Month: July 2007

Quite a bit of reporting has been done this week on two appraisals of the 2400 block of Bolsover in the Village area, a tract of land being sought for development by Lamesa Properties from

The Chronicle‘s Ericka Mellon reported earlier this week on a parent who is being denied access to student sports statistics by an HISD attorney who insists they are private information under federal law: An attorney

The Chronicle‘s Matthew Tresaugue reports that University of Houston officials are concerned about recent attendance trends: Fewer students are attending UH than three years ago. The enrollment slump is a growing concern among campus leaders,

The Chronicle has posted a nice story by Ashley Harris on the (walkable!) shops of lower Westheimer: Buffalo Exchange is one of a cluster of resale or vintage product shops on lower Westheimer. The grouping

Back in May, Alan Helfman, Jay Wall, and William A Wolff penned a Chronicle op-ed making the case for CompStat, the statistical tool for fighting crime employed by William Bratton when he was police chief

The editorial board of the Hearst-owned San Antonio Express-News takes aim at one Borris Miles over his shooting incident and opposition to recent “Castle doctrine” legislation: The Senate passed the new law by a vote

As the Chronicle reported yesterday, Houston has officially moved to electronic campaign finance reporting for municipal elections (thanks in large part to one Chronicle reporter’s efforts to move the city into the computer age). Today,

Anne Maria Kilday and Matt Stiles have the story for the Chronicle: The federal government will boost anti-terrorism funding for the Houston area this year by about 50 percent, providing $25 million locally, officials were