Month: January 2012

An attentive reader called our attention to the page above from Friday’s Houston Chronicle (sometimes, there really is no substitute for the print edition). On the right side of the page, we have a story

Are Houston’s TV forecasters climate change skeptics? – Eric Berger, SciGuy/Chron.com This weekend the Chronicle ran a story I wrote on the Forecast the Facts campaign, a controversial initiative which essentially seeks to out TV

Last week Bill White pictured Rick Perry . . . – Unca Darrell [Former Mayor Bill] White … proposes “three simple actions” by which [Gov. Rick] Perry could restore his credibility with Texans. You can

An Example Of What’s Wrong With Journalism These Days – Lawrence Person’s Battleswarm Blog This Houston Chronicle piece by Joe Holley is an example of why so many people are dissatisfied with the job the

Harris County asst. attorney – ‘ethics watchdog for the county’ – urged judge to exercise leniency in Jerry Eversole case – Steve Miller, Texas Watchdog A letter to a federal judge from Harris County’s legal

Swamplot notes that construction of a bikeway north of downtown continues, and there’ll be a “highlight” for hikers and bikers once it opens: One highlight of the journey: a close-up view of the 17.3 acres

City of Houston Negotiates End to Red Light Camera Vendor Lawsuit – Office of Mayor Annise Parker The City of Houston has reached a $4.78 million settlement of the lawsuit filed by American Traffic Solutions

To celebrate this lovely 70+ degree January weather, we’ve decided to have an impromptu BH meetup. We’ll be getting together at the West Alabama Ice House tomorrow (Saturday, January 21, 2pm-??) to hoist a few

Woman gets pinned under METRORail in downtown Houston, hospitalized – Jessica Willey, KTRK-13 News According to METRO, the woman was walking on the tracks near Polk toward the train. The driver sounded the horn, but

Houston Mayor: ‘Occupy’ protestors need ‘end game’ – Gabe Gutierrez, KHOU-11 News The “Occupy” movement has cost Houston considerably less than other major cities. As of late November, the city had racked up more than