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HPD gets serious…about jaywalking

April 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

MS 13 is running amok in Houston. We’ve got home invasions, carjackings, murders and rapes. So, what’s HPD doing? Cracking down on jaywalkers. Yep. The city’s gotta pay for Prop. 2 somehow. RELATED: HPD’s “productivity

DeLay and supporters take on critics

April 19, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Gebe Martinez reports on a memo initially sent by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R) to supporters and other constituents. The House Majority Leader’s campaign website posts the substance of the memo, Fact

Gibbons Editorial LiveJournal: Guns, guns, oh my!

April 19, 2005 Kevin Whited

James Howard Gibbons has again used valuable space on the Chronicle editorial page as his own personal diary today. Matt Bramanti takes Gibbons to task for some specific references in the Gibbons diary about his

Mmmmmm — free ice cream

April 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Ben & Jerry’s is giving out free ice cream today: Houstonians can enjoy free ice cream all day Tuesday. Ben & Jerry’s is having a free cone day and it’s all for a good cause.

We want Billy Burge as a speaker!

April 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority’s website isn’t terribly exciting or interactive, but I still check it periodically in case something catches my eye. Well, now the Sports Authority has placed a notice about Oliver Luck

Another example of press release journalism?

April 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

Saturday the Chronicle ran a story about a new study out of Stanford that says teachers who come from traditional certification programs are better than teachers who come from untraditional programs. The study focused on

Proposition 2 backers win legal victory

April 18, 2005 Kevin Whited

Backers of Houston’s Proposition 2 initiative to limit municipal revenues won a legal victory today. As reported by the Houston Business Journal‘s Jenna Colley, a U.S. appeals court ruled today that the city of Houston

Dan Patrick resurfaces as Chron "bad guy" (updated 04-19-2005)

April 18, 2005 Kevin Whited

Imagine the excitement that must have gone through the offices at 801 Texas Avenue a few days ago after somebody there received a “tip” about KSEV-700 conservative talker Dan Patrick. That tip apparently suggested that

Traffic-enforcement revenue stream blitz

April 18, 2005 Kevin Whited

Last Thursday, I saw limited HPD manpower being used to ticket motorists driving in midtown from downtown. Over the weekend, I saw two cars being issued what I guessed were traffic citations from speed traps

Regional crime lab law dead; sponsor blames HPD chief

April 17, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Steve McVicker reports that a bill that would have created regional DNA labs to process evidence will not be passed during the legislative session. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Kevin Bailey (D), lays the