March 2005 - Page 4 of 16

Smoking ban fever is spreading

March 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Kemah is considering a smoking ban similar to the one Houston recently passed: Mayor William King will present the ordinance to ban smoking in certain public places to the City Council Thursday. The proposed ban

Houston's lobbying team isn't wowing Austin

March 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Kristen Mack has a story today about the efforts of Houston’s lobbying team: With the session half over and the bill-filing deadline long passed, White and his new in-house lobby team are struggling to get

Houston gets nearly $3 million to ease traffic congestion

March 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Mayor Bill White and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay have secured almost $3 million for “traffic management projects” in Houston: Nearly $3 million is headed this way for traffic management projects on US 59 and

Houston utilities in the news

March 24, 2005 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11 ran a couple of interesting stories involving Houston utilities this week. Wendell Edwards reported yesterday that Reliant Energy would be turning off approximately 100 streetlights in the Mission Bend area over a billing dispute.

What's a few billion here and there?

March 24, 2005 Kevin Whited

Today, the Chronicle posted the following lengthy correction to an editorial that appeared in yesterday’s newspaper: An editorial on Page B10 of Wednesday’s City & State section said the state budget approved by the Texas

Better late than never?

March 24, 2005 Kevin Whited

On March 21, the Chronicle‘s Mike Glenn reported that HPD is considering the use of reserve officers. That same day, we commented that the move was, at best, an inadequate solution to HPD’s manpower shortage.

Trying to figure out what White and Hurtt are really upset about

March 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

Mayor White and Chief Hurtt are upset that a federal drug enforcement program might see some cuts in funding: Houston Mayor Bill White and Police Chief Harold Hurtt have vowed to fight President Bush’s proposal

Did Cragg Hines buy into a fake memo?

March 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

A couple of days ago, ABC News said it had obtained a memo of GOP talking points on Terri Schiavo. The memo explained the political benefits the Schiavo legislation would have for Republicans. Of course,

The end of the downtown trolleys, Lucas Wall-style

March 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

Today, Lucas Wall tackles the subject of Metro cutting downtown trolley service and some “low-performing” bus routes, and the result is (unintentionally) humorous. Just remember, these Metro officials are highly paid professionals who REALLY know

A LiveJournal entry in an ideal state?

March 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

It’s understandable that a New York newspaper might post a note on the passing of Bobby Short on its editorial page. It’s less clear why the interim editorial page editor of the Houston Chronicle felt