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Month: December 2006

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Kirby to get Texas stars along with needed improvements

December 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Tara white reports that Kirby Drive is going to be getting some visual upgrades along with the planned repaving and flood control projects: Prominent Texas-star inlays at eight Kirby Drive intersections are the

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Houston mayor and state senator cut deal on The Woodlands

December 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

Mayor White and State Senator Tommy Williams today announced a deal by which the city of Houston agrees not to annex The Woodlands, in exchange for a cool $45 million over the next 30 years.

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Galveston County Daily News reports on Chron changes

December 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

Laura Elder of the Galveston County Daily News reports on some changes at the Chronicle: Houston Chronicle reporter Kevin Moran has covered the island for a quarter of a century. In media circles and among

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KHOU trumpets ratings success of news programs

December 6, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11 “reports” on the ratings success of their news programs in November: KHOU-TV Channel 11 finished as Houston’s news leader in the television sweeps race winning all major newscasts at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and

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HPD rolls out graffiti/trash dumping cameras

December 6, 2006 Kevin Whited

In this week’s Houston Press, Richard Connelly reports on a slick new approach to fighting graffiti/trash dumping in Houston: Walk behind the Leopard Lounge clothing store on Westheimer and you may be in for a

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No trans fat ban for Houston — yet

December 6, 2006 Kevin Whited

According to a Chronicle story that credits three reporters and two additional news organizations, the City of Houston is not yet considering a ban on trans fats to match New York’s: In New York, the

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KTRH-740 and KPRC-950 changing shows, schedules

December 6, 2006 Anne Linehan

Changes are coming to KPRC-950 and KTRH-740 beginning December 18th. Rush Limbaugh’s show will be moving from KPRC to KTRH, Chris Baker’s show will be bumped up an hour and run from 2 p.m. to

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The Butterfly and the Knife (updated)

December 5, 2006 Anne Linehan

Have you all seen the Chron‘s special series titled The Butterfly and the Knife (the title alone is enough to make one cringe)? It’s an in-depth look at the gang melee and murder at Ervan

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Metro: Well, okay, we might have a stray current problem

December 4, 2006 Anne Linehan

After all that hemming and hawing, stalling and pooh-poohing, Metro now admits there HAS been a rather significant stray current problem, and while Metro and Siemens are working to get it under control, there are

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HPD to begin PIT maneuver training?

December 4, 2006 Kevin Whited

KRIV-26’s Isiah Carey reports from unnamed sources that HPD is planning to train some officers on the PIT maneuver, a method of terminating chases by which the pursuing vehicle positions itself to force the fleeing

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