April 2009 - Page 4 of 4

KHOU's Desel exposes light-rail cost discrepancies; METRO refuses to comment

April 7, 2009 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Jeremy Desel has been examining what METRO is telling the public about the costs of rail expansion versus what METRO is telling the federal government about the costs of rail expansion, and — shock!

Stiles hits the state ethics beat

April 6, 2009 Kevin Whited

Today’s Chronicle has a feature by Matt Stiles on state Sen. Rodney Ellis of Houston. Here’s an excerpt: If he were a baseball player, state Sen. Rodney Ellis would be flirting with the Mendoza Line,

Two opinions on the Chron from around the local blogosphere

April 5, 2009 Kevin Whited

The County Seat blog updates us on the activities of Chronicle metro/state/teen diarist Lisa Falkenberg, who apparently spoke recently to the grownups at a Democratic Party event that reportedly later involved serious discussion about candidates

Adventures in downsizing, Jeff Cohen-style

April 4, 2009 Anne Linehan

A commenter on the Chron’s reader rep blog (an oxymoron in its current form) offers this: The only things I have noticed since the Chronicle’s re-organization are: 1) The blogs are updated less frequently 2)

Pasadena gets METRO service; far-flung Harris County suburbs still have nothing

April 4, 2009 Anne Linehan

Chron.com reports that METRO is unveiling a Park and Pillage, er, Ride, in Pasadena on Monday: The city of Pasadena does not contribute sales tax revenue to Metro, so Harris County is using federal transportation

Gexa Energy security breach compromises customer information

April 2, 2009 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13 reports that local electricity provider Gexa Energy suffered a security breach that compromised personal information of customers: If you are a customer of Gexa Energy, your personal information may have been compromised. The personal

Michel, Michelle, Ma Belle, who can tell the difference?

April 2, 2009 Kevin Whited

Chronicle tennis wine columnist Dale Robertson is surely having a bad week. He led this week’s column, about prominent women in the wine world, as follows: It’s no longer unusual to meet a woman winemaker.

Where's the outrage now?

April 1, 2009 Kevin Whited

Remember when the Chron‘s erratic features editor Kyrie O’Connor had one of her classic meltdowns over a female firefighter who gave birth, left the hospital, and took an advancement exam because the mean old men