Topic: University of Houston

'We need to come clean': e-mails could further damage Toyota

Internal e-mails at Toyota suggest a reluctance to address sudden acceleration. The documents come to light at a time when Toyota is trying to rebuild its image.

The Autobiography of an Execution

A death penalty attorney writes with candor about the painful burdens of his job.

‘Tea party’ movement: lessons from earlier uprisings

While movements like the tea party have fervor and anger, historians caution that such groups can quickly lose momentum and influence.

New Economy cities: Houston aims to move beyond the oil age

Houston is banking on its strong ties to the global marketplace and renewable energy to move beyond the oil age.

Eureka! Real science breaks into TV shows

Once ignored or abused to spice up plots, bona fide study now fills prime-time lineups.

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College students adapt to high gas prices

Instead of driving, students opt to walk, ride public transportation, or use Zipcar.

Is the Republican Party in peril?

Conservative thinkers and political historians think the GOP could be at the end of its historic 40-year grasp on power.

Congress rushes to fill oil speculation loophole

Speculation can add $70 to the price of a barrel of oil, critics charge.

Opinion: A legal case against the OPEC cartel

Decades of putting up with OPEC have not reduced oil prices.

Children of polygamous sect to be reunited with parents

Texas Supreme Court's ruling will complicate state's investigation into sexual abuse, experts say.

Are FLDS sect's beliefs sufficient grounds for taking the kids?

Texas Supreme Court is set to weigh in on state's actions toward a polygamous sect.

What is Texas' plan for kids of polygamous sect?

When hearings begin Monday for individual FLDS families, the state's conditions for reunification will get clearer.

Thorny issues in prosecuting polygamist sect

One question is whether Texas will retain custody of 416 children. Experts say criminal charges are likely, too.

In Arizona, a crackdown on smugglers' lairs

Targeting lairs for hiding illegal immigrants, law-enforcement officials claim strides in breaking up human-smuggling rings.

Ron Paul: an absolute faith in free markets and less government

The 10-term congressman from Texas has been a strict constitutionalist since he came into public life some 30 years ago.