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The future of Houston's METRO?

June 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

Both Tom Kirkendall (Houston’s Clear Thinkers) and Tory Gattis (Houston Strategies) call attention to the first of a series of Washington Post articles on problems with D.C.’s mass transit agency (Metro), and wonder if Houston’s

Looking dapper

June 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

HPD chief Harold Hurtt is looking very dapper in his uniform. Ever since the chief met the qualifications to wear the uniform of a police officer in the state of Texas, we’ve been waiting for

HISD goes all out to graduate 915 seniors who still need to pass TAKS

June 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

HISD has announced an intensive summer program for the 915 seniors who didn’t pass the TAKS test needed to graduate. HISD spokesman Terry Abbott sent out a release with the details: Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra ordered

The end of the downtown parking meter tryouts

June 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

In today’s Move It! column, Rad Sallee reports that the downtown parking meter tryouts are over. City council will decide in July which company gets the contract and the first meters should be in place

Chron names new deputy managing editors

June 5, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle has announced several editorial promotions: The Houston Chronicle named two new deputy managing editors and a new sports editor Saturday. George Haj, 43, will oversee the local news operations, state desk, business, foreign,

Lord of the Rings exhibit opens

June 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Lord of the Rings exhibition opened at the Houston Museum of Natural Science this weekend. The stop in Houston is one of only three for the exhibit in the United States. The exhibit will

Mack on the potential scramble to succeed Eckels

June 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

If Harris County Judge Robert Eckels (R) upholds a pledge to leave office after three terms, the race to succeed him is likely to be a mad scramble. Kristen Mack’s column from Friday examines the

A tip of the hat to the idealists

June 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorial board never misses a chance to take a shot at “bad guys,” but we do have to admire the manner in which they’ve managed to twist the mess made of the HPD

Rick Casey lectures on professional ethics (really!)

June 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

Today, Chronicle columnist Rick Casey compares the plight of four journalists caught committing the journalistic sin of making up facts with the three-day suspension of an HPD crime lab worker caught fabricating results. Casey thinks

MS 13 tag within sight of Houston public works facility?

June 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

Suspected MS 13 tag, Holman and Milam The photo above is a recent bit of graffiti that I first noticed on a building on Holman and Milam around May 23. It would seem to be