Month: June 2010

MARC CAMPOS reports an interesting bit of news to come from City Council discussion today: Apparently, the council redistricting process will flow through Councilmember Mike Sullivan’s Ethics and Council Governance committee, rather than a special

THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE/TEXAS TRIBUNE partnership has produced an interesting watchdog story on those with criminal records being approved to work in foster-care positions. The wall-to-wall storm coverage* may well drown out the story (pardon the

MIKE MCGUFF notes that Alan Hemberger is no longer with KIAH-39 news and that Mary Flood has departed the Chronicle. McGuff beats everyone to the interesting media news these days!

THE CHRON’S BRADLEY OLSON posts some city budget remainders (and a spreadsheet) here.

TEXAS WATCHDOG reports that Sheltering Arms Senior Services of Houston has removed the director of a “stimulus” weatherization program. The move comes after some damning reporting by the Houston-based watchdog news organization on shoddy workmanship

UNCA DARRELL takes the Chron editorial board to task on… the six-month deepwater drilling ban.

HAIR BALLS has some sneering good fun with an all-too-typical case of “sudden acceleration” in Galveston (apparently, the gas pedal was mistaken for the brake). Of course, when the poster’s wife had a bout with

MATT BRAMANTI forced this correction today from the Chronicle editorial board: The editorial “Other worldly” in Thursday’s Chronicle incorrectly stated that the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the heavily favored Soviet squad to win the

HEY ALL, Time for a beer, we think. A group is descending on the West Alabama Icehouse today about 6pm for some cold brews, the typical blogger BS, and some cool tunes from old fav

SWAMPLOT mocks the unscientific online “poll” being spun by Astrodome redevelopment boosters as evidence that folks want to spend $1 billion+ on the boondoggle they’ve constructed. As we noted earlier today, the Harris County Sports