It’s hard to get anything past the astute political observers at the Chronicle: RECENTLY Houston City Council voted to set this year’s property tax rate at 64.75 cents per $100, a quarter cent below last
The Chronicle‘s editorial board dislikes Gov. Perry’s decision to order a teacher merit pay program that “will use $10 million in discretionary federal funds to reward teachers who succeed in economically disadvantaged schools.” Here’s the
Most Houstonians are fairly well acquainted with the Pappas family and their popular chains of restaurants. However, for those who are not, David Kaplan’s glowing Chronicle profile of the Pappas brothers and their efforts to
Saturday, the Chronicle‘s editorial idealists got themselves all worked up over the issues important to Houstonians Kansans: So far Kansas is the most extreme example, but the state leads a national trend to “teach the
Tom Kirkendall and I have been posting (and emailing) a bit over the proxy wars being carried on by Chron sportswriters who seem loyal to various members and former members of the Houston Astros’ organization.
A couple of days ago I wondered about a TxDOT meeting that didn’t seem to have much public notice. Yesterday I received an email from David M. Krukewitt, P.E, of Jones & Carter, Inc., saying
In typically condescending fashion, the Chronicle editorial board yesterday lectured Wal-Mart on corporate responsibility: These blunders, and the disgust they prompt in Wal-Mart’s organized critics, should strengthen the company’s resolve to be a better corporate
You know what else would make Houston world-class? NHL hockey, of course: With the NHL back in business, Rockets owner Leslie Alexander said this week that he is working toward expanding his business to pro
There was a shootout last night in East Houston: One alleged gang member was taken into custody and two others were killed after authorities said they opened fire on undercover FBI agents in east Houston.
Earlier in the week, Tom Kirkendall called attention to a story by the Chronicle‘s Jose de Jesus Ortiz that appeared clearly to be a hit piece on former Astros general manager Gerry Hunsicker on behalf