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It boggles the mind that the public education industry has come to this — and, warning! you might need a flowchart to keep up with this seven paragraph blog post at Chron.com’s School Zone: Roland

Four years ago, the Chron noted that Houston Federation of Teachers was keeping it all in the family by paying Gayle Fallon’s son a $4,000 per month retainer to handle legal representation of teachers. Last

The Houston Press has one of its in-depth articles on the Red Light Camera Circus. The entire article is well worth reading, but here’s a tasty snippet: Finally, on August 24, the issue reached a

Over at METRO’s blog, Mary Sit addresses the issue of those who ride the Danger Train without paying. She said according to state code, only police officers can issue citations for not paying the fare.

Mayor Parker signed an executive order banning smoking in city parks (KPRC-2): The smoking ban applies to lighted cigars, cigarettes, pipes or any other device used for the burning of tobacco or other plant material.

There will be a candlelight vigil Tuesday night for the two precious children who were killed yesterday evening in Spring. The vigil will begin at 8:30 at the Church at Creek’s End, 20010 Kuykendahl, south

We’re putting the little blog (and ourselves) on vacation for a couple of weeks. Here’s hoping the cooler weather continues, with rain added to the mix…

Metro board hears little negative comment on Greanias – Carol Christian, Houston Chronicle The Rev. Dave Welch, executive director of Houston Area Pastor Council, read a letter to board chairman Gilbert Garcia from the council

Yesterday, Harvey Kronberg noted that Chronicle metro/state columnist Rick Casey will be retiring, to be replaced by Patricia Kilday Hart. There won’t be much change in ideology, as both are reliably left of center, nor

Battle brewing over Texas public pensions – Kate Alexander, Austin American-Statesman A group of high-powered Houston business leaders is starting a statewide campaign to overhaul retirement for future teachers, firefighters, police officers, judges and other