KHOU-11’s Janice Williamson reports that Northline residents are the latest to feel the effects of HPD’s manpower woes: People in the Northline community, just north of downtown Houston, accuse the department of leaving them to
Monique McGilbra pleaded guilty in Cleveland last week to federal extortion and conspiracy charges. Today, the former Brown Administration official pleaded guilty in Houston to additional charges: A former Houston official entered a guiity plead
James Campbell follows up with part two of his consideration of Bill Cosby and his critics in the Chronicle today. Don’t be scared off by the headline, which doesn’t precisely reflect the argument (in my
Kristen Mack highlights the Citizens Transportation Coalition‘s efforts to make toll road authorities more accountable to local citizenry: The coalition wants road-building entities, such as the Harris County Toll Road Authority, to seek approval of
Better late than never, here are last week’s food and drink reviews. Alison Cook lovingly reviews lunch at Da Marco. Robb Walsh gives Alfredo’s European Grill a try. This time around it’s obvious. He liked
At what point does a sports columnist cross the line into less-than-objective worship of the people he’s supposed to be covering? I ask that in all honesty. I’m not entirely sure. But this homage to
Rachel Graves takes a look back at Gilley’s and Pasadena, on the 25th anniversary of the movie Urban Cowboy: Twenty-five years ago, the movie Urban Cowboy immortalized Gilley’s and left the world with an indelible
In February, the Chronicle‘s editorial board sounded approving of Dr. Abe Saavedra’s aggressive reform ideas for HISD: If Abe Saavedra makes good on the initiatives pledged in his State of the Schools speech Tuesday, the
One of the more fascinating aspects of the Bush presidency has been the extent to which the President has rejected the Baker/Scowcroft school of “realism” that dominated his father’s cabinet, in favor of a much
Leave it to reliable lefty (on the weekends *wink wink* — he’s an objective news bureau head the rest of the time!) Clay Robison to beat up Chronicle “bad guy” Rick Perry (R), who got