October 2005 - blogHOUSTON

A teensy bit of government truth-telling

October 31, 2005 Anne Linehan

This notice is on the city of Houston’s website: Tax Rate Notification The City of Houston adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year’s tax rate. The

Robison: Prop 2 proponents really no different from KKK

October 31, 2005 Kevin Whited

Clay Robison’s Sunday op-ed is some pretty asinine journalism, even considering the source (who’s an expert): STATE Rep. Warren Chisum apparently was surprised when the Ku Klux Klan announced plans to hold a pre-election rally

Chron's Casey has the pulse of GOP and taxes

October 31, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s lefty metro/state editorialist and gossip columnist wants readers to think he’s got the pulse of Republicans and taxes. Really! Here’s the start of Rick Casey’s most recent column of (mostly) unsourced gossip: A

Chron's Cohen breaks promise with readers

October 31, 2005 Kevin Whited

Way back on August 28, Chronicle reader representative James Campbell tried a gimmick on his struggling blog: Readers could submit questions for editor Jeff Cohen, and he’d post the replies “during the week of September

Downtown park public meeting Wednesday

October 31, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Houston Downtown Park Conservancy will present design ideas for the new downtown park at a meeting this Wednesday: The Houston Downtown Park Conservancy will share initial design concepts for Houston’s new downtown park at

Asinine zero-tolerance policies

October 31, 2005 Anne Linehan

Chris Baker is discussing this zero-tolerance stupidity coming out of Cy-Fair ISD. (I guess you know where I come down on this issue.) Zero-tolerance policies (in my opinion) are helpful crutches for lazy school administrators.

Texans will not go winless this season

October 30, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Houston Texans will not go winless this season, as they managed to stink less than another of the league’s worst teams today, and pulled out a three-point victory at home despite generating only 237

It's full steam ahead at Metro's Real Estate Development Dept.

October 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

Last week I wondered what about a development project mentioned in a Metro board meeting agenda: Request Board authorization for the President & CEO to negotiate, execute and deliver agreements relating to a transit oriented

Chron: young people can sink Prop. 2 (and save the Republic!)

October 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s editorial board laments that more young people don’t vote, in an editorial about Prop. 2: The vote on Proposition 2 on the Nov. 8 ballot, a proposal that would ban gay couples’ right

Houston buys $750,000 worth of Metro passes for city employees

October 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

Check out what Tom Bazan noticed on last week’s city council agenda: 35. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City and METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS for Purchase of Employee Transit Passes;