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Commissioners got an earful about stealth toll road plan

June 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s an initial report on today’s Commissioners Court meeting from KHOU-11: The Harris County Commissioners Court Tuesday heard from residents who are demanding more input on toll road proposal projects. Commissioners are considering at least

A missed opportunity for local news coverage

June 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Today was the day I was expecting something from the Chronicle on Mayor White’s speech at the Progressive Forum. Instead, what we have is a Dina Cappiello Q and A with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

METRO train operators disregard traffic control signals

June 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 reports again on METRO’s problem with train operators who are not heeding traffic control signals: Operators of METRORail trains are running red lights and putting people’s lives in danger, the Local 2 Troubleshooters reported

FTA's New Starts program information

June 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

In today’s Move It! column, Rad Sallee mentions the rating formula used by the Federal Transit Administration to help determine which light rail projects will get federal funding: Metro said the Federal Transit Administration had

In harm’s way: A response nixed by the Chronicle

June 20, 2005 Editor

The following article, written by Haynes and Boone LLP attorneys James D. Braddock and Michael J. Mazzone, was submitted to the Houston Chronicle in response to the January series “In Harm’s Way.” Braddock and Mazzone

Will the Chronicle hold METRO to the same standard as TXDOT?

June 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorial board today urges TXDOT to release documents various media outlets have requested under freedom of information laws: The Houston Chronicle filed a freedom of information request with the Texas Department of Transportation

Letters editor joins the Editorial LiveJournal act

June 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

We’ve commented previously (and too frequently) on the Editorial LiveJournal escapades of the Chronicle editorial board’s resident Platonist, James Howard Gibbons. Today, letters editor Judy Minshew gets in on the act with a rambling “Sounding

Quan will not challenge Lampson

June 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

Councilmember Gordon Quan has decided not to run against Nick Lampson in the Democratic primary for the right to challenge Republican Tom DeLay in the 22nd Congressional district. KTRK-13 and KHOU-11 have posted briefs on

Harris County's stealth toll road plan — the vote is tomorrow!

June 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

Sneakiness in government aggravates me to no end. For example, releasing a long-term plan on a Friday and voting on the plan less than a week later. Oh, and not posting the plan online (update:

Mayor White's Houston infrastructure plan

June 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 has a story up about Mayor White’s five-year plan for Houston’s infrastructure: It is not about the everyday expenses the city pays out, but instead what the city calls its big-ticket items. It takes