Month: October 2009

WHICH OF HOUSTON’S MAYORAL CANDIDATES promises magic? Slampo has the answer.

STATE OF METRO: METRO’s expensive blogger notes that Chairman David Wolff will be speaking at the Greater Houston Partnership next week: If you want to find out exactly what’s going on at METRO, our current

THE AUSTIN-BASED LIBERAL BLOG BURNT ORANGE REPORT (which recently endorsed Houston mayoral candidate Annise Parker, lately the hot pick of liberal bloggers) has posted a scorching critique of the Harris County Tax Office, contending the

CORY CROW mocks this ongoing waste of tax dollars. Chron.com’s whimsical opinion-section linkblog also linked it, sans mockery.

ASTROS OWNER DRAYTON MCLANE’S REPUTATION has been taking a justified hit of late, over everything from front-office/coaching instability to high concession prices to incessant meddling to poor results on the field to the bungled attempt

CHRON METRO/STATE COLUMNIST RICK CASEY follows up today with more discussion of area black churches and campaign finance, raising questions about various candidates’ donations to black churches and how campaigns/individuals account for the same (the

THE CHRON’S MIKE SNYDER reports on an increasingly important topic in Houston, Texas: Flood control. As the subheadline notes, it’s “an issue with no cheap solution.” And as Houston continues to grow, our flood-control issues

KTRK-13 reports that HPD is rolling out a new program “to crack down on aggressive drivers.” One element of the program will involve plainclothes police officers standing on the sides of surface streets, creating a

INCREDIBLY, THIS IS A CHRON EDITORIAL: “Social science research recently revealed a connection that we, at least, had never made: The more housework you do, the more often you’re likely to have sex with your

ONCE AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS COURT has postponed a decision on the city’s request that the county block vehicle registrations for those who don’t pay their red light camera tickets.