Cake Rangers Learn There’s a Time and Place for Spoofing Houston
What once was a joke didn’t seem so funny after Harvey hit.
UberEats Now Delivers Caviar in Houston
Houston’s gourmets and luxury lifestyle obsessed humanoids will be happy to know that caviar, truffles, and foie gras are now available for delivery via UberEats. Culinary concierge service DR Delicacy has added its gourmet offerings just in time for the holidays. Four caviars include Royal Osetra at $110 per tin — this is…
Houston Press Singles Club: Fat Tony, Omotai, Pitter Patter, John Egan, etc.
Every two weeks, we add five tracks to our playlist showcasing the best sounds to come out of Houston.
A Rough Boy Learns Tenderness in the Potent Shepherds’ Romance God’s Own Country
Francis Lee’s stark, striking God’s Own Country is one of several significant films this year to depict hard-edged men softening, opening up, finding the courage to admit that everything they need to get through this life isn’t already inside them. The protagonist, raw-eyed farm boy Johnny (Josh O’Connor), has inherited…
Astronaut Paul Weitz, Who Helped Save Skylab, Dies at 85
Astronaut Paul Weitz, whose swearing lit up the Johnson Space Center Mission Control in Houston back in 1973 before he and two other astronauts managed to repair Skylab, has died at the age of 85. Weitz, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, developed a fascination with flight early on, leading him to…
Houston’s 5 Best Weekend Food Bets: Oyster Shucking and Halloweekend
Here’s a look at this weekend’s best culinary happenings: The Lucky Rice Houston Feast The Astorian Friday, 8 to 10 p.m. (7 p.m. for VIP) 2500 Summer The Lucky Rice festival returns to Houston with the city’s top Asian and Asian-influenced chefs and mixologists, including bites from Underbelly, Mala Sichaun…
Relieve the Tension of the World Series…With a Baseball Movie
If the World Series somehow isn’t enough baseball. Includes Charlie Sheen.
Upcoming Houston Food Events: World Series Eats and a Night of Caviar
Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: The Burger Joint, 2703 Montrose, and Beaver’s West, 6024 Westheimer, are just two of the spots offering World Series specials (see the full list of specials here). At Beaver’s, get $2 Knocked Up Queso (regularly $12)…
Openings & Closings: Feges BBQ Brings The Brisket to Greenway Plaza in Early 2018
Feges BBQ is set to debut in early 2018 at the Greenway Plaza food court from Patrick Feges and Erin Smith. The husband and wife team met while working at Underbelly in 2012. Feges is a self-taught pitmaster who has experience from barbecue powerhouses Southern Goods and Killen’s, among others…
NFL Football, Week 8: Texans-Seahawks — Four Things to Watch For
In his first month and change as a starting quarterback in the NFL, Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson has faced an intriguing variation of opponents and circumstances. Already, in just five starts, he’s had a prime time road game (Cincinnati win), a road game against the defending champs (New…
Houston’s Best Bets This Weekend: Vampires, Vixens and Wickedness
What’s Halloween without the well considered costumes that bust the spectrum wide open; from pumpkins to zombies to the hybrid costumes like zombie-pumpkins or vampire-nurses. Visit the land of the wild in whatever costume you choose this weekend at Something Wicked. Keep reading for more of this weekend’s best bets…
Houston’s Loudest Band Is Mighty Like A Ruined Oak
Hard to miss with titles like “The Savage Sky” and “Fire Is a Whore.”
Local Artists, Musicians and Filmmakers Headline Houston Cinema Arts Festival
A shift in focus to emphasize the host city like never before.
