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Banned Books at the Texas Department of Criminal Justicenew
It's not an easy thing to find out which books the Texas prison system has barred from inmates. But we found a way around it: We asked for a year's correspondence between the TDCJ mailrooms seeking rulings on inmate material and the "Director's Review Committee" that screens the books and magazines. Here's what we found.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
04-08-2008 |
Books
Who's On Deck for the Houston Astros in 2008?new
The Astros' post-Biggio era begins with a lot of unanswered questions, but the biggest one of all is: Just how bad are things going to get?
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
04-08-2008 |
Sports
Roky Erickson Howls Onnew
Erickson's recent rising to the occasion of Austin City Limits -- first festival, then TV show -- and this month's Austin Music Awards isn't the Texas psych icon's first comeback.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
04-01-2008 |
Reviews
763 MP3s and Nothing Onnew
Paul Ford heard more SXSW acts than anyone else, without leaving New York.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-01-2008 |
Music
Houston's Matt Clark Strums for New Orleans' Glen David Andrewsnew
How a white kid from upper-crust Houston found his calling in New Orleans in funky joints like the Candlelight Lounge, a landmark bar in New Orleans's fabled jazz nexus, the Tremé neighborhood.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Matt Clark
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
The Judy's Come Backnew
Just in time for SXSW, the Pearland New Wavers brush off the mothballs.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
03-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Judy's
Barack Obama and Menew
It was the year 2000 and I was a young hungry reporter in Chicago covering a young hungry state legislator.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
03-03-2008 |
Politics
Live-Action Role-Players Get Boffed in Amtgardnew
Amid flailing swords and flying shields, these modern-day knights fight on.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
02-26-2008 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
A New Official State Song for Texas?new
A case for a new -- or different, anyway -- state song.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
02-26-2008 |
Music
Drive-By Truckers Create Dour Albumnew
Even devoted DBT fans may find the Alabama/Athens rockers' eighth album frustrating, or long-winded at the very least.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
01-29-2008 |
Reviews
The Night Diamond Dave Rejoined Van Halennew
Eddie Van Halen sits at a table in the breakfast nook, chain-smoking and reading The Wall Street Journal. Next to an overflowing ashtray lies a folded copy of USA Today bearing the headline "Petty, Heartbreakers to Play Super Bowl Halftime." There is a knock at the door.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
01-29-2008 |
Concerts
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
