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City of Houston Agenda 2-6-07

February 5, 2007 ubu roi

Readers might remember that for a few months, I summarized the City of Houston agendas, first on Houblog, and later, here on blogHOUSTON. However, work commitments and the fact that it took me upwards of

Reader participation time: What happens if Eckels steps down?

February 5, 2007 Kevin Whited

In a weekend editorial about the possible early departure of Judge Robert Eckels, the Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists made a couple of statements about upcoming elections that raised questions. Here’s the first assertion: If he does

The City of Houston thanks you for your (ticket payment) support

February 5, 2007 Anne Linehan

A majority of red light runners ARE paying their tickets: Nearly two-thirds of drivers cited for running red lights during the first three months of the city’s camera-monitoring program have paid the $75 fine, according

If it's unstoppable, why bother trying to stop it?

February 4, 2007 Anne Linehan

The History Channel ran a show this morning on LBJ’s secret tapes in which journalist David Brinkley tells Jack Valenti that no one reads the New York Times editorials, not even the New York Times‘

Former HPD Chief Bradford to run for Harris County Sheriff?

February 3, 2007 Kevin Whited

KRIV-26 reporter Isiah Carey reports on his blog that rumors persist that former HPD chief and current Brown Group International advisor Clarence Bradford is planning to run against Tommy Thomas for Harris County Sheriff. We

METRO restores Cuney Homes bus service after outcry

February 3, 2007 Kevin Whited

The outcry over METRO’s latest round of “service adjustments” has led to an unusual outcome: a rare reversal of a decision. Here’s an excerpt of KHOU-11’s report from Friday: Protests and complaints have paid off

KTRK interviews TSU interim president

February 2, 2007 Kevin Whited

Earlier this week, KTRK-13’s Melanie Lawson scored an interview with interim Texas Southern University president Timothy Boddie, a former Air Force brigadier general. The text and video are available here. When questioned in Austin previously,

Crime statistics continue to confuse Chron reporters, editors

February 2, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Mike Glenn reports somewhat positive news on Houston’s murder rate for January 1-30 in 2007 (24) compared to January 2006 (30). We’re not quite sure why January of this year was cut short

Remembering Molly, the Editorial LiveJournalist way

February 2, 2007 Kevin Whited

The new-and-improved Slampo’s Place (now with comments!) weighs in today on the Chronicle‘s paean to Molly Ivins. Here’s his first sentence: The Upper West Siders of the Chronicle editorial page weighed in with a posthumous

Breaking news you CAN get elsewhere (cont'd)

February 2, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chron.com Froot Loop bureau checks in again with the following coverage of the local television news beat this morning: Two HPD officers were injured while trying to avoid a collision with a suspected drunk