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Suffering for Her Art: Living Life With 26-Inch Fingernails

By Leif Reigstad
Nov 8, 2016

How do you wipe your butt? That’s the first question everyone has for Yani Williams when they see her for the first time. She’s a strange sight, that’s for sure, but it’s what precedes her appearance as she descends the stairs in her modest north Houston apartment one sweltering day...
Total Chaos: The Story of a Botched Sting, a Dead Informant and Friendly Fire

By Leif Reigstad
Oct 27, 2015

It is 1:33 p.m. on November 21, 2011, and Lawrence Chapa has a few more minutes left to live. The burly truck driver is sitting in the cluttered cabin of his red Kenworth T600, an 18-wheeler parked at the dead end of Hollister Street in suburban northwest Houston. There is...
Flood City, Part 2: HFD Wasn't Prepared to Handle the Memorial Day Flood or its Victims

By Leif Reigstad
Sep 29, 2015

(This is the second part of a series on the Memorial Day flood. Go here to read the first part of the series.) The weary crew of Rescue Boat 42 motored through Meyerland’s flooded streets in silence. On the left side of the boat sat 55-year-old Leslie Alter and her...
Varsity Brands Owns Cheerleading and Fights to Keep it From Becoming an Official Sport

By Leif Reigstad
Jul 21, 2015

A fast-paced bass thumps through the gym as a trio of girls grips a smaller teen and hoists her into the air, squatting and driving upward with such force that the spring-loaded floors bounce a bit beneath them. Alone, above it all, she pulls her left leg up until her...

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