2007 - Page 13 of 81 - blogHOUSTON

KPRC: HPD response times continue to worsen

November 8, 2007 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2’s Robert Arnold checks in with some hard numbers on HPD response times that continue to worsen (thanks to the manpower crunch that was neglected for too long by City Hall): For the Houston police

A Harris County road expert?

November 8, 2007 Anne Linehan

Say you are a local media person writing on the topic of road-building, and you need to add an expert opinion to the story. Would your first choice be a light rail enthusiast? It would

Cooley, DeBakey put "feud" to rest

November 7, 2007 Kevin Whited

Clear Thinker Tom Kirkendall calls attention to this story by the Chronicle‘s Todd Ackerman, on the rapprochement of two Houston and medical giants: It’s considered one of medicine’s best-known feuds: two brilliant and egotistical doctors

Did the residency issue contribute to Tahir, Christie losses?

November 7, 2007 Kevin Whited

There are several good, comprehensive roundups of yesterday’s elections posted on local blogs, but this post from Bayou City Madman made one particularly interesting point: On Tuesday, Houston, or at least a slim representative sample

Chris Baker axed at KTRH/KPRC

November 6, 2007 Kevin Whited

Word reaches us that Clear Channel Houston has axed popular KTRH-740 and KPRC-950 talker Chris Baker, effective as of last night. Baker’s information has already been completely scrubbed from the KTRH website, although in typically

Hole opens in freeway near Galleria

November 5, 2007 Kevin Whited

Various media outlets have reported on the large hole that opened on the West Loop near Richmond today, creating a hazard for traffic on the freeway and below. Here is an excerpt from KHOU-11’s Lee

Houston, It's Worth It: The Book

November 5, 2007 Kevin Whited

Over the weekend, the Chronicle‘s Rick Casey wrote about the new book from the crew at ttweak, the group behind the “Houston: It’s Worth It” marketing: The opening photo spreads give the first clue that

Bazan responds to unusual broadside by Chron transportation columnist

November 5, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Houston Chronicle today ran an unusual broadside by transportation columnist Rad Sallee against a number of citizen activist/watchdog types who dare question METRO (and the ethically-challenged Frank Wilson), a task seemingly abdicated by the

E&P: Chron circulation holds fairly steady

November 5, 2007 Kevin Whited

Editor & Publisher reports on the latest circulation figures (for the past six months), released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations today, and the Chronicle fared surprisingly well compared to other large newspapers. Total Monday-Friday

Metro: Keeping focused on light rail…and little else

November 5, 2007 Anne Linehan

At the end of KPRC-2’s story about a handicapped man whose wheelchair got caught in a light rail track, thereby causing the double amputee to tumble to the asphalt, Robert Arnold mentioned that a follow-up