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Houston Press
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December 20, 2001
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Christmas is just around the corner, and this is our present to you.  I know, it's no X-Box, but we're on a budget.

Hey, if you need plans for the holidays and New Year's Eve, try our Holiday Guide or search our calendar section.  There's something for everyone.
http://www.houstonpress.com/webextra/holidayguide/index.html?src=newsletter 
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/calendar_toc.html?src=newsletter

Oh, and if you too are on a budget, how about some passes to Jamie Foxx's Cold Comedy Tour.  Register to win:
http://www.houstonpress.com/giveaways/jamiefoxx/?src=newsletter 

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NEWS
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/news_toc.html?src=newsletter 
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Out of Control
The City of Houston requires developers in the floodplain to elevate and mitigate -- build houses on higher ground and dig detention ponds for runoff. Except, not always.
By Brian Wallstin
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/feature.html/1/index.html

All That Glitters...
Prison's in the past. Joe Champion's chasing after alchemy again.
By Brian Wallstin
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/news.html/1/index.html

Unfunding a Mandate
By falling behind in reports on educating kids, Harris County may lose hundreds of thousands in state grants. Or more.
By Margaret Downing
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/downing.html/1/index.html

All I Want for Christmas Is...
Some pols count blessings; others keep on running
By Tim Fleck
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/insider.html/1/index.html

Before the Fall
The Chron plays catch-up on the biggest local business story of the year
By Richard Connelly
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/hostage.html/1/index.html

Gang Way
Plus: Sheet Fire, Post Waste, Be a Music Booster
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/letters.html/1/index.html

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CALENDAR
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/calendar_toc.html?src=newsletter 
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The Un-Church
Finally, a church for non-believers
By Dylan Otto Krider
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/calendar.html/1/index.html

The Truth Is Out There...
A rogue mascot reveals secrets of the trade
By Dylan Otto Krider
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/calendar2.html/1/index.html

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DINING
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/dining_toc.html?src=newsletter 
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Gen Xmas
What's a lonely Jew to do on Christmas? Nosh on kosher vegetarian Indian food at Udupi Cafe.
By Robb Walsh
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/cafe.html/1/index.html

Deli-Gate
Katz's never closes -- except perhaps in the face of a father-son lawsuit
By George Alexander
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/dish.html/1/index.html

Who Stollen Christmas?
Joe Mannke gives us the dish on German food
By Robb Walsh
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/toque.html/1/index.html

More Than a Mere Schmear
Hot Bagels & Delicatessen
By Paul Galvani
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/plate.html/1/index.html

Warm the Soul
The Lancaster's Irish Coffee
By George Alexander
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/stirred.html/1/index.html

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MUSIC
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/music_toc.html?src=newsletter 
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Hip-hop Harvest
Beat Farm Records won't be bound by a clique, so now it's got a tough row to hoe
By Craig D. Lindsey
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/music.html/1/index.html

Small World
Radio Disney provides a safe haven for little ears, and guilty pleasures for the rest of us
By Jimmy Magahern
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/music2.html/1/index.html

Fallout From This Year's Houston Press Holiday Party
John Lomax leaves the paper to pursue singing career after surprise debut

http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/music3.html/1/index.html

Bah, Humbug!
The glut of holiday CDs kills the Christmas spirit
By John Nova Lomax
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/racket.html/1/index.html

The Langley Schools Music Project
Innocence and Despair (Bar None)
By Jennifer Mathieu
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/rotation.html/1/index.html

Vanessa Handrick
A Letter Home to You (Self-released)
By Bob Ruggiero
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/localrotation.html/1/index.html

Lil' O
Saturday, December 22
By Craig D. Lindsey
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/playbill.html/1/index.html

Monte Montgomery
Saturday, December 22
By Eric A.T. Dieckman
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/playbill2.html/1/index.html

Ted Roddy's Tribute to the King
Sunday, December 23
By Bob Ruggiero
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/playbill3.html/1/index.html

The Scabs with Soul Hat
Wednesday and Thursday, December 26 and 27
By Greg Barr
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/minibill.html/1/index.html

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FILM
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/film_toc.html?src=newsletter 
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In the Baggins
We're off to see the wonderful wizards of The Lord of the Rings
By Gregory Weinkauf
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/film.html/1/index.html

Capra Corn
The Majestic has the sap but not the magic of the master
By Andy Klein
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/film2.html/1/index.html

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CULTURE
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/culture_toc.html?src=newsletter 
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Talkin' Tolkien
Who has the right to write about the lord of the Ring's fictional tongues?
By Robert Wilonsky
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/stuff.html/1/index.html

No Miracle on Main Street
The Ensemble's Black Nativity is more prissy than powerful
By Lee Williams
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/theater.html/1/index.html

Repro Man
Darryl Lauster's resin antiques replicas take the art-versus-craft debate to a new level
By Kelly Klaasmeyer
http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/2001-12-20/art.html/1/index.html

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