15 Ways Harris County Judge Ed Emmett Wants to Mitigate Flooding
Laying out a broad vision for the future of flood mitigation, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett admitted he was no expert on flood control — but as the director of Harris County emergency management, he said he was tired of the “piecemeal approach” various government agencies and departments have taken…
NFL Football, Week 8 — This Weekend’s Best Bets
As I was doing my prep for this weekend’s Best Bets, my prevailing thought was not about any specific team, coach, or player. It wasn’t about how I went 5-1 last week to get my groove back in a huge way (although that was pretty sweet by me). My prevailing…
Frigid Weather Coming to Houston…The Day After Tomorrow
In 2004, there was a film that gave us a glimpse of what things might be like in a dystopian future where global warming ran amok. The brilliant Roland Emmerich gem The Day After Tomorrow was laughed at when it came out. Well, after this weekend, folks in Texas will…
Catastrophic’s Rhinoceros: Just Another Word for Mob Mentality?
Ionesco’s avant-garde classic is suddenly very timely again.
Behind the Mask, Slow Magic Lets His Music Speak for Itself
Slow Magic plays live drums alongside crazed dance tunes that are hard not to love.
Can Chris Stapleton Make Mainstream Country Legit Again?
Not here to save country music, but he does give it some legitimacy.
Grubbing and Scrubbing at Hugh and Jeff’s Car Wash & Grill in League City
The Houston Astros are on fire and football season is in full swing. Sports bars are jam-packed all over town. Finding a spot with great grub, dynamite drinks and a ton of televisions is thrilling. Now, how about adding a detailed car wash into the mix? At Hugh and Jeff’s…
Finally! Curbside Recycling to Return to Houston in November
Wipe away those tears of frustration and get your green bins ready, because curbside recycling is returning to Houston. The City of Houston’s Solid Waste Management Department announced Tuesday that the city would start picking up recycling again in November. After almost three months away, pick-ups will resume the week…
Omotai Return to the Scene with Fresh Mysteries to Solve
A lot has changed since Omotai’s last album came out in 2014, but they’re still the loudest band in town.
What the Texas Legislature Loses with Exit of Speaker Joe Straus
Moderates may not have been particularly alive in the Texas political landscape as it is — but after House Speaker Joe Straus announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in 2018, they may have just died a little more. Straus, who, in his words, never made any apologies for…
Cafe Annie Is Reconcepting Again
After 35 years at the forefront of Houston’s dining scene and a year into being called Cafe Annie after an eight-year hiatus in which it was known at RDG + Bar Annie, chef Robert Del Grande’s iconic eatery is once again reconcepting. Along with a new menu and full reconfiguration…
Ten Things to Do in Houston Under $10 (Eight Free), October 26-November 1
Check out the Houston Press calendar for even more things to do.
My Best Friend Got Pregnant by a Married Man. Help!
What’s on your mind? What isn’t? Ask Willie D!
Astros Stun Dodgers in 11 Innings, Tie World Series at One Game Apiece
Justin Verlander gave up just two hits in Game Two of the World Series. Both of those hits were home runs, and when he was pulled from the game after the sixth inning, the Astros were trailing 3-1. The offense was non-existent yet again, and it was looking as if…
Maggie Betts’ Novitiate Has Greatness — and a God-Shaped Hole
Maggie Betts’ Novitiate bears all the signs of an exceptional talent. It follows the experiences of Cathleen (Margaret Qualley), a teenager who enters a convent in the early 1960s just as the Catholic Church was starting to undergo the reforms of Vatican II. The title refers to the girls’ yearlong…
Houston Investor Andrew White May Run For Governor as a Democrat
“I’ve never been elected to anything. So I thought I’d start with governor,” says prominent Houston investor Andrew White on his just-launched campaign website for his potential run for governor — on the Democratic ticket. White, son of former Texas Governor Mark White, told Texas Monthly in an interview this…
RIP Fats Domino: Titan of Gulf Coast Music Gave Us All a Thrill
If “Blueberry Hill” hadn’t thrilled so many, many of us might not be here at all.
