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AP eye for the death row baby killer guy

March 22, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle chose not to dispatch a member of its staff to cover the execution of a baby killer in the form of a Chron Eye, instead running AP copy today: [Robert] Salazar, 27, was

DeLay, Hutchison secure $20 million for Houston cops

March 22, 2006 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, Mayor Bill White, Police Chief Harold Hurtt, U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison held a press conference downtown to discuss $20 million in funding secured by DeLay and Hutchison to boost

Downtown Houston parking trap?

March 22, 2006 Anne Linehan

Isiah Carey goes on a parking rant: This is the site [sic] that just kills me…people parked at meters in downtown Houston that are victimized when the the meter maids show up out of no

Mayor White to defend his SAFEclear program in court (updated)

March 22, 2006 Anne Linehan

Mayor White is heading to court today to defend one of his cornerstone programs: SAFEclear: “We’ll fight. We will fight the towing industry for the safety of the public,” said Mayor White on Tuesday. “We

Metro's University Line town hall meeting (updated)

March 22, 2006 Anne Linehan

Local media covered Monday night’s Metro town hall meeting discussing which route the University Line should take — Westpark or Richmond. It appears from media accounts that the majority of those who attended the meeting

Houston happenings

March 22, 2006 Anne Linehan

Let’s take a look at Breaking City News on the City of Houston’s website. The city’s water and sewer rates are going up, effective April 1: In accordance with City of Houston, Code of Ordinance

HISD's latest TAKS test results

March 21, 2006 Anne Linehan

The results from HISD’s February’s TAKS reading tests are in and the numbers appear to be encouraging, with fifth-graders making strong gains: According to officials at the Texas Education Agency, eight out of 10 HISD

Mayor Pro Tem's office: Forgeries R Us?

March 21, 2006 Anne Linehan

Remember when (temporarily former) Mayor Pro Tem Carol Alvarado was shaken as she saw a memo that contained her allegedly forged initials? Courtesy of Houblog, here is the side-by-side comparison of Councilwoman Alvarado’s initials and

Meals on Wheels program struggles to meet demand

March 21, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle ran a troubling story last week on the difficulties that Houston’s Meals On Wheels is facing: Now, almost 4,000 elderly, homebound Houston-area residents receive free meals through Meals on Wheels programs sponsored by

Motorists complain about Spur 527 ramp; TXDOT spins

March 20, 2006 Kevin Whited

One component of the Spur 527 reconstruction has now opened, and motorists are already complaining to the Chronicle‘s Rad Sallee about the poor design: The news is better on Spur 527, which links the southwest