April 2006 - Page 5 of 11

Casey dissects US News ranking of UH Law Center

April 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Rick Casey (yes, Rick Casey) dissects the recent US News law school rankings that may have played a part in Houston Law Center Dean Nancy Rapoport’s recent decision to step down. Here’s an

Local media won't provide complete description of bus shooter

April 19, 2006 Anne Linehan

If you’ve been watching the news, you know that someone shot at an HISD school bus yesterday, injuring two students. Here’s the suspect’s description in the Chronicle‘s story: A man wearing a red shirt and

Selby profiles soon-to-be State Senator Patrick

April 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

Since we’ve recently linked articles that suggest local talker Dan Patrick is behaving more and more like a politician, it’s only fair (and balanced) to link to Gardner Selby’s recent story about Patrick in the

Bridging the digital divide – the series

April 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

Earlier this week, the Chronicle‘s Alexis Grant provided the latest installment of the newspaper’s series, Bridging The Digital Divide, Downtown WiFi Bubble Style: Cyberspace may be a freewheeling world, but most users still have to

HPD considers buying cameras for Tasers

April 19, 2006 Anne Linehan

KPRC-2 reports that HPD has found yet another new money-spending opportunity: The use of tasers by police officers has been at the center of controversy in Houston and across the country. To hopefully quiet critics,

The Houston Bowl is circling the drain

April 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

Last week, USA Today reported some troubling news about the Houston Bowl: The payouts from last season’s Houston Bowl have not yet been made in full, marking an unusually long wait for the conferences involved.

METRO gives drivers the green light to hit the Danger Train

April 18, 2006 Kevin Whited

Laurence Simon posts about his experience at a METRO light rail crossing today — he literally watched the traffic lights go green while the train was in the intersection. I saw the same thing happen

Mayor White is anxious for red light camera revenue to begin flowing

April 18, 2006 Anne Linehan

KTRH-740 is reporting that Mayor White is agitating for Council to approve the city’s red light camera contract with American Traffic Solutions: It appears a contract for red-light cameras will be pushed through Houston’s City

UH Law Center Dean resigns

April 18, 2006 Anne Linehan

UH Law Center Dean Nancy Rapoport has resigned, apparently rather unexpectedly. The Chronicle and Texas Lawyer have the story. Tom Kirkendall wonders if the latest U.S. News and World Report law school rankings are the

City Hall performance-pay investigation continues (updated)

April 17, 2006 Kevin Whited

Remember back in early March, when the Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists argued that there was nothing to see, and that it was time to move on from the City Hall bonus scandal? Here’s an excerpt from