Councilwoman Carol Alvarado today led City Council in addressing an issue of critical importance to Houstonians: taxi cab emissions (via KHOU-11): […]city leaders want new taxi cabs to be more eco friendly. “We understand that’s
The Chronicle‘s Kevin Moran reports that Mecom Fountain got soaped earlier: People driving by the historic Mecom Fountain might have mistaken it for a bubble machine this morning because someone dumped detergent or some other
KPRC-2 reports that the battle of the competing MLK Day parades has seemingly been decided, at least for 2008: A flip of a coin determined which of two competing groups will get to hold their
The Chronicle‘s Seshadri Kumar reports that management districts are taking on a bigger role in graffiti abatement: Gangs and graffiti have a new adversary to reckon with — management districts. As part of their mission
HouStoned Rocks reports that the owner of a Richmond music bar is shuttering the place in anticipation of the coming light rail fun: Proletariat owner Denise Ramos emailed the Press this morning with a statement
I recall a previous post that talked about the case of the missing minister whose car was found by Deputy Constables. The deputies arrested one of the occupants while releasing the other. I recall this
HouStoned’s Todd Spivak noticed something interesting in Todd Ackerman’s story about salt and nutrition in today’s Chronicle: Here is reporter Todd Ackerman putting salt into context: “Suspicions about salt are not new. In 2,500 B.C.,
Back in September, KHOU-11’s Jeff McShan reported (and to our knowledge, no city officials disputed) the following: Sources tell 11 News that Mayor Bill White, and Police Chief Harold Hurtt came up with the idea
Chron.com’s recent tendency to mix opinion columns with the regular news stream was on display in the metro/state section again today. Austin Bureau Chief Clay Robison’s column, “Appointing Wilson could be a battle,” appears in
What’s the size of the copper theft division at HPD? KHOU-11’s Lee McGuire tells us: Just two police officers. “It’s very difficult for us to keep up. 250 cases [per month], two people. You don’t