Need a Taco Fix? Head to These Winning Tacolandia Restaurants
On Saturday, October 21, hundreds and hundreds of taco lovers turned out for the Houston Press 3rd Annual Tacolandia, sampling numerous sinful creations from two dozen of Houston’s top taco powerhouses. Pork seemed to be the protein of the day, and boy were there some good ones. While Salsas’ succulent…
Feges BBQ Heads to Greenway Plaza in Early 2018
The Greenway Plaza food court will soon be home to a highly-anticipated new barbecue spot, Feges BBQ. Chef/pitmaster Patrick Feges and chef/sommelier Erin Smith will open their counter-service operation in early 2018. “Between the two of us we’ve had the opportunity to work in some of the best restaurants in…
U.S. Consulate Finally Allowed to See NASA Scientist Held in Turkey
After sitting in a Turkish jail cell for more than year, Serkan Golge, the 37-year-old NASA scientist who holds both Turkish and American citizenship, has finally been allowed to meet with a representative from the U.S. Consulate in Ankara. Golge, a physicist who works as a senior researcher at NASA’s…
Harris County Goes After “Notorious” Dixie Warehouse Nightclub
The Harris County Attorney’s Office is trying to shut down a south-central Houston nightclub that’s been the scene of recent shootings and robberies, in addition to selling alcohol without a license. A Harris County District Court judge on Tuesday signed a temporary restraining order against Dixie Warehouse, at 3365 Dixie Drive,…
Bruno Mars Plays His Superstar Role to the Hilt at Toyota Center
Instead of hogging the spotlight nightly on the road, Mars broadens it to shine on his amazing band.
Former Houston KFC Manager Charged With Raping 16-Year-Old Employee
A former manager of an Humble Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant has been charged with two counts of sexual assault of a minor after a former 16-year-old employee came forward to complain, saying the man raped her dozens of times at the restaurant, in his car or behind a dumpster. Sean…
More Space City Haunts: The Houston Press Halloween Guide, Part 2
Even more of how to get your Houston spook on this Halloween.
Is Voodoo Fest Worth the Drive From Houston?
Halloween weekend in New Orleans? Where do we sign?
The History of Houston Wrestling Is in Billy Corgan’s Hands
It would be pretty damn cool of Corgan to get some of that classic material out there in a more direct manner.
So Exactly How Did Justin Verlander Clear Waivers?
It’s October and we’re in the middle of a World Series run, so admittedly, looking back at the big picture as to how we got here is not exactly front of mind, especially given the way the Astros sacked up and came back to beat the Yankees in seven games…
The Best Dish at Southern Smoke Was From Texas
Sunday morning might have started out a little dreary — and hungover for Astros fans — but the rain cleared and clouds parted just in time for the glorious meat parade known as Southern Smoke. Southern Smoke is a charity event put on by chef Chris Shepherd and a team…
A Winning Year for Houston Press In Words and Pictures, Online and In Print
The Houston Press is a small shop that’s gotten smaller over the years, much like all newsrooms in the journalism landscape. Fortunately, this past year, as in previous recent years, we’ve been able to bolster the work of a hard-charging staff with some pretty dynamic freelancers. In the latest contest…
The Real Problem With the NFL’s National Anthem Policy
If the NFL commissioner and the players understand the national-anthem protests, why doesn’t the rest of America?
Bruce Dickinson Pilots Heavy Metal Onstage and in the Skies
The world’s loudest Renaissance man.
