Month: February 2011

The Examiner News posts this followup on the news it initially broke that NEW METRO has reached a settlement with Pauline Higgins: As expected, Metro and Pauline Higgins settled their legal differences today with the

A southeast Houston neighborhood has complained to the city about a gigantic pile of trash in front of one property. Apparently fed up with the city’s lack of interest, residents called KTRK-13 for some help,

It’s going to cost $7 million to repair last November’s sewage leaks: Public Works Spokesman Alvin Wright said he did not know exactly how much sludge entered the bayou in that incident, which happened near

As we’ve come to expect, Michael Reed has broken another story for the Examiner News on METRO’s absolute financial disarray courtesy of the White/Wolff/Wilson years. Here are some key excerpts: When Metro board members take

On the one hand, it’s good that METRO is posting more — and more detailed — financial info online. Transparent financial behavior should be the norm at taxpayer-supported organizations. On the other hand, some of

On Friday, various news outlets reported on the release of the 2010 Census info, which documents the area’s significant population growth. There’s so much information to wade through that we’d like to hear reader thoughts

In speed traps: Drivers note on Speedtrap.org that there are traps set at the Houston city limits and near attractions like the Astrodome. And, the speed limit can change rapidly and dramatically. One motorist wrote

For several weeks now, we’ve noticed that Unca Darrell‘s semi-regular critiques of the output of the Houston Chronicle‘s editorialists have been… missing. This week, Unca Darrell revealed that he’s retired from that sort of blogging,

Time to clear out the blog cache and post some lunchtime links: Mayor to Mayor: Parker Indicates Brown’s East Downtown Green Card Hotel Project Would Qualify for Tax Breaks (Swamplot) A boondoggle THIS convoluted would

… because Exxon Mobil is counting on it. That take is according to the Chron’s Lisa Falkenberg, and it sounds like vintage Billy Burge: This time, impetus for urgency appears to be Exxon Mobil. At