Month: November 2004

Mayor White and Chief Hurtt defend the decision to spend $5 million on Taser equipment (despite the city’s failure to address HPD’s manpower shortages) because they contend it will save lives. Meanwhile, our friends at

Two weeks ago, City Council shelved a decision to pay $5 million for Taser equipment. KHOU-11 reports that City Council approved the purchase today. It’s good to know that city has $5 million to throw

All three propositions on municipal ballots passed yesterday. Proposition 1 garnered more votes than Proposition 2, which almost certainly means that it will take precedence once possible legal challenges are done. Our friend David Benzion