Year: 2010

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.

LAST WEEK, the Chron predictably covered the OUTRAGE from an Obama Administration official that the State of Texas is allegedly so stingy with its food stamp program. Lefty bloggers/editorialists piled on afterwards, just as predictably.

THE LATEST IN THE CHRON’S SERIES of reporting for and of the newspaper’s niche education sources focuses on… how university presidents in the state of Texas are weathering the recession. Seriously. As we asked last

Back when Klein ISD was promoting an ill-conceived bond proposal that included plans to build a new high school, temporarily relocate Klein High School to the new campus, then demo Klein High and rebuild it,

TEXAS LIBERAL offers Mayor Annise Parker some good tips on transition team transparency.

THE WHITE HOUSE apparently didn’t like the fact that President Obama’s phone call congratulating Mayor-elect Parker went public. Craig Malisow has the details.

BLOGHOUSTON FRIEND AND WEST U POL GEORGE BOEHME lands a small blow for open government, concluding as follows: “If you want to make your decisions in private, don’t run for public office.” Agreed!