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Month: June 2005

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Houston sales tax revenues booming for the month, year

June 10, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Houston Business Journal reports that Houston’s sales tax revenues for May are up 5.8% from one year ago. Furthermore, the city has collected $188.85 million in sales tax allocations so far this year, compared

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Armed robbers hit Galleria-area pharmacy

June 10, 2005 Kevin Whited

Remember that useful report by KPRC-2 that broke down HPD response times by police beat? Here’s a refresher on some key information: The difference [in response times] comes from HPD having to compensate for a

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Does Gayle Fallon care one whit about the students?

June 10, 2005 Anne Linehan

A couple of days ago when Dr. Saavedra proposed offering performance bonuses to teachers at three underachieving HISD high schools, this is how Houston Federation of Teachers president Gayle Fallon responded: “They backed themselves into

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Have the idealists hit their heads on the cave entrance?

June 9, 2005 Kevin Whited

Far from being in the mythical ideal state, the Chronicle editorial page continues to baffle. The same editorial page that likes to lecture Republicans for allegedly abandoning the principle of “local control” on some issues

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HPD: Halliburton protest handled appropriately

June 9, 2005 Anne Linehan

HPD has released its report of how it handled the recent Halliburton protest and, shockingly, the groups who protested don’t agree with the report: Houston police deny mistreating protesters at the annual meeting of Halliburton

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A couple of notes from local blogs

June 9, 2005 Anne Linehan

Tory Gattis tells us that Houston Freeways (the book) is now available online: It’s pretty beefy, so printing it or even just skimming through it online is a a nontrivial undertaking, but even if you

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MetroRail's "stray current" problem

June 9, 2005 Anne Linehan

About a month ago, a Chronicle story told us about a potential MetroRail problem: In a separate problem, Metro engineers say a small amount of “stray current” from the overhead wire that powers the trains

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Dwight Silverman is looking for input

June 8, 2005 Anne Linehan

It’s reader participation time at the TechBlog: I’m headed to Virginia to speak to an American Press Institute seminar for lifestyle and features editors about blogging. I’ll be focusing on the creation & evolution of

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It's not about revenue, it's not about revenue, it's not about revenue…

June 8, 2005 Anne Linehan

In Orange County, CA, a grand jury has been studying the use of red light cameras within the county. What is especially noteworthy are the reasons why some cities have chosen NOT to install the

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Houston Zoo increases admission prices

June 8, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Houston Zoo is raising admission prices, saying that it will allow the zoo to provide a better experience for guests. That may be so, but what’s missing is exactly what will be done to

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