Commentary

THE EXAMINER’S MICHAEL REED has a nice story this week on METRO, its $2.6 billion bond plans, the general mobility trust fund (that does or does not exist as a coherent accounting line item, depending

KHOU-11’S MARK GREENBLATT has a METRO Shreddergate update: Texas officials say the troubled transit authority has failed to follow a state records and documents preservation law. That statute requires local government agencies to tell the

HOUSTON PRESS JOURNALIST CRAIG MALISOW posts a depressing update about the 2008 bust of a dogfighting ring in the Houston area: The majority of Harris County dog fighters charged after a massive 2008 undercover investigation

THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE and most every other major newspaper in Texas endorsed Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Republican gubernatorial primary. It didn’t seem to have much impact. Maybe it’s time for the Chron to follow

UNCA DARRELL wishes the Chronicle management would show leadership by “firing this [editorial board] and starting over with editors tethered by wisdom and common sense to the soil of Texas.” Harsh commentary like that is

THE HEAD HONCHOS AT HEARST CORPORATE must not be happy with February’s Chron.com pageview totals, because the webpage of America’s worst big-city daily has been even more insipid than usual today. Earlier, Cory Crow noted

ON FRIDAY, KRIV-26 REPORTER ISIAH CAREY posted that the city’s Housing Department had a big problem: City Controller Ron Green has temporarily shut down a housing assistance program because of a multi-million dollar shortfall in

THE ALREADY FINANCIALLY-CHALLENGED SPORTS AUTHORITY changes its mind and now wants to become a player in the Dynamo stadium deal. However, Fox 26’s Mark Berman notes there are some obstacles to overcome, and the Chron’s

IF YOU LIVE IN HOUSTON, YOUR NATURAL GAS BILL is going up. Centerpoint Energy asked for an increase last year, partly to help cover pensions. The City of Houston asked for — and got —

LOCAL TV NEWS REPORTERS continue to probe further into ShredderGate, METRO’s apparent effort to shred certain documents and purge legal personnel related to the same. KTRK-13’s Jessica Willey broke some interesting news last night on