Matt Bramanti passes along word that real-estate columnist Nancy Sarnoff is leaving the Chronicle. Actually, Friday was apparently her last day. That’s a big loss for the Chronicle. Sarnoff’s columns were well-written and informative. Here’s
Yesterday KTRH-740 reported that Harris County taxpayers paid $97 million in health care costs for illegal immigrants last year: KTRH has learned the Harris County Hospital District is shelling out millions of dollars every year
The Chris Baker blog seems to be live now on the KTRH-740 website. At this point, it seems to be more of a current events page than a blog, but these are early days. Here’s
Lou Minatti calls our attention to Mayor White’s offer to our friends in the Calgary oilpatch: During a speech at the Global Petroleum Show yesterday, Houston Mayor Bill White said Alberta should look to his
The Houston Business Journal reports that Houston housing prices continue to set records: Houston home prices broke records in May, with the average single-family home price surpassing the $200,000 mark for the first time. The
Yes, he has. And five apartment complexes in southwest Houston are going to see an influx of HPD officers: When you look at the overall crime picture in the city, one-fourth of all the serious
via KTRH-740: The Harris County Metropolitan Transit Authority may face a lawsuit over its plan to expand light rail to the west side of Houston. At issue is a long-running debate over whether the line
KHOU-11’s Carolyn Campbell reports on some overly zealous parking-meter enforcement downtown: The Astros loss to the Braves Saturday was bad enough, but when longtime fan and season ticket holder, Nancy Barlow got to her car
In today’s Chronicle, former Councilman Gordon Quan takes exception to the notion that Houston is a “sanctuary” city: THE characterization of Houston as a “sanctuary city” by Shelley Sekula-Gibbs was wrong. Houston has never —
When Chief Hurtt said this the other day: “Overall in the city of Houston, you’re pretty safe,” says Hurtt. “If you’re not involved in specific types of behavior, not out on the streets at particular