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U.S. Department of Justice

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Feds Block Texas's Voter ID Law: Unfair to Hispanics, They Say

    Texas's strict new voter ID law, put in place by this past session's Tea Party legislature to stem the tidal wave of voter fraud that is actually not happening at all, has been blocked by the U.S. Department of Justice. The new law unfairly targets Hispanic voters, the feds said. "[T]he state has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    In Memoriam: Megaupload (2005 - 2012)

    Yesterday, one of our favorite file sharing sites was struck by a government takedown around the early portions of the morning. It was swift, it was brutal and it could have been blamed on Kim Kardashian. Losing MegaUpload was a giant blow to musicians who love uploading zip or rar files of thei ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 29, 2011

    SPECIAL BEST-OF EDITION

    Yesterday, one of our favorite file sharing sites was struck by a government takedown around the early portions of the morning. It was swift, it was brutal and it could have been blamed on Kim Kardashian. Losing MegaUpload was a giant blow to musicians who love uploading zip or rar files of thei ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Lost Boys

    New research demolishes the stereotype of the underage sex worker — and sparks an outbreak of denial among child-sex-trafficking alarmists nationwide.

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Five Questions With Child Porn Prosecutors: Dealing With Stomach-Turning Evidence

    How do you handle the subject of child porn at a cocktail party?​Prosecuting those who produce or enjoy child pornography is a vitally important yet seemingly horrible job -- to do it, you must face looking at the evidence. In some cases it's "easy" -- some child-porn consumers are like baseb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    After a Lot of Bitching, City Council Approves Adding Two New Seats

    Meetings will get even longer....​It took a surprising amount of bitching and complaining from people who apparently don't like to share the spotlight, but the city council has approved Mayor Annise Parker's plan to go ahead and add two district seats to the elected panel. The city declared t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Delma Pallares: Whistleblower Helped Feds Catch Guy Who Ripped Off Troops Is Still Fighting

    Berg & Androphy attorneys (from left) Sarah Frazier, Joel Androphy and Kathryn Nelson. ​"Jipped," this week's cover story in the Houston Press, explores the case of American Grocers, Inc., a Houston-based company that exports food to the Middle East (working, in part, off military contracts), ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Alberto Gonzalez: Former Houstonian, Former Attorney General, Needs Your Cash

    Alberto Gonzalez: Give `til it hurts​Alberto Gonzalez, the pride of Houston's Vinson & Elkins, memorably served as Attorney General under George W. Bush. Sure, there were a few bumps along the way, what with the torture and helping Karl Rove purge the roster of U.S. Attorneys in a way that an ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2010

    Asylum Denied

    Unlike refugees from other troubled countries, only a fraction of Mexicans seeking U.S. asylum are accepted – no matter how horrible their wounds or their stories.

  • News

    July 29, 2010

    Get Out!

    Arizona and America join Joe Arpaio in rushing to inquire: Are your papers in order?

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Texas Has Fewer Inmates; What The Hell Are We Doing Wrong?

    ​The U.S. Department of Justice recently released a report about state prison populations, and Texas was one of six states with large decreases in the number of people incarcerated.  These numbers continue, the report says, "the trend of slower growth observed in the prison population since 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Aquatico: Feds Make An Example Of Sugar Land Company For NOT Hiring An Immigrant

    Hire those immigrants, dammit!​When the Department of Justice puts out a press release about a local employer getting penalized over immigration issues, it's usually because the company has been hiring illegal aliens.Not so with Sugar Land's Aquatico Pool Managment: The DOJ announced today they ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Army Helmets Made By Beaumont Prisoners Are Recalled For Safety Hazards

    Vic Morrow, dealing with the scum who made him a crappy helmet​It looks like it's getting harder to find good help these days -- especially when the help are federal prisoners: earlier this month, the U.S. Army recalled 44,000 helmets manufactured by Beaumont inmates working for Federal Pris ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2010

    Army Officer Shouldn't Have Taken Those Iraq Bribes, But Dammit, She Needed The Plastic Surgery

