Month: January 2010

LAST WEEK, THE CHRON’S BRADLEY OLSON reported that Council had approved $4.2 million for tackling the HPD Crime Lab’s massive backlog of rape test kits. Unfortunately, only a small percentage was allocated for this fiscal

BILL KING comments on the City of Houston’s questionable use of pension bonds over the last five years: In addition to simply borrowing money to make up existing shortages in the pension plans, since 2004

THE CHRON’S MIKE SNYDER APPEARS TO BE handling transportation reporting these days (he’ll never be mistaken for Rosanna Ruiz), and the METRO cheerleading beat has some new offerings: 1. Outgoing METRO Chairman David Wolff said,

BLOGHOUSTON FRIEND CONNIE O’DONNELL posts the Record of Decision for the F-2 segment of the Grand Parkway. She notes that page 64 shows the preferred alternative route. I’ll note that most residents in the area

METRO wants more land and more money. Who ever would have seen that coming (aside from folks who are always derisively labeled “METRO critics” in the typical METRO cheerleading stories/blog posts)? The Chron story did

SLAMPO REPORTS THAT carpetbagger Councilmember Al Hoang has finally updated his scandalous campaign finance reports. And they still aren’t quite up to snuff.

THE EXAMINER’S MIKE REED reports on all the land takings that will be necessary in the Galleria area as METRO tries to move forward with its plans further to hinder traffic mobility in an already

NEW CHRON BASEBALL BEAT WRITER Bernardo Fallas introduces himself on the former beat writer’s blog. And if you (rightly) thought the last guy was a cheerleader, get a load of this prose: The Chronicle has

THE VILLAGE VOICE HOUSTON CORPORATE WEEKLY encroaches on Chronicle territory this week with their *ahem* Alt-Weekly Eye for the Death Row Killer Guy.

IT’S MLK DAY in Houston, and that means it’s time to turn over the commentary on Houston’s competing MLK Day parades to Laurence Simon.