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Klein ISD's actions highlight the ugly side of eminent domain

September 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

A Tomball family is fighting Klein ISD’s efforts to condemn their land, which the district wants for a future high school, and the fight is generating community support for the family: A Tomball family fighting

Residents send a clear message to Spring ISD

September 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Spring ISD residents gave three bond propositions a big, fat NO last weekend: Spring superintendent Ralph Draper, who started work at the district only four days before the election, said the message voters sent the

AP: opening the Dome is Mayor White's "Giuliani moment"

September 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

This AP story describes Mayor White’s response to the Katrina disaster as his “Giuliani moment”: As the tragedy unfolded in New Orleans, Houston’s mayor threw open the Astrodome and the convention center to tens of

Notable changes at the Chronicle

September 15, 2005 Kevin Whited

A couple of changes at the Chronicle merit an announcement. First, the newspaper is going to run a regular Sunday column from reader representative James T. Campbell. The first column ran this past Sunday. In

Sam Malone returns September 26

September 15, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Ken Hoffman reports that radio personality Sam Malone begins his stint on KTRH-740 on September 26: Have you seen those stark black billboards around town with the white lettering … “See ya! …

In the aftermath of Katrina (cont'd)

September 15, 2005 Kevin Whited

“In the aftermath of Katrina,” the same editorial board that has faulted the federal government for its response to the hurricane nonetheless thinks that the federal government needs to subsidize hurricane-related insurance: [Allstate President Thomas]

New TIRZ approved for downtown Pavilions development

September 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

It looks as though Harris County and the city of Houston have approved a downtown TIRZ (tax increment reinvestment zone) for the proposed Houston Pavilions: The Market Square TIRZ, as it has been named, will

Reliant clinic closes; Local ERs expect to fill the void

September 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

Houston’s emergency rooms are expecting to see lots of new patients now that the main clinic at the Reliant shelter has closed: The main clinic at the Reliant shelter closed its doors on Thursday and

Who should investigate Katrina response?

September 15, 2005 Kevin Whited

It was hardly surprising that Chronicle columnist Rick Casey, whose editorializing on the metro/state news pages sometimes resembles the editorializing on the actual editorial pages, endorsed the editorial board’s position that an independent commission be

But can Bob Stein explain where dust bunnies come from?

September 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

We are amused by local-expert-on-almost-everything Bob Stein, of Rice University. He’s an avid bicyclist, he’s the Chron‘s political go-to guy, he’s one of the brains behind Houston’s beloved SAFEclear program, he’s an expert on city