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Saavedra approved as HISD superintendent

December 10, 2004 Anne Linehan

It’s a done deal. Abe Saavedra is officially HISD’s new superintendent and, and boy does he have the contract to prove it: Abelardo “Abe” Saavedra was named Houston’s first Hispanic superintendent Thursday when HISD trustees

Saavedra's "minuscule" problem in Corpus Christi

December 10, 2004 Anne Linehan

HISD’s new superintendent does have a blemish on his previous Corpus Christi superintendent record, but Houston’s one major daily paper has not provided readers with much information on it. Considering the powerful and important position

Informative Chronicle corrections

December 9, 2004 Anne Linehan

An interesting correction appeared in the Chronicle yesterday: Kay Stripling, former HISD superintendent, made $200,000 as interim superintendent and $250,000 when she became superintendent. Abe Saavedra, the interim superintendent, makes $212,000 and, according to his

Planned River Oaks high rise irks some residents

December 9, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Brazosport News is up and running again after proprietor “Banjo Jones” left the Lone Star State for a time. Today, the News reports that some River Oaks residents are none too pleased about a

Food and drink roundup (12-09-2004 edition)

December 9, 2004 Kevin Whited

Houston’s food and drink writers seem to have had an off week this time around. Alison Cook heads out of town again, this time “just northwest of Sealy,” to review Carol’s at Cat Spring. It

'Tis the season for major road construction

December 9, 2004 Anne Linehan

This looks like lots of fun for commuters: A construction project will once again close a section of the West Loop, beginning Wednesday at 9 p.m. The West Loop southbound ramp to the Katy Freeway

KTRK picks up sleeping Metro cop story

December 8, 2004 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13’s Miya Shay reports tonight on a photo of a sleeping Metro police officer that was featured on Dan Patrick’s Lone Star Times a few days ago. It’s an interesting case of citizen activism and

Chron columnist wants vasectomies for 12-year-old boys

December 8, 2004 Anne Linehan

Today, the Chronicle‘s sanctimonious Rick Casey has a particularly nasty and compassionless column about Calvin Murphy: Now I should feel sympathy for Murphy, that his reputation is forever tarnished by the worst sort of false

Lee Brown: the legacy continues to grow

December 8, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Mike Snyder reports the following bad news about a Houston “affordable housing” program: City officials are struggling to limit financial losses and protect tenants’ rent restrictions after the top recipient of the city’s

NASA and Rep. DeLay

December 7, 2004 Anne Linehan

Over at Houston’s Clear Thinkers, Tom Kirkendall notes a Washington Post story from yesterday about Rep. Tom DeLay and his impact on NASA’s budget: NASA was identified as a major sticking point when Senate and