Month: February 2010

Sunday’s Chronicle had an “exclusive” for subscribers (available online today): A look at the city’s abandoned/derelict buildings. The poor writing notwithstanding, the “exclusive” really wasn’t even much of an enticement to subscribe to the declining

THE CHRON’S JOE HOLLEY provides a little contribution to the Bill White campaign: White works on introducing himself to Texas. Going into his second year of state-wide campaigning, White is still introducing himself to Texas

CHANNEL 11 REPORTS that METRO has allocated $5 million to give to businesses suffering due to light rail construction: Business owners adversely impacted by light rail construction will be asked to submit an application for

HOUSTON’S JANUARY SALES TAX ALLOCATION DOWN 12.4%: “The city will receive $51.4 million, down 12.4 percent from $58.7 million in January 2009. This is the third straight month of double-digit declines in the Bayou City’s

KRIV-26’s RANDY WALLACE posts a nice investigative report on recent failures at the Houston Housing Authority. Homebuyers who qualify for assistance complain of moving goalposts and ridiculous red tape. The Housing Authority offers any number

BORRIS MILES, the erratic character who once successfully beat State Rep. Al Edwards, behaved like a buffoon in office, lost his re-election campaign against Edwards, and is now challenging Edwards again for the seat, took

BUCKHEAD INVESTMENT PARTNERS, the group hoping to develop a mixed-use high-rise property at 1717 Bissonnet (the so-called Ashby high-rise) sued the City of Houston today (KRIV-26, Chronicle). The Chronicle story ends in a curious manner:

THE CHRON’S CHRIS MORAN reports that Harris County Commissioners Court has decided to pay a $50,000 bribe in hopes of improving Harris County’s chances in the great high-speed-rail-the-federal-government-can’t-afford boondoggle. Well, he framed it a little

KTRK-13’S DEBORAH WRIGLEY reports that the Lakewood/Osteen self-help congregation has started a drive-through faith-healing service. Can the Lakewood Remote Faith-Healing editions for the Wii and iPhone be far behind?