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According to KUHF-88.7, something called the “Economic Action Summit” was held in Pearland (not sure when) to discuss “unplanned growth” in the counties surrounding Houston. You won’t be surprised at one person who was present:

Construction is now complete on a new city-owned parking garage across from the George R. Brown Convention Center, and under the (not yet completed) Discovery Green park: The city has opened a 675-vehicle garage off

Last week, Mayor White seemed puzzled that local perceptions about crime don’t match HPD’s improving crime figures (via Chron.com’s City Hall blog): “There are some neighborhoods that felt a lot more insecure after Katrina,” White

The Chronicle‘s David Kaplan reports that the downtown boutique hotel business seems to be booming: When the Hotel Icon opened in 2004, it drew the beautiful people. Guests have included Paris Hilton, Sting and Michael

Just before Christmas, in response to some immigration bluster from Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, the Chronicle ran a story asking once again if Houston is a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants. We’ve grown a bit

KTRK-13’s Wayne Dolcefino reported last night that the FBI has subpoenaed City Hall in a new investigation: We’ve learned the FBI has delivered subpoenas to Houston City Hall looking for records of dealings with two

In his final two years as mayor, Bill White says he’ll make crime reduction a priority: On the other hand though, the Mayor said more work needs to be done, and one area of concern