September 2005 - blogHOUSTON

HCTRA suspends Grand Parkway project development

September 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

In the ongoing battle between far North Harris County residents and the Grand Parkway project, the Harris County Toll Road Authority has suspended all of its development efforts: In a letter to Commissioners Court dated

Chron.com Sports adopts full-screen "hijack" advertising

September 30, 2005 Kevin Whited

I appreciate that Chron.com is free to users, and I appreciate that Chron.com has to pay the bills, but it’s really disappointing to see that the sports page has adopted those annoying full-screen ads that

Chron: don't blame media for exaggerated New Orleans reporting

September 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yet one more example to keep in mind the next time the Chronicle editorial board (made up of, you know, editors) wants a shield law: Working in a chaotic environment, reporters repeated some of the

How about traffic information on the freeway signs?

September 30, 2005 Kevin Whited

For the past three days, some version of the above message has been displayed on the TranStar freeway signs for motorists heading inbound on the Southwest Freeway during P.M. drive time. It’s all well and

Filmed in Texas

September 29, 2005 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 posts an Associated Press report that the date for Rep. Tom DeLay to appear in court has been set for October 21. The story spends a fair amount of time profiling DeLay’s high-powered Houston

New crime lab DNA chief on board weeks ago, local media report

September 29, 2005 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, KHOU-11 reported that the HPD crime lab had a new director for its DNA section: The embattled HPD crime lab has a new leader for its DNA section. A nationwide search for a manager

Houston Press "Best Of" time

September 29, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Houston Press serves up its annual “Best Of” issue today. Be sure to go check out all the nifty award winners the Press staff have chosen (and if you want some fun, contrast those

WaPo editorializes on DeLay indictment; Chron silent

September 29, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Washington Post managed a fast turnaround on the DeLay indictment, with an editorial in today’s edition that is somewhat skeptical of Ronnie Earle’s action: Nonetheless, at least on the evidence presented so far, the

DeLay indicted by Texas grand jury

September 28, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Associated Press is reporting that House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has been indicted by a Texas grand jury: A Texas grand jury on Wednesday charged Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates with conspiracy

Why hasn't The Queen fixed this?

September 28, 2005 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13’s Jeff Ehling reports that FEMA’s Houston hurricane headquarters experienced some problems today: There was a long line of people waiting in the heat outside FEMA’s hurricane headquarters in Houston Wednesday. The disaster recovery center