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Index: Houston News

Corporate Upper Class

Civil & Human Rights

Education & Affordable Housing

Environment & Pollution

Everyday Life & Health

Mass Transit & Energy Use

Social Movements & Civic Participation

Working Poor & Life Chances

Empire & Regional Conflicts

Corporate Upper Class

Texas Businesses Tilt Toward Illegal Immigrants (Florian Martin; June 22, 2007)

Bankruptcies Hit 20-Year Low Under Law Sponsored by Creditors (Diaka Camara; Oct. 3, 2006)

Insurance Companies Register Record Profits 10 Years After Tort Reform (Jared Barnes; Oct. 2, 2006)

Big Oil Looking for a Government Handout (Matt Dougherty; April 18, 2006)

Corporate Welfare Alive and Well in Baytown? (Luciana A. Rodriguez; Feb. 28, 2006)

Media Turns a Blind Eye to Texas Public Utility Commission (Ben Hill; Nov. 26, 2005)

Hotels Reap Rewards From New Sports Facilities (Matt Piccirillo; Nov. 25, 2005)

The Power of Houston (Ben Hill; Oct. 26, 2005)

Property Tax Relief Bill to be Decided in November (Scott Shaffer; July 19, 2005)

CenterPoint Awarded Largest Stranded Costs Settlement in U.S. History (Jimmy Myatt; Dec. 9, 2004)

For Sale: Texas GenCo (Jimmy Myatt; July 22, 2004)

CenterPoint Hearings Raise Questions (Jimmy Myatt; July 21, 2004)

CenterPoint Asking for $1,400 per Family in Electricity Bill Hike (Jimmy Myatt; July 16, 2004)

Laws Stacked in Bill Collectors’ Favor (Matt Dulin; April 8, 2004)

Consumers Find They are Under the Thumbs of Big Insurance (Shashank Karam; April 7, 2004)

Worker Death Toll Mounts at Houston Petrochemical Plants (Beth Gullett; Nov. 6, 2003)

Civil & Human Rights

Audit shows CPS isn’t closing cases (Sasha Perez; HOUSTON; WiN; Aug. 6, 2008)

Racial Discrimination Still Alive, But Protections in Place (Laura Lozano; May 3, 2006)

UN Gets Involved in Arab National Institutions on Human Rights (Rami Eljundi; March 28, 2006)

Age Discrimination Cases on the Rise (Elideth Parra; March 1, 2006)

Black Vote Leads to the Passage of Proposition 2 (Scott Shaffer; Dec. 1, 2005)

Reasons Vary for Harris County’s High Conviction Rate (Matt Cooper; Nov. 11, 2005)

Public and Private Information Up for Grabs Online (Curtis Delaney; Oct. 10, 2005)

Racial Profiling in Houston Hasn’t Declined (Alejandra Rodriguez; April 6, 2004)

Foreign Nationals Worry About Student Visas (Carolina Amengual; Dec. 7, 2001)

Should Ex-Cons Vote? (Tamara Moreland; Oct. 22, 2001)

Education & Affordable Housing

HISD Teachers Pay Tied to Secret Proprietary Formula (Julio Castrellon; HOUSTON; WiN; Nov. 9, 2009)

HISD Now Serving Low Calorie, Made-From-Scratch Meals (Fabian Munoz; HOUSTON; WiN; Nov. 9, 2009)

Affordable Housing (Allison Parrot; HOUSTON; WiN; Oct. 12, 2009)

Spanglish Helps Bridge Cultural and Generational Gaps (Elideth Parra; HOUSTON; WiN; April 28, 2006)

Legislators Attempting to Open Educational Doors for Undocumented US Residents (Melissa Correa; April 22, 2006)

Home Schooling in Houston (Jessica Robertson; Nov. 28, 2005)

Media Turns a Blind Eye to Texas Public Utility Commission (Ben Hill; Nov. 26, 2005)

“Nation’s Report Card” Scores Suspect (Scott Shaffer; Nov. 1, 2005)

Public Education Teeters on Splintered Legislature (Scott Shaffer; Oct. 7, 2005)

Texas School Finance Reform–A Media Critique (Jessica Robertson; Oct. 6, 2005)

Philosophical Divide Threatens Future of Texas School Children (Scott Shaffer; Sept. 29, 2005)

Public Invited to Debate on Education Finance Reform (Scott Shaffer; Aug. 2, 2005)

School Finance Reform Bills Dead for Now (Scott Shaffer; July 20, 2005)

