2009 - Page 42 of 70 - blogHOUSTON

METRO Boat Rescue Squad ready to serve!

July 15, 2009 Kevin Whited

Did you realize that in addition to its Elite Counterterror Squad, METRO also has a Boat Rescue Squad? We didn’t either, but METRO’s expensive blogger Mary Sit spelled it out for us in this post:

Texas Watchdog highlights revolving door at HAS; White Administration refuses comment

July 14, 2009 Kevin Whited

Last week, Texas Watchdog broke the news that the Houston Airport System, under the direction of Richard Vacar, had created a web of public-private offshore companies that have, to date, been shielded from public review,

Linkpost: 07/14/09

July 14, 2009 Kevin Whited

Here’s our latest roundup of local blog posts that we’ve found interesting. Enjoy! This BARC thing needs a solution (Lose an Eye, It's a Sport) Street Grids vs. The Government, Part 1 (Keep Houston Houston)

KHOU finds history of fire-code violations at Gallery Furniture

July 13, 2009 Kevin Whited

In a story posted this weekend, KHOU-11 finally reported on documents (inexplicably) withheld by the City of Houston after the big arson incident at Gallery Furniture. We’re not going to steal KHOU’s thunder by blockquoting

What is this Chonicle?

July 13, 2009 Kevin Whited

If you’re diminutive Chronicle editor Jeff Cohen, how do you know if you’ve finally fired too many essential staffers (say, copy editors and web editors)?

Mayor to oversee HFD investigation; HAS player still overseeing HAS audit

July 12, 2009 Kevin Whited

Here’s a tale of two investigations. On Thursday, Mayor White vowed to take charge of investigating incidents of HFD firemen (or perhaps fireman) behaving badly (very badly): Houston’s mayor said on Thursday that he will

An accident METRO officials couldn't blame on anyone but themselves

July 12, 2009 Anne Linehan

Back on June 16th, Kevin Whited noted, incredulously, that the Danger Train somehow managed to derail, run into a power pole, and rear-end another train. It was unclear if METRO PD Chief Tom Lambert found

Coming soon to downtown: A train-traffic-pedestrian-infrastructure adventure only METRO could love!

July 12, 2009 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Mike Snyder reported on Wednesday that a revision to the archaic codes used by Mayor White to curry favor with powerful supporters and block the Ashby highrise development could conflict with the city’s

Latest sales tax revenue allocations

July 12, 2009 Anne Linehan

Both the city of Houston’s and METRO’s sales tax revenue allocations have declined again. Houston’s is down 4.7%, and METRO’s is down 2.7% compared to July of last year. Thanks to Tom Bazan for continuing

Why Bill White chose to run for senate

July 12, 2009 Anne Linehan

From Rick Casey’s June 27th column: He said Friday he is convinced that his background in energy both in the private sector and in Washington as deputy secretary of energy in the Clinton administration, as