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If it quacks like a duck…

February 25, 2006 Anne Linehan

Now HPD is calling its quotaproductivity policy a duck program: Johnnie McFarland calls it a “ticket quota”, which is illegal according to state law. McFarland gave 11 News an internal HPD memo as proof. In

TSU's president comes down with Sudden Mute Syndrome

February 25, 2006 Kevin Whited

Today, the Chronicle‘s Matthew Tresaugue continues his solid reporting on financial irregularities in the Texas Southern University president’s office: Texas Southern University President Priscilla Slade charged the school more than $94,000 for travel, meals, event

Editorial LiveJournalists laud Queen Elyse

February 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists fawn over new Port Authority Commissioner Elyse Lanier today, and toss up this big fat pitch: Some have ridiculed Lanier’s hyperenthusiasm for promoting the city via such vehicles as the Houston

Berger: Houston health services feeling Katrina crunch

February 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Eric Berger reports on evidence of increasing demand on local health services from uninsured Katrina refugees. His reporting also notes a post-Katrina increase in local reports of sexually transmitted diseases. Instead of excerpting,

Newly Mute Mayor Pro Tem's spokesman: Others at fault

February 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles may get himself in trouble with Newly Mute Mayor Pro Tem Carol Alvarado’s enablers at his own newspaper if he keeps cranking out writing like this: “It was all doublespeak,” said

Food and drink roundup (02-24-2006 edition)

February 24, 2006 Callie Markantonis

The weekend is upon us, and it’s time for a quick and easy (not to mention timely) food and drink roundup. I reread Alison Cook’s review of Bombay Sweets this morning at 8 o’clock, and

State of the County

February 24, 2006 Anne Linehan

Harris County Judge Robert Eckels gave the State of the County speech yesterday before the Greater Houston Partnership. Here’s the text of the speech, here’s the Chronicle‘s coverage and here’s KUHF-88.7’s coverage, which includes this:

Mayor Pro Tem Alvarado goes mute

February 23, 2006 Kevin Whited

There were several notable items today related to Mayor Pro Tem Carol Alvarado and the bonusgate scandal. As Anne Linehan noted in the forum, KTRH-740’s Brent Fuller reported earlier that Mayor Pro Tem Alvarado is

Today's Chron news story undermines yesterday's port editorial

February 23, 2006 Anne Linehan

Does any major newspaper in America have a more hapless editorial board than the Houston Chronicle? It’s hard to think of one. Yesterday the Editorial LiveJournalists wrote about the port-selling brouhaha, the media’s latest hysteria:

New sports podcast (02-20-2006)

February 23, 2006 Kevin Whited

I’ve posted a new sports podcast, downloadable here: bH Sportscast 2006-02-20 Ethan and I were a little happier with the results this time, although I realize we need to improve our turnaround time between recording