Your Thursday news and views:
- New Metro paid $21 million to CAF after federal admonishment (Michael Reed, Examiner News)
- Metro’s chief financial officer leaves unannounced (Michael Reed, Examiner News)
Metro did not provided an official announcement of the change. Richman could not be immediately reached for comment.
That bloated PR staff had NOTHING to say? Obviously, that must be a direct result of the open and transparent culture at George Greanias’ “NEW METRO”!
- Harris County Questions Legality of Voters Registrations (Laurie Johnson, KUHF-88.7 News)
- Contractor sues HISD, trustee over construction bid (Ericka Mellon, Houston Chronicle)
- Torte reform needed at HISD? Taxpayers pick up tab for Houston schools chief Terry Grier’s sweet trip back to San Diego (Lynn Walsh, Texas Watchdog)
We missed this nice bit of watchdog journalism in prior roundups, which was a fail on our part. The headline’s not bad either! - Radioactive particles in local water supply (Carrie Feibel, KUHF-88.7 News)
- Mayor Denies Plans For Gay Council Seat (Mary Benton, KPRC-2)
Already frustrated with a budget crisis and personality clashes at City Hall, Houston Mayor Annise Parker adamantly denied reports that she wants to create a majority gay City Council district.
That wasn’t so hard, and comes off much better than having a childlike tantrum/walkout at a press conference.
- Council Member Says Mayor Parker 'Has No Clue' (Isiah Carey, KRIV-26 News)
Councilmember Sullivan is surely not the only one who’s been wondering about this of late. - Mayor Parker to issue mandatory furloughs (Harris County Almanac)
- Comments of the Day: Rice Liberals Edition (Hair Balls)
We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it’s time we paid some damn attention to them.
So we’ll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning….
Translation: Village Voice HQ wants yet more pageviews from the Houston operation, so we’ll now be bringing you even MORE amateurish content!
- CenterPoint vs. AT&T: The Battle for Customer Service Hell (Hair Balls)
In other, less desperate, times, Jeff Balke’s personal customer-service experiences might be told on Jeff Balke’s personal blog, but the Village Voice Houston Amateur Hour must really be under the gun from HQ on that pageview quota. - Did judge commit a felony? (Rick Casey, Houston Chronicle)
Still, I agree with Karen Minke, an admitted Democrat….
It doesn’t really matter what follows. You could slap the party identifier and position in just about any Casey column and make it more honest.
- Hunger strike a lost cause, Lucy (Lisa Falkenberg, Houston Chronicle)
[Sen. Hutchison’s] staff releases a nonsensical statement that reads like a Michelle Malkin blog post.
The Chron’s teen columnist is drawing on her *ahem* strengths: An advice column to a teen AND more literary criticism!
- Former KTRK 13 Undercover photographer joins KIAH 39 News (Mike McGuff)