Where to Eat and Watch the World Series: Dining Deals and Watch Parties
Plenty of dining deals and watch party information has been heading our way concerning where you and your Astros-loving squad can get cheap food and drinks while watching the World Series this week. Here are even more places to cash in on affordable game day fun. Willie’s Grill & Icehouse,…
You’ll Probably Argue More About Ruben Ostlund’s The Square Than Any Other 2017 Movie
Ruben Ostlund’s The Square, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes this past May, probably says more about the times we’re living in than any other film you’re likely to see this year. And yet the beauty of the movie is that everybody will have their own ideas about what,…
Clayton Kershaw Shuts Down Astros as Dodgers Take World Series Lead
The Houston Astros lost Game One of the World Series 3-1. It was a fast-paced, well-pitched game with two starting pitchers pretty much at the top of their games. The game was the quickest played World Series game (only 2:28 in length) since Game Four of the 1992 World Series…
At Long Last, Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Underseen Daughter of the Nile Is Restored and Onscreen
From the perspective of a certain kind of rarefied, globalized movie nerd, we’re living in the era of Hou, even if most culture consumers don’t know it. Hou Hsiao-hsien has become something of the art-house-film gold standard worldwide in the last few decades, building one of the world’s most rigorous…
Women’s Suffrage Comes to ’70s Switzerland in the Incisive The Divine Order
Here are some quick U.S. stats: White women won the vote in 1920; some Native American women could vote in 1924, while the rest could not until 1947; Asian-American women first voted in 1952; and black women had to wait until the 1960s to freely exercise this fundamental right. But…
Thank You for Your Service Is a Singularly Honest Drama of Soldiers at Home
Maybe it’s encouraging, in a way, that an America in crisis struggles so mightily to make crowd-pleasing war movies. Whatever their politics, no studio exec today would let a wide-release desert-war drama come right out and say what even the GOP increasingly admits: that Iraq was a mistake, that Afghanistan has…
Suspected Car Thieves Evade Police by Running Into Lamar High School
Bellaire police were perusing the area surrounding Lamar High School Tuesday morning, searching for a red Jeep they believe was stolen by Lamar students, when sure enough they spotted the Jeep. Five young people were inside the car, and when they saw police were on their tail, they started speeding…
In All I See Is You, a Blind Woman Gets Her Sight — and Looks Disappointed
This fall, mainstream films are subverting expectations all over the place. Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! proved too much for some audiences looking for a moody drama who were then shocked by gory, allegorical narrative. Blade Runner 2049 sloughed off most of its predecessor’s lower-brow populist action for a somber tone and…
What Happens if Houstonians Vote Down the Millions in Bonds?
It would seem that everything in local politics as of late has, in one way or another, tied back to Harvey recovery and future flood prevention — and really, no one can blame flood victims who haven’t thought about much else. But there’s a lot on the line for the…
What the Astros Made Me Realize About Fairy Tales
I attended the last three Houston Astros playoff games at home, and as a hardcore Democrat, I’ve wondered how many Trump supporters I’ve high-fived and embraced like my brother or sister. I’d venture to say dozens. Sports does something for humanity that politics seems incapable of doing. They unite us…
Astros, Dodgers Evenly Matched as World Series Begins in Los Angeles
So it’s time for the World Series. The Astros have really made it. The opponent is the Los Angeles Dodgers, the old NL division rival of the Astros. The last time these two teams met in the postseason was in 1981 when the Dodgers knocked the Astros out in five…
Upcoming: Agent Orange, Foo Fighters, Judas Priest, Krizz Kaliko, Nosaj Thing, Weird Al Yankovic, Wye Oak, etc.
A constantly updated guide to upcoming concerts in the Greater Houston area.
Duane Brown Returns to the Houston Texans — 4 Winners, 4 Losers
In a standoff nobody thought would get this far, Duane Brown finally returned to NRG Stadium on Monday morning, ending his holdout at six games, and bringing him back just in time for him to either help out the team THIS season with a very winnable stretch run of ten…
Houston’s Best World Series Restaurant Deals: $2 Queso And More
Okay, Astros fans. The World Series starts this evening, with the Astros at Dodger Stadium, and it’s your time to shine. Be the best fan possible and cash in on these great dining deals, from $2 queso to $5 hot-dog-and-beer combos, all week long. These restaurants will obviously be airing…
Secret Science Act, Supported by Future NASA Head, Could Hurt Space Research
Rep. Jim Bridenstine is slated to be the next NASA administrator, and that means he has taken the stances in line with President Donald Trump’s views. Thus, unsurprisingly, the Republican Oklahoma congressman (a Rice University graduate) has the required climate science skepticism that has become the doctrine of the Republican Party…
CrossCurrents Highlights Common Ground Between Indian Music and Jazz
CrossCurrents fuses American jazz and Indian music for a concert benefiting Harvey relief funds.
