AltWeeklies Wire
Toxic Town: Contamination in Texas Schoolsnew
Schools in the town of Somerville continue to show elevated toxins, but are the health risks bad enough to shut down the schools?
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
04-08-2008 |
Environment
Former Death-Row Inmate Sent Back to Prisonnew
Martin Draughon returns to the clink after becoming a test case for alleged flaws in GPS monitoring devices.
Houston Press |
Paul Knight |
04-01-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: GPS, crime & justice
Rotten to the Corps: A Question of Justice at Texas A&Mnew
Thanks to the university and a district attorney, two cadets escape punishment for beating in a student's face.
Houston Press |
Paul Knight |
01-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Lawyers Avoid Malpractice Cases when Patient is Poornew
Tish Ortegon discovered that Texas is a hard place to sue a doctor. Especially if you're poor.
Houston Press |
Paul Knight |
01-15-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
The DA So Tough on Crime, a Suspect Goes Freenew
Chuck Rosenthal doesn't make deals. And that's why Jesus Salazar is living the free life in Venezuela while a teenage girl lies dead, stabbed 26 times.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel |
01-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
No Show: EMC Exposnew
A long line of people say they've been stiffed by Rolando Dumagan and company.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
12-18-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Toxic Town: Suffer the Childrennew
Carcinogen samples from local schools are off the charts.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
12-11-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Toxic Town: Birth Defectsnew
Critics say contamination from the tie plant caused severe problems for these babies.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
12-11-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Toxic Town: Cancer and Birth Defects in Somerville, Texasnew
In Somerville, chances are far better than normal that you will die of cancer or give birth to a deformed baby.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
12-11-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Priscilla Slade and the Texas Southern University Threenew
Spurred on by a fellow student's death, Oliver Brown, William Hudson and Justin Jordan ran a gauntlet on their way to bring down a president.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel |
12-04-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Crooked Contractornew
A contractor convicted of theft and facing additional charges bounces around Texas till he hits Houston.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
11-14-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Child Protective Services: Problems, Reforms & More Problemsnew
A quick fix may only have created more problems for CPS and the families it serves.
Houston Press |
Paul Knight |
11-14-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Death at West Oaks Hospitalnew
Two men went into a walled-in courtyard at a mental hospital -- one came out alive.
Houston Press |
Margaret Downing |
10-30-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Sleepovers With Uncle Jeffnew
A cardiologist traded on his status as a doctor to fondle young girls.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
10-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fighting for Air: Drowning and the Heimlich Maneuvernew
Most doctors say the Heimlich maneuver should not be used to save drowning victims -- so why does professor John Hunsucker continue to teach it to lifeguards?
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
10-16-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
