Every four years, it seems local news outlets go crazy with their coverage of the Presidential inauguration. This year was probably worse than most, given the historic nature of the event. Unfortunately, the whole thing
With a lot of negative press on the Metro Police Department I found a positive article. Metro Police Officer (yes our Harris County Metropolitan Police Department) Eliot Swainson was in Washington D.C. working with their
The bridges that cross Southwest Freeway do more than connect two parts of Houston. They serve to beautify what is otherwise one UGLY stretch of concrete (and, quite often, graffiti and trash). Unfortunately, one of
It’s Martin Luther King Day, on the eve of the historic inauguration of America’s first black president. Locally, that’s still no reason for two bickering groups to come together, as Jennifer Radcliffe reports for the
Last week, the Houston It’s Worth It crew announced that they’re accepting submissions for a new book — this one focusing on Hurricane Ike: Obviously this subject is still an open wound for many of
The Chronicle‘s Brian Rogers reports that a jury has found former state Rep. Borris Miles not guilty of charges of deadly conduct stemming from alleged misconduct at a 2007 holiday party: Jury foreman Forrest Peugnet
The Chron’s Liz Austin Peterson says officials from the city, the county, and the Dynamo are moving closer to a deal: Houston Mayor Bill White asked the county in July to contribute $10 million to
The Chronicle‘s Bill Murphy reports the latest unflattering news regarding BARC: The chief veterinarian at the Houston animal pound had her license suspended in New Jersey and was placed on probation for three years after
KRIV-26’s Isiah Carey describes a Sheila Jackson Lee press conference that was delayed today, due to a spelling glitch. It’s good to know that even in tough economic times, we can count on Queen Sheila
The Chronicle‘s Rosanna Ruiz reports that METRO has responded to the facts that it still can’t reach agreement with its preferred rail construction partner and still can’t actually finance its rail expansion by… creating a