Houston elects its first openly gay Mayor, Annise Parker

Despite being subject to many homophobic attacks during the campaign,  Lesbian candidate Annise Parker has been elected Houston's Mayor.   Conservative Steven Hotze had sent out mass emails and fliers...

Emails and fliers deemed homophobic in Houston race

The race for Houston Mayor has led to a slew of emails and fliers being sent out by the camp opposing lesbian candidate Annise Parker which are deemed homophobic by Parker's backers.   The fliers depict the threat to traditional marriage as "evil",  and emails...

Huffington Post charges gay baiting, bigotry in Houston election

A Mayoral election in Houston,  Texas,  has the Huffington Post charging bigotry and gay baiting.     Lesbian candidate Anisse Parker is being opposed by community members who find her affiliation with the "gay and lesbian caucus"  a strike...

Greg Oden Injury Video: Blazer to miss the rest of the season

Greg Oden fractured his left kneecap in a game against the Houston Rockets and will miss the rest of the season.  With 7:49 remaining in the first quarter, Oden went to block a shot by Aaron Brooks but the two...

Houston, Texas Gets Earliest Ever Rare Snow Fall

It's not often Texans wake up to a blanket of white snow, but late Thursday night a rare snowfall took place ranking in as the earliest snowfall on record in the area. Typically it only snows once every four years...

Gay teen in Texas beaten with metal pipe

A 16 year old gay male Houston student says he was chased down and beaten with a metal pipe after a school bus driver and 2 principals ignored his requests for help and protection.   See the video here.Further News coverage by Houston Channel 2 here. "Jayron Martin, a...

Ministers say they will campaign against lesbian candidate

Ministers in Houston,  Texas  say they are alarmed at gay take-over of City Hall  A woman running for Mayor in a Houston , TX has aroused the ire of a group of Christian ministers there.  The Houston Chronicle has reported that Annise Parker's run for...

"Homosexuality is not God's best" according to Pastor Joel Osteen

Homosexuality is not God's best according to megachurch televangelist pastor Joel Osteen. Osteen, pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, made this statement during an appearance on The View earlier this month when...

Suicide: Desensitization and the "Doctrine of Can't"

            For the fourth time in a little more than four months a student attending California's Palo Alto High School has committed suicide. The most recent occurrence was carried out by jumping in front of...

More than 80 percent believe Pak army behind 911 attacks

A poll shows more than 80 percent people believe Pakistan army was involved in the 911 terror attacks." The local public telvision Channel 13 in Houston interveiwed the A.F.B. leaders who said the reason they say...

More protests against dirty dictator

A dictator facing trial for killing of a prominent Baluch statesman will face the heat of protests in Houston." Aziz Narejo, a former president of the largest Sindhi organization, Sindhi Association of North America, said he will protest jointly with the Baluch. "This is...

Sentinel-3 ESA’s Next Generation Satellite Scheduled to Launch in

Sentinel-3 satellite which is scheduled to launch in 2013 is the third in a series of five space missions European Space Agency (ESA) is developing for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative. The missions main objective is to determine the...

Lockdown at a Houston Texas High School After Shooting

North Forest High School is located in the northeastern section of Houston, Texas. In a developing news story, it is the scene of a lockdown after an individual accompanied by three other individuals randomly fired an AK 47 in the air in the school. There were people who...

Tourists in Space? Boeing Proposes Private-Sector Space Taxis

Boeing has plans to start commercial space taxis to transport astronauts and and maybe even tourists to outer space, cbc reports.The company has submitted a proposal to NASA for private-sector space taxis. NASA will sign agreements with a one or more companies in November. ...

Dunta Robinson Shoes: CB Fined For Writing "Pay Me" On His Shoes

Houston Texans cornerback Dunta Robinson was fined by his team for making his contract dispute with GM Rick Smith his team public by writing a message on his shoes. Robinson played the Texans season opener with...

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