Results tagged “nationalcoalition”

You may have heard about the recent rash of executions that have taken place in Texas: Lamont Reese (June 20), Angel Maturino Resendiz (June 27), and Derrick O'Brien (July 11). O'Brien marked the fourteenth execution in Texas so far this year, which is getting near the 2005 grand total of nineteen. Rankings for all states can be found here - Texas is way ahead of the pack at fourteen, where Ohio and South Carolina are... more ›

As the curtain falls tonight on the 2006 Essence Music Festival, marking the end of the event's first year away from New Orleans, organizers expect other cities to start trying to make sure it never goes back. The three-day festival is a potential windfall for convention and tourism bureaus: It draws thousands of visitors and their wallets, and it could help position a city as a minority tourist destination. At least that's what Houston hopes.... more ›

Ask around our great nation, and, in-between the stereotypes about cowboy hats and skies that are not cloudy all day, you may well hear that Houston’s a welcoming city. A city that opened its arms — and its stadium — to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, a good city for business, maybe even a city where the American dream’s going strong. more ›

Houstonist admits it: We haven't always been friendly and compassionate to the people who approach us on the street downtown asking for a couple of dollars for gas/food/a broken fan belt/beer/bus fare/cigarettes/a cheap hotel/a doctor's visit/whatever. So when we read that Houston has been named the seventh-meanest city to the homeless, our first thought was, "Uh-oh." more ›