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Ten the Hard Way: Introducing the Houston Music Hall of Famenew
Houston has a lot of museums, but the city sorely lacks anything tangible that salutes its rich musical legacy... until now.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray and William Michael Smith |
07-31-2013 |
Music
Uninsured Patients Slammed with Lawsuits by Not-for-Profit Hospitalnew
Memorial Hermann treats patients without insurance, tells them not to worry about the cost and then sues them for thousands of dollars.
Houston Press |
Dianna Wray |
07-26-2013 |
Health
Tags: Memorial Hermann
Innocent Bystandernew
Arrested for murder, Roderick O'Bryant got sucked into a court case that stole his life from him.
Houston Press |
Casey Michel |
07-18-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Double Lives, Extortion and the Suicide of a Respected Professornew
A respected Texas A&M professor with secrets to hide commits suicide and implicates his alleged blackmailer in a case where no one was really who he or she seemed to be.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
06-20-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Dow Chemical Tries to Avoid Hot Water in Worker’s Deathnew
Brian Johns suffered chemical burns over 65 percent of his body in a Deer Park plant explosion. A representative of his company, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical, tried to tell doctors Johns had just encountered some really hot water.
Houston Press |
Dianna Wray |
06-12-2013 |
Business & Labor
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
Open Season for Animal Abuse Videosnew
Ashley Nicole Richards, who filmed herself torturing and killing kittens, puppies, cats and dogs, was the first person brought up on revised federal crush-video charges -- which backfired magnificently.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
05-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Sterling High School: Keeping It All Togethernew
As Sterling High School's year comes to an end, merger talk has the community upset, critics say they can't trust HISD, and its latest principal is pulling out all the stops to try to get kids to graduation.
Houston Press |
Margaret Downing |
05-09-2013 |
Education
Tags: Houston schools
Rick Perry: Mum's The Wordnew
Rick Perry has adopted a more behind-the-scenes approach this legislative session. That doesn't mean he hasn't been busy.
Houston Press |
Kimberly Reeves |
05-02-2013 |
Politics
Mr. Record Man: Willie Nelsonnew
In the Houston of 1959 and 1960, Willie Nelson was just another unknown musician. But not for long.
Houston Press |
William Michael Smith |
04-25-2013 |
Music
Shakedown: The HCAD Appraisal Gamenew
HCAD fights owners of moderate housing for every single assessment penny. So why is it routinely handing out tax breaks worth several millions to big corporations?
Houston Press |
Steve Jansen |
04-18-2013 |
Housing & Development
Police Protection: Speeding While Silentnew
Houston Police Department policies governing lights, high speeds and sirens are supposedly there to safeguard the public. Tell that to Mattie Etubom.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
04-10-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Doubling Down: Texas and Casino Gamblingnew
The Alabama-Coushatta want their casino back. The Texas horse tracks say betting on races isn't enough. Both see expanded gambling in the state as their ticket to solvency.
Houston Press |
Casey Michel |
04-03-2013 |
Economy
The Astros: Out of Their League?new
The Houston Astros take on a new season in a tough division with things all-new — uniforms, owner, manager, team and rules — not to mention a new/old mascot. And road trips to Dallas.
Houston Press |
Sean Pendergast |
03-27-2013 |
Sports
Bloody Tide: How Puerto Rico Affects the U.S.new
As Puerto Rico is battered by a wave of drugs and brazen murders, Houston and other continental U.S. cities feel the blowback.
Houston Press |
Casey Michel and Michael E. Miller |
03-21-2013 |
International
