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Chief Hurtt's chief of staff agrees to demotion, pay cut

April 29, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Rosanna Ruiz reports that Chief Harold Hurtt’s chief of staff has agreed to a demotion, in relation to a sexual harassment claim that was filed in February: Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt’s chief

Better wait a few days before trying the recipe

April 29, 2006 Kevin Whited

To celebrate the Jamaica-themed International Festival that opened last weekend and closes this weekend, the Chronicle editorial board has posted a recipe for Jamaican rice and peas as one of its two daily chances to

Editorial LiveJournal: Mr. Gibbons goes to the theater!

April 29, 2006 Kevin Whited

It’s been quite a while since a member of the Chronicle editorial board treated us to a diary of one of his/her grand adventures in the city of Houston in the form of an Editorial

Priscilla Slade goes to the victim card

April 29, 2006 Kevin Whited

Priscilla Slade, effectively fired from Texas Southern University for inappropriate use of university funds, is suing the university in an effort to squeeze even more money from the institution. The Chronicle‘s Matthew Tresaugue has the

Sorry about the disruption

April 28, 2006 Kevin Whited

Our web host experienced a massive denial of service attack earlier today, and it rendered quite a few familiar sites unavailable in addition to ours. As Matt Bramanti notes, the problem has been isolated, and

Chron: Clark to transfer to Illinois facility (Updated: Perhaps not)

April 28, 2006 Kevin Whited

On Monday, Anne Linehan posted about Andrea Clark, the most recent Houston hospital patient to run up against the state’s futile-care law. Right Wing News had previously posted on the topic (and continues to follow

Sheila Jackson Lee arrested outside Sudanese embassy

April 28, 2006 Kevin Whited

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was arrested today with four other members of Congress, for protesting outside the Sudanese embassy: Five Congress members were willingly arrested and led away from the Sudanese Embassy in plastic handcuffs

KTRH: METRO, Siemens disagree on stray-current problem

April 27, 2006 Kevin Whited

KTRH-740 reports on the ongoing concerns over stray current along the METRO rail line: At a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars, Metro has already fixed damage along the line thought to have been

Gibbs & Bruns back out of travel firm lawsuit revenue stream

April 27, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Houston Business Journal‘s Jenna Colley reports that Mayor White has suffered a setback in his bid to sue internet travel firms: Prominent Houston law firm Gibbs & Bruns LLP has bowed out of plans

Fighting crime: A van AND an acronym!

April 27, 2006 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, we learned that HPD would be breaking out a new crimefighting van to take on the rising murder rate. Today’s reporting suggests that HPD is breaking out all the stops. Not only will there