September 2006 - Page 9 of 10

Another Bill angling to run for mayor (in 2009)?

September 4, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle runs a story by Kristen Mack on Bill King, the former mayor of Kemah, who is hinting that he wants to run for mayor of Houston in 2009: Meet Bill King. If the

AP profiles Dan Patrick

September 4, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s website picks up an AP story on local talker and likely Texas Senator Dan Patrick. Here’s an excerpt: Patrick’s laser focus on conservative issues and the ensuing bedlam his broadcasts can ignite have since

Danger Train safety streak comes to an end

September 4, 2006 Kevin Whited

On the first of the month, METRO issued a press release which was picked up by the local media. METRO was celebrating the fact that the Danger Train enjoyed its first full month with no

Hurtt's no-chase policy generates criticism

September 4, 2006 Kevin Whited

Last week, the Chronicle ran a letter from a police officer critical of Chief Hurtt’s temporarily suspended no-chase policy: THE Aug. 28 letter from Sondra Tucker “Hurtt’s on the right track” was hard for me

Framing a story: How to discount good education news

September 4, 2006 Kevin Whited

On Thursday of last week, HISD sent out a press release that stressed the following news about SAT scores in the district: Scores of HISD students on the important college readiness test the SAT improved

There's a teensy problem with Metro's new bus shelter stickers

September 3, 2006 Anne Linehan

Laurence Simon details Metro’s latest oops: Have you noticed the new stickers at the bus shelters (or bus stops when they’re nothing more than a mushroom-like post that doesn’t stop the rain or noonday sun)

Chron reporter: Katrina evacuees need more compassion

September 3, 2006 Anne Linehan

It’s always interesting when we get a hint as to what an objective, professional journalist really thinks. For example, today we discover that the Chron‘s Salatheia Bryant thinks Houstonians who are fed up with Katrina

"Distinguished" visitors address City Council (2006-08-29)

September 3, 2006 Kevin Whited

“Senator” Robert Horton and “President” Joseph Charles separately address City Council during the public comment session. UPDATE (09-04-2006): I captured another segment featuring a local activist who semi-regularly (and only semi-coherently) addresses Council, but YouTube

A new Out-of-Town-Brown

September 2, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Alexis Grant reports on the hilarity that ensued at Council when the topic of Councilmember Peter Brown’s vacation in France (and missed Council meetings) came up: [Councilmember Peter] Brown missed two meetings last

Chron finally gets Sekula-Gibbs to answer important question

September 2, 2006 Kevin Whited

Congratulations to the Chronicle! After several suggestions from this blog (and even a few emails), a professional journalist covering doctor-councilwoman Shelley Sekula-Gibbs’ bid for Congress finally decided to ask her (for the record) why she’s