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Month: April 2008

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DA candidate mockery officially underway

April 16, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Houston Press has a nice PDF on the two (unqualified) candidates who are the finalists in the Harris County DA race. And surprisingly, the Editorial LiveJournalists today said that Clarence Bradford still needs to

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Design finalists chosen for Dynamo Stadium

April 15, 2008 Anne Linehan

Wait a minute. I thought Mayor White said there wasn’t a particular plan or proposal for the land the city, er, didn’t buy for the Dynamo’s new stadium. Well, the city DID buy it for

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Chron.com keeps it classy

April 15, 2008 Kevin Whited

A reader called our attention to the featured story on Chron.com last night. As this screen capture illustrates, the featured story was about the top stolen cars in Houston, linking to this photo gallery. The

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A Klein ISD mandate: Pay up or else!

April 15, 2008 Anne Linehan

Parents of Klein Oak High School students received this email yesterday (typos and all): The following is an important message from Klein Oak administration for all students that will be attending Klein Oak in the

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Arrest warrant issued for Borris "Shooter" Miles

April 14, 2008 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 reports that an arrest warrant has been issued for outgoing state Rep. Borris Miles: An arrest warrant was issued on Monday for state Rep. Borris Miles, accused of deadly conduct, KPRC Local 2 reported.

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Mayor White's Peace Plant initiative

April 13, 2008 Anne Linehan

We think Mayor White should start one, because Peace Plants and other house plants actually reduce levels of benzene in the air — and we all know Mayor White’s been after the local chemical industry

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Klein ISD wants Taj Mahal high schools; parents want "underperforming" district to provide a quality education

April 13, 2008 Anne Linehan

Today’s Chron covers the Klein ISD bond election that we’ve discussed here several times. In it we learn that if the bond passes, Klein residents will be trailblazers in the Greater Houston area: For some

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Stiles: Slumlord-Rep. Vo urged HPD to ease up on his slums

April 12, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles posts tonight that in February, Slumlord-Representative Hubert Vo sent an interesting letter to HPD assistant police chief Dorothy Edwards, who oversees Neighborhood Protection. In the letter, Slumlord-Representative Vo accused certain officers

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Best to be wary of those blind committees (of men)

April 12, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Kyrie “MeMo” O’Connor is lamenting the rumored departure of Katie Couric from CBS News: I have been angry all day about the reports that Katie Couric will be forklifted out of her CBS

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The serial slumlord saga continues

April 11, 2008 Anne Linehan

The Chron’s Matt Stiles has more on state Rep. Hubert Vo’s apartment buildings. When the city first ordered repairs at one of his apartment complexes, Vo didn’t comply fast enough, so the city was forced

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