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Here are some lunchtime news and views for your consideration: Facing key votes, Houston mayor rattles the council (Bradley Olson, Houston Chronicle) Who ever thought that Annise Parker — a former councilmember and a prominent

Here’s the “New METRO” at work on one of our cooler nights: Power line poles are being replaced. The power shutdown is scheduled for tonight starting at 11:30pm. About 150 homes will be without electricity

Just a little weekend roundup: Houston starts voluntary furlough program for city workers (Bradley Olson, Houston Chronicle) Some viewed the proposal as a mere starting point for much more draconian cuts sure to be on

YOU GET TO PAY FOR THEIR INCONVENIENCE: Remember the Parking Authority’s motto, “customer-service driven”? Well, how about this for customer service: Question: I parked my vehicle in a non-City owned parking lot and it’s been

Yesterday’s news regarding the Houston Dynamo stadium should warm the hearts of all those folks who think trinkets are the way for Houston to become world class(ier): Deal Reached For Dynamo Stadium (KPRC-2 News) Dynamo

It’s your “Mayor Parker, Tear Down Those Cameras!” edition of news and views: Why You Should Start a Company in… Houston (Laura Rich, Fast Company) Red-light camera issue gets red hot in Houston (Brad Olson,

TheNewspaper.com makes an interesting connection regarding the City’s curious behavior on the red-light camera controversy: [Federal Judge Lynn] Hughes had called a colloquy among lawyers for the city — David Feldman and Hope Reh —

Here’s an interesting item from the Chron‘s John McClain that just appeared in our feed reader: DO NOT POST!!!!!! Texans WR Johnson fined, not suspended for fighting This is the lede: Texans receiver Andre Johnson

One of the residents on a major cross street in our neighborhood apparently isn’t very happy about the ongoing massive water leaks in his/her yard over the past few weeks: What a mess! The repairs

Did everyone get enough turkey? If not, we have a few turkeys in today’s catchup news and views roundup: Red light camera battle continues this week with lawsuit (Samica Knight, KTRK-13 News) You may remember