Year: 2009

The Chronicle‘s Caucasian Think Tank weighed in today on the news that the board of the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System (HMEPS) scuttled a proposal to increase its staff payroll budget by 6% from last

KTRK-13’s Wayne Dolcefino checked in last night with an update on the changes the City of Houston has made in response to his investigation of one of Mayor Bill White’s pet projects, the Mobility Response

We have to admit that the Chronicle has surprised us. We thought they had largely given up on the watchdog journalism business (in favor of the user-submitted party photo online business), and suddenly *BAM* three

Today’s Chronicle features a story from Brian Rogers on the rapid departures of many veteran prosecutors from the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. The article focuses on Donna Goode, who left the office after 25

The Chronicle‘s Bradley Olson reported today that the City and County are in negotiations to use TIRZ revenues to finance a soccer stadium, a jail, and Astrodome redevelopment: The city of Houston and Harris County

Last week, the city’s public works department did what many astute political agencies have done over the years, and dropped some controversial news into the perceived weekend media black hole. In a press release, director