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    December 28, 2011

    9 Notable Texas Deaths of 2011: Football, Gay Rights & Fodder for JFK Conspiracists

    Texas gives to the world, and eventually the people who do the giving die. Such was the case in 2011, when at least nine notable Texans joined the Choir Invisible, the Great Majority, the dead. Without them, there would no Weed-Eaters, and perhaps the greatest college football/politician scandal ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Rick Perry Campaign Songs You May Hear Soon

    Bryan Williams"Hey man, is that Freedom Rock? Turn it up!"​In news that surprised absolutely no one, Rick Perry - governor of the great state of Texas for 11 years running - announced his candidacy for Presidency of the United States last weekend. The news of Perry throwing his hat in the ring ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    John Kinsel, Claiming Wrongful Conviction, Is Denied New Trial: "Our Hands Are Tied", Says Court

    Photo by Mandy OaklanderJohn Kinsel's chances of freedom grow slimmer.​A few months ago, we wrote a cover story about John Kinsel, a Texas man sentenced in Louisiana to life without parole for the rape of his girlfriend's live-in daughter. That girl, 9-year-old Alyssa Medlin, testified that Ki ... 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: Fantasy Voter Fraud

    Russell Pearce and Other Illegal-Immigration Populists Rely on Misleading, Right-Wing Reports to Scapegoat Immigrants and Terrify Penny-Pinched Americans.

  • News

    November 25, 2010

    2010 Turkeys of the Year

    Metro chief Frank Wilson is our biggest gobbler.

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Richard Dawkins In Houston: Taking On the 40 Percent

    Trust me, I have a large number of leather-bound books.​It's hard to argue with Richard Dawkins. A zoologist, atheist and Charles Darwin's biggest supporter, he presents and proves controversial concepts with ease, and in such convincing fashion, that it really makes you second-guess the intellige ... 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.

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Baylor Chooses A Sex-Obsessed Pornographer As Its New President

    ​Baylor has ended its search for a new president, and the straitlaced Baptist school has chosen a famous smut peddler.Kenneth Starr, the out-of-control special prosecutor who felt the need to salaciously include every last sordid detail about Bill Clinton's extra-marital activities, is the new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    You May Be Dead, But You Can Still Get A (Too Late) Pardon, Texas AG Rules

    ​Good news if you were wrongfully imprisoned by the state of Texas for a long, long time, but you then died before you could be pardoned -- and face it, in those circumstances you could use some good news -- state attorney general Greg Abbott ruled today that you can be pardoned posthumously!!Yay? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    She's Suing To Make Sure Prayers Get The Hell Out Of City Council Meetings

    ​To Houston realtor Kay Staley, religion and organized government mix about as well as tequila and jagermeister. That is to say, not very well. And so she has launched a federal lawsuit against the City of Houston and city council member Anne Clutterbuck in an attempt to sever the two incompatible ... More >>

  • News

    June 25, 2009
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    June 24, 2009

    For Continental's 75th Anniversary: Five Not-So-Great Highlights

    Houston's Continental Airlines announced today it's taking delivery of a plane done up in "retro livery," which to the rest of us means an old-school paint job and decoration, to celebrate the 75th anniversary.It's "The Blue Skyway" design from 1947, in case you're interested, and was chosen by curr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    What It's Like To Get Outed On The Blogosphere

    Photo courtest STCLBlevins the BloggerThe famous blogger was on the computer in his mother's basement when he got the news. A rival had uncovered his true identity and would soon reveal it to the world.And so John Blevins gathered his kids and went to lunch.Blevins, a professor at South Texas Colleg ... More >>

  • News

    June 19, 2008

    The DREAM Act Might Be Dead, But These Kids' Hopes Are Not

    They are American in everything but name. They can go to college in Texas and improve themselves. Doesn't matter. At the end of the day, they're just illegal immigrants without social security numbers or futures.

