The Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Grand Parkway’s F-2 segment (the section that runs from SH-249 to I-45) is complete and comments are now being accepted. Scroll down for the links on this page
Laurence Simon and Mike McGuff note that CNN is opening up a Houston bureau: Each city will get one person who can provide “grassroots level” coverage of breaking news and other local stories, said Nancy
This just in: William Randolph Hearst is still dead (Lone Star Times) Should there be a shower at Houston's City Hall? (Isiah Carey's Insite) Slumlords, Sugar Daddies & Mistresses: Dem Politics As Usual (Lone Star
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and his opponent David Mincberg squared off in a debate yesterday that appeared to showcase Mincberg’s unfamiliarity with Harris County operations. The Chron’s Liz Peterson has details: In his first
Hairballs points us to an Editor and Publisher story that indicates that the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News may be sharing some content in their features sections: The Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News are
Ms. Julie weighs in on blogging (Unca Darrell) The Government we deserve (Lose an Eye, It's a Sport) Jolanda Jones' Run In with HPD (Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center) Jolanda "Jo" Jones
In the latest issue of City Journal, Heather MacDonald pens a fine article on the spread of CompStat, the innovative approach to policing developed in New York City, across the county: Since the late 1990s,
Several days ago, the Chronicle ran a surprising article by Leslie Casimir on the challenges faced by some named commuters who do not have cars, and who must rely upon METRO to get to/from various
The city’s planning department has wasted two years developing a plan for central Houston that aims for urban planning utopia (via the Chron’s Mike Snyder): A vision of central Houston transformed by wide, tree-shaded sidewalks
From yesterday morning’s traffic report: A truck lost its load of adult diapers and turned over on the ramp leading from the southbound lanes of the West Loop to the eastbound lanes of the Katy