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On July 16, Texas Watchdog posted a story by Rosanna Ruiz on one of METRO’s expensive no-bid contracts. The balanced reporting contained questions from others about the contracts, and included comments from METRO defending the

Local print media, television news, and talk radio were buzzing at the end of the week over the latest controversy involving the Houston Fire Department. Apparently, a discussion between Councilmember Jolanda Jones and Jeff Caynon,

Texas Watchdog‘s Steve Miller reports that the City Controller finally has obtained requested documents from the nonprofit spinoff of the Houston Airport System. The nonprofit had previously rebuffed efforts by City Controller, one councilmember, and

Craig Malisow reports on the Houston Press blog that Houston consultant Gerry Fusco is apparently the “change agent” for BARC that Mayor Bill White’s press staff recently promised: BARC has inked a six-month contract with

A few days ago, Chron reporter Bradley Olson posted the news that HPD Chief Harold Hurtt and his wife had donated to mayoral candidate Gene Locke. Blogger David Ortez has since posted a compilation of

The River Oaks Examiner reports that the City of Houston has, for the tenth time, rejected plans from the Ashby high-rise developers: Plans for the Ashby high-rise were rejected for the 10th time Tuesday with

It’s been a while, but it seems we have another dangerous time/place/behavior situation (via Mike McGuff): A Houston television reporter was carjacked and kidnapped at gunpoint early Monday and forced to drive to Beaumont, KPRC