January 2008 - Page 3 of 7

Chron metro columnist follows up on Alice (TX) puppy

January 23, 2008 Kevin Whited

A few weeks ago, Chronicle metro columnist Rick Casey posted what was basically a rewrite of various stories from the Alice (TX) Echo News Journal on an odd fight over a puppy (he did credit

Houston's best employers

January 23, 2008 Anne Linehan

KPRC-2 and the Houston Business Journal report on Fortune Magazine’s list of top employers, and Houston has four of them. From the BizJournal story: The Methodist Hospital System broke the Top 10 this year after

Astrodome Redevelopment group wants another extension

January 23, 2008 Anne Linehan

Harris County’s deadline for resolving financing issues related to turning the Astrodome into a destination resort is less than a week away, but the redevelopment group wants another extension. Judge Emmett and Commissioner Radack oppose

City ready to build ANOTHER convention hotel?!

January 22, 2008 Anne Linehan

Today’s news, that Houston is looking into how to get a second convention hotel downtown, is just stunning: The city is considering plans to bring a second convention center hotel to downtown, in an effort

Soccer stadium and rail lines

January 21, 2008 Anne Linehan

Last week in our Local Blog Talk section, Kevin linked to Christof Spieler’s post about how Mayor White’s newly proposed downtown soccer stadium sits right in the middle of two proposed light rail lines. In

Borris and The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

January 21, 2008 Anne Linehan

KTRK-13’s Miya Shay sums up state Rep. Borris Miles’ current situation: 1. He’s facing a tough primary challenge from the man he defeated, Former State Rep. Al Edwards, 2. He’s being investigated by the District

Dangerous time/place/behavior update

January 20, 2008 Anne Linehan

Via KTRK-13, we can add to our list of times/places/behaviors Chief Hurtt would encourage us to avoid if we want to stay alive: People lining up to buy new Nike Air Jordans were robbed while

More on Metro's online chat

January 20, 2008 Anne Linehan

Last week Metro CEO Frank “Procurement Disaster” Wilson participated in an online chat. I had the same experience as a commenter on Metro’s blog — unable to participate, showing no users online — but apparently

Randall O'Toole: Keep Houston free from urban planning

January 20, 2008 Anne Linehan

Today’s Chronicle carries an op-ed by the Cato Institute’s Randall O’Toole on the merits of keeping Houston free from the onerous regulations of urban planning. Here’s an excerpt: Though planners may have the best of

Harris County's Housing Authority takes on national responsibility

January 19, 2008 Anne Linehan

KUHF-88.7’s Jim Bell reports that as Harris County’s Housing Authority has done such a capable job managing the local Katrina housing assistance and voucher program, it will now administer the program for 37 states: The