the good and the bad

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Theater for your mind

The Draughtsman’s Contract

Peter Greenaway explores “the only two subject matters in Western culture: sex and death”

Foolin' Around

Peter Greenaway explores “the only two subject matters in Western culture: sex and death”

The Red Crayola

Soldier-Talk

Richmond's Burning

Ten people have been shot on the Richmond Strip since May. And this is where we want to send thousands of Super Bowl fans?

A Cool, Calm Discussion Of Possible Racism In The Fire Department

 You know what the Houston Fire Department racism mess needed? Some more stirring of the pot.Luckily, we have city councilwoman Jolanda Jones, who is a Sheila Jackson Lee in training when it comes to publicity, and Jeff Caynon, head of one of the local firefighters' unions, who also knows how t ... More >>

Pablo Francisco

Watch this Latino funnyman sound out his humor

Scott H. Biram

Watch this Latino funnyman sound out his humor

Legendary Houston Lawyer John O'Quinn Killed In Car Crash

Legendary Houston lawyer John O'quinn and an unidentified man were killed this morning when their SUV slammed into a tree off Allen Parkway. Police have not said who was driving. O'Quinn, 68, won huge settlements in mass-tort cases dealing with deadly breast implants and Big Tobacco. Recen ... More >>

Crash Reports

Running a red light and killing someone does not automatically mean you're in trouble in Harris County.

Stay The Hell Away From The South Loop If You Know What's Good For You

The West Loop is a disaster area right now. An 18-wheeler has shut it down.From TxDot: EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF IH 610 WEST LOOPAt the request of the City of Bellaire, the Texas Department of Transportation has closed IH 610 West Loop southbound mainlanes and frontage road at Bellaire and is in the proc ... More >>

Unidentified Homeless Man, Bayou Body Count No. 97

Some driver was a long way from the road​A homeless man thought he had a safe shelter set up about 200 feet off Almeda Road. He probably never saw the car coming that killed him.Houston police say a hit-and-run driver left the roadway and traveled the 200 feet to the homeless man's encampment abou ... More >>

Supers: Short Films Inspired by Heroes

The Aurora showcases an international club of superheroes

John Goodman, Bazillionaire Polo Patron, Finally Arrested In Connection With Fatal February Crash

Trouble in criminal and civil court looms for Goodman​It only took about three months, but John Goodman, the Houston-bred multi-millionaire playboy air conditioning heir and Palm Beach polo patron, is finally behind bars. Daybreak found him in the Palm Beach County jail on $100,000 bond, facing ... More >>

Unidentified Male, 47, Bayou Body Count No. 142

No seatbelts and drinking -- not a good combination​Being drunk and not wearing a seatbelt is generally not a good idea while driving.And a Houston man faces intoxication manslaughter charges after he crashed his car on the West Loop North early Saturday, killing his passenger.Louis M. Morones, Jr ... More >>

Kenneth Wayne Henderson: Passengers Shouldn't Shoot Drivers While They're On The Highway

At least they knew not to shoot the driver​The life of a backseat passenger can be frustrating -- the driver is going too slow, he's going too fast, he's tailgating, he's not doing anything right.Still, you probably shouldn't shoot him. Especially when you are barreling down an interstate.Remember ... More >>

Metro Cops Will Be Getting Ticket-Happy Downtown

Metro police will be watching​Metro has announced a project to reduce bus accidents, and it involves cracking down on drivers in those downtown diamond lanes that everybody ignores.Metro "will be looking for drivers who are violating the diamond-lane traffic laws," the agency announced. Drivers re ... More >>

Theodore Jones, 31, Bayou Body Count No. 260

Man killed, his infant survives​Police say a woman was intoxicated, possibly on prescription drugs, when she drove into and killed a man who was standing with his seven-month-old son at a bus stop.Theodore Jones, 31, was killed. His son, Seth, who was in a stroller, was taken to the hospital with ... More >>

