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Here is the lede on Bill Murphy’s latest Chronicle story on the proposed Astrodome Hotel boondoggle: The credit crunch has not killed the effort to turn the Astrodome into an upscale convention hotel, but the

Sometimes owning a home can be a challenge (via KPRC-2): Mountains Of Hurricane Mulch Invade Houston Neighborhood If you haven’t already, you should watch the video to see just how big the mountains of mulch

Following last week’s purge of experienced prosecutors and investigators who supported the wrong political candidate, the new regime in the Harris County District Attorney’s Office took the opportunity to address misdemeanor prosecutors. Given the problems

KRIV-26 is reporting some shocking political news (via Mike McGuff and Twitter): FOX 26 News has learned Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Bettencourt has turned in his resignation to Harris County Judge Ed Emmett. Sources

Earlier in the week, the Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reported on a state-mandated red-light camera study: A statewide study by institute researchers shows that monitored intersections had an overall 30 percent decrease in collisions. The state-mandated

KHOU-11’s Mark Greenblatt is continuing his reporting on the pension fund shortfall and related Hilton Americas accounting. Yesterday, Greenblatt described the refinancing proposal that was discussed in a budget hearing: The problem started when Houston

Harris County District Attorney-elect Pat Lykos has already begun to purge perceived political enemies from the DA’s office. Here’s an excerpt from A Harris County Lawyer, the prosecutor whose blog has provided an invaluable look

The Chronicle posted this letter from Councilmember Peter Brown on HISD’s recently proposed school closings/consolidations: The proposed HISD closings and consolidations of Carnegie Vanguard High School and eight neighborhood elementary schools disregard the expressed concerns

The Chronicle‘s Rosanna Ruiz reports that METRO has commissioned a required performance review of itself: An inside look, including customer complaints, at how Metro manages itself is now in the works. The board awarded a