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THE CHRON recently posted one hellacious correction: A story on Saturday’s front page incorrectly characterized the relationship between Angela Gomez, her husband and Global Financial Services. She is accused by the federal government of using

THE CHRONICLE’S JENALIA MORENO reports that a Pasadena cruise-ship terminal constructed as part of a $387 million bond issue approved by Harris County voters… has not managed to attract any cruise ships. Hard to believe,

THE END OF HORSE RACING in Houston? Cory Crow says…. maybe.

IN A BREAK FROM THE JEFF COHEN/KATHRYN KASE tradition, the local newspaper actually ran a Chron Eye for the victims of a heinous murderer who will soon be departing. We had no idea some criminals

TOM BAZAN passes along the latest (July 2010) boarding/revenue information for METRO, and the results aren’t pretty. Boardings are down significantly, again, for the Main Street tram and for the bus system. Always good at

SHOCKINGLY, the Houston Press broke some actual news on Friday. Some METRO board members are apparently balking at a proposed Galleria-area real-estate deal related to the proposed Uptown line. Since the Uptown Management District probably

THE CHRONICLE reports that violent crime is down in Houston through the first half of the year, although property crime continues to be a problem. Strangely, the online version of the story didn’t actually report

LIVE OAKS posts about a recent Chron editorial that takes a familiar approach: To oppose the mosque, the paper implies, is to be a bigoted red-neck who opposes anyone who is ‘different.’” Hey, the lead

HARRIS COUNTY ALMANAC posts an update on plans by Renew Houston and the City of Houston to raise taxes significantly and perhaps, one day, share more detailed plans with the public.

KIAH-39 is taking applications for its new “News Imaginator” position, and Mike McGuff has his ready. He continues to solicit advice from the online community on how to proceed with this experiment in social-media jobseeking,