Year: 2011

Conservative Texas advocacy group Empower Texans recently concluded a four-part series on the Harris County Department of Education, which is obsolete yet continues to suck up taxpayer dollars. Here are the links and brief excerpts.

Houston ISD faces $44M deficit as budget planning begins for next fiscal year – Mike Cronin, Texas Watchdog “There’s not a lot of fat left on the bone around here,” observed Superintendent Terry Grier near

Houston Muslims question FBI terror tactics – Zain Shauk, Houston Chronicle The Texan convicted last week of attempting to aid al-Qaida wasn’t on any most-wanted lists and was not in possession of bomb-making materials. He

John Cage turns 100: Unearthed reviews of 4'33" shed light on controversial composition – Chris Becker, CultureMap Houston Composer, painter, writer, self-described anarchist and mushroom connoisseur John Cage turns 100 in 2012 and all sorts

City workers, Jones rally against pension cuts – Chris Moran, Houston Chronicle The city will pay $243 million into the city’s three public employee pensions this fiscal year. The city’s annual pension bill is projected

Safety becomes the latest weapon in union fight against United – Loren Steffy, Houston Chronicle In the airline industry, it’s the equivalent of the nuclear option. I’ve covered a lot of airline contract talks and

Use a condom, save the planet? New campaign shatters the taboo of overpopulation – SciGuy/Chron.com It is true there is a finite limit to the human population the planet can support and maintain a health

Houston Fire Department and Protestors Find Resolution to Safety Hazards – HFD Public Affairs Office Today, the HFD Fire Marshal and organizers of the “Occupy Houston” protest group met to find a resolution to safety

‘Occupy Houston’ protestors and HPD maintain uneasy truce – Kevin Reece, KHOU-11 News The protesters, by their own count numbering about 150, now have their own makeshift library, large containers to grow vegetables and a

Story text: Activist Quanell X accused of taking advantage of those seeking help – Jeremy Rogalski, KHOU-11 News Story text: Activist Quanell X failed to file proper IRS forms – Jeremy Rogalski, KHOU-11 News Quannel