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Horrific Video of Cop Brutality in Houston Beating of 15-Year-Old Released

Don Hazen, AlterNet. February 17, 2011.

The Houston Police Department (HPD) has a serious problem on its hands.

What Houston's Election of a Gay Mayor Tells Us About "Red State" Texas

Amanda Marcotte, Comment Is Free. December 21, 2009.

The election inadvertently revealed the dirty little secret that native (and liberal) Texans like myself have known for a long time: Texas is not a conservative monolith.

Texas Toy Drives Check the Immigration Status of Families Before Handing Out Gifts

Ryan Watkins, ThinkProgress. December 1, 2009.

Several charities in the Houston area are checking the immigration status of needy families before giving out toys this holiday season.

San Francisco Helps Houston Get its Recycling Out of the Garbage

Stephen Elliott, Huffington Post. August 18, 2008.

San Francisco to help "sister-city" Houston, home of Exxon, get its recycling program out of the garbage.