Month: October 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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