Month: July 2008

I.J. Reilly describes “what happens when a ‘business-minded’ mayor remodels a major metropolitan police force after the stellar examples of Roscoe P. Coltrane and Boss Hogg” (Bayou City Madman).

Tory Gattis discusses the estimated cost of METRO’s North light rail line ($116 million per mile… and $34K of capital investment per daily boarder … $68K per daily round trip passenger”), and asks readers, “Does

Miya Shay breaks down the potential candidates for City Controller (ABC13 Political Blog).

Matt Lavine posts that weekend anchor Stephanie Guadian has left KTRK-13 (Matt Lavine’s Left Field News).

Did local media inquiries prompt Sylvia Garcia’s turnaround on contract deputies at Commissioner’s Court (HCSO Blog)?

Cory Crow is suspicious of the timing of the Chron Austin bureau’s feel-good dispatch on Sen. Whitmire (Lose an Eye, It’s a Sport).