Month: August 2006

This week, Mayor White’s two latest initiatives for dealing with Houston’s homeless/street beggars will go into effect. First, Mayor White has set up a new Homeless Court (yes, you read that correctly). It will begin

KTRH-740 reported on Friday that efforts to enact a more restrictive curfew have stalled. According to KTRH, however, Mayor White says the issue will likely return. Maybe. Or maybe Council is finally getting over Pass-a-Law

On Friday, KTRH-740 reported that the release of new, lower-than-expected population figures for Houston affect recent crime statistics that assumed a larger population: Last month, the Houston Police Department released estimates of the rate of

There’s some balance on the Chronicle editorial page today on an important issue — paper trails for electronic voting machines of the sort that we use in Harris County. The Editorial LiveJournalists make the case

HPD is looking for new police recruits: On Thursday, August 24, 2006 the Houston Police Department and the City of Houston will administer the 2005 Civil Service Examination for Police Officer Trainees at the George

The Chronicle has a new education blog called “School Zone” with multiple contributors, including Jason Spencer and Jennifer Radcliffe. Currently the two top posts are about parental involvement in schools (written by Ericka Mellon), and