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Banned Books at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
No logic needed
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Movie Pirates
That couple in the back row — they're making out big time, but not in the way you think
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Former Death-Row Inmate Sent Back to Prison
Martin Draughon returns to the clink after becoming a test case for alleged flaws in GPS monitoring devices
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Breakfast Enchiladas at Mi Sombrero
At this old-fashioned Tex-Mex joint on North Shepherd, the huevos are served all day on weekends
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The Judy's Come Back
Just in time for SXSW, the Pearland New Wavers brush off the mothballs
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A Prison Cover-up During Hurricane Rita (28)
For days after the storm, inmates in Beaumont lived without A/C, electricity or hot meals. Press releases kept saying everything inside was fine. Guards and prisoners agree — that was nothing but B.S.
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Barack Obama and Me (263)
It was the year 2000 and I was a young hungry reporter in Chicago covering a young hungry state legislator
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Are You Hot Enough for Citizen Lounge? (12)
All This Useless Beauty
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What's the Problem Houston? (6)
The city's skuzzy alt-rock scene thinks it is dying
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Who's On Deck for the Houston Astros in 2008? (6)
The Astros' post-Biggio era begins with a lot of unanswered questions, but the biggest one of all is: Just how bad are things going to get?
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Breakfast Enchiladas at Mi Sombrero
At this old-fashioned Tex-Mex joint on North Shepherd, the huevos are served all day on weekends
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Great Gado Gado at Noodle House 88
A nondescript noodle shop on Bellaire is serving some of the best Indonesian food in the U.S.A.
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La Nouvelle Recession Cuisine at Au Petit Paris
Your dollar buys a little less at this new French restaurant on Colquitt
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Crawfish Cravings at Swampy's Cajun Shack
Cheap mudbugs and cold beer are the main attractions at this laid-back Katy Cajun restaurant
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Tiny Boxwood's Cafe, Voice at Hotel Icon and Cafe Zol
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Over the Weekend: Main Street, Astros, Beyonce and Jay-Z
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Muxtape Monday: African Diaspora
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Aeros Win Two of Three and Make the Playoffs
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Travis Named Tasty Street by Good Magazine
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Recent Articles By Dennis Abrams
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Location Be Damned
Michaeline's on West Alabama
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Raising the Bar Too High
Pâtisserie Descours sets itself up for failure with its lofty ambitions
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The European Experience, Via Katy
At Barcelona, the mood and the menu say Spain. The parking lot says suburban mall.
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Falling For It
The name inspires groans, but the delicious Humpty Dumpling is sitting pretty
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Name Above the Title
In his new digs, Angelika Cafe's Zumm Escudier exudes star power
National Features
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Miami New Times
The Murder of Master Do
In a city plagued by killings, the most perplexing death is that of a killer.
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SF Weekly
Pitching "Woo-Woo"
He'll find you a parking space and even watch your car--if the meter maids let him.
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Nashville Scene
Spank the Honkey
The victim of a racial slur exacts a special kind of retribution.
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Broward-Palm Beach New Times
Spring Break is Still Awesome
Try as it might, Ft. Lauderdale still can't shake America's die-hard partiers.
By Michael J. Mooney
The Price of Perfection
Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland
By Dennis Abrams
Published: November 9, 2000-
Anthony Butkovich
In a world fraught with ambiguity and doubt, one thing can be stated with absolute certainty: Teuscher champagne truffles are the finest chocolates on the planet. A buttercream core flavored with Dom Pérignon champagne is surrounded by a layer of exceptionally flavorful dark chocolate whipped with cream and butter; the whole is then covered with a layer of rich, luscious milk chocolate, and dusted with powdered sugar. Place a whole truffle in your mouth at once and let it melt slowly on the tongue into a glorious chocolate nirvana. Sure, they're a bit pricey at $50 a pound at Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland [5085 Westheimer in the Galleria, (713)961-4032]. But hey, can you really put a price on perfection?
