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On shady deals (and shady dealmakers?)

May 3, 2009 Kevin Whited

Several days ago, Texas Monthly posted a web preview of a story that will appear in its June 2009 issue about State Rep. Allen Fletcher of Tomball and some of his shady business associates. True

Hey, never mind about that flu pandemic

May 3, 2009 Anne Linehan

Here’s a headline on Chron.com: Dire warnings were premature, experts suggest When the World Health Organization raised its swine flu threat level last week to suggest the first pandemic in more than four decades was

"Move It" returns to the Chronicle

May 3, 2009 Kevin Whited

After a brief hiatus following Hearst Corp’s latest bloodletting, the Chronicle‘s “Move It” transit column returned this week. Carolyn Feibel, who previously reported on City Hall, will now be manning the beat. Her introductory column

Channel 2 investigates parking at HPD headquarters

May 3, 2009 Anne Linehan

Back in 2005, Mayor White decided he wanted a parking authority, and his right hand voiced the reasons why it was needed: “You really need an element, an entity, an authority that focuses strictly on

HPOU president to mayor: Amend or scrap the sanctuary directive

April 29, 2009 Kevin Whited

In the latest edition of Badge & Gun, the publication of the Houston Police Officers’ Union, president Gary Blankinship serves up this rather pointed memo to Mayor White*: To be sure, Mr. Mayor, the Houston

Chron publisher spins (and spins and spins) latest circulation decline

April 28, 2009 Kevin Whited

As anticipated in the addendum to yesterday’s post on the Chronicle‘s sagging circulation numbers, the newspaper featured publisher Jack Sweeney’s spin on the severe decline today: “We’re concentrating our sales and marketing efforts on our

We can be such a pain

April 28, 2009 Kevin Whited

Journalists love online public databases, which allow them to look into all sorts of relationships (status with the comptroller of public accounts, political donations, property tax assessments, etc). Of course, there’s nothing to stop non-journalists

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