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Forbes: Astros 10th most valuable MLB franchise

April 21, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Houston Business Journal reports that Forbes has released its latest valuation of Major League Baseball franchises, and that the Astros rank tenth: The Houston Astros are worth an estimated $416 million, the 10th most

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City extends contract of waste disposal company that ripped it off

April 21, 2006 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13 reported on Wednesday that City Council granted a one-year contract extension to a waste-disposal company that overbilled the city: A garbage collection company that overbilled Houston taxpayers will continue picking up your trash. On

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Taqueria Arandas to close May 1 in support of illegal aliens

April 21, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Karla Barguiarena reports on a local restaurant chain’s show of support for illegal aliens, replete with the debasement of the English language that has become the norm in these sorts of stories: Supporters of

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HPD releases sketch of suspected bus shooter (updated)

April 20, 2006 Anne Linehan

HPD has released a composite sketch in the HISD bus shooting incident: A composite sketch was released Thursday of a man suspected of shooting at a bus filled with Houston Independent School District students, shattering

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City budget will require borrowing, using cash reserves

April 19, 2006 Anne Linehan

KTRH-740 says the city of Houston will need to borrow and dip into its cash reserves, according to a new budget plan: The City of Houston will borrow about $100 million against taxpayer money and

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Casey dissects US News ranking of UH Law Center

April 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Rick Casey (yes, Rick Casey) dissects the recent US News law school rankings that may have played a part in Houston Law Center Dean Nancy Rapoport’s recent decision to step down. Here’s an

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Local media won't provide complete description of bus shooter

April 19, 2006 Anne Linehan

If you’ve been watching the news, you know that someone shot at an HISD school bus yesterday, injuring two students. Here’s the suspect’s description in the Chronicle‘s story: A man wearing a red shirt and

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Selby profiles soon-to-be State Senator Patrick

April 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

Since we’ve recently linked articles that suggest local talker Dan Patrick is behaving more and more like a politician, it’s only fair (and balanced) to link to Gardner Selby’s recent story about Patrick in the

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Bridging the digital divide – the series

April 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

Earlier this week, the Chronicle‘s Alexis Grant provided the latest installment of the newspaper’s series, Bridging The Digital Divide, Downtown WiFi Bubble Style: Cyberspace may be a freewheeling world, but most users still have to

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HPD considers buying cameras for Tasers

April 19, 2006 Anne Linehan

KPRC-2 reports that HPD has found yet another new money-spending opportunity: The use of tasers by police officers has been at the center of controversy in Houston and across the country. To hopefully quiet critics,

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