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Borris and The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

January 21, 2008 Anne Linehan

KTRK-13’s Miya Shay sums up state Rep. Borris Miles’ current situation: 1. He’s facing a tough primary challenge from the man he defeated, Former State Rep. Al Edwards, 2. He’s being investigated by the District

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Dangerous time/place/behavior update

January 20, 2008 Anne Linehan

Via KTRK-13, we can add to our list of times/places/behaviors Chief Hurtt would encourage us to avoid if we want to stay alive: People lining up to buy new Nike Air Jordans were robbed while

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More on Metro's online chat

January 20, 2008 Anne Linehan

Last week Metro CEO Frank “Procurement Disaster” Wilson participated in an online chat. I had the same experience as a commenter on Metro’s blog — unable to participate, showing no users online — but apparently

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Randall O'Toole: Keep Houston free from urban planning

January 20, 2008 Anne Linehan

Today’s Chronicle carries an op-ed by the Cato Institute’s Randall O’Toole on the merits of keeping Houston free from the onerous regulations of urban planning. Here’s an excerpt: Though planners may have the best of

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Harris County's Housing Authority takes on national responsibility

January 19, 2008 Anne Linehan

KUHF-88.7’s Jim Bell reports that as Harris County’s Housing Authority has done such a capable job managing the local Katrina housing assistance and voucher program, it will now administer the program for 37 states: The

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With annexation come responsibilities — especially public safety

January 19, 2008 Anne Linehan

And then we see Kingwood having a problem with crime, thanks to a decreased police presence in the community (via KHOU-11’s Dave Fehling): Since annexation, its population has soared from around 40,000 to more than

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HPD: Lower Westheimer is a criminal "honey hole"

January 18, 2008 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Jeff McShan reports on armed robbers who have seemingly taken over lower Westheimer: Police are trying to catch a couple of restaurant robbers who have been terrorizing customers in the Lower Westheimer area. Vera

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Chief Hurtt rolls out BEAR (Ballistic Engineered Armored Response)

January 17, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Mike Glenn reports that HPD has added a massive armored vehicle (replete with acronym!) to its arsenal: With a flourish that would have put Detroit automakers to shame, Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt

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Incoming TSU Prez visits with media

January 17, 2008 Kevin Whited

Earlier in the week, John Rudley, the sole finalist for the presidency of Texas Southern, met with local media. Here are the various accounts of the meeting: Chronicle, KTRK-13, KHOU-11, KPRC-2. The TSU Board of

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Leaving town stirs up the news

January 16, 2008 Kevin Whited

Whenever I leave town for a few days, interesting news seems to break. Two such items popped up while I was away this time. First, reports surfaced of allegations of some boorish behavior by state

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