Popbar Brings Customizable Gelato on a Stick to Baybrook Mall This Week
Houston’s ever-growing ice cream scene is about to get a new player this week. New York-based Popbar is opening its first area location in Baybrook Mall this Thursday, October 26. Popbar serves handcrafted gelato, sorbetto, and yogurt in popsicle form, offering more than 40 rotating flavors from vanilla to green tea…
Not to Worry, Post Malone Will Be Over Soon
Hopefully nothing more than a comedic footnote in the annals of pop by Voodoo Fest 2018.
21 Best Things to Do in Houston This Week: A Musical Trick-or-Treat and a Haunted Wedding
Check out the Houston Press calendar for even more things to do.
Why Besh Group’s Massive Sexual Harassment Claims Matter to Houston
Over the weekend, while you were basking in tacos or the Astros’ ALCS win, the New Orleans-based Times Picayune published an exposé by James Beard Award winning food writer Brett Anderson, who spent eight months talking to 25 former and current Besh Restaurant Group (BRG) employees, revealed a chef and company that has…
With Deshaun Watson, the Texans Don’t Have to Wait for the Next Big Thing
In no other sport are the important victories more consolidated among a handful of blue bloods than college football, which makes Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney’s run with Deshaun Watson at quarterback the more remarkable. Together, the two of them went 34-4 in games Watson started, lost to Alabama in…
Four Rappers Now Paying Fat Pat’s Uniquely Houston Vision Forward
Four new local projects that speak to their Houston moment as eloquently as “Tops Drop” once did.
Hog Baying Is Popular in Texas. But Should It Be Legal?
At the East Texas Hog Baying Championship — just north of the middle of nowhere — a lean golden-haired dog, with a wagging tail and machine-gun bark, is trying to corner a feral hog probably three times the dog’s size. Three judges watch from their perches on deer stands on…
Felicite Is Both a Rousing African Musical and a Scarifying Portrait of One Woman’s Indomitability
Vero Tshanda Beya, the Congolese singer turned actress making her screen debut in Alain Gomis’ tough-minded life-in-Kinshasa character study Felicite, can pierce your heart with her croon, rouse your soul with her shout, move you with her mien of cussed indomitability, cut you with her look of wary, weary appraisal…
Director, Stars of BPM Open Up About Sex, Activism and the Power of Words
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, BPM (Beats Per Minute), French director Robin Campillo’s stylized, moving drama of AIDS activism and love, sometimes feels like several films at once. It follows the activities of ACT UP Paris in the early 1990s, and for much…
The Once Fearless South Park Shies Away From the Biggest Target of Our Age
South Park airs on Comedy Central Last year, just days after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone told a reporter that the next season of their show wouldn’t take aim at Trump, because “satire has become reality.” After 20 years of…
Netflix’s Joan Didion Doc Does Justice to Its Epochal Subject
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold premieres Oct. 27 on Netflix Joan Didion has set an impossible standard for any documentarian who would want to cover her life. She’s essentially already done it herself, brilliantly, in her essays, novels and films. Still, Didion’s nephew, actor/director Griffin Dunne, takes a…
NASA Could Be Repeating Fatal Columbia Mistakes, Report Warns
They say those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. A recent report on NASA’s Space Launch System, the Orion spacecraft and the Exploration Ground System — the three systems that are supposed to eventually work together to allow NASA to start launching astronauts into space from U.S…
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Educator Files Suit, Saying HISD Retaliated Against Her for Supporting Bertie Simmons [UPDATED]
Sharon Koonce, the project manager over a $10 million grant that Furr High School received last year, filed suit in state district court Monday morning, saying in essence that the Houston ISD has retaliated against her for supporting Principal Bertie Simmons. Just as Simmons was sent home and remains there…
Female, Mentally Ill Inmates Faced Worst Justice-System Delays Post-Harvey
She had been sitting in jail for three months when she was set to plead guilty to stealing two cases of beer, a felony offense since she had stolen several times since 1995. Houston defense attorney Vik Vij was hoping to get his client out on time served during a…
EndHipEndIt Festival Gives Houston a Stoner-Metal Reckoning
Yep, faces were melted.
