Earlier, KTRK-13’s Deborah Wrigley reported that graffiti vandals tagged HPD’s Montrose substation and police cars: The graffiti fight turned very personal for police officers Thursday night. Vandals targeted among other things, an HPD storefront and
Thanks to a blogHOUSTON reader for forwarding this amazing, in-depth story from Diverse Education magazine about the maddening saga of TSU and Priscilla Slade. Did you know that three TSU students did most of the
KUHF-88.7 reports that as Transtar’s mission continues to increase beyond just keeping an eye on Houston traffic, the agency will double the size of its office space: As part of the expansion, the county’s 9-1-1
The local Hearst daily reports on a morning fire near downtown: A two-alarm blaze destroyed a strip mall just south of downtown early this morning, according to televised reports. Firefighters had a difficult time finding
Chief Hurtt is trying to do Taser damage control, so to speak, as there are now calls from several lawmakers to limit their use (via the Chronicle): “My legislative intent is to come up with
The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reports on the METRO Solutions Westpark corridor routes unveiled today by the transit organization: At Metro’s regular monthly board meeting, officials unveiled three recommended routes for the western segment of the
METRO has posted the following meeting agenda to its website: Agenda Metropolitan Transit Authority Board Of Directors Thursday, December 21, 2006 – 10:00 A.M. 1900 Main – Board Room – 2nd Floor 1. Approval of
The Chronicle‘s Rosanna Ruiz today reports that statistics back up what most Houstonians know to be true about Houston’s surge in crime (unless they’ve been listening to the spin coming from MayorWhiteChiefHurtt): Violent crime in
The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles checks in on HPD’s efforts to boost its manpower. Unsurprisingly, he finds that Mayor White’s political rhetoric during the last campaign season doesn’t match reality: Mayor Bill White’s sales pitch to
The Chronicle‘s Michelle Mittelstadt reported last week that Rep. Nick Lampson was not rewarded with a seat on the House Appropriations Committee: Nick Lampson, who earned bragging rights for Democrats by claiming the seat once