    ​The Department of Justice announced today that Theresa Russell, a former staff sergeant, pleaded guilty money laundering while stationed in Iraq. It wasn't all that much of a surprise, since two years ago the guy who gave her the bribes pleaded guilty to doing so.Russell, 40, was at Camp Anaconda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Magnolia City Mixtape: New Videos, 7-Inches, Poster Shows, National Blogpress... Enough to Make You Think We've Got an Actual Scene Around Here

    Well, the Justice Department has approved the Live Nation/Ticketmaster monopoly merger. What does this mean for you, the average concertgoer? Well, even more inflation on the already-ridiculous $6 Lone Stars at House of Blues. Free Press Houston had a well-written cover story last spring about the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    When Do We Go After the Crooks Behind Our Financial Collapse?

    ​President Obama and his new administration were going to be so tough on the corporate villains who had such a large role in fostering the recession that has upended the finances of so many. But as author James Lieber points out in this week's cover story "No Justice," that just hasn't happen ... More >>

  • News

    October 29, 2009

    No Justice

    We've bailed out the banks. When do we go after the crooks behind our financial collapse?

  • News

    September 10, 2009

    Jail Hell

    Inmates emerging from the Harris County Jail tell remarkably similar stories of horrible conditions inside.

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Everyone's a Critic: ACLU vs. Harris County vs. DOJ vs. HCJ

    ​The ACLU of Texas is criticizing Harris County's criticism of the U.S. Department of Justice's criticism of Harris County Jail. Hair Balls isn't sure who to criticize yet. In a press release, the state chapter's legal director calls County Attorney Vince Ryan's response to the DOJ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Perhaps The Internet-Cafe Trend In Nederland Was Overstated

    ​Just as we were trying to figure out why there were internet cafes in Nederland and Port Arthur, we find out that the places were actually fronts for illegal gambling, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The department announced yesterday that six people were charged with running the gam ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 11, 2009

    "Gabacho" isn't the only bad word we've got for you...

    ​Just as we were trying to figure out why there were internet cafes in Nederland and Port Arthur, we find out that the places were actually fronts for illegal gambling, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The department announced yesterday that six people were charged with running the gam ... More >>

  • News

    June 11, 2009

    The Recruit

    Places all over Houston want Trevor Falk and pitch the wonders of community life. He is 24 and has Down syndrome, which makes him a hot commodity for private group homes.

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Someone Has To Keep Up With the Pot Demand From HISD Teachers

    Another HISD teacher's been nabbed for pot today; this time a special-ed teacher from the Harper Alternative School. This makes about 14 billion HISD teachers arrested in the last two weeks, officials estimate. (And by "officials," we mean us.)So the U.S. Department of Justice's newest National Drug ... More >>

  • News

    November 27, 2008

    Janet Napolitano = Homeland Futility

    Janet Napolitano’s sorry service in Arizona makes her a terrible choice for Homeland Security secretary.

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    Bribery Time In Sleepy Ol' Hempstead

    Ahh, it’s nice to see that small-town corruption is alive and well. And only an hour’s drive from Houston, no less. It appears as though a pair of city officials in the Waller County ‘burg of Hempstead, the self-proclaimed “City of Character,” have gone and gotten themselves arrested ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2008

    Feds Investigate Harris County Jail Again

    Ahh, it’s nice to see that small-town corruption is alive and well. And only an hour’s drive from Houston, no less. It appears as though a pair of city officials in the Waller County ‘burg of Hempstead, the self-proclaimed “City of Character,” have gone and gotten themselves arrested ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2008

    School Board Gets The Boot In North Forest ISD

    Ahh, it’s nice to see that small-town corruption is alive and well. And only an hour’s drive from Houston, no less. It appears as though a pair of city officials in the Waller County ‘burg of Hempstead, the self-proclaimed “City of Character,” have gone and gotten themselves arrested ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2008

