BHv1

KPRC-2 reports that METRO has terminated a couple of bus drivers who were recently featured on the news. One was allegedly using social media websites while driving; the other had a suspended license. Another interesting

UNCA DARRELL observes, “You can take the girl out of the Houston Press, but….” Then again, the Chron editorialist DID finally discover Ixtoc this week, so that’s progress at the newspaper of record in the

IN SOME OUTSTANDING REPORTING for the Houston Community Newspapers, Michael Reed details an interesting deal put together by the outgoing board at the “old” METRO for its real-estate agency. Among other fascinating tidbits, he notes:

ONE OF SEVERAL INTERESTING ASPECTS of this Culture Map Houston article on Houston’s Smart Growth crowd and their vision for Houston… is that it pretty clearly confirms that the Citizens Transportation Coalition (which now has

LOCAL BLAWGGERS PAUL KENNEDY AND MARK BENNETT offer their takes on an HPD plan, nixed by City Hall, for officers to practice drawing blood from state prison inmates (HPD Practices On Prisoners For Drawing Blood

MARC CAMPOS observes: The Chron can send a reporter over to France to cover a bike ride but not the World Cup

METRO’S SIT AND SPIN BLOG* excitedly points out that some online travel magazine touts the Danger Train as a great way to “see the sights” in Houston. Our advice to sensible people is to ignore

HERE is a strange lede from a news story: In Houston’s massive $4.2 billion budget, bilingual pay is a blip on the radar. It’s a $1 million “blip” annually, according to Councilmember Anne Clutterbuck, and

UNCA DARRELL continues his running critique of the editorial board at America’s Worst Big City Daily.

KHOU-11 NEWS checks in on the ongoing red-light camera battle. Big Jolly Politics posts more.