While recovering from last weekend’s backpacking trip, we missed a gem that appeared on the Chronicle‘s (ethically challenged) editorial page from none other than Lee P. Brown, the former mayor/police chief responsible for so many
More than four years after the city learned it needed to upgrade its emergency radio system, and after several news stories questioning the lack of attention to the problem, Mayor White is finally ready to
According to the Chronicle, the city has been searching for a way to get everyone to pay up: City officials hope to step up enforcement of Houston’s red-light cameras by getting the state to deny
Bet you can’t guess: Starting today, you’ll see a giant elephant with sunglasses standing on the rail. At least, you’ll see this image in brochures on our buses and trains – and later this week,
Last week, METRO’s expensive blogger profiled the transit agency’s elite counterterror unit. We’ve written before about Chief Lambert’s questionable policing priorities, but Mary Sit’s post provides even more fodder: They are METRO’s elite force –
Post-Ike, Mayor White wants all roofers to register with the city: Mayor Bill White’s plan to require roofers to register with the city and show proof of insurance before they can begin work on thousands
Here are a couple of stories from last week highlighting the current state of the county judge race: The Examiner‘s Michael Reed gives us a detailed account of a recent debate, and the Chronicle‘s Liz
KPRC-2 reports on an interesting case of apparent voter fraud in Harris County: The push to register voters for this year’s presidential election is breaking records. More than 1.9 million people are registered to vote
The Harris County Clerk’s website has new campaign finance filings posted (which we like!). David Mincberg’s latest report (PDF download) is interesting. If a person clicks onto page 18, the name Andrea Georgsson turns up.
Houston’s traffic signals are up and running: The last traffic light without power in Houston was near Brock Park in the city’s far northeastern corner on Monday. The signals at Brock Park and Tidwell still