Month: April 2006

Former Chavez High School JV baseball coach Rudy Rios is working to get his coaching gig back: Rios, who retained his position as an English as a Second Language teacher, said he made about 30

Republic Waste Services, which provides Houston with trash collection services, agreed to pay $2 million after Controller Annise Parker’s audit showed Republic had overcharged the city. via KHOU-11’s News Blog UPDATE: Let me amend that.

Even as the city is enjoying record revenues, Mayor White continues to concoct new revenue streams for the city. His latest scheme involves suing online travel websites: Houston’s mayor plans to file lawsuits against some

KTRH-740 reports that some northeast Houston apartment dwellers are turning to the Almighty for help with crime: A handful of residents of a Northeast Houston apartment complex came together over the weekend to pray, following

via the Chronicle: The city of Houston remains a safe place to live, despite reduced [police] staffing and an increasing population. While any increase in crime, especially violent crime, is unacceptable, I believe Houstonians should

A few days ago, the Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reported the launch of Mayor White’s new website aimed at helping Houstonians to choose a provider of residential electricity. Earlier reporting on the topic suggested that the