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Month: October 2011

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Five years later, federal court denies City’s effort to squeeze travel websites

October 30, 2011 Kevin Whited

City loses bid for bigger slice of hotel tax – Chris Moran, Chron Houston Politics City Hall and the local sports stadium authority can collect hotel room tax only on what hotels.com pays for a

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Dolcefino continues investigation of Precinct 6 Constable office

October 30, 2011 Kevin Whited

KTRK Undercover Man Wayne Dolcefino was back with more reports last week from his ongoing investigation into the Precinct 6 Constable’s office: The allegations in the first report are bad enough, but if government officials

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Activists narrowly head off HCDE stealth tax increase effort

October 19, 2011 Kevin Whited

Harris County Department of Education votes against small tax hike after strong opposition – Miya Shay, KTRK-13 News Whenever you talk about homes and their property taxes, emotions run high. At the Harris County Department

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Montrose biz owners take aim at unaccountable, Houston Way taxing entity

October 17, 2011 Kevin Whited

Business owners want Montrose Management District dissolved – Ken Fountain, YourHoustonNews.com The Montrose Management District, not yet a year old, may be facing extinction. During a tense meeting of the district’s board Friday, members voted

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Doing the job METRO won’t

October 15, 2011 Anne Linehan

Six years after METRO pulled the plug on the downtown trolleys, several downtown entities have banded together to start a downtown bus shuttle service (via Swamplot): Beginning next spring, a new free shuttle service called

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Houston Way Accountability: Rebuild Houston “flood control” boondoggle to fund bike trails

October 14, 2011 Kevin Whited

How tight is Houston’s drainage tax ‘lock box’? Bike trails funded by Rebuild Houston money for streets and drainage – Steve Miller, Texas Watchdog It was passed by Houston voters as a tax to address

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HISD board prez, PR chief insist reporter stop asking questions of public figure

October 11, 2011 Kevin Whited

The following original reporting from Texas Watchdog is reproduced via their Creative Commons license. Houston ISD’s Paula Harris blocks Texas Watchdog reporter from her Twitter, Facebook feeds, calls reporter ‘unethical’ BY MIKE CRONIN The president

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SAFEclear struggling after Parker Administration tinkering

October 7, 2011 Kevin Whited

Safe Clear tows down 60 percent, service times triple after revamp – Gabe Gutierrez, KHOU-11 News Tows for the city’s Safe Clear initiative have dropped by 60 percent and service times have tripled since the

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Mayor kicks off disability awareness month, days after disabled parking crackdown

October 5, 2011 Kevin Whited

Mayor Annise Parker Kicks Off 3rd Annual Disability Awareness Month with Local Elected Officials and Community Organizations Houston, TX– In an effort to raise awareness about disability issues and promote positive perceptions about the diverse

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Truck driver working on METROrail expansion takes out Danger Train; 15 injured (UPDATED)

October 4, 2011 Kevin Whited

Dump Truck Driver Vanishes After Crash That Derailed Light Rail Car: Victims suffered minor injuries – Stephen Dean, KPRC-2 News Police said a dump truck driver disappeared after colliding with a METRO light rail car

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