Month: March 2007

Because really stupid ideas can often count on government to step in when the private money steps aside: The county may consider picking up some costs of transforming the Reliant Astrodome into a luxury hotel

The Chronicle‘s Seshdri Kumar reports that Mayor White and his Council will soon be imposing yet another fee on Houston residents: The city of Houston is likely to propose a $3 or $4 a month

The Chronicle‘s Bill Murphy wrote about new Harris County Judge Ed Emmett’s “honeymoon period” a few days ago: Like anybody who has ever attended Commissioners Court, new County Judge Ed Emmett is finding out that

Tom Kirkendall calls attention to an update from the Houston Business Journal on the grand plans to redevelop the Astrodome: The developer endorsed by Harris County to transform the Astrodome into a 1,000-room destination hotel

METRO Is Full Of Crap posts a very useful PSA. The sad thing is, there’s some truth to all the bullet points.

Various media outlets are reporting that a man was shot to death on a METRO bus earlier today. Here are some key excerpts from Kevin Moran’s reporting on Chron.com: A man was shot to death