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Texas teen on trial for terribly offensive joke: Justin Carter's story Texas teen on trial for terribly offensive joke: Justin Carter's story By Allegra Fradkin

7.2.13  |  1:31 pm

Austin teenager Justin Carter is on trial for mouthing off online in an extremely insensitive way. The question is: Was ...

Free Guns Program

It's free shotguns for everyone in Oak Forest: Arming a neighborhood It's free shotguns for everyone in Oak Forest: Arming a neighborhood By Julia Davila

6.14.13  |  10:49 am

The northwest Houston community of Oak Forest is the first in the country to be a part of a controversial ...

Capitol Cocktail Hour

Legislature aims to make Texas the gun-friendliest state in America Legislature aims to make Texas the gun-friendliest state in America By Katie Friel

5.12.13  |  2:21 pm

Members of the Texas House came in to work last week with guns blazing, passing one of the most controversial ...

Buzzfeed and the difference between Google and Facebook Buzzfeed and the difference between Google and Facebook By Caitlin M. Ryan

3.14.13  |  9:15 am

Buzzfeed is a site mostly known for its comical content and clever listicles, but its success is no laughing matter ...

Beyond the Boxscore

Beren Academy's still all heart: Amazing 4 overtime loss shows hate cannot win ... Beren Academy's still all heart: Amazing 4 overtime loss shows hate cannot win in the end By Chris Baldwin

3.2.13  |  5:56 am

When Yoni Schiff hits The Shot — a  rushed prayer "halfway between center court and the 3-point line" as senior guard ...

Shelby's Social Diary

A visit to heaven & other stories of inspiration highlight Arrow Child & Family Ministries fundraiser A visit to heaven & other stories of inspiration highlight Arrow Child & Family Ministries fundraiser By Shelby Hodge

2.16.13  |  2:30 pm

Thirteen-year-old Colton Burpo held the 500 guests at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in rapt attention as he explained his visit ...

Katy to fight, H-Town to eat

CNN gun battler Piers Morgan praises a Houston restaurant for having the best food ... CNN gun battler Piers Morgan praises a Houston restaurant for having the best food in America By Tyler Rudick

2.5.13  |  2:06 pm

CNN host Piers Morgan brought the gun-violence debate to a Katy shooting range on Monday for a series of heated ...

Sundance Film Festival 2013

Cold temperatures, hot films & Robert Redford kick off a sunnier Sundance Film Festival Cold temperatures, hot films & Robert Redford kick off a sunnier Sundance Film Festival By Jane Howze

1.17.13  |  9:56 pm

PARK CITY, Utah — The Sundance Film Festival—the granddaddy of all film festivals—kicked off its annual 10-day run Thursday ...

Fighting the NRA with cash

Houston mega donor gives $1 million to Gabrielle Giffords' new gun control organization Houston mega donor gives $1 million to Gabrielle Giffords' new gun control organization By Whitney Radley

1.10.13  |  12:44 pm

If the National Rifle Association is going to flex its muscle during election season, then there ought to be another ...

Passing On Knowledge & Bad Acting

Houston's once-mocked mass shooting defense video adopted by other states: A grant well ... Houston's once-mocked mass shooting defense video adopted by other states: A grant well spent? By Whitney Radley

1.6.13  |  4:48 pm

In the wake of the movie theater shootings in Aurora, Colo., the City of Houston released a garish-bordering-on-comical PSA video ...