Year: 2010

HERE is an interesting political cartoon by Jon Richards (who regularly appears on the Huffington Post) on the topic of immigration, dated 4 August. Here is a very similar political cartoon by the Chron‘s Nick

QUEEN SHEILA JACKSON LEE apparently had a little trouble staying awake while waiting her turn to drone on about some Congressional topic or another, as reported by Fox News: Thanks to Catherine Athearn and John

LAST NIGHT, KTRK-13’S WAYNE DOLCEFINO continued to examine ethics questions surrounding Councilmember Jarvis Johnson, looking at the councilmember’s ties to a fifth-ward charity. Also, the Chronicle‘s Ericka Mellon takes a closer look at an HISD

A FORMER AIDE to Councilmember Jarvis Johnson says he thinks that Johnson has been dishonest when it comes to ethically questionable financial solicitation. Councilmember Johnson still isn’t talking to KTRK-13’s Wayne Dolcefino, however.

MIKE MCGUFF served on a panel with Chron.com’s Dean Betz, and learned more about the newspaper’s online vision than the insular organization usually bothers to share. McGuff posts about it here. Two big takeaways: The

TEXAS WATCHDOG has become a one-stop shop for HISD news. See their latest dispatches here, here, and here.

JOHN NOVA LOMAX posts an update on cat mutilations in The Heights. Creepy.

VARIOUS NEWS OUTLETS reported today that Ena Jane Draycott, the female firefighter who notably accused HFD firefighters of harassment, was arrested in uniform Monday night on suspicion of shoplifting. She apparently was trying to steal

TORY GATTIS asks, “Is best-of-both-worlds Houston pulling away from competitor cities?”

THE ANTI RED-LIGHT CAMERA FOLKS have submitted their referendum petitions to the City of Houston, and Mayor Annise Parker is signaling that she’s not going to make it easy for them to get on the