Commentary

THE CHRON’S DWIGHT SILVERMAN has apparently mastered the tech beat and is now interjecting on the Houston Politics blog, at least through the local elections. Do you think he’ll disclose to readers that his bosses

THIS LINE IN BRAD OLSON’S CHRON STORY on Houston voter preferences struck us as odd: “The sunny outlook for White does not translate to the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which he has played a major role

THE OBAMA MURAL AT HIS FORMER CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS near the Breakfast Klub in Midtown was apparently defaced over the weekend (KTRK-13 and KPRC-2). The taggers had more of a sense of humor than most, but

DAVE FEHLING REPORTS THAT a re-developing Houston neighborhood has a sidewalk problem — mainly because a city department allowed developers effectively to ignore the rules (KHOU-11 News). Some planning fans are touting a new poll

IS A HEIGHTS SERIAL ARSONIST just taunting HPD at this point? KTRK-13 reported last week that the latest incident took place the same night as an HPD neighborhood town hall about the issue. Time to

THE CHRON CAUCASIAN THINK TANK today “co-endorsed” Gene Locke and Annise Parker for mayor. That’s about as lame and useless as usual. Here’s a thought: Maybe the newspaper should follow the lead of the Atlanta

WHAT IN THE WORLD has happened to the blog? Short answer: We got tired and decided to change things.

THAT’S PETER BROWN, ARCHITECT: “He suggested his professional background would help him broker compromises between developers and neighborhood leaders. ‘I would sit down, as I have before, with a yellow tracing pad and come up

ONE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS on the November ballot is Proposition 10 which would extend the terms of emergency service districts commissioners from two years to four years. Last May, KPRC-2 ran a multi-part investigation