AltWeeklies Wire
One Officer's Struggle with the Texas Air National Guardnew

The Texas Air National Guard decides to step in the middle of an officer's private business, tossing him after he dates an about-to-be-divorced woman.
Houston Press |
Casey Michel |
05-22-2013 |
War
Returning War Contractors Face Second Battle, Against Insurance Giant AIGnew

Whatever your role in the U.S. war effort, if you were injured overseas, at least you'd be covered back home, right?
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
11-16-2012 |
War
Tags: war contractors
Breaking It Downnew

It may not be PTSD or brain injuries that pose the most long-term danger to our surviving vets from their Middle East tours.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
03-14-2012 |
War
Tags: PTSD, war trauma
American Grocersnew

Samir Itani got rich sending expired food overseas to U.S. troops in the Middle East.
Houston Press |
Paul Knight |
12-17-2010 |
War
Texas Air National Guard Boots Sick Soldiernew

Just what is any soldier or sailor entitled to if he goes to war for the United States and comes back maimed or sick? Did Jason Franco get any better or worse treatment than if he'd been shot by a sniper instead of enveloped in a haze of carcinogenic fumes? Well yes, no and maybe so.
Houston Press |
Margaret Downing |
08-05-2008 |
War