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GOP Senate Favorite, David Dewhurst: Worst. Campaigner. Ever.

Things have not gone as planned for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. This was supposed to be easy. He had the experience, he had the supporters and he had the money. Lots and lots of it. Not to mention, he was running against some guy named Ted Cruz in the primaries -- who? By all accounts, Cruz doesn't eve ... More >>

Phuong Anh: New Houstonian Tells Of Her Time As Near-Slave

Photos by Paula BeltránPhuong Anh told a harrowing tale of survival​The promise of a $300-per-month job was enough to convince Phuong Anh to sell her home in Vietnam and move to Jordan. Things didn't turn out like she expected. Earlier this week a tearful Anh told her story of resilience and s ... More >>

An Immigrant's Heart

To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big Heart. But not this big.

Former Fed Prakash Khatri Says The Immigration Fast Track Takes 130 Years, On Average

Approximate time on hold remaing...130 years​Some people seem to believe that for a Mexican immigrant to become a U.S. citizen and come here legally, all he needs to do is to sign some forms, pay a fee, and then wait a little while. "Eventually they'll have their day," these people say, "just like ... More >>

Another Day, Another Awkward Annise Parker Statement On HPD

Not exactly a low-key week for the new chief​Fresh off a low-key description of what's described as a "horrific" beating of a teen-age burglary suspect by Houston Police, Mayor Annise Parker has once again been forced to acknowledge some alleged HPD misbehavior.In the wake of reports that HPD offi ... More >>

Immigration: Luck of the Draw

Some Cubans in Houston find work right away, others languish withoutEnglish skills

The East End Trek

Who Killed Brad Will?

U.S. informants take part in murder and drug running in Mexico

The Cost of Doing Business

An oil-field services employee from Texas is shot down on the streets of Nigeria, martyr to someone's cause

The Plane Truth

Houston minister Dr. K.A. Paul flies around the globe using Jesus to pull in worldwide donations -- unfortunately spending more money on jet fuel than orphans

Battle Corps

How the fine art of diplomacy dissolved into a bitter two-word war

Strangers in Paradise

Kosovar refugees in Houston fight to hang on in a land they don't understand

Letters

Trading with the Enemy

Houston oil companies maintain their profitable ties to Libya, in roundabout ways

The Insider

Static

What's Driving Miss Shelia?

With her frenetic grandstanding, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has irritated her staff, her colleagues, and even the president. she says she speaks for her constituents. But will anyone listen?

Recuerda (And Celebrate Life) Muerte

Macario Ramirez is reconnecting Mexican-Americans to a forgotten cultural tradition and their own pasts. It's a tradition that Anglos are embracing, too.

Ana's Angel

Jay Hamburger rushed in where others feared to tread ... only to find that no good deed goes unpunished

A Glut of Gurney

The Old Boy is too familiar to be fascinating