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If there's nothing to hide….

February 27, 2006 Kevin Whited

Local watchdog and blogHOUSTON commenter Tom Bazan gets a little attention from the Chronicle‘s Rad Sallee today: MetroRail critic Tom Bazan filed an open records request to find out whether the Pierce Elevated overpass had

Nestor to contest red light camera contract this week

February 27, 2006 Anne Linehan

A couple of weeks ago, we posted about a red light camera company’s plan to contest the city’s contract with American Traffic Solutions Inc. (ATS). Today the Chronicle‘s Alexis Grant (with an assist from Matt

Metro wishes you a Happy Monday! (updated)

February 27, 2006 Anne Linehan

via Chron.com: Passengers riding MetroRail today should expect delays due to a broken water line at San Jacinto and Hermann Drive. The water line break has washed out support under the track at that location

The end of the daily absurdity: Alvarado brings in heavyweights

February 27, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reports that embattled Mayor Pro Tem Carol Alvarado has decided to bring in the heavyweights to help her with the bonusgate scandal: Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem Carol Alvarado shifted strategy

Editorial LiveJournalists ignore most primary contests

February 26, 2006 Kevin Whited

Early voting for the March 7 primary started on February 21. The state’s major newspapers have engaged in the usual practice of endorsing primary candidates in many races. The Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists, on the other

Daily Campos absurdity: Alvarado is outraged!

February 26, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle ran a choppy op-ed from Gabriel Vazquez today on the bonusgate scandal. The former councilmember seems to channel local blogs with this snippet: Clearly, the public trust has been violated, but there is

Downtown library to close for renovation

February 26, 2006 Kevin Whited

City Council quietly approved a library renovation project last Wednesday that will soon close the downtown library for an extended period: The City of Houston plans to spend $14.9 million to renovate the Central Library

Houston girl stars in CSI: Miami

February 26, 2006 Anne Linehan

A local girl is set to appear on CSI: Miami Monday night: Cierra Ram

FEMA agrees to pay for Katrina housing costs

February 26, 2006 Anne Linehan

Mayor White’s office has announced that FEMA has agreed in principle to continue paying for housing and public safety costs related to Hurricane Katrina evacuees: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which had threatened in November

Cactus closing affects local music scene

February 25, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Nancy Holland files a report on the closing of Cactus Music and Video and the impact on the local music scene. A few weeks ago, Houston Press music columnist John Nova Lomax tackled the