February 2005 - Page 12 of 15

Hartnett recommends dismissal of Heflin challenge

February 7, 2005 Kevin Whited

As savvy internet news readers probably know by now, Rep. Will Hartnett (R), who was appointed special master in the election challenge brought by Talmadge Heflin (R) against Hubert Vo (D), has issued his recommendation

Woodlands woman is team mom for son's Army company

February 7, 2005 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 has a very nice story about a Woodlands mom and her support of her son’s Army company: To call Judith Cook’s effort a labor of love is almost an understatement. She has transformed one

Investing in MAP would have cost and safety benefits for Houston

February 7, 2005 Anne Linehan

blogHOUSTON has written more than once that Harris County’s Motorist Assistance Program is the smart, safe, and citizen-friendly alternative to $AFEclear. Recently some $AFEclear proponents have said that MAP is too expensive for the city

The Chron "bad guy" files

February 7, 2005 Kevin Whited

It’s been a while since the Chronicle editorial board took a shot at House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R), but the pent-up frustration finally surfaced in a house editorial today. Here’s the best part of

Is there a $AFEclear memo floating around the Chronicle's building?

February 7, 2005 Anne Linehan

Kevin Whited mentioned Kristen Mack’s column from Friday that focused on State Sen. John Whitmire and his effort to end $AFEClear. The interesting thing about Friday’s Chronicle is the concentrated focus the paper had on

Houston is looking for input on city budget

February 7, 2005 Anne Linehan

Would you like Houston officials to hear some of your thoughts regarding the city’s budget? Here’s your chance: The city will conduct combined public meetings on its FY 2006 Annual Operating Budget, FY 2006-2010 Capital

Houston food and drink roundup (02-06-2005 edition)

February 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

Normally, this little roundup of weekly food and drink columns goes up on Thursday, but Thursday of course was when our hosting service decided to give us all sorts of problems, so here it is

Fund started for wounded HPD officer

February 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11 reports that a local foundation has set up a fund to help HPD officer Ron Pinkerton: Doctors say it may be a year before HPD Officer Ron Pinkerton is well enough to return to

The Chronicle needs an education expert

February 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yesterday’s Chronicle story about parents who are upset that HISD is closing some schools with low-enrollment numbers, and today’s Chronicle editorial applauding HISD superintendent Abe Saavedra’s plan to reduce testing, highlight a big problem with

Chron soccer columnist backs yet another new stadium

February 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

Back in August, the Chronicle reported that the Sports Authority had narrowly averted a downgrade of stadium bonds to junk status because of revenue difficulties. Apparently, those of us at blogHOUSTON missed the subsequent press