Articles tagged with: Texas
![Physical Graffitti](../../img/EVERO-511-300x166_w_80_h_80_zc_1_q_100.jpg)
By Alex Wukman
Dallas area street/graffiti artist Evero was recently sentenced to six months in jail and given a job offer from Dallas’ “graffiti czar,”attorney John Barr. Barr is known throughout the DFW area …
By Alex Wukman
It seems that the old adage that when it rains it pours is true, for HPD at least. For the last month or so local news has been filled with stories that keep …
![1984 Lately?](../../wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dhs-300x237_w_80_h_80_zc_1_q_100.png)
After Houston Votes Out Red Light Cameras, Homeland Security Installs Hundreds of Surveillance Cameras Downtown
By Andrea Afra
In a despotic act against our citizens who recently voted out red light traffic cameras throughout Houston, the city …
![The Jitney Jinx (from print with follow up)](../../img/JitneyJinx_FPH_8_2010-1-300x181_w_80_h_80_zc_1_q_100.jpg)
by Andrea Afra
Jitneys have been the bane of public transportation companies since their inception nearly a century ago, and an old battle is being rekindled between the modern day versions of both. By historical definition, …
![Poll shows Texans want more sex-ed than “every time you masturbate God kills a kitten”](../../wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/sexedu2_w_80_h_80_zc_1_q_100.jpg)
By Alan Smithee
A new poll released by the Texas Freedom Network finds that 80 percent of the 972 possible voters surveyed want high schools to teach contraception, including birth control and condoms, along with abstinence. …
![Ridin’ Dirty on Houston’s Freeways](../../img/roadrage1-300x225_w_80_h_80_zc_1_q_100.jpg)
By Alan Smithee
The Chron has a story up about an HPD officer who was injured by a flying tire on I-45 South near monroe. The officer was writing a ticket when he was knocked into …
By Alan Smithee
Last week the National PTA released a statement endorsing the Common Core State Standards, which are standards developed by 48 states and the District of Columbia for teaching math and language to students in grades K-12. …
![State Rep. Debbie Riddle says “I Want You…OUT! United States for United Statesians”](../../img/Riddle_Debbie_Profile_Pic_2_w_80_h_80_zc_1_q_100.jpg)
By “Alan Smithee”
It’s been a month since Arizona passed their infamous anti-immigrant bill and almost as soon as it was passed rightwing copycats decided to jump on the band wagon. Two Texas State Representatives, Debbie Riddel …