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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
Hog Wildnew
Feral pigs are ugly, destructive and mean. Some people in Texas just love to trap, stab or shoot them. Or put them in rodeos. With dogs.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
04-21-2008 |
Animal Issues
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
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The Story of a Botched Sting, a Dead Informant and Friendly Firenew
The story of a DEA sting operation in which the confidential informant died, a Houston police officer shot a sheriff’s deputy and most of the suspects were never held accountable.
Houston Press |
Leif Reigstad |
10-28-2015 |
Features
How the VA Farms Out Obstetricsnew
Female service members can go to war but can't give birth in a VA hospital.
Houston Press |
Jef Rouner |
02-13-2015 |
The War on Women
The Legal Battle Over Texas Oyster Reefsnew
The Texas Gulf Coast has become a battleground among oystermen fighting for control of the reefs on the bottom of the bay, and Texas may be only the beginning.
Houston Press |
Dianna Wray |
01-30-2015 |
Environment
Cold Case: The Murders of Cosby and Jacksonnew
The murders of Britney Cosby and Crystal Jackson, her girlfriend, made national news. Then the cameras went away. 40 weeks later, with Cosby's father sitting in a jail cell, no one has been charged with their murders.
Houston Press |
Dianna Wray |
01-07-2015 |
Crime & Justice
San Jacinto River Waste Pits Unleashed Toxins Into Rivernew
Meet the residents living along the San Jacinto River who say their lives and their health have been harmed by what is sitting in the water.
Houston Press |
Susan Du |
11-05-2014 |
Environment
