The Simon family has lost another precious kitty — Frisky, a very fluffy kitty indeed. One of the funniest things Frisky did was to race outside on those occasions Laurence let him out. Laurence caught
We return to the topic of Chuck Rosenthal and email. As described in part one, the overly romantic emails from Harris County DA Chuck Rosenthal to a female subordinate were bad enough (maybe if she
Via Matt Stiles at Chron.com’s City Hall blog: One of the perks of being Mayor Pro Tem, at least during recent administrations, is the spacious and private office suite on the second floor of the
That’s the headline on Chron.com: The city took a major step towards acquiring land for a permanent home stadium for the Dynamos, Mayor Bill White said today. City officials signed letters of intent Monday to
The Chronicle‘s Chase Davis reports that online campaign finance disclosure may eventually make it to Harris County politics: About six months after Houston officials began filing their campaign contribution and spending reports in a searchable
According to KUHF-88.7, something called the “Economic Action Summit” was held in Pearland (not sure when) to discuss “unplanned growth” in the counties surrounding Houston. You won’t be surprised at one person who was present:
Last week was a busy one for Adrian Garcia, as the councilmember announced he was running for Harris County Sheriff AND was named Mayor Pro Tem. Councilmember Garcia says not to worry, that he can
Construction is now complete on a new city-owned parking garage across from the George R. Brown Convention Center, and under the (not yet completed) Discovery Green park: The city has opened a 675-vehicle garage off
Last week, Mayor White seemed puzzled that local perceptions about crime don’t match HPD’s improving crime figures (via Chron.com’s City Hall blog): “There are some neighborhoods that felt a lot more insecure after Katrina,” White
The Chronicle‘s David Kaplan reports that the downtown boutique hotel business seems to be booming: When the Hotel Icon opened in 2004, it drew the beautiful people. Guests have included Paris Hilton, Sting and Michael