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  The Passion of Victoria Osteen

  A flight attendant went after the Osteens in court, bringing on trials and tribulation for one and all

  By Richard Connelly

  Thursday, August 28

  Every little Catholic boy and girl knows about the Stations of the Cross. (Maybe other religions, too; we can't speak for them). For one... More >>
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  Gone to Hell: Mental Illness and Harris County Jail

  Even though Alexander Hatcher is bipolar and schizophrenic, he wasn't given his meds for his first three months in jail. He got in fights with the guards. Now he's sentenced to prison for a long, long time.

  By Paul Knight

  Thursday, August 21

  On December 19, 2006, Alexander Hatcher received about $15,000 in disability payments from Social Security. Diagnosed as bipolar and... More >>
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  Houston Turns Back to Tap Water

  That stuff flowing from the faucet is safe, cheap and environmental

  By Chris Vogel and Lee Klein

  Thursday, August 14

  Erica Campbell doesn't want to die from drinking tap water. She doesn't trust Houston's public water system, and as a homeopathic doctor, she... More >>
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  No Honest Players Among Human Smugglers

  Illegal immigrants are subject to pain and death at the hands of their "rescuers" if they don't pay up in full

  By Chris Vogel

  Thursday, August 07

  Bound and gagged, Elmer Nuñez-­Rodriguez watched helplessly as a stocky, dark-haired man charged toward him with a phone in one hand... More >>
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  Texas Woman Fights Abuse at the State's Schools for the Mentally Retarded

  Her son was beaten up by an angry caregiver at Denton State School

  By Jesse Hyde

  Thursday, July 31

  Farhat Chishty pushes her son's wheelchair into the shade of an oak tree and sits down with a sigh. It's a calm spring morning at Denton State... More >>