This Week in Houston Food Events: Get $1 Pies at Cane Rosso
Here’s a look at this week’s hottest culinary happenings: Monday, October 23 $1 Pizza Night at Cane Rosso Montrose The Montrose location of Cane Rosso, 4306 Yoakum, is turning one year old, and it’s celebrating with a pizza party from 5 to 10 p.m. Get $1 margherita and marinara pizzas…
Nikki Lane and J.D. McPherson’s Raw Energy Matches Houston’s High Spirits
A party that lasted long after the final out was recorded.
The Wilde Collection Throws Houston’s Coolest Halloween Masquerade Party
It wouldn’t be Halloween season without at least one haunted wedding.
Forecasting the Final Ten Houston Texans Games
Like many people who cover the NFL in some capacity, I did a season preview for the team that I cover (a preview you can go back and relive, if you’d like). And six weeks in, all that can really be gleaned from said preview is just how futile it…
Shows of the Week: Pop’s 24K Magic Man Is Back to Blow Your Mind
The livest live music in the Bayou City for the third full week of October 2017.
Halloween Costumes You Should Probably Avoid at all Costs
Creating an attention-getting costume nowadays is no guarantee it’s the right kind of attention.
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A Look at the Looters of Hurricane Harvey [UPDATED]
Almost 200 people in the Houston area face extra-harsh charges for crimes committed during or right after Hurricane Harvey, according to records from the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. Another 338 Houstonians were arrested or cited for violating Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s mandatory curfew order. Over the past few weeks,…
The 10 Scariest Dishes in Houston and Where to Find Them
Entrails, feet, brains, gulp. Beyond the foie gras, frog legs and snails of the city there are much scarier things to try in Houston. It isn’t that hard to find an array of culinary oddities being served throughout the most diverse city in the United States. No bull penis though,…
Why Don’t Houston Bands Support One Another?
A certain respect for artistry seems to be lost on bands here.
The Five Best Tacos I Ate at Tacolandia 2017
Just hours before the Astros clinched game seven to secure a spot in the World Series on Saturday, approximately 2,500 Houstonians were engaged in another very important past-time: eating tacos. Yep, the Houston Press’s 3rd Annual Tacolandia was in full swing at Buffalo Bayou Water Works from 3 to 7…
Mildred’s Umbrella Gives Us Chills to Spare in Feathers and Teeth
Nobody gives presents to celebrate Halloween, but Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company certainly does, wrapped in blood red and oozing under the door. Feathers and Teeth (2015) is a doozy, a trick-or-treat treat that’s tasty, bleakly ironic, and boisterously disturbing. It’s candy corn laced with shards of glass. Eat at your…
THE ASTROS WIN THE PENNANT! THE ASTROS WIN THE PENNANT!
