May 2008 - Page 2 of 6

Chief Hurtt whines

May 25, 2008 Anne Linehan

In an op-ed for the Chronicle, Chief Hurtt complains that critics of his department are being unfair. After a laundry list of criticisms, he concludes: We will continue to work hard to maintain our transparency

More on city's floodway ordinance

May 24, 2008 Anne Linehan

We’ve blogged previously about the city’s heavy-handed floodway ordinance. Last week, the Chron’s Kim Jackson wrote an informative story on the topic: McKee, a Hedwig Village resident, said about a year ago he and his

Memorial Weekend slowdown

May 22, 2008 Kevin Whited

Memorial Day weekend is nearly upon us, and that means a slowdown in posting here (especially since some bHers are off on a camping/floating trip). Here’s wishing everyone a restful, long weekend!

Red light camera tickets increase dramatically in some locations

May 22, 2008 Anne Linehan

Matt Stiles has the latest figures from HPD’s red light cameras, and this month he noticed something strange: The latest numbers detailing the Houston Police Department’s red-light camera program show significant increases in citations at

Officer Johnson's widow wants two officers in each patrol car

May 21, 2008 Anne Linehan

In the end, the jury deciding the fate of illegal immigrant/cop killer Juan Quintero said he should spend his life behind bars as punishment for shooting HPD officer Rodney Johnson three times in the face.

KPRC-2 reports on abuses by Liliana Rambo's Busybody Brigade

May 19, 2008 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 Stephen Dean reports on another of Mayor White’s bad ideas in action: A new state law intended to crack down on one type of parking problem is leading to other parking hassles, Local 2

Super Bowl 2012

May 19, 2008 Anne Linehan

Supposedly Houston’s on the short list, and if so, you just know there’s a big ol’ price tag to go along with it. It’s taken more than $5 billion to get downtown in the shape

David Mincberg: Champion of ethics, stickler for deadlines

May 18, 2008 Anne Linehan

Good news for Tom Bazan: He now has an ally in his fight to get timely TxPIA requests out of METRO: David Mincberg, Ed Emmett’s Democratic opponent, wants to know why the ethics reform task

Helfman, et al., call for audit of HPD crime reporting

May 18, 2008 Kevin Whited

In their latest op-ed on Houston crime, Alan Helfman, Jay Wall, and Bill Wolff call for an audit of HPD’s crime reporting. They make a persuasive case: What is the true state of crime in

In hot pursuit of world class!

May 18, 2008 Kevin Whited

As I’ve caught back up on the news since being out of the country, it’s good to see that some Houstonians continue to toss out bad ideas in the hot (mad?) pursuit of world-classness. It