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The DREAM Act Might Be Dead, But These Kids' Hopes Are Notnew

They are American in everything but name. They can go to college in Texas and improve themselves. Doesn't matter. At the end of the day, they're just illegal immigrants without social security numbers or futures.

Houston Press | Chris Vogel | 06-24-2008 | Education

Tags: Immigration, Texas, Education, Congress, politics, DREAM Act

College Immaterial for High School Students in Vocational Trainingnew

Good paying jobs, no huge loan burdens, exciting course work -- the new vo-tech attracts more and more hi-tech students.

Houston Press | Todd Spivak | 05-21-2008 | Education

Tags: Education, College, Careers, high school students, vo-tech, vocational training

Mental Anguish at Texas West Oaks Hospitalnew

Go to this private psychiatric facility, and you might be helped. Or you might be shut in a room all alone and end up like Amanda, with a broken arm. Or dead.

Houston Press | Margaret Downing | 05-13-2008 | Science

Tags: mental health, mental illness, inadequate hospital training, psychiatric hospitals, Texas West Oaks Hospital, Health & Science

Doctors vs. Parents: Who Decides Right to Life?new

Following surgery, Sabrina Martin's condition went south. And then, her family says, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital set about arranging for her demise.

Houston Press | Chris Vogel | 05-06-2008 | Children & Families

Tags: advance directives laws, do-not-resuscitate orders, children & families

Foreclosure Pets: Household Animals Get Left Behind When Owners Are Pushed Outnew

"Generally, the people that leave the pets don't care enough to call us," says the public relations director for the Houston Humane Society. "Oftentimes we'll see a bag of dog food ripped open. They'll leave a bag of dog food and say a prayer and good luck. It's really upsetting."

Houston Press | Paul Knight | 04-29-2008 | Animal Issues

Tags: animal issues, Houston, foreclosures, animals, pets, abandoned pets, animal welfare agencies, subprime crisis

Cleaning Up Foreclosed Homes After the Mortgage Crisisnew

Junk haulers expand their business in the wake of evictees leaving behind houses in terrible condition.

Houston Press | Paul Knight | 04-29-2008 | Business & Labor

Tags: Houston, Economy, foreclosures, mortgage crisis, subprime mortgages, abandoned-home cleanup, junk haulers, mortgage lenders, business & labor

Do You Have Multiple Personality Disorder?new

The resurgence of interest in multiple personality disorder, clinically labeled "dissociative identity disorder," could be a good thing if it spreads awareness and shows people there is a solution. Or, it could mean a whole new generation of delusional people will be diagnosed with a disorder that doesn't exist, and they won't get the help they need.

Houston Press | Craig Malisow | 04-22-2008 | Science

Tags: mental health, cults, dissociative identity disorder, Herschel Walker, multiple personality disorder, satanic ritual abuse, Sybil, The Three Faces of Eve, Health & Science