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Kinsley: Are editorial boards relevant?

June 14, 2005 Kevin Whited

Today, Mr. Kathryn Kase‘s editorial board put its anti-death penalty spin on a Monday Supreme Court decision. The editorial is typically lackluster, and concludes as follows: Texas’ full-throated resort to the death penalty demands that

What's the penalty for not paying a red light camera ticket?

June 14, 2005 Anne Linehan

So what happens if you get a red light camera ticket and you don’t pay it? HPD says your case could be sent to a collection agency: It says, in fact, right on the citation

Former mayor's brother implicated in corruption trial

June 14, 2005 Kevin Whited

Former Brown Administration officials Oliver Spellman and Monique McGilbra have already admitted to taking bribes while working for the city. Now, the Chronicle‘s Dan Feldstein reports that prosecutors have alleged that Nate Gray also tried

Mayor and Metro Bigs: no vote needed on new Metro plan

June 14, 2005 Anne Linehan

A KTRH-740 newsbreak just had a blurb saying that Mayor White and Metro officials do not see a need for a vote on Metro’s new expansion plan, since it differs from the original Metro Solutions

Who's watching us?

June 13, 2005 Anne Linehan

In a post about the coming red light cameras, Charles Kuffner also asks: […]I’ve noticed that there are already cameras at various intersections in Houston. Drive on Shepherd between West Gray and US 59 and

Houston's boundaries are unclear for emergency responders

June 13, 2005 Anne Linehan

This sounds rather problematic: So you think you know where Houston’s city limits are? Or at least what they are? You may be wrong. Under a 1999 law, Texas cities may perform voluntary “limited purpose

Mayor White revises mobility plan approved by voters (updated!)

June 13, 2005 Kevin Whited

Mayor White came out with a big press blitz today regarding METRO that heaped praise on Representatives Tom DeLay (R) and John Culberson (R) among others. Within hours, Rep. Culberson sent out an email (not

Crime lab analyst who made up results finally resigns

June 13, 2005 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13’s Ted Oberg reports that the analyst who remained employed by the HPD crime lab after faking test results has finally resigned: One analyst resigned instead of being fired. The second analyst was reprimanded in

Jaywalking ticket-writing begins today?

June 13, 2005 Anne Linehan

There appears to be a bit of confusion as to whether or not HPD’s new crackdown on jaywalking begins in earnest today: Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt announced the plan June 1, allowing two weeks

Watch your rear — red light cameras are coming

June 13, 2005 Anne Linehan

Last night KHOU-11’s lead 10 p.m. story was about red light cameras coming to Houston — soon. And today Matt Stiles has a story in the Chronicle about the revenue-generating, uh…safety cameras: “They are going