Year: 2011

The holidays are upon us, and we’ve overwhelmed. So, here’s wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Festive Kwanzaa, or whatever holiday you do or do not celebrate. We’ll be taking a little break, but

No clarity on why tent was used to cover arrests of Occupy activists – James Pinkerton and Safiya Ravat, Houston Chronicle So far, Houston police have racked up $366,734 in additional costs to deal with

Ho, Ho, Ho…METRO Blue Santa Cheers Young Patients – Write on METRO METRO Blue Santa arrived by a custom-decorated Polar Express METRORail to Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital on Dec. 10, bringing bears, coloring books and

Houston City Hall campaigns for KPRC 2’s Mary Benton – Mike McGuff Tweets started going out from Houston City Hall staffers Wednesday morning promoting a new campaign. This was not a campaign about getting out

Houston runoff shows voters want change – Zain Shauk, Houston Chronicle The results illustrate a continuation of a national trend of anger and frustration toward government during the worst economic stretch since the Great Depression,

Survey: Some areas in Houston lack grocery stores – Andy Cerota, KTRK-13 News Fresh, healthy affordable food is not something Acres Homes residents take for granted. “We have to go all the way out to

Texas Watchdog is hosting a meetup on Saturday at the Stag’s Head Pub. In addition to their crew, they’ll be featuring media blogger extraordinaire Mike McGuff. By 2pm, the Cougars surely will have this CUSA

Occupy protester to commissioners: Invite the 99% to Houston – Mike Morris, Houston Politics/Chron.com That was the case today as Joe Roche of the Occupy Houston movement’s Political Action Volunteer Work Group appeared to ask

Salaries soar at Harris County Housing Authority: Increases nearly triple some officials’ pay – Mike Morris, Houston Chronicle Harris County Housing Authority leaders have received steep salary increases and staggering bonuses in recent years, nearly

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