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KHOU swings and misses on Chavez baseball coach story

April 4, 2006 Anne Linehan

Last night KHOU-11 ran a story about a Chavez High School JV baseball coach who was fired for making copies of a student flier and passing them out to students. Except that the coach wasn’t

Houston's soccer may be world-class; Chron editorial page is not

April 4, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorial page is giddy about Sunday’s debut of the Houston professional soccer franchise: It may have taken them a while to get their name straight, but Houston’s newest professional sports franchise, the Major

Chron: Enforcing immigration law is "harsh"

April 4, 2006 Kevin Whited

I imagine everyone had their fill of the immigration issue last week, but in catching up on my reading I noticed this Chronicle headline: Documented problem: Many businesses, fearing loss of workers and higher costs,

Time: DeLay to abandon reelection bid

April 3, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Galveston Daily News just sent out an email blast, and now Drudge has posted a link to a Time article with news about Rep. Tom DeLay: Rep. Tom DeLay, whose iron hold on the

Patrick continues political evolution (the series)

April 2, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Kristen Mack has documented another instance in which local talker Dan Patrick continues his transition from “insurgent” to typical politician: Early in the campaign, Patrick called for a $1,000 limit on campaign donations.

Chronicle reports on Houston's world-class murder rate

April 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

From the Chronicle: The number of homicides in Houston rose nearly 25 percent during the first three months of 2006, compared with the same period last year, despite a multimillion-dollar police effort in the city’s

Metro's security track record does not inspire confidence

April 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

Last week KHOU-11 discovered that not all residents around Metro’s proposed Grand Central Station think a bus station in their neighborhood is a good idea. In fact, they are worried about an undesirable element moving

Houston Press: Run over by Metro

March 31, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Houston Press has conducted an in-depth look at Metro bus safety and how the transit agency handles the aftermath of accidents. It’s a disturbing expos

CoH: downtown parking is bad, be prepared to walk

March 31, 2006 Anne Linehan

I suppose this counts as KTRK-13’s Parking Commission story — a story that explains how downtown parking sucks and you might as well just walk: The good news is that downtown Houston is getting more

Metro bus hits pedestrian (again) (cont'd.)

March 31, 2006 Anne Linehan

Maybe more pedestrians are wearing city camouflage: A pedestrian was hit by a Metro bus this afternoon at the Metro Transit Center, at Fannin and Pressler. The man stepped into the pedestrian crosswalk, “so the