2004 - Page 22 of 50 - blogHOUSTON

HISD is aiming for better science education

November 9, 2004 Anne Linehan

HISD is looking to improve science education at its elementary schools: HISD has a new plan to boost students’ exposure to science here in the Space City. Superintendent Abe Saavedra announced a new plan to

Hoffman's on a roll

November 9, 2004 Kevin Whited

Ken Hoffman’s one of the few reasons to read the local newspaper, and he’s certainly on a roll today as he takes aim at KPRC-2: In case you missed it, Channel 2 anchor Dominique Sachse’s

Neighborhood districts do not enjoy power of eminent domain

November 9, 2004 Kevin Whited

Houston has a growing number of quasi-governmental neighborhood districts, which enjoy limited powers of taxation. However, the state attorney general has ruled that these entities do not enjoy the power of eminent domain: The Upper

CenterPoint Energy's neighborliness, part 2

November 9, 2004 Anne Linehan

It looks like CenterPoint Energy is in a tree-cutting mood again: Sugar Land’s First Colony is trying to save 200 Crape myrtle and Wax myrtle trees, which were planted along the sidewalks of Austin Parkway

A teen summit for tolerance is just what we need

November 9, 2004 Anne Linehan

blogHOUSTON is getting very concerned about the Chronicle‘s editorials. Well, more for the readers who actually read the things. Today’s lecture appears to have been authored by Tolerance.org:

Clemens wins number seven

November 9, 2004 Kevin Whited

Congratulations to Astros pitcher Roger Clemens, who won his seventh Cy Young award today. Let’s hope he comes back to try for number eight next season.

Port of Houston competes with California for Asian trade

November 8, 2004 Kevin Whited

Bill Hensel pens an article for the Chronicle business section on our busy Port of Houston: When Wal-Mart’s enormous distribution center in Chambers County opens next year, it will trigger a substantial increase in shipments

Zero tolerance nightmare

November 8, 2004 Anne Linehan

In Baytown there is a zero tolerance battle brewing over the expulsion of a student for having a fishing knife in his truck: More than a dozen Robert E. Lee High School students, in the

The Dallas Morning News checks in on Hubert Vo

November 8, 2004 Kevin Whited

Bruce Nichols of the Dallas Morning News has penned an interesting article on Hubert Vo. Here’s a teaser: The regulars at Sally Jo’s Old Houston Bar-Be-Que weren’t surprised to see a Vietnamese-American bidding to upset

Metro and Lucas Wall – on the forefront of transportation solutions

November 7, 2004 Anne Linehan

Surely it is unintended humor, but Lucas Wall’s story in today’s Chronicle is pretty funny. You see, Metro has decided to look into starting an “express” bus route from downtown to Bush Intercontinental and Lucas