School Finance Tops Dewhurst’s List of Priorities (Scott Shaffer; July 15, 2005)

Experts Disagree on Hispanic Dropout Rates (Maria Alanis; April 22, 2004)

Teachers in Short Supply (Maria Alanis; April 22, 2004)

Educators Attempt To Fight Bullying In Schools (Rajul Khemsara; April 21, 2004)

Major Win for Tuition Remission at UH (Alejandra Rodriguez; April 6, 2004)

Inaccurate Dropout Reports Hide Problem Among Hispanics (Andrea Sutton; March 10, 2004)

Top University Administrators: Too Well Paid? (Jimmy Myatt; Feb. 12, 2004)

Crime Fails to Leave as New Residents Move-in to Houston’s Third Ward (Mayra Nota-Kennedy; Dec. 2, 2003)

New Face for the Fourth Ward: Community Developers Work to Improve Neighborhood (Melanie Earles; Nov. 25, 2003)

Rehabbing Robin Hood (Shiley Carter; Nov. 20, 2003)

UH School of Communication May Be Left Behind (Brian Balboa; Nov. 25, 2002)

Progress Comes with a Price in Fairfield (Tera Waldroup; Feb. 19, 2002)

Boney Attempts to Find Place for Low Income Families in Fourth Ward (S.J. Schmidt; Nov. 22, 2001)

Destruction of Low-Income Housing Displaces Residents (Adriana Perez; Nov. 12, 2001)

Stealing the Fourth Ward (S.J. Schmidt; Nov. 1, 2001)

An Education on the Texas School Finance System (Hakimeh Saghaye-Biria; April 22, 2001)

Robin Hood is Working (Hakimeh Saghaye-Biria; April 22, 2001)

Objective State-Wide Testing: Lots of Criticism, Different Remedies (Hakimeh Saghaye-Biria; Feb. 2, 2001)

Environment & Pollution

Preliminary Evidence Suggests the Danger of Plastics (Crystal Anthony; April 17, 2006)

Chemical Plants Still Don’t Meet Clean Air Act Standards, 36 Years Later (Luciana A. Rodriguez; March 30, 2006)

Recycling Not a Priority in Houston (Jenny Yau; Nov. 26, 2005)

Change in Environmental Laws Could Have an Adverse Effect on Houston Air (Jenny Yau; Nov. 24, 2005)

Animal Groups Believe Spay and Neuter is the Answer for City’s Euthanization Problem (Matt Piccirillo; Nov. 10, 2005)

Contaminated Fish Roam the Houston Ship Channel (Shashank Karam; May 4, 2004)

Hapless: The Wasted Lives of Houston Animals (Michol Rantschler; April 22, 2004)

Houston Air Quality: More Plans, Improvements Disputed (Rachel Boles; April 3, 2004)

KFC Demonstration (Jenny Garcia; March 10, 2004)

Clean Air? Not Yet – But Awareness Being Raised by New Program (Joel Howard; Nov. 25, 2003)

Fashion Victims (Michol Rantschler; Nov. 25, 2003)

Elephant Rap (Michol Rantschler; Oct. 22, 2003)

EPA Names Houston Dirtiest City (Heather Nicholson; Feb. 7, 2002)

Studies Suggest Health Dangers Float Through the Air and Water in Southeast Houston (Heather Nicholson; Nov. 23, 2001)

Everyday Life & Health

Medication Mistakes Causing 1.7 Million Deaths & Injuries, Hospitals Fighting Back (Jared Barnes; HOUSTON; WiN; Oct. 29, 2009)

FDA Increases Regulations (Crystal Simmons; HOUSTON; WiN; Oct. 6, 2009)

Spanglish Helps Bridge Cultural and Generational Gaps (Elideth Parra; HOUSTON; WiN; April 28, 2006)

Preliminary Evidence Suggests the Danger of Plastics (Crystal Anthony; April 17, 2006)

Psychoanalysis of President George W. Bush – by Dr. Justin Frank (Fred Schiff; HOUSTON; WiN; April 7, 2006)

Technological Advances Changing Houston Music Scene (Matt Piccirillo; Oct. 18, 2005)

“Justice Sunday” Finds No Audience in Houston (Scott Shaffer; April 28, 2005)

Houston and Surrounding Communities Failing to Fill Police Ranks (Melissa Correa; March 2, 2005)

The End of the Road (Luciano Battistini; Jan. 7, 2005)

Tale of a “Mega Church” (Matt Scheffer; April 15, 2004)

