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HPD Chief says crime lab to be accredited soon

March 16, 2005 Kevin Whited

Police Chief Harold Hurtt said today that he anticipates Houston’s crime lab will be accredited within 90 days, according to AP coverage posted by KTRK-13: “I don’t think there will probably be another crime lab

Mayor: demolish abandoned buildings faster

March 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Mayor White is anxious to pick up the pace on demolishing abandoned buildings, according to the Houston Business Journal: Mayor Bill White said Wednesday he wants to ramp up the city’s efforts in demolishing abandoned

Continuing Astrodome speculation

March 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Apparently every month or so, we are going to get the latest Astrodome rumblings. Today the Chronicle has a story: Astrodome Redevelopment Co. is continuing to look at whether it makes good business sense to

Red light camera money to go to school districts?

March 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

This Chronicle story about SAFEclear and red light cameras being topics of discussion in Austin today, has this interesting bit: Although sentiment in the Legislature has run strongly against red-light cameras for several years, Houston

Chronicle checks in on George Rodriguez

March 15, 2005 Kevin Whited

Today’s Chronicle carried an article on the case of George Rodriguez that, given past experience, set off warning bells. Here’s an excerpt: “I’m still not free,” Rodriguez says, squinting in the sun. “The DA considers

Tilman Fertitta talks gambling in Texas

March 15, 2005 Kevin Whited

blogHOUSTON favorite Bruce Nichols of the Dallas Morning News posts a good story on Houston restaurateur Tilman Fertitta, who seems to have been thinking quite a bit about gambling in Texas: If casino gambling comes

DeLay criticizes Washington Post over recent coverage

March 15, 2005 Kevin Whited

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R) came out swinging today, in a press conference devoted to smashing recent allegations and insinuations contained in a Washington Post column (picked up by the Chronicle here), and referenced

Thanks, blogHOUSTON readers

March 15, 2005 Kevin Whited

From time to time, bloggers and other alternative media point out that newspaper editors and publishers don’t always seem to have the highest regard for some of their most valuable readers. Until today, though, I

Chron publisher wins leadership award

March 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

Except that it’s for community leadership: Jack Sweeney, publisher and president of the Houston Chronicle, received the Texas Daily Newspaper Association’s Mayborn Award for Community Leadership. The award recognizes a newspaper executive whose contributions to

Lucas Wall makes the mayor's case for a parking authority

March 14, 2005 Anne Linehan

Last week, Lucas Wall gave us a cliffhanger ending in his Move It! column about downtown Houston parking woes: The mayor’s office has been plotting reform of Parking Management. Next week we’ll review the plans