November 2006 - blogHOUSTON

KTRK Political Blog: City tows legally parked vehicles

November 30, 2006 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13’s Miya Shay reports that under Houston’s parking laws, metered parking spots may actually be “rented” by citizens for the price of $11.50 per day. Interestingly, if a car is parked legally in a “rented”

The Insite: Mayor wants to change law regarding special election

November 30, 2006 Kevin Whited

Isiah Carey posts an interesting bit of news tonight: Mayor White plans to ask the state legislature for a change to the law that requires a special election to fill the Council seat formerly held

Bundle up and protect your pipes!

November 30, 2006 Anne Linehan

It’s that time of year: Local media gone wild because a cold front is blowing through today with the promise of freezing temps tonight. We find local news highly entertaining when this happens (like the

Where is the Insite?!

November 29, 2006 Kevin Whited

Anne Linehan and I have been wondering what happened to Isiah Carey’s Insite. And so has Mike McGuff. Instead of serving up Isiah’s blog, the web address has been serving up ads/gibberish for the past

Checking in with TSU

November 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

Former President Priscilla Slade’s grand jury testimony won’t be unsealed so Slade’s former assistant can review it for inconsistencies, although the testimony will be available for a grand jury review. TSU has a new interim

Feds bust two Taliban sympathizers in Houston

November 28, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Cindy George reports that two men living in Houston have been accused of helping funnel money to the Taliban: One of two Houston men accused of training to fight with the Taliban pleaded

HISD responds to Westbury shooting via automated phone system

November 28, 2006 Kevin Whited

Following the fatal drive-by shooting at Westbury High School earlier today, HISD deployed its automated phone system to contact over 1,000 parents almost instantaneously, according to HISD spokeman Terry Abbott. Here’s the message that went

Best to stick with the leftovers

November 28, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists tossed a little chemistry at readers today: There is no evidence that Putin or anyone in the Kremlin had Litvinenko killed. The radioactive material, polonium-120, must be produced by a nuclear

Pat Gray is podcasting

November 28, 2006 Kevin Whited

For those of you who are missing former KPRC-950 talker Pat Gray following his abrupt departure from the station, there is good news: He’s now offering a podcast at PatGray.com. Judging from his commenters, it

At least they're persistent

November 28, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle runs an amusing correction today: Stewart & Stevenson, an integrated oil-field services company based in Houston, plans to raise up to $300 million by selling shares in an initial public offering. A report