    Steroids and Roger Clemens: Reports of Indictment Greatly Exaggerated

    Ahh, it’s nice to see that small-town corruption is alive and well. And only an hour’s drive from Houston, no less. It appears as though a pair of city officials in the Waller County ‘burg of Hempstead, the self-proclaimed “City of Character,” have gone and gotten themselves arrested ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 17, 2008

    Press 1 for English

    Ahh, it’s nice to see that small-town corruption is alive and well. And only an hour’s drive from Houston, no less. It appears as though a pair of city officials in the Waller County ‘burg of Hempstead, the self-proclaimed “City of Character,” have gone and gotten themselves arrested ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    This Just In: FBI Opens Investigation of Clemens

    Ahh, it’s nice to see that small-town corruption is alive and well. And only an hour’s drive from Houston, no less. It appears as though a pair of city officials in the Waller County ‘burg of Hempstead, the self-proclaimed “City of Character,” have gone and gotten themselves arrested ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2008

    Steroids and Roger Clemens: Justice Department to Investigate Rocket

    Ahh, it’s nice to see that small-town corruption is alive and well. And only an hour’s drive from Houston, no less. It appears as though a pair of city officials in the Waller County ‘burg of Hempstead, the self-proclaimed “City of Character,” have gone and gotten themselves arrested ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2007

    Cocaine Redux

    Ahh, it’s nice to see that small-town corruption is alive and well. And only an hour’s drive from Houston, no less. It appears as though a pair of city officials in the Waller County ‘burg of Hempstead, the self-proclaimed “City of Character,” have gone and gotten themselves arrested ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 14, 2007

    Mexican-American Culture

    Ahh, it’s nice to see that small-town corruption is alive and well. And only an hour’s drive from Houston, no less. It appears as though a pair of city officials in the Waller County ‘burg of Hempstead, the self-proclaimed “City of Character,” have gone and gotten themselves arrested ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 1, 2005

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • News

    January 17, 2002

    War on bin Laden -- or Unions?

    Bush's battle against terrorism now bars some federal labor activities

  • News

    September 6, 2001

    Drug Money

    Narcotics task forces in Texas spend millions of dollars each year busting low-level users and dealers. Is it money well spent, or are officers just addicted to easy cash?

  • News

    May 3, 2001

    Stale Mail at the Fed

    Urine, tax returns, and credit card payments pile up at the federal building

  • Music

    November 25, 1999

    Swamp Ghosts

    Racial tensions still haunt Geno Delafose's Louisiana stomping ground

  • News

    March 11, 1999

    Fed-up Feds

    Will the "temp" United States Attorney exile dissidents to the border?

  • News

    January 21, 1999

    Betti's Blue Notes

    Singing (and Stinging) in the rain

  • News

    May 28, 1998

    Summer Reruns at Hotel Six

    Been there, done that, doing it again

  • News

    April 9, 1998

    The Hotel Six Joker Turns Wild

    A chance encounter and a federal feud endanger the sting

  • News

    April 3, 1997

    The Insider

    A chance encounter and a federal feud endanger the sting

  • News

    March 13, 1997

    Larry in Limbo

    Is little guy Larry Duncan being made to suffer for the big guys' sins?

  • News

    July 18, 1996

    The Insider

    Is little guy Larry Duncan being made to suffer for the big guys' sins?

  • News

    May 23, 1996

    The Boy Scouts

    The head feds in the City Hall sting are known for their pursuit of minority politicians

  • News

    February 22, 1996

    The Insider

    The head feds in the City Hall sting are known for their pursuit of minority politicians

  • News

    June 1, 1995

    Deano's Disclosure

    Singleton signed the Post's death warrant long before it expired

  • News

    April 27, 1995

    Post Mortem

    Though not unexpected, the death of the Houston Post was still a surprise. Even more surprising was how little truth got out about how and why the paper perished.

  • News

    October 27, 1994

    The Cloud Over Lightning Strike

    Did the U.S. government spend $2 million just to nail little guys like David Proctor?

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