Month: July 2008

When I saw this post on the Houston Press’ Hair Balls blog: Leaks At The Discovery Green Garage I immediately thought of this bH forum thread, where one finds this comment, and this one, and

In a story about the recently revised floodway rules, Michael Reed of the West University Examiner offers an interesting peek into the thoughts behind Ready-Fire-Aim! governance: Property owners could not build within the floodway in

The Upper Kirby trees are gone: Dozens of trees along Kirby Drive between Westheimer Road and Richmond Avenue were chopped down as a part of a reconstruction project that began last week. The city of

Today the Houston Chronicle has this story about many Texas drivers lacking insurance. The story focuses on Austin and Travis County drivers. Many in Houston simply read this and say “duh.” However, it brought to

The administration of Mayor White, who has made a mockery of due process in the Ashby high-rise matter (while still delivering for the well-heeled on their issue and blocking permits previously issued), has apparently decided

Harris County’s most popular Republican officeholder, Paul Bettencourt, comes under a bit of fire today in the Chronicle, apparently for doing an aspect of his job effectively: Bettencourt voluntarily pursues voters to update their registrations

It’s time to catch up on some Houston news after running around the world-class cities of San Francisco (whose 9 mph cable cars rival the speed of the Danger Train, but whose BART trains run