2007 - Page 24 of 81 - blogHOUSTON

Might the driver have been an "undocumented" person?

September 19, 2007 Kevin Whited

A wild driver recently slammed into Westbury Animal Clinic. Here is the interesting description of the driver from the Chronicle‘s Betty L. Martin: The driver, who spoke no English and apparently had neither a driver’s

Happy Birthday to us (and an announcement)

September 19, 2007 Kevin Whited

Anne Linehan reminded me a few days ago that the blog’s third birthday was approaching. Sure enough, our first posts here were on September 19, 2004. So, Happy Birthday to us! We weren’t quite sure

If a developer can do it, why not homeowners?

September 19, 2007 Anne Linehan

Some Houston residents are tired of their street being used as a shortcut by other drivers, and they have an idea how to stop it (via KHOU-11): “To us it’s very unsafe to have a

Carey: Clarence Bradford kicks off DA campaign at the Aquarium

September 18, 2007 Kevin Whited

KRIV-26’s Isiah Carey reports that the dynamic duo of Lee Brown/Clarence Bradford were back in action tonight! Fortunately, only one of them — Clarence Bradford — is returning to local politics. As Carey reports, Bradford

Mayor responds to airport concession criticism with press release

September 17, 2007 Kevin Whited

Last week, Councilmember Anne Clutterbuck put a tag on Mayor White’s proposed sweetheart contract extension for the underperforming (but politically connected) concessionaire at Bush Intercontinental Airport’s Terminal C. Since then, Mayor White (who has trumpeted

That's our Sheila Jackson Lee

September 17, 2007 Kevin Whited

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee made an appearance for KPRC-2 at Key Middle School today. The Congresswoman wore a breathing mask as she paraded through the school, complaining that the school should be shut down in

Mayor, federal official observe at-grade freight-rail congestion

September 16, 2007 Kevin Whited

The congestion caused by Houston’s at-grade freight-rail lines made the news earlier this week. Here’s an excerpt from Rad Sallee’s reporting for the Chronicle: A federal transportation official, invited by Mayor Bill White to see

Not every city is afraid of a "food fight"

September 16, 2007 Anne Linehan

Mayor White and City Council may not have the stomach for a bidding battle over the right to operate food concessions at Bush Intercontinental, but Albuquerque, New Mexico, has no such qualms. That city is

MayorWhiteChiefHurtt's latest big idea

September 15, 2007 Anne Linehan

HPD wants drones. For traffic management. Really. KHOU-11’s Jeff McShan has the story: Sources tell 11 News that Mayor Bill White, and Police Chief Harold Hurtt came up with the idea to use drones —

The price tag for downtown's "revitalization"? Five billion dollars!

September 15, 2007 Anne Linehan

Last week, Kevin noted a KHOU-11 story on the continuing decline of downtown’s nightlife. Then, Tom Kirkendall added this bit of context: This [decline] despite the fact that various local governmental entities have invested at