The Houston Astros are going to the World Series. It’s real. It’s official. The Astros are the champions of the American League, coming back from a 3-2 ALCS deficit to defeat the New York Yankees. The Astros won Game Seven on Saturday night by a 4-0 score, grabbing the lead…
All Hail Justin Verlander as Astros Force a ALCS Game Seven
Game Six looked eerily like most every other game of the ALCS for the Houston Astros. The hitters just couldn’t connect with the pitches. The starting pitcher was throwing an outstanding game, but the fear was it would all be wasted by the failure of the offense and by an…
It’s a Swing and a Miss for HGO’s Production of La Traviata, Alas
The happiest I felt all evening at Houston Grand Opera’s resurrected season was after the show. As the audience filed out of the George R. Brown Convention Center, now re-purposed as an impromptu opera house after Hurricane Harvey’s devastation of home base Wortham Theater Center, an usher gleefully announced that…
After Judge’s Ruling, Neighbors Tell White Oak Music Hall “It’s Too Loud”
Near Northside neighbors living near White Oak Music Hall called for the removal of the controversial music venue after a judge ruled that the venue could have four more outdoor shows from now to December. Gathered outside White Oak, a group of neighbors ranging from babies to senior citizens said Thursday…
Ex-Houston Police Officer Indicted After Shooting His Neighbor
A former Houston police officer who shot his neighbor in 2016 following an argument over a dog has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. A grand jury handed down the indictment Friday against Jason Loosmore, 32, who was off-duty…
Houston-Area Trio Arrested After Shooting Near White Nationalist’s Florida Rally
Police in Gainesville, Florida have arrested three Houston-area men in connection with a shooting that occurred after prominent white nationalist Richard Spencer gave a speech at the University of Florida on Thursday. Gainesville police say each man has shown connections to extremist groups. Tyler Tenbrink, 28, of Richmond; and two…
EPA Approves Plan for Post-Harvey Repairs to San Jacinto Waste Pits
After spending a lot of time dodging the question of whether or not the San Jacinto Waste Pits were damaged during Hurricane Harvey, officials with the federal Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged that the pits had indeed been damaged earlier this month. Now, they’ve admitted the extent of the damage, and…
Judge Allows Outdoor White Oak Shows to Continue Until Trial
So not much has changed, really.
Dickinson Demands People Seeking Harvey Relief Promise Not To Boycott Israel
Before you can receive any money from the City of Dickinson to start rebuilding your home or your business, the city is going to need you to make a few promises. You’ll have to follow all the building codes. You’ll have to use the grant money solely for the rebuilding…
Dropping Out Of Adulthood Gets A Millennial Twist In Sender
“Fuck you. Fuck your fuckity fuckity face … why did you fucking screw everything the fuck up? Everything the fuck up. Everything the fuck up, everything the fuck up?” Not an unreasonable reaction when your boyfriend, who 366 days ago suddenly disappeared and who you and all your friends mourned…
Second Half Collapse Dooms Houston Against Memphis
The Houston Cougars (4-3) hosted the No. 25 Memphis Tigers (6-1) on Thursday night at TDECU Stadium. Houston led the game 17-0 at the half, but like in Game Four of the ALCS which saw an epic Astros bullpen collapse, this game saw an epic defensive collapse by UH as…
EndHipEndIt Harnesses Heavy Rock to Help Harvey Victims
“I’m expecting a great turnout.”
Houston Plastic Surgeon Sued Over “Humiliating” News Story
A Houston woman has sued prominent plastic surgeon Franklin Rose, saying he humiliated her by using her as a “before” candidate for a facelift examination that was covered by KPRC in 2015. Ann Hammond says Rose offered to give her free surgery as part of his new “Facebook Facelift” procedure,…
Who’s Up For an Impromptu Halloween Film Festival?
Plenty of choices to program a four-night festival. Just don’t put your pants on backwards.
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Local Government Has No Incentive To Reappraise Your Home After Harvey Damage [UPDATED]
The piles of debris on the curb are like scarlet letters, leaving whole blocks of homes shunned by potential homebuyers. The signs reading “Did not flood!” are like blue ribbons and signs advertising home-repair work on the cheap clutter street corners like people hawking Astros tickets outside Minute Maid Park…
Two Blue Bell Shareholders Sue Over Listeria Contamination
Most people have gotten over how Blue Bell, the “national ice cream of Texas,” was found to be selling listeria-tainted products back in early 2015, but at least two of the company’s shareholders are upset enough to turn litigious. Apparently, humans have an almost infinite capacity to forgive and forget,…