  • News

    January 31, 2008

    Sign Me Up

    They'll take Iraq over Houston

  • News

    October 18, 2007
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    April 26, 2007
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    January 5, 2006

    Don't Ask, Don't Be

    A Houston-area man leads the fight against the ban on gays in the military

  • News

    December 29, 2005

    Dragon Slayer

    A new Republican challenger steps forth to take on Tom DeLay

  • News

    July 21, 2005

    Doctor Nice

    Steven Hotze uses a warm, easygoing manner to peddle natural hormones to women, at thousands of dollars a pop. So who cares about credentials or documented results?

  • News

    May 5, 2005
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    January 20, 2005

    No Way Out

    How can homeless sex offenders comply with the registration laws?

  • News

    March 11, 2004

    The Icebox Revisited

    Houston had one of its most shocking race murders 45 years ago. But exactly whose tragedy was it?

  • News

    January 8, 2004

    A Closer Look at Dillard's

    Houston had one of its most shocking race murders 45 years ago. But exactly whose tragedy was it?

  • News

    July 31, 2003

    Blessed and Bewildered

    Recent debacles demonstrate why District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal needs more than a moustache to match the legacy of Johnny Holmes

  • News

    April 10, 2003

    War Is Not Hell

    The Chron's embedded reporter is far from the action

  • News

    March 20, 2003

    Jailhouse Mock

    Pot calls kettle black! Tonight on KHOU!

  • News

    December 12, 2002

    Memories

    The Chronicle locks away the Post archives

  • Music

    November 28, 2002

    Docket Rockers

    Five lawyers and a homicide detective want to give you Death By Injection

  • News

    October 18, 2001

    Payback Time?

    Dick DeGuerin beat the IRS. Now there's a bigger war over basic rights.

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    Very Appealing

    Nichols's Houston attorney turns upbeat about the FBI's newest foibles

  • News

    February 22, 2001

    Like It's 1999

    A not-exactly-original idea (at 7 a.m., 4, 5 and 10 p.m.)

  • News

    November 30, 2000

    Gentleman's Agreement

    Fine words and policies are wonderful. Unless there's a secret subtext, with a different set of dos and don'ts.

  • Culture

    October 5, 2000

    Rock and a Hard Place

    Music can free your soul, but can it spring the West Memphis Three?

  • News

    September 14, 2000

    Pigskin Parade

    A nonevent gets blanket coverage

  • News

    March 2, 2000

    Almighty Municipality

    With League City controlled by the Christian right, citizens can rezone - and repent

  • News

    August 12, 1999

    A Civil Action

    Despite the county's outlook, the Oregon police shooting case is still very much alive

  • News

    July 8, 1999

    Trouble in Mind

    Texas's mentally impaired used to go to treatment centers. Now they go to prison.

  • News

    March 11, 1999

    Educational Savior Seeks New Sinner

    Texas's mentally impaired used to go to treatment centers. Now they go to prison.

  • News

    September 10, 1998

    Do Not Go Gentle

    Former Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby fights on for better, more diverse education in Texas

  • Calendar

    February 12, 1998

    Press Picks

    Former Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby fights on for better, more diverse education in Texas

  • News

    May 15, 1997

    Letters

    Former Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby fights on for better, more diverse education in Texas

  • News

    February 13, 1997

    Letters

    Former Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby fights on for better, more diverse education in Texas

  • News

    September 26, 1996

    Bullet Proof

    The D.A.'s office gets under the skin of an accused robber

  • News

    August 1, 1996

    The Insider

    The D.A.'s office gets under the skin of an accused robber

  • News

    February 8, 1996

    Station Break

    Beset by budget problems, bereft of substantive local programming, Channel 8 finds itself at a crossroads. Perhaps it's time to put the "public" back into Houston Public Television.

  • News

    September 14, 1995

    Pray

    In a small town south of Houston, they say school prayer is a matter of religious freedom. But even in Santa Fe, freedom for one student can be tyranny for another.

  • News

    November 17, 1994

    What the Tide Brought In

    Meet Smilin' Steve Mansfield, who washed up on the Court of Criminal Appeals

  • News

    December 9, 1993

    Following the Rules

    On the eve of her birthday and another reprieve, condemned murderer Karla Faye Tucker talks to the Press from death row

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