Via Houstoned (and Banjo), we learn some of what went on at 801 Texas Avenue today: Among the familiar names taking the buyouts are Louis B. Parks of the features section and Salatheia Bryant and
Steve Jetton, the Chronicle‘s interim reader representative, posts a reader’s criticism of the newspaper’s election coverage thus far (specifically, coverage of the constitutional amendments), and then responds as follows: The Chronicle has written numerous articles
After Commissioners Court approved Judge Emmett’s requested one-cent property tax rate reduction, some called it a “token” cut. What then should we call Mayor White’s 1/8-cent rate reduction? Microscopic? The point is, any reduction is
A few days ago, the Chron ran a (fawning) Q & A with the Gulf Coast Institute’s David Crossley, and if we set aside most of the New Urbanism dreaming, he did make a good
You may know that Metro has selected Washington Group International as the “design/build” contractor for the Phase 2 light rail expansion. Back in 2006, WGI submitted a proposal to Metro that suggested (among many other
Today’s Chronicle runs an interesting bit of analysis by Matt Stiles on Houston crime data. Stiles’ conclusion? Perceptions that crime in Houston is surging aren’t supported by aggregate crime data. Stiles’ effort is a nice
Via Mike McGuff, we find the news that KHOU-11’s Chau Nguyen will be leaving the station for… lots of travel, in the immediate future. Here’s an excerpt from the announcement on her blog: Some have
It’s been quite a while since James Howard Gibbons and crew posted a true Editorial LiveJournal, so today’s is a treat! Here’s an excerpt: If the French believe that gilding is the lily’s proper fate,
As we all know, some wealthy/influential Houstonians are in a tizzy about a high-rise going up in their neighborhood, so Mayor White has sprung into action, proposing a new ordinance aimed directly at cutting the
The Chronicle sport section’s Bernardo Fallas checks in today on the Dynamo’s downtown stadium negotiations: Through the Dynamo, AEG is in the advanced stages of negotiating a public-private partnership with the city of Houston that