Iraqi Complications (Nicholas Low; April 6, 2004)

Obesity Continues to be a National Problem (Brent Jones; April 6, 2004)

Passionate Promotion (Nathan Nix; March 8, 2004)

Fencing Festivals (Dave Cohen; Dec. 2, 2002)

Family Violence High Despite Recent Drop (Melissa Kummer; Dec. 6, 2001)

Knee Injuries are More Common for Female Basketball Players (Crystal Doucette; Nov. 8, 2001)

Mass Transit & Energy Use

Big Oil Looking for a Government Handout (Matt Dougherty; April 18, 2006)

Media Turns a Blind Eye to Texas Public Utility Commission (Ben Hill; Nov. 26, 2005)

DeLaying Light Rail (Keenan Singleton; April 14, 2004)

Hybrid Cars Are Gaining In Popularity (Keenan Singleton; March 14, 2004)

Light Rail Faces Opposition in Houston (Ryan Kuhlman; Nov. 25, 2003)

Light Rail Promotes Olympics, Hurts Business (Leslie Locke; Dec. 6, 2001)

Houston Voters Approve First Metro Rail Line (Georgianna Dobson; Nov. 21, 2001)

Oppostion Again Seeking to De-Rail Transit in Houston (Leslie Locke; Oct. 16, 2001)

Anti-Rail Forces Try Again to Kill Rail Transit (Brian Ellis; Oct. 4, 2001)

Social Movements & Civic Participation

Chavez Accepts Defeat as the Price of Democracy (Fred Schiff; Dec. 10, 2007)

“The War On Drugs” Goes On…And On…And On…. (Melissa Correa; April 29, 2006)

Opinions Vary on VA Funding (Luciana A. Rodriguez; April 27, 2006)

Voting Rights Act Expires in 2007, Latinos Widely Underrepresented (Laura Lozano; April 2, 2006)

Journalists and Attorneys Debate Shield Law (Scott Shaffer; Nov. 27, 2005)

Watching NBC-Channel 2 Induces Questions on the State of the Local Media (Jenny Yau; Nov. 22, 2005)

A Look at the Coverage of CBS-Channel 11 KHOU (Curtis Delaney; Nov. 9, 2005)

Fairness not a Factor for O’Reilly (Matt Cooper; Oct. 27, 2005)

Texas Senate Passes Bill to Protect Homeowners (Scott Shaffer; July 14, 2005)

Texas House Aims to Protect Homeowners (Scott Shaffer; July 13, 2005)

Galveston Gets Kinky (Scott Shaffer; June 6, 2005)

A Week with ABC-Channel 13 KTRK (P.J. Weedis; April 21, 2005)

Working Poor & Life Chances

With More Hispanics in Houston, Illiteracy Rates Stay High (Sasha Schwendenwein; HOUSTON; WiN; Nov. 9, 2009)

Texas Businesses Tilt Toward Illegal Immigrants (Florian Martin; June 22, 2007)

Illegal Aliens Benefit Business (Laura Lozano; HOUSTON; WiN; May 1, 2006)

Hurricane Katrina Victims may Feel Financial Effects for Years to Come (Jessica Robertson; Dec. 5, 2005)

Living in a Classless Society (Matt Cooper; Nov. 20, 2005)

Critics Worry that CAFTA will Follow the Footsteps of NAFTA (Jessica Robertson; Nov. 4, 2005)

A Day in the Life of an Illegal Immigrant (Matt Dougherty; Oct. 6, 2005)

Labor Ready’s Ethics Questioned By Many (Bernardo Fallas; April 20, 2004)

Residents Claim Third Ward Not For Sale (Sheretta Edwards; April 15, 2004)

Immigrants Face Difficult Conditions (Maria Alanis; Jan. 20, 2004)

Wal-Mart Employees Attempting to Unionize (Elisar Saleeba; Nov. 19, 2003)

Working Poor Find Relief Thanks to CHIP (Audrey Akins; Jan. 22, 2002)

Land of the Free, Home of the Working Poor (Audrey Akins; Jan. 10, 2002)

Housing the Working Poor (Sonia Chavez; Nov. 27, 2001)

Empire & Regional Conflicts

Illegal Aliens Benefit Business (Laura Lozano; HOUSTON; WiN; May 1, 2006)

“The War On Drugs” Goes On…And On…And On…. (Melissa Correa; April 29, 2006)

An Interview with Clovis Maksoud (Rami Eljundi; April 13, 2006)