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Pedestrian struck by Metro bus (with updates)

January 21, 2006 Anne Linehan

This is a terrible story: Metro Transit Authority confirmed that a woman was hit by a Metro bus Friday night at about 6:45 p.m. The woman, believed to be about 43 years old, had her

Demolition is cool

January 21, 2006 Anne Linehan

The old Montrose bridge over 59 was blown up (well, came down actually) last night, and new decking is now being laid: “We had about 90 pounds probably of dynamite. A stick is about half

ISD's to be reimbursed for hurricane-displaced students

January 21, 2006 Anne Linehan

Congress has finally set aside funds for school districts who took in Katrina evacuee schoolchildren, and now local school districts are racing to get paperwork filed before the deadline passes to get reimbursed: With a

This world-class obsession is going to bankrupt taxpayers

January 20, 2006 Anne Linehan

Well, now that we know a rat brought our world-class MetroRail to a screeching halt the other day, Metro’s board has moved on to much more important things: Metropolitan Transit Authority officials announced plans Thursday

Help for parents, courtesy of a Chron editor

January 20, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s Kyrie O’Connor makes an appearance in the Houston Press to defend her beloved “star” section: The Houston Chronicle’s Yo! section is a valiant attempt to get kids aged 12 to 18 or so

Mayor White tables decision on Texas Municipal League

January 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reported today that Mayor White tabled a controversial proposal for the city to pay $68,000 in dues to the Texas Municipal League: In another example of Mayor Bill White’s desire for

Interest-group money, politics, and double standards (cont'd)

January 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

Sedosi Alhambra notes that the Chronicle‘s Editorial LiveJournalists ran TWO editorials today on the problem of the interplay of interest-group money and politics as it affects Republicans in national and state government. The same editorial

A blogversation on Enron

January 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

Chronicle business columnist Loren Steffy penned a somewhat tongue-in-cheek (I think) column yesterday on the fact that some of his columns (and other evidence) have been presented by the Enron defendants as they argue for

A big roar is silenced

January 19, 2006 Anne Linehan

This is sad news out of the Houston Zoo: Bruno, whose deep-throated roar could be heard throughout the grounds of the Houston Zoo, and sometimes as far away as nearby Ben Taub Hospital, was euthanized

Whom do you call when you spot debris on the freeway?

January 19, 2006 Anne Linehan

In today’s Chronicle “Watch ’em,” the problem is road debris and who should be notified: WHOM TO CONTACT : Problems with debris on freeways should be reported to TxDOT at 713-802-5000. blogHOUSTON also recommends contacting