Month: November 2007

I was surprised to read Rick Casey’s “Have pity on the poor DA” article this morning. Is it me, or does this belong on the editorial page? Why is this listed (on the website) under

Yesterday, Mrs. White surprised us with criticism of HPD’s murder reporting (as first reported by KHOU-11’s Mark Greenblatt). As Greenblatt now reports, Mayor White has taken the lead after Chief Hurtt’s poor handling of the

KHOU-11’s Lee McGuire reports on the problem of grease clogging the city’s sewer lines, and one of the more bizarre proposals to find its way to Council in a while: So to stop the problem

KTRK-13’s Wayne Dolcefino continues his reporting on County Commissioner Jerry Eversole’s questionable ethics. In his latest report, Dolcefino looks into “charitable” contributions from Eversole’s campaign fund, contributions that allegedly resulted in personal gain for Eversole

One of Chief Hurtt’s big priorities upon arriving in Houston — a policy banning facial hair on officers — has resulted in a lawsuit against HPD and the city, according to the Chronicle‘s Cindy George:

Along with HPD, Miami-Dade is the other police department that will be testing unmanned surveillance drones as part of an FAA program. This story on the Florida city’s upcoming experimental program is notable in that

The always provocative Joel Kotkin has an interesting piece in today’s Wall Street Journal. Here’s an excerpt: For much of the past decade, business recruiters, cities and urban developers have focused on the “young and