Commentary

CHIEF HURTT’S BLAMING PREVIOUS HPD ADMINISTRATIONS FOR FINGERPRINT UNIT PROBLEMS: “As we go through the organization and we find these things, the messenger gets punished,” Hurtt said. “And this has been going on for many,

NEW RAIL LINES WON’T EAT UP TRAFFIC LANES, according to METRO Chairman David Wolff who sat down for a chit-chat with the Chron’s Carolyn Feibel. And there’s this: “One of the differences that I think

IN LIGHT OF METRO CHAIRMAN DAVID WOLFF’S ADMONITION that Houston should have a “transit ethic,” here are some eye-opening stats from the indefatigable Tom Bazan: BEFORE METRO BUILT URBAN RAIL, FY 2001 Population: 4,262,000 Transit

GOOD NEWS FOR ICE CREAM LOVERS: Baskin-Robbins to expand in Houston. Mmmmmm, Banana Royale sundaes.

MAYOR WHITE OFFICIALLY CHANGES WHICH ELECTED POSITION HE’S RUNNING FOR: White, a three-term mayor who is balding and known for something of a bland personality, is expected use self-deprecating humor to tell a Hilton Americas

MORE ON HPD’S FINGERPRINT PROBLEM: “One employee, put on administrative leave with pay after the audit into the unit ended in October, is being investigated for alleged misconduct involving ‘handling a piece of evidence,’ said

BARELY A RESEMBLANCE TO THE ORIGINAL METRO SOLUTIONS PLAN: “If no one in Congress objects during the 10-day period, Metro can begin design work on the University Line. The project carries a preliminary cost estimate

HOUSTON is one of five cities “poised to prosper in the New Economy,” according to the Christian Science Monitor.

NEAL MEYER takes on the question of whether Harris County should have a public defender’s office.

SLAMPO posts an update on various runoff races, and it’s worth reading (as usual).