Month: August 2006

I just caught a portion of a KPRC-2 on-air news story that said Councilman Michael Berry is proposing towing the cars of drivers who are uninsured. Since I didn’t catch the whole story, I’m not

News (KTRH-740, KHOU-11) that Houston’s Veterans Day parade might be canceled this year prompted lots of talk on the Houston airwaves today. On KPRC-950, Councilmember Michael Berry faulted US for the possibility, suggesting that nobody

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reports on a new collection of SAFEclear data compiled at the request of a federal judge. Houston bicyclist Bob Stein even makes an appearance: While the city has released information about

As always, readers are cautioned that I delete what I judge to be extraneous text, and often paraphrase in order to make the legalese a lot more readable; also that comments added are a mix

Retired police officers will soon be helping to alleviate HPD’s manpower shortage: The first retirees began training Monday at Houston’s downtown police headquarters. “We look at the background of the particular retired officer–how long they’ve

In this AP story on Katrina evacuees contributing to Houston’s increase in crime (yes, yet another story!), Harris County Judge Robert Eckels tells us the financial cost: Judge Robert Eckels, chief executive of Harris County,

Remember back in 2005 when METRO stopped using security staff at Park and Rides, and Park and Pillages predictably ensued? Hapless METRO police chief Tom Lambert then promised to go on a quest for a