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The LiveJournalists wake up; protest-fever must be over (updated)

March 30, 2006 Anne Linehan

We can only assume the media’s interest in “La Gran Marcha” has peaked, since the Editorial LiveJournalists have now weighed in with not one, but two approving editorials. They applaud the school-ditching, Mexican-flag waving youth

FBI enters City Hall probe

March 30, 2006 Anne Linehan

The FBI has requested Councilwoman Carol Alvarado’s bank records: The Federal Bureau of Investigation asked for the bank records of Houston City Councilwoman Carol Alvarado as it entered the investigation into improper bonuses at City

Parents support protesting students (updated)

March 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

Students protested again today, although in smaller numbers: More than 50 students from Marshall Middle School did not immediately show up for class Wednesday morning. Instead they showed up the reflection pond by City Hall.

Dynamo's ticket sales a bit lackluster

March 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

This story about the Houston Dynamo’s ho-hum ticket sales: The team will host the Colorado Rapids on Sunday in what will be Houston’s debut in Major League Soccer, and word out of the Dynamo ticket

Another boondoggle to add to the Lee P. Brown files

March 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

This KPRC-2 story on Houston’s (not-functioning-very-well) automated water meter reading system is mind-blowing: In 1999, former Houston Mayor Lee Brown trumpeted Houston as the first city to have a completely automated water meter reading system.

DA's office delivers Bonusgate subpoenas

March 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

The city hall probe rolls along, as grand jury subpoenas are handed out: The district attorney’s office handed out grand jury subpoenas Wednesday. One went to the mayor pro tem’s office and a number went

Chron's Spur 527 map leads to confusion?

March 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

The reopened Spur 527 is still slow as molasses, apparently, and a visit to the Chronicle Corrections box could explain part of the reason: The outbound lanes of Spur 527 enter the southbound lanes of

Carol Alvarado to student protesters: Si se puede (updated)

March 28, 2006 Anne Linehan

(Temporarily not Mayor Pro Tem) Carol Alvarado greeted student protesters this morning at City Hall: Upon reaching City Hall, the crowd of students was greeted outside by Councilwoman Carol Alvardo, who chanted with the students

Most painful story on Monday night's local news (updated)

March 28, 2006 Anne Linehan

It’s no surprise it was from KHOU-11’s Shern-Min Chow: It was a vivid civics lesson Monday as scores of students skipped class from Eisenhower and Humble high schools to protest HB 4437. [snip] Among those

HISD: student protesters face discipline

March 28, 2006 Anne Linehan

HISD superintendent Dr. Abe Saavedra has issued a statement about today’s student walkout/protest. Here’s an excerpt: All the students who participated in today’s walkouts will be disciplined. The parents of each student who participated will