Results tagged “extrememakeover”

The revamping of the Astros roster is starting to look more and more like an episode of Extreme Makeover. Today, the Astros announced that they've reached an agreement with the Baltimore Orioles for former MVP shortstop Miguel Tejada in exchange for (deep breath): Luke Scott, Matt Albers, Troy Patton, Dennis Sarfate, and Lou Costanzo. Patton, Sarfate, and Albers are all young pitchers with some major league experience; Patton was the Astros' most experienced and highest-rated...

The internet is full of ads for ways to reclaim one's virginity. From creams to prayers to motivational speakers promoting abstinence, the industry of secondary virginity is booming, but no "cure" has reinduced actual physical virginity. Until now, of course. San Antonio surgeon Dr. Troy Hailparn has built up a practice in reconstructive vaginal surgery, the Houston Press reports this week. According to the article she's treated wives who want their husbands to re-deflower them...

HPD is considering a plan to hire out-of-work police officers from other cities to help ease the officer shortage in Houston Andrea Yates, accused of drowning her five children, will be headed back to Houston in the spring under a transfer from state prison to county jail as she awaits a second trial A city panel upheld the dismissals of eight Houston 911 operators who didn't show up for work when they thought Hurricane Rita...