June 2005 - Page 7 of 18

In harm’s way: A response nixed by the Chronicle

June 20, 2005 Editor

The following article, written by Haynes and Boone LLP attorneys James D. Braddock and Michael J. Mazzone, was submitted to the Houston Chronicle in response to the January series “In Harm’s Way.” Braddock and Mazzone

Will the Chronicle hold METRO to the same standard as TXDOT?

June 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorial board today urges TXDOT to release documents various media outlets have requested under freedom of information laws: The Houston Chronicle filed a freedom of information request with the Texas Department of Transportation

Letters editor joins the Editorial LiveJournal act

June 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

We’ve commented previously (and too frequently) on the Editorial LiveJournal escapades of the Chronicle editorial board’s resident Platonist, James Howard Gibbons. Today, letters editor Judy Minshew gets in on the act with a rambling “Sounding

Quan will not challenge Lampson

June 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

Councilmember Gordon Quan has decided not to run against Nick Lampson in the Democratic primary for the right to challenge Republican Tom DeLay in the 22nd Congressional district. KTRK-13 and KHOU-11 have posted briefs on

Harris County's stealth toll road plan — the vote is tomorrow!

June 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

Sneakiness in government aggravates me to no end. For example, releasing a long-term plan on a Friday and voting on the plan less than a week later. Oh, and not posting the plan online (update:

Mayor White's Houston infrastructure plan

June 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 has a story up about Mayor White’s five-year plan for Houston’s infrastructure: It is not about the everyday expenses the city pays out, but instead what the city calls its big-ticket items. It takes

Why the city should not be in the loan business

June 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yes, this is one problem Mayor White inherited, but it still illustrates why Houston should not be in the loan business: City officials are hoping to work out a new financial agreement with the owners

Food and drink roundup (06-19-2005 edition)

June 19, 2005 Callie Markantonis

It’s a little late, but here is this week’s food and drink roundup. Robb Walsh tries Arcodoro Ristorante Italiano in the Galleria area and leaves us with a primer on Sardinian cuisine. Peggy Grodinsky heads

Robison: Perry promoting "prejudice and divisiveness"

June 19, 2005 Kevin Whited

Weekend partisan lefty ranter and weekday “objective Austin news bureau chief” Clay Robison criticizes Governor Perry today for his support of traditional versus gay marriage in Texas: For better or worse, Perry has hitched his

Queen Sheila: Boosting Houston light rail at age six

June 19, 2005 Kevin Whited

Rad Sallee’s Chronicle article on METRO, which Anne Linehan noted earlier, contains this interesting paraphrase of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said she organized the meeting at Texas Southern University with