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BAHEP hosts State of the Counties Addresses – GuidryNews.com [Harris Count Judge Ed] Emmett was more optimistic than Henry on the prospect for passenger rail service between Houston and Galveston, as well as high speed

Investigators tight-lipped about arson fires – Deborah Wrigley, KTRK-13 News There may be a serial arsonist on the loose in southwest Houston. Officials say they are trying to determine if the same person is responsible

Austerity budget: Parker's spending plan goes a long way toward minimizing and spreading the pain – Houston Chronicle Mayor Parker noted that even though library hours are being cut, care has been taken to make

Art Car Parade Rolls Through Houston – Damali Keith, KRIV-26 News Works of art on wheels rolled through Downtown Houston. However a little something is looming over the 24th annual Art Car Parade. This could

More uproar as drainage bills arrive: Critics call mayor’s repeated use of $5 average fee misleading – Chris Moran and Mike Morris, Houston Chronicle “The charges are anywhere from three to six times what the

Metro roars past DART in transit-access rankings – Bill King, Houston Chronicle On the balance-sheet side of things, DART has run up $3.5 billion in debts compared to Metro, which has a little more than

Replacing Tom Lambert who, inexplicably, was promoted to Chief Administrative Officer, is HPD Captain Victor Rodriguez: A former captain in the Houston Police Department became METRO’s new police chief today, ending a year-long search. Victor

HPD: Speeding driver goes airborne, splits electrical pole in half near Galleria – KHOU-11 News A driver survived a major crash early Thursday after going airborne and slamming into a wooden electric pole, according to

The Examiner‘s Mike Reed reports from one of METRO’s recent roadshows: “This keeps getting presented as rail or more (highway) paving,” Houston City Councilman Oliver Pennington said at one point, taking exception to remarks from

What Happened to Swamplot Comments — and Some Apologies – Swamplot The threat of a nuisance lawsuit (like the one local Dem donor and bully attorney Steve Mostyn threatened against Texas Watchdog) is one of