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Lawsuit filed against Harris County's Appraisal District and ARB

July 29, 2005 Anne Linehan

A local real estate services firm has filed a lawsuit against the Harris County Appraisal District and the Appraisal Review Board, saying that the agencies are not following the law during appraisal protests: The lawsuit,

Where are the vaunted editors?

July 28, 2005 Kevin Whited

From time to time, journalists at newspapers still tout the superiority of their product to blogs, and frequently the editing process is cited. So, does that mean that we can lay the blame for the

Crime Summit Conference

July 28, 2005 Anne Linehan

That’s what Chief Hurtt called his press conference yesterday. Topics included rising crime, the police manpower shortage, red light cameras (woo!), sanctuary for illegals, and…tattoos! Chris Baker explained yesterday why he calls Chief Hurtt “Link

That sounds like a fun ride to work

July 28, 2005 Anne Linehan

So, besides declining fare-box revenue and bus ridership, how is Metro doing? Got into work almost 2 hours late, thanks to METRO not running the 07:30 102 Bush Non Express for whatever reason. Two 17’s

Houston Democrat announces bid for governor

July 28, 2005 Kevin Whited

After a long exploratory phase, former Congressman and City of Houston councilmember Chris Bell (D) announced today that he will indeed be running for Texas governor. The coverage by Associated Press reporters Wendy Benjaminson and

MetroRail ridership is "booming," but fare collection isn't

July 28, 2005 Anne Linehan

Courtesy of Tom Bazan: Metro’s June fare box revenue declined rather dramatically. In June 2004, fare revenue was $3,724,140.00. In June 2005, fare revenue was $1,936,783.06! Also, Metro says overall ridership increased 1.13% from the

Commissioners instruct HCTRA to hold community meetings

July 28, 2005 Anne Linehan

Charles Kuffner received a very heartening email from Robin Holzer of the Citizens Transportation Coalition: In June, Harris County released the new Capital Improvement Plan which identifies 5-7 new priority toll roads to be developed.

Cingular nabs $8 million city contract

July 28, 2005 Anne Linehan

Cingular Wireless has won a five-year contract from the City of Houston: The City of Houston has awarded Cingular Wireless a five-year, $8 million contract to provide voice and data services to employees of America’s

Former councilman sues city over airport concessions contract

July 28, 2005 Anne Linehan

The City of Houston is being sued by a former Houston city councilman: The City of Houston is being sued by a former Houston City Councilman in a dispute over duty-free concessions at Bush Intercontinental

Federated to convert Foley's stores

July 28, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Houston Business Journal reports that, as expected, Federated Department Stores will be closing duplicate stores as part of its acquisition of May Department Stores: Federated will close its Macy’s store in the Galleria and