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He steadies himself with a cane these days, and his hands tremble from the effects of Parkinson’s disease. But Tom Richards’ maladies were minor inconveniences as he stood on the sidewalk Saturday night outside a popular bar in the heart of Houston’s gay community. Minutes earlier, Annise Parker had just been elected as the first […]
President Obama told Oprah Winfrey on Sunday night he gives himself a “good, solid B-plus” for his first 11 months in the Oval Office. On what was billed as Oprah’s “White House Christmas Special,” Obama credited his administration with getting the economy on track, winding down the Iraq war and making the right call for […]
(Undated) — Fans of MTV’s new reality series “Jersey Shore” won’t be seeing all of this week’s episode. E! News is reporting that the show has decided not to air a scene that shows castmember Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi getting punched in the face at a bar. MTV released a statement explaining that they made the […]
Some students, no matter where they attend school, are bound to break the rules. But troublemakers in the Houston Independent School District are treated differently than most. They’re outsourced to one of two campuses run by a private company, Community Education Partners, which is tasked with reforming their behavior and catching them up academically. Most […]
As a former student of P.V. and a guy who used to announce the band when we didn’t even have a football team, I thought I would never see the day when the Panthers had a winning record let alone win the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship. But P.V. defeated Alabama A&M 30-24 at Legion […]
In a contest that needed a run-off to make a final decision, former City Controller Annise Parker (D) beat former City Attorney Gene Locke (D) to become Mayor of Houston. In the process Ms. Parker has just become the first lesbian mayor of a major US city. In complete but unofficial returns, Parker coasted to […]
The whole darn country is taking a big interest in Houston's election today. Well, we are one of the country's largest cities, so maybe they should be interested. But it's the history-making nature of this one that seems to be driving the fascination of outlets like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Politico.
Disney brings a new take on a classic fairy tale with the animated adventure “The Princess and the Frog,” now in wide release. Anika Noni Rose of “Dreamgirls” fame is the voice behind Tiana — a waitress and aspiring restaurateur who has no idea she’s about to cross paths with a royal amphibian. Oscar-nominee Terrence […]
A Chinese college student is the “butt” of a practical joke-gone-bad this week. “The UK Times-Mirror” reports that a 19-year-old showed up drunk at Hunan Hangtian Hospital in China complaining of unexplained pain in his posterior. After a round of x-rays, it was discovered that the young man’s so-called friends had pushed a television remote […]
Juan “The Baby Bull” Diaz will take on Paul “The Magic Man” Malignaggi Saturday at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The bout, staged by Golden Boy Promotions in association with DiBella Entertainment, will be aired on HBO.It will be a rematch to a close, action-packed Aug. 22 bout at the Toyota Center in which Diaz […]
With all the talk of head coach Kubiak losing his job due to the Texans record Andre Johnson gives his opinion check out the video and leave a comment below
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