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AS A PRO-ESTABLISHMENT, PRO-METRO CHEERLEADER, the Houston Chronicle metro desk doesn’t aggresively promote or deliver watchdog reporting in the public interest on a regular basis. Too often, the newspaper is simply pulled along by events;

KHOU-11 reports that City Council today approved a $70,000 settlement with a veterinarian whistleblower who was fired from BARC during Bill White’s administration. Between Frank Wilson’s golden parachute, the BARC issue, and ongoing problems of

THE CHRON’S JUNIOR METRO/STATE DIARIST follows up again on earlier reporting by Texas Watchdog on Sheltering Arms with a specific report on how an organization with little accountability/transparency helped weatherize one Houston home. It’s too

RELIANT PARK officials unveiled their options for revamping the Astrodome space, and one plan could cost taxpayers nearly a billion dollars according to the Chronicle‘s Chris Moran. The most ambitious proposal, he reports, “would require

KTRK-13’s ANDY CEROTA reports that crime is down in my neck of the woods (west Houston), and attributes the decline to added security cameras. They may be having some effect, but so may more active

METRO posts its official response to the FTA’s questions regarding its “Buy America” compliance.

LIVE OAKS suggests preserving some Houston buildings is not the same as preserving Houston’s culture.

HAIRBALLS posts a fun, gossipy little story on some apparent differences between HISD chief Terry Grier and Councilmember Melissa Noriega.

TEXAS WATCHDOG posts an analysis of recent HISD travel records that suggests the school district isn’t spending the public’s travel dollars as wisely as it could be. We’d be curious what Terry Grier thinks of

TORY GATTIS posts his “pros and cons of Renew Houston.”