Orlando Sanchez didn’t take long to go to the Hispanic card in his quest to become Harris County Treasurer (and to ensure the office’s survival): Sanchez said Tuesday that eliminating the post would kill the
A Houston Chronicle reporter recently acted as a referral service of sorts for Quannel X, apparently urging a criminal suspect to get in touch with Mr. X, and then acting as a witness to the
Would you like to be the Texans stadium announcer? The team is looking for a new one, with the following list of requirements: Participants must register on houstontexans.com by Wednesday, July 5 and meet certain
Laurence Simon writes that METRO is planning fare adjustments (read “increases”): “Our current fare structure is complex, inequitable and unproductive,” said Frank Wilson, METRO’s president and CEO, in a recent communication to the board of
A few days ago, Alexis Grant and Matt Stiles editorialized that the term “sanctuary city” caused “confusion.” Today, the Chronicle editorial board editorializes that the term “sanctuary” city” causes confusion: The ‘s’ word that has
The Chronicle‘s Robert Crowe reports that Harris County Republican precinct chairs have chosen Orlando Sanchez as their candidate for the Harris County Treasurer post: Harris County Republicans nominated Orlando Sanchez Monday to represent their party
KTRK-13’s Jeff Ehling reports that the city is considering tightening the curfew ordinance: Currently in the city of Houston, if you are 17 years of age, you can stay out until midnight on Friday and
Lou Minatti notes that Engines of Our Ingenuity, the wonderful program that’s been put out over NPR for years by Dr. John Lienhard of the University of Houston, is now available as a podcast. Engines
We’ve recently discovered Bayou City History, a new blog that looks to dig into Houston’s past in interesting ways. Here’s a snippet from the first post: Frankly, no one wants to hear what I think
KTRK-13 reports that a new HPD cadet class got started today: The city of Houston enlisted 40 new police cadets Monday morning. At a time the city finds itself in great need, it will take