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  • News

    October 20, 2011

    Sons of Blood and Thunder

    Lee West III says he really wanted to be a member of Omega Psi Phi. But he couldn't take the beatings the underground black fraternity was handing out. By Steve Jansen

  • News

    October 6, 2011

    Miracle Faker

    Rick Perry is right: America can learn from Texas. He's just wrong about what the lesson is.

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    The Top Ten Greatest Gays of Texas

    Here in Texas, we lay claim to some of the most interesting and influential GLBT men and women of our time. Admittedly, they generally get out as fast as they can, but to us, they'll always be Texans. Here are ten GLBT men and women we're proudest to call Texans, especially during this season of Pri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Ira Perez: Fierce As The Tiger She Will One Day Own

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. Ira Perez on FacebookR ... More >>

  • News

    June 3, 2010

    Homeless High

    On the Furr campus, kids are getting the chances they need.

  • Music

    March 5, 2009
  • 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

    April 10, 2008

    So Much for No Child Left Behind

    School test scores rise as more low-scoring students drop out.

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2008

    Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in Austin

    School test scores rise as more low-scoring students drop out.

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    The College Football Review, Week 11: What Happened to the Coogs?

    School test scores rise as more low-scoring students drop out.

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    Talk to Mee

    A dialogue with a local indie punker about the cultural cringe

  • Film

    February 1, 2007

    The Sundance Kids

    For alumni of America's most prestigious film festival, winning is less than half the battle.

  • News

    December 21, 2006

    Gods and Lovers

    During their massive, five-day Indian wedding, a local couple was worshipped

  • News

    December 7, 2006

    Shorthanded

    Foreign pickers aren't getting through the post-9/11 barricades to harvest U.S. crops

  • Music

    April 6, 2006

    Pandora's Boss

    Meet the guy behind the Web site that could be the MySpace.com of music

  • News

    January 26, 2006

    Porn to Be Wild

    Just what was on the probation director's computer?

  • News

    January 19, 2006

    Hollywood Halo

    Texas teens turn video games into movies and get millions of hits

  • News

    November 18, 2004

    Bones of Contention

    Scientists fear that Lucy might be a crack exhibit for Houston

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    Clash Course

    Warriors of the right take their battle against the left to the streets of New York

  • News

    June 3, 2004

    Fever Pitch

    Houston has no equal when it comes to hankering for war, a study finds

  • News

    May 6, 2004

    Lessons to the Left

    Young conservatives start to monitor liberal college profs

  • Music

    February 5, 2004

    The Doctor Is Insane

    Are they any Howard Dean remixes on the Web? Yeeeaaarrrgggghh! And some Texans are leading the charge

  • News

    January 22, 2004

    The Cow Says "Oink"

    Which Houston restaurants are swapping pork for veal?

  • News

    October 9, 2003

    Sumo Cum Laude

    With their 21-foot loincloths, two big guys belly up to an ancient Eastern sport

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    Godspell

    Three hundred people from Austin quit their jobs, sold their homes and moved 175 miles to Alvin to start a new church — called by the Holy Spirit in the form of the Reverend Dana Carson

  • News

    June 19, 2003

    Taking the Plunge

    Saad Mahmoud is a Rice engineering grad. Instead of fielding $60,000-a-year job offers, he's been trading manual-labor skills for rent-free living -- while waiting out one of the worst job markets in two decades.

  • News

    May 29, 2003

    Film Buff

    The naked truth about why Houston isn’t the third coast

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    High Scores

    Students are using drugs illegally not to party down, but to get better marks on exams

  • News

    November 21, 2002

    Breaking In to the Movies

    This sneak preview by a UT film student stole more than the show at Sony Studios

  • News

    May 2, 2002

    Child Support

    The same extreme measures that saved Sidney Miller at birth also severely disabled her 11 years ago. Texas courts are still trying to determine who should pay for it -- and could set a legal precedent in the process.

  • News

    October 25, 2001

    Hail to the Chiefs

    Rod Paige searches for the perfect image, and CEP wiggles in even closer to the power source -- wherever it can find it

  • Music

    October 4, 2001

    The Rage of Lee

    Raj Pickens hips Houston to his "acoustic Gap Band" sounds

  • Best of Houston

    September 20, 2001

    Larry Perdido

    Head chef and co-owner, Saba Blue Water Cafe

  • Music

    August 2, 2001

    Pack Fair & Square

    Bluesman Big Walter celebrates his 87 years with star pupil Jerry Lightfoot

  • Culture

    February 22, 2001

    Harden's Crossing

    She's finally been invited to the Oscar party, but what will she do after the ball?

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    First Out of the Gate

    Now that he's got Mayor Lee Brown's attention, can Chris Bell win your support?

  • News

    January 18, 2001

    Left Return

    Once burdened by debt and internal politics, a rejuvenated Texas ACLU is back mixing it up with those who dare to trample on the U. S. Constitution.

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    Letters

    Brutality Behind Bars, Tall Tales, Dirty Airy

  • Music

    July 27, 2000

    Spreading Its Roots

    Austin's renowned Continental Club expands its reach. But will the Houston market exceed its grasp?

  • News

    January 20, 2000

    Where Angels Fear to Tread

    When Kilgore College staged a gay play, administrators learned there were limits to a liberal education in East Texas

  • News

    November 25, 1999

    Rock Slide

    Richard Millet made chemistry come alive for students. But his career may be killed by crack.

  • News

    October 14, 1999

    Fade to Black

    The wasted life of Texas filmmaker Eagle Pennell

  • News

    March 4, 1999

    Adding It All Up

    What does it really mean to pass the TAAS?

  • News

    January 21, 1999

    Bush Dole

    The Guv readies surplus handouts in a legislative lovefest

  • News

    September 10, 1998

    Do Not Go Gentle

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

  • News

    April 9, 1998

    Rocket Men

    Two starry-eyed entrepreneurs shoot for the moon -- or at least for suborbital space

  • News

    February 5, 1998

    Letters

    Two starry-eyed entrepreneurs shoot for the moon -- or at least for suborbital space

  • News

    January 22, 1998

    The Insider

    Two starry-eyed entrepreneurs shoot for the moon -- or at least for suborbital space

  • News

    November 6, 1997

    Sorry, Not an Instant Winner

    Two starry-eyed entrepreneurs shoot for the moon -- or at least for suborbital space

  • News

    August 28, 1997

    Attack of the Puppet People

    Bobbindoctrin makes one thing perfectly clear -- puppets aren't just for kids anymore.

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