Plaid Tidings: The Forever Plaid Christmas Show

Man killed, his infant survives​Police say a woman was intoxicated, possibly on prescription drugs, when she drove into and killed a man who was standing with his seven-month-old son at a bus stop.Theodore Jones, 31, was killed. His son, Seth, who was in a stroller, was taken to the hospital with ... More >>

Ann O'Donnell: UH Police Lose An Officer In The Line Of Duty

Photo courtesy UHPDAnn O'Donnell: UH police officer killed​It's a sad day at the University of Houston Department of Public Safety, which for the first time has lost an officer in the line of duty. Ann O'Donnell, who had been with UH Department of Public Safety a little over a year, was kille ... More >>

Houston Musician Mean Gene Kelton Killed In Car Accident

Mean Gene Kelton & the Die Hards on Facebook​Longtime Houston musician "Mean" Gene Kelton, whose band the Die Hards has been a fixture at biker rallies and ice houses around the area for almost 20 years, was killed in a car accident Tuesday evening. The following update was posted on Kelton's ... More >>

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Deylan Braxton, 27, Bayou Body Count No. 11

Drunk driving leads to a death, police say​A late-night traffic accident near downtown has resulted in intoxication manslaughter charges against the driver, Houston police say. Deylan Braxton, 27, was in the backseat of a silver BMW traveling southbound on Dowling when the driver, Jason Deran ... More >>

Unidentified Male, 53, Bayou Body Count No. 28

HPDCarlton Eberle was drunk and hit a pedestrian, HPD says​A man has been charged with DWI and causing an accident involving injury in relation to a car crash that killed a 53-year-old man on the far west side. Carlton Jay Eberle, 25, was drunk and driving in the 1700 block of Highway 6 about ... More >>

Unidentified Male, 30-35, Bayou Body Count No. 34

Man killed in fatal traffic accident.​HPD is investigating a fatal traffic accident at 4400 South MacGregor Way around 7:25 p.m. Friday, March 18. The victim, a 30 to 35-year-old male, is currently unidentified. According to the incident report, the victim was driving a tan Jeep Wrangler east ... More >>

Unidentified Male, 20, Bayou Body Count No. 38

Traffic​Houston roads are never the safest places and there have been several recent traffic fatalities as proof. Tuesday night, around 10:50 p.m., the unidentified male victim, 20, ran a red light in his Ford Taurus in the 6700 block of the West Sam Houston Parkway North service road. A blac ... More >>

Mom And Grandma Busted After Doughnut-Spinning Truck Almost Leads To Trailer Park Tragedy Near Lufkin

Jeff Foxworthy has another entry​Keeping the kids happy while you're tying one on in the old trailer park can be a challenge. You can't run 'em down to Chuck E. Cheese because drunk driving with the kids in the car is a felony, so you have to give Lufkin-area mother-and-daughter Tammy Kay Bur ... More >>

Ann O'Donnell: UH Cop Had Cocaine in Her System at Time of Fatal Crash

Ann O'Donnell: Cop had cocaine in her system.​Ann O'Donnell, the first UH cop to die on duty, had cocaine in her system when she crashed her car into a tree in a front yard of North MacGregor last year, the university has announced. UH said the report from the Harris County Medical Examiner s ... More >>

Donna Crites: Probation for Mom Who Gave 200 Jell-O Shots to Teens

Donna Crites: Jello shots for the kids.​Mom of the year candidate Donna Crites, of the town of Hutto just north of Austin, was sentenced to three years probation on Thursday after pleading guilty last month to five counts of providing alcohol to a minor. One of those minors later crashed her c ... More >>

Houston: Deadly for Pedestrians, Study Says

Taking your life in your hands, on foot.​You know why no one walks anywhere in Houston? The godawful humidity and the relentless, soul-searing sun? No -- it's because you can get killed here doing a crazy thing like being a pedestrian. Transportation for America, a group who we assume involv ... More >>

