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Metro's new budget promises more bus route cuts and layoffs (updated)

October 4, 2005 Anne Linehan

In a recent state audit Metro was encouraged to figure out why ridership has plummeted over the past few years. We have been able to identify a big reason (cutting bus routes) and Laurence Simon

Council to target "visual blight" of news racks?

October 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Doug Miller reports on a strange priority of certain councilmembers: As downtown Houston livens up and attracts more people, it’s also attracting more paper racks. By one count, there are more than 1,400 of

It really WAS hotter than usual

October 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

I’ve been whining to anyone who will listen that September was brutally hot. Most of the victims of my whining have just shrugged and given me some version of, “It’s Houston. What did you expect?”

Spring ISD doesn't let "no" vote stop it from raising tax rate

October 4, 2005 Anne Linehan

Wow! Dan Patrick (KSEV-700) just spoke with Dr. Bert Williams, who led the charge to defeat Spring ISD’s bond initiative, and Dr. Williams told Patrick that the election defeat didn’t stop Spring ISD. At a

HISD's (expensive) press office helps Chronicle reporting

October 3, 2005 Anne Linehan

It was a slow week for Chronicle Wrap-ups, so Jason Spencer had to dig deep to find this one that revives a tired Chronicle complaint — HISD spends too much money on its press office.

Councilmember radio on KTRH

October 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

Councilmember Michael Berry will be subbing for Sam Malone on KTRH-740 tomorrow (Tuesday), from 10 a.m.-noon. If you like talk radio that’s about Houston, this could be an interesting couple of hours.

DeLay hit with second indictment; lawyer blasts both

October 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

On the same day that Tom DeLay’s legal team mounted a strong challenge to the indictment that came out last week, Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle announced another indictment. KTRK-13 has posted the Associated

KTRK's Wrigley checks in on African-American museum

October 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13’s Deborah Wrigley reports that some fourth-ward residents are not happy that there’s been no movement on an African-American museum: It’s been almost two years and still there’s no museum or cultural center in the

Vagrant agrees to 12 years for firefighter's death

October 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11 reports that Jack Cordua, the vagrant responsible for a firefighter’s death back in February, pleaded guilty today: Jack Cordua, the vagrant who was charged with manslaughter after investigators said he started a fire inside

Chron editorial board's tunnel vision

October 3, 2005 Anne Linehan

On September 21st, the Washington Post reported that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) sold all his stock “in his family’s hospital corporation about two weeks before it issued a disappointing earnings report and the