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Is there a new residential toll road on the horizon?

February 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

I have posted on the Grand Parkway project that is a hot topic up where I live. Now Charles Kuffner receives word that there is another toll road being proposed, and it too would run

Mayor contemplates parking authority

February 24, 2005 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Doug Miller reports that Mayor White is contemplating the creation of another unnaccountable government “authority”: Now, just as Houston has a Metropolitan Transit Authority and a Houston Port Authority, the mayor’s thinking about setting

A kinder, gentler police force

February 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s editorial today is, “Tasers in responsible police hands are valuable law enforcement tools, but guidelines for their use must take into account a careful assessment of the risk.” Shocking someone with 50,000 volts

Hoffman: Faxas and Boudreaux on the move

February 24, 2005 Kevin Whited

Ken Hoffman, who always seems to have the scoop on local media personalities, reports that Eileen Faxas will be leaving KHOU-11: Channel 11 reporter Eileen Faxas is leaving TV news to concentrate on her singing

Woodfill comes out swinging…. but at what exactly?

February 24, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Ron Nissimov devotes a surprising amount of space today to Harris County Republican Party Chair Jared Woodfill, who is highly critical of cooperation by city council Republicans with Mayor Bill White: The executive

Councilwoman has a question; blogHOUSTON has an answer

February 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

On a KTRH-740 newsbreak this morning, I heard Councilwoman Carol Alvarado complaining about the state Legislature stepping in to close the loophole that would allow Houston to install red light cameras. She wanted to know

Smoking ban advocacy journalism, Chron style

February 24, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Dina Cappiello reported the following in yesterday’s Chronicle: Testing for 31 different chemicals at nine city watering holes, a University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center doctor — who is also an anti-smoking

Vonage VoIP and personal responsibility

February 24, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle begins a story on VoIP coverage and 911 service in the following ominous manner: Lured by low phone rates, Peter John’s family found that saving money could endanger their lives after learning the

House passes red light camera bill

February 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Texas House has passed the bill that would most likely end Houston’s planned red light camera program: The 109-30 vote came after minimum debate in the House, and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who presides

Chronicle edited Culberson's response, leaving out important facts

February 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

When the Chronicle ran a letter to the editor from Rep. John Culberson in Monday’s paper, what we didn’t know was that it was originally submitted as an op-ed, and some key parts were left