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Condom Conundrum: Pride Houston Under Fire for Contraception Distribution Policy at Pride Parade

2013-06-19 13:00:06

You might think something as simple as giving away condoms would not create a controversy. Then again, Congress convened a panel last year to discuss the birth control provision of President Oba...

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NASA's New Astronauts: Half Women, None Alive for the Moon Landing

2013-06-19 12:00:07

There was a generation of kids who grew up idolizing the astronauts. The men of the Mercury missions, the Apollo crews -- the guys who risked everything, put it all on the line to beat the Russi...

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Cover Story: The Professor and the Blackmailer

2013-06-19 11:05:38

When Texas A&M professor James Aune jumped off a campus parking garage roof to his death in January, students and faculty didn't know what to think. A brilliant man, Aune -- who headed the Departm...

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Perry Wants to Save Water, Keep the Railroad Commission Unreformed

2013-06-19 10:00:57

After all of the hubbub that surrounded the passing of the state water plan, Gov. Rick Perry signed some water conservation legislation into law last Friday with nary a ripple in the political ...

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Governor Perry Signs Bill Allowing Teachers and Students to Say "Merry Christmas"

2013-06-19 09:00:32

Last December, Houston Representative Dwayne Bohac picked up his son from first grade and asked what he'd done in class. His son answered that they'd decorated their "holiday tree" with "holiday ...

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Texas's Representative Can't Help But Support Faulty Science, Fetal Masturbation

2013-06-19 08:00:27

If you never thought you'd see the day in which an elected United States Representative discusses, in an open forum, a fetus taking pleasure in genital touching, you may want to stop reading this...

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Conspiracy Theorists Are Dead Wrong About the NBA

2013-06-19 07:00:14

I don't get it. I read about conspiracy theories all the time. From 9/11 was an inside job to aliens to "false flags," I try to reasonably digest the possibilites, but I just can't wrap my head ar...

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Chad Johnson's Good Day (Freedom!) Turns into a Bad Day (TMZ!)

2013-06-19 06:00:47

There was a time when Chad Johnson actually co-hosted a reality show. In 2010, the then-Bengal wide receiver collaborated with teammate Terrell Owens on a six-episode train wreck called The T. Och...

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Google Fiber: What the Hell Is Gigabit Internet and Do You Want It?

2013-06-18 13:30:21

There has been much ballyhoo in tech circles about Google Fiber and its gigabit Internet. The concept, boiled down, is that the service provides broadband Internet at speeds up to 100 times faster...

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Social Distortion: Why Storming Off Facebook and Twitter Is Never a Good Idea

2013-06-18 12:00:36

Having been on social media for quite some time now, I've seen my share of Facebook and Twitter flameouts. It usually begins when a person is going through a rough time personally or is forced to ...

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Shock Jerks: Atlanta Sports Talk Guys Fired for Making Fun of Former NFL Player with ALS

2013-06-18 11:00:29

I have gone on record numerous times saying I really do not care for the whole "guy talk" format in sports radio. I think mixing entertainment with sports talk is great, necessary even, especiall...

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Weather Week: A Little Rain, a Lot of Sun and Plenty of Heat

2013-06-18 10:00:37

The past few nights, I've sat outside on a patio for dinner. This was not my choice, but I gladly obliged. When the breeze did blow, it wasn't bad. When it was still, I felt every sweat gland in ...

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Texas Media Changes: Debra Fraser Out at KUHF, TexasWatchdog.com Shutters

2013-06-18 09:00:13

In a pair of unfortunate moves for journalism in the Lone Star State, KUHF let go longtime news broadcaster Debra Fraser recently, and on Monday, investigative journalism Web site TexasWatchdog.co...

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You Don't Get Something for Nothing: Environmentalist Still Thinks Houston's New Recycling Project Is Wanting

2013-06-18 08:00:13

The City of Houston is moving forward with plans to build a recycling project, but environmentalists still insist the project the city has chosen is, ironically enough, bad for the environment....

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Rick Perry Reinforces 'Dumb Texan' Stereotype, Regales Us with Geographic Ineptitude

2013-06-18 07:00:59

It seems as if Rick Perry has recently decided that his time is better spent abroad than in the state that elected him to lead. While he's asked for a special session -- giving him greater leeway...

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NBA Finals: One More Chance to Sop Gambling Gravy Off the Heat's Crazy Streak

2013-06-18 06:00:52

From February 3 through March 25, the Miami Heat didn't lose a single NBA basketball game. During that streak, they recorded 27 wins in a row, the second best run at the Lakers' 33-game winning st...

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Daniel Duplaisir: Guilty Plea in A&M Prof's Extortion Case

2013-06-17 15:00:30

Daniel Duplaisir pleaded guilty to one count of extortion today, admitting in federal court that he pretended to be a 16-year-old girl during sexually explicit online chats with a Texas A&M profe...

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Second Tropical Depression of the Year Forms in the Caribbean

2013-06-17 12:00:11

It is mid-June and we already have another tropical disturbance to deal with. In this case, it is a depression that has formed near Belize in the western Caribbean Sea. It formed rather quickly an...

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Rooting for Rivals: Five Reasons This Rockets Fan Is Cheering for the Spurs

2013-06-17 11:00:05

Few things are more difficult for a sports fan than rooting for a rival. Even when that rival's victory could help your team, it feels uncomfortable wishing they would win. For Rockets fans, that...

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Sex and the Space Invaders: Strip Club Slash Game Room Raided in North Houston

2013-06-17 10:00:04

Normally, when two or more businesses operate out of the same location, it would be expected that they share some commonality that makes putting them both there logical. Getting Kentucky Fried ch...

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