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Month: May 2011

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HFD endorsed the wrong candidate…

May 31, 2011 Kevin Whited

Parker’s feud with firefighters snarls city budget – Chris Moran, Houston Chronicle Even with the labor deal inked and her budget released late last week, Parker continued describing the fire department as part of the

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How’s that “sanctuary city” status working out for Houston?

May 30, 2011 Kevin Whited

HPD: Man charged in officer’s death was an illegal immigrant, intoxicated and carrying drugs – KHOU.com The suspect accused of plowing down and killing a Houston police officer in north Houston Sunday was found to

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Do “drastic measures” include cutting the dining and non-teaching tabs?

May 30, 2011 Kevin Whited

HISD considers drastic measures to deal with cuts – Cynthia Cisneros, KTRK-13 News In Austin, the Texas Legislature will go into a special session starting Tuesday to vote on a school finance bill, and local

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HISD pushes tax increase; Bramanti highlights fun HISD spending

May 27, 2011 Kevin Whited

HISD has begun laying the groundwork for a tax increase. Here’s a snippet from KTRK’s story last night: There’s a possibility HISD will raise your taxes. The district has laid off hundreds of teachers. It’s

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Judge: “Jesus” can be named at Houston National Cemetery prayer (updated)

May 26, 2011 Kevin Whited

Judge orders VA cemetery to allow "Jesus" to be named in prayer – Terri Langford, Houston Chronicle A federal judge slapped down the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Thursday, saying it can’t stop a pastor

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Bill King: COH finances bleak and getting bleaker

May 26, 2011 Kevin Whited

Popular city budget myths obscure structural issues – Bill King, Houston Chronicle From 2003 through 2011, in the city’s general fund, recurring expenses have exceeded recurring revenues by about $430 million. The majority of this

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Examiner News: METRO finances bleak and getting bleaker

May 26, 2011 Kevin Whited

Metro’s finances bleak — and getting bleaker in latest report – Michael Reed, YourHoustonNews.com The Metropolitan Transit Agency will be facing roughly a $2.6 billion negative cash balance by 2035, if both the general mobility

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Chron columnist suffers broken heart over the color beige

May 25, 2011 Kevin Whited

Beige, blotchy and bland – Lisa Gray, Houston Chronicle Weirdly, the renovation skips over the River Oaks Theatre; maybe Weingarten hoped to avoid another round of petitions and protests. Though the shopping-center building surrounding the

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HFD: Voting machine fire not arson

May 25, 2011 Kevin Whited

Voting machine fire not arson – Chris Moran, Chron Houston Politics “The fire doesn’t respect what time of year it is, who’s running or whatever,” Brolan said at a media briefing today. “All causes other

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Port Authority brings in Rusty Hardin; state lege takes note

May 25, 2011 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13’s Undercover Man Wayne Dolcefino checks in with the latest at the Port Authority: Now that Rusty Hardin is involved, you know it’s gotten serious. Indeed, Texas Watchdog reports that the state lege has taken

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