- TIRZ mum on purchase of city building on Main – Mike Morris, Chron Houston Politics
Largely unaccountable quasi-governmental agency as land speculator? Why not, it works for METRO. - Reduce Harris County Jail costs through smarter policies – Grits for Breakfast
- Gulf Coast region has critical need for more trauma centers – David Callender, David Lopez, and Dan Wolterman, Houston Chronicle
- Truly traumatic: This area is four short on Level 1 trauma centers – Houston Chronicle
Well, yeah, but we have Reliant Park, Minute Maid Park, Toyota Center, Discovery Green, the Downtown Pavilions, an expensive seven-mile tram line to nowhere, and a soccer stadium on the way!Why so negative about our priorities, Chron? I mean, you’ve been cheering on all THOSE “priorities” over the years….
- KIPP college grad rates draw both praise and concern – Jennifer Radcliffe, Houston Chronicle
- Texas investigates possible food stamp abuse – Christine Haas, KHOU-11 News
An interesting discovery by Christine Haas. Not necessarily illegal, but definitely interesting. - Food stamp beneficiaries using Lone Star cards in Hawaii and other vacation hotspots; state investigating – Trent Seibert, Texas Watchdog
Texas Watchdog on why they find the discovery interesting. - Less than 1% of Texas food stamps spent in other states – Terri Langford, Chron.com
A belated item that appears to be an attempt to downplay the KHOU and Texas Watchdog stories — without actually linking to them. When I asked the reporter why she didn’t link to them, she said they didn’t look like stories to her, but editorials.We’re happy to link them all and let news consumers judge.
- Planned Parenthood: Punched in the Uterus by Misguided Texas Senate – Mandy Oaklander, Village Voice Houston
A Texas Senate subcommittee wrangled the vulvas of Texas women into a chokehold yesterday with its latest assault on Planned Parenthood.
That’s some kind of lede from the site of the amateurish alt-weekly.
