Commentary

Beige, blotchy and bland – Lisa Gray, Houston Chronicle Weirdly, the renovation skips over the River Oaks Theatre; maybe Weingarten hoped to avoid another round of petitions and protests. Though the shopping-center building surrounding the

Voting machine fire not arson – Chris Moran, Chron Houston Politics “The fire doesn’t respect what time of year it is, who’s running or whatever,” Brolan said at a media briefing today. “All causes other

KTRK-13’s Undercover Man Wayne Dolcefino checks in with the latest at the Port Authority: Now that Rusty Hardin is involved, you know it’s gotten serious. Indeed, Texas Watchdog reports that the state lege has taken

Suit to block drainage fee thrown out – Chris Moran, Chron Houston Politics [Judge Buddie Hahn] ultimately sided with the city of Houston’s argument that Proposition 1 did not authorize the assessment of a drainage

Homelessness increasing in Houston – Renee Lee, Houston Chronicle The homeless population in Harris and Fort Bend counties grew by 25 percent this year, according to an annual count by the Coalition for the Homeless

BAHEP hosts State of the Counties Addresses – GuidryNews.com [Harris Count Judge Ed] Emmett was more optimistic than Henry on the prospect for passenger rail service between Houston and Galveston, as well as high speed

Investigators tight-lipped about arson fires – Deborah Wrigley, KTRK-13 News There may be a serial arsonist on the loose in southwest Houston. Officials say they are trying to determine if the same person is responsible

Austerity budget: Parker's spending plan goes a long way toward minimizing and spreading the pain – Houston Chronicle Mayor Parker noted that even though library hours are being cut, care has been taken to make

Art Car Parade Rolls Through Houston – Damali Keith, KRIV-26 News Works of art on wheels rolled through Downtown Houston. However a little something is looming over the 24th annual Art Car Parade. This could

More uproar as drainage bills arrive: Critics call mayor’s repeated use of $5 average fee misleading – Chris Moran and Mike Morris, Houston Chronicle “The charges are anywhere from three to six times what the