June 2008 - Page 7 of 11

Entitled to their own facts (Unca Darrell)

June 15, 2008 Kevin Whited

Since the Chron‘s letters editor is not always up to the task, Unca Darrell does a bit of fact-checking/debunking of a letter that appeared in the Hearst daily. (Unca Darrell)

TxPIAs for Dummies (The METRO Edition)

June 15, 2008 Anne Linehan

We’ve written before about Tom Bazan’s regular attempts to pry ridership data, fare revenue, and other assorted items of interest out of METRO, and how METRO routinely ignores his requests. When Tom gets really insistent

Slumlord-Rep. Vo: I hope voters won't hold this against me

June 14, 2008 Anne Linehan

Slumlord-Rep. Vo pats himself on the back, saying “I kept my promise,” except that he kept his promise only after he was caught. He certainly didn’t keep his promise to his tenants until Councilman Rodriguez

There's no such thing as "closure" (Women in Crime Ink)

June 13, 2008 Kevin Whited

Extraordinary Harris County prosecutor Kelly Siegler tries her hand at blogging (Women in Crime Ink).

Constitutional scholar (Slampo's Place)

June 13, 2008 Kevin Whited

Slampo points out some potential problems with Senate candidate Rick Noriega’s recent comment on constitutional amendment (Slampo’s Place).

Slumlord-Rep. Vo cleans up his act

June 13, 2008 Anne Linehan

Matt Stiles posts that Slumlord-Rep. Howard Vo has resolved electrical and structural issues, and his apartment complexes are now in compliance. Now, can he keep his properties in livable condition?

Chron Editorial LiveJournalist still piqued over leftover rejection?

June 11, 2008 Kevin Whited

Some time ago, Chron Editorial LiveJournalist Andrea Georgsson lamented on the Chronicle editorial page that none of her neighbors wanted her leftovers when her electric went out. The outrage! She may still be upset (and