The Chronicle‘s Michelle Mittelstadt reports that legendary surgeon Michael DeBakey has received the nation’s top civilian honor: With a stroke of his pen today, President Bush officially conferred the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Congressional
KTRK-13’s Deborah Wrigley reports on fireworks at the county government level: Today was the public hearing on the county’s proposed tax rate which commissioners are leaning toward lowering by one cent. Instead it turned into
Lou Minatti says he got spammed by the Houston Chronicle. I got the same annoying email, and that’s how I would characterize it. Is this the online equivalent of the print edition’s carriers continuing to
KHOU-11’s Jeremy Rogalski reports on Houston’s SAFEclear program, and whether the promises made by supporters early on actually square with reality: “Traffic will move a lot faster.” “Move the traffic along” “Move the traffic on
Over at Lose an Eye, It’s a Sport, Cory Crow notes an evolving story by Rad Sallee on Chron.com today. Apparently, opponents of light rail on Richmond held a press conference earlier to criticize the
The University of Houston has announced the sole finalist for its open UH Chancellor/President position. Here’s an excerpt from the press release: Dr. Renu Khator, provost and senior vice president at the University of South
In yesterday’s Outlook section, Houston Downtown Management District President Bob Eury sang the praises of the George R. Brown Convention Center as it turns 20. Toward the end of the op-ed he added this: Downtown
The Houston Business Journal reports that a UH student has launched a magazine aimed at fellow college students: College life and music magazine UStyle Magazine debuted on Friday to more than 120,000 Houston area college
At the end of the week, the Chronicle‘s Roma Khanna and Steve McVicker reported that Harris County criminal district judges plan to review 180 crime-lab cases identified by Michael Bromwich as potentially troubling in his
With Metro’s General Mobility Program obligations in the news this past week, it’s interesting to look at something Afton Oaks resident Ted Richardson discovered when he transcribed a Metro committee meeting from February of this