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
Bennigan’s Rides into the Sunset (Swamplot) Count this (Unca Darrell) Local Bands Rock the Bayou…for a Price (JeffBalke.com) A cry for more light rail…. or an indictment of METRO? (Lose an Eye, It's a Sport)
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
Adapting Metro Solutions to the new realities (Houston Strategies) What's important at the Chronicle (Unca Darrell) Glaeser on the State of the City (Houston's Clear Thinkers) Monster Burger Invades Downtown Houston (Eating our words) Chronicle
Last week, the Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists weighed in once again on the Medellin matter. We have previously noted the Editorial LiveJournalists’ lack of expertise on the intersection of constitutional law, treaty obligations, and federal/state relations
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