I-45 in Harris County: Most Teen Car Crashes in Texas

Road trip...to higher insurance rates.​There's nothing like being a teen behind the wheel in summer. You've got your music blasting, you at least imagine the top's down, and the world is yours. Plus, if you're in Harris County, you have the added excitement of crashing at almost any moment. ... More >>

Rodrigo Caballero Cisneros, 30, Bayou Body Count No. 75

HPDNefi Cruz tried to escape on foot.​A drunk driver ran a red light and killed another man early Saturday morning, police say. Nefi Cruz, 22, has been charged with intoxication manslaughter in the death of Rodrigo Caballero Cisneros, 30, in the incident that happened about 2 a.m. at the inte ... More >>

Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 76

HPDMichelle Alcocer: Brother killed in crash​A Houston woman has been charged with intoxication manslaughter in connection with a one-vehicle crash early Sunday that killed her brother and injured a toddler and infant. Michelle Alcocer, 22, was driving a Chevy Tahoe at a high rate of speed no ... More >>

HPD's Most Wanted Hit-And-Run Driver Of The Year

Kevin Will: HPD is looking for the driver who started a tragic chain of events​If you're a hit-and-run driver, it's a given the police are looking for you. But when you're the hit-and-run driver whose crash ended with a Houston cop being killed while he was investigating it, then the cops are ... More >>

Francisca Cortez: Woman Accused of Hit and Run That Led to HPD Officer's Death

HPDKevin Will: Killed while investigating crash.​The driver who hit two motorcyclists and then fled the scene in an incident that eventually led to the death of a Houston police officer has been found and charged, according to court documents. As we noted, the mystery person behind the wheel ... More >>

RIP Ryan Dunn: 15 Car Crash Songs

film.com​Rocks Off has always been a Jackass fan. The exploits of Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O and the recently deceased Ryan Dunn may not be for everyone, but we've always maintained it's better to be a willing participant in mayhem and physical abuse than not (*cough* America's Fun ... More >>

Never Bring Oatmeal to a Gunfight, Man Learns

He would prefer friendly persuasion.​It's Go Time. You and some other dude have been driving side by side, cursing the other, and now you've pulled over to settle things. Other dude gets out with a gun. You reach for...a bowl of oatmeal? Consider yourself outclassed, son. The epic oatmeal v ... More >>

Unidentified Robber Crushed by Pursuing Car, Bayou Body Count No. 107

Robbery gone wrong​A man who tried to rob a northside business this morning was pursued and killed when he ran into traffic, Houston police say. The unidentified robbery suspect died about 9:45 a.m. after running from a store in the 100 block of Little York. The owner of the business chased ... More >>

Police Looking For Driver In Hit-And-Run Fatality

Not the Dodge Magnum in question​Police are looking for a "blue Dodge Magnum with large chrome wheels" that was invloved in a fatal hit-and-run on the northside last night. A 32-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, was struck in the 8000 block of Homestead Road about 8:30 p.m., p ... More >>

Unidentified Female Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver, Bayou Body Count No. 116

HPDJonathan Lacier Davis: Suspected of DWI in fatal accident.​A woman driving a Honda Civic was killed about 3 a.m. today when an allegedly drunk driver ran a red light and smashed into her. Jonathan Lacier Davis, 22, has been charged with intoxication manslaughter. He was driving a PT Cruise ... More >>

East Texas DWI Mayhem Kills One, Injures Three, Damages MedEvac Chopper, Spawns Stupid Quote of Year

Matthew Mitchell has a question. A dumb question​A connected series of two allegedly alcohol-related car crashes killed one, injured three, and sent three others to jail, one in part for asking one of the dumbest questions we've ever read anyone asking at an accident scene. At 1:30 a.m. Sun ... More >>

2012 Starts Out Deadly on Houston's Roads

2012 starts out busy for fatal accidents.​Drive better, Houston. The first two days of 2012 saw four fatal traffic accidents, three of them on or near the Loop. Two occurred in the early morning hours of January 1, meaning they were probably New Year's Eve-related, but still: That's way too ... More >>