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Chronicle reacts to DeLay remarks by Earle

May 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, the Chronicle editorial board, which has been unrelenting in its criticism of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R), surprised us with this criticism of recent comments by Travis Country district attorney Ronnie Earle (D)

Millie Bush is the best dog park

May 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

This is pretty neat: the Millie Bush Bark Park has been named the best dog park in the U.S.: Millie Bush Bark Park in far west Houston has been ranked the best in the nation

Armadillo Palace reminder

May 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

Don’t forget: Armadillo Palace this afternoon/evening, beginning about 5 p.m. We would love to see you there!

Metro wants an extra $100 million

May 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

This certainly takes some nerve:

Feds accuse local developer of bribing former city official

May 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

Dan Feldstein has quite an eye-opening story in this morning’s Chronicle: The developer of the Houston Emergency Center gave cash in a bag to a top city official and promised her boyfriend about $250,000 if

DeLay pursuer invokes DeLay's name to raise political funds

May 19, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Michael Hedges reports on some ill-advised comments by Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle at a Democratic Party fundraiser: Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, who denies partisan motives for his investigation of

73% of HISD students pass harder TAKS reading test

May 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

There is something missing from this story on HISD: The percentage of Houston ISD students passing the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills dropped for every grade level under this year’s tougher standards, the school

Sports blogging, Chronicle style

May 19, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle has quietly added another blog to its lineup, Lopez @ Large from sports columnist John Lopez. We’ll have to encourage him to break up those column-like entries into true blog posts in time,

Brazosport News: Lord falls for fake story on air

May 18, 2005 Kevin Whited

Back when Clear Channel first acquired the services of sports talker Charlie Pallilo, the Chronicle‘s David Barron seemed surprised that Clear Channel’s Ken Charles wasn’t pursuing Pallilo’s old partner, Rich Lord. My reaction was just

What did McGilbra and others do exactly?

May 18, 2005 Kevin Whited

We’ve previously noted the guilty plea of former Brown Administration official Monique McGilbra. Tom Kirkendall calls our attention to this reaction to the news on the White Collar Crime Prof blog: Did McGilbra and the