Year: 2011

Peter King smacks down Sheila Jackson Lee in prison radicalization hearing – The Right Scoop One thing is clear from listening to the prison radicalization hearings held by Rep. Peter King this morning, that the

Local customers get unwelcome surprise from new drainage fee – Ken Fountain, Examiner News [Homeowner Dan] Harris said that when the Rebuild Houston program was first being discussed last year, he was an early supporter.

METRO is breaking out the scratch-off tickets this weekend to celebrate adding Saturday service to a bus route. Yes, I know you really want to know if there’ll be mariachi bands, but, alas, the METRO

So notes the Chron’s Ericka Mellon. The comments to her blog post are fascinating — sounds like fun times for Team HISD! RELATED: Fallout from Principal Exodus Continues (Houstonisdwatch.com)

Houston Police Union Supports 'Sanctuary Cities' Bill – David Pitman, KUHF News The Houston Police Officers’ Union is hoping the so-called “sanctuary cities” bill becomes law. The measure passed a state Senate committee yesterday. It

Because we’ve been remiss on linking to Councilmember Jolanda Jones’s recent difficulties: Inspector general: Jolanda Jones broke the rules – Cindy George, Houston Chronicle Parker: Jones more likely to face censure instead of charges –

Use it or lose it: Metro’s budget shuttle to the airport needs support from riders and stakeholders – Houston Chronicle Considering that Metro has a nearly billion dollar budget and just this April wrote off

The Examiner’s Charlotte Aguilar reported last week that the head of HISD’s Apollo 20 program is exiting the district one year after being recruited by Superintendent Terry Grier: Jeremy Beard, the school improvement officer in

Write On METRO: Long Commutes Lead to Divorce, Neck Pain, Insomnia The solution, Mary Sit says, is to let METRO do the driving. However, we would encourage potential riders to proceed with caution.

Houston ISD trustees president Paula Harris voted on millions of dollars in contracts involving close friend's firms – Lynn Walsh, Texas Watchdog Those business contacts would suggest that [Nicole] West is a person of many