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Another Chronicle story missing facts

April 24, 2008 Jason

Mike Tolson gives us this Houston Chronicle piece about a convicted cop killer Anthony Haynes who is trying to play the race card to get out of his murder conviction. The centerpiece to this story

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Judge Emmett to promote trade with India

April 24, 2008 Anne Linehan

At the Houston Politics blog, Liz Peterson notes that Harris County Judge Ed Emmett is beginning a ten-day trip to India to promote trade with Harris County. Accompanying him are officials from the Port of

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Council approves IAH fee, delays action on HPD helicopters

April 23, 2008 Kevin Whited

Last week, we wondered if Council might reconsider the big plans to expand Terminal B in light of airline industry merger mania. The answer, as reported by KHOU-11, is no: Under a plan approved Wednesday

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KHOU: Downtown fire station finally open

April 22, 2008 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11 reports that on Monday, Houston’s only downtown fire station finally opened for business: Some firefighters are gearing up for their first night in a new fire station. Station 8 is located in the 1900

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METRO balance transfer deadline raises questions

April 21, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Rad Sallee runs a sad story from a METRO patron who missed the transit organization’s deadline for moving balances from the old stored value card to the Q card: Karen Clark had a

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Previously incarcerated illegal immigrant murders mother of five

April 20, 2008 Anne Linehan

By now, you’re probably aware of the story of two illegal immigrants who went on a carjacking spree in Houston. The final attempt ended with the murder of a mother of five – she didn’t

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Adventures in "Ready! Fire! Aim!" governance

April 20, 2008 Kevin Whited

Two seemingly unrelated stories this week caught my eye, in terms of what they say about Houston’s recent experiments in “Ready! Fire! Aim!” governance*: First up is the news that the city’s heavy-trash collection schedule

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Local busybody says too many of us are driving solo

April 20, 2008 Anne Linehan

Last week on METRO’s blog, Mary Sit highlighted a recent op-ed in the Houston Chronicle by local bike enthusiast Peter Wang: Peter Wang, a geophysicist in the oilfield services and a board member of the

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METRO pays Carol Alvarado $150 per hour!

April 18, 2008 Anne Linehan

Right after we learned (permanently no longer a councilwoman) Carol Alvarado had been hired by METRO as a consultant, Tom Bazan filed a TxPIA to find out all the details. I don’t think he’s heard

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Councilmember Johnson delays vote on IAH fee

April 17, 2008 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Lee McGuire reports that Councilmember Jarvis Johnson has delayed plans to impose a $3 fee at Bush Intercontinental Airport to finance a Terminal B revamp (in partnership with Continental Airlines): Wednesday’s planned vote to

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