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Chron editorializes on Woodfill

February 27, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle ran a predictable editorial on Friday blasting recent comments by Jared Woodfill, Harris County Republican Chair. What was predictable about the Chron‘s editorial was not that it blasted Woodfill. Rather, it’s that the

There's more to the story of Texas defying NCLB

February 26, 2005 Anne Linehan

Both the Chronicle and the Dallas Morning News have the story about the Texas Education Agency not following a federal rule, regarding special education testing, in the No Child Left Behind act. That allowed many

Press tackles "evil Republican" developer

February 26, 2005 Kevin Whited

This week, the Houston Press passed up an opportunity to do some balanced, interesting journalism on the massive redevelopment going on inside the loop. Instead, Josh Harkinson took the easy, predictable, boring approach: Few businessmen

Mayor White really, really wants red light cameras

February 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

According to this Chronicle story, Mayor White says he will not give up the fight for red light cameras even if the state Senate passes the bill closing a loophole that would allow the city

Food and drink roundup (02-25-2005 edition)

February 25, 2005 Kevin Whited

The output from Houston’s food and drink reviewers was hit and miss this week. Alison Cook visits Miguelito’s, a small Venezuelan restaurant that seems to be quite a little find. Robb Walsh plays political commentator

HISD received good news, but the Chronicle buried it (updated)

February 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s headline at the top of today’s City & State section is: Half of high schools miss U.S. goals, and the first paragraph of the story is: Half of HISD’s high schools failed to

Chron Corrections

February 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yesterday we commented on the Chronicle‘s editorial expressing concern about Tasers. The editorial also said there are no guidelines in place on how Tasers are to be used. Today, a little something appeared in Corrections:

Is there a new residential toll road on the horizon?

February 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

I have posted on the Grand Parkway project that is a hot topic up where I live. Now Charles Kuffner receives word that there is another toll road being proposed, and it too would run

Mayor contemplates parking authority

February 24, 2005 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Doug Miller reports that Mayor White is contemplating the creation of another unnaccountable government “authority”: Now, just as Houston has a Metropolitan Transit Authority and a Houston Port Authority, the mayor’s thinking about setting

A kinder, gentler police force

February 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s editorial today is, “Tasers in responsible police hands are valuable law enforcement tools, but guidelines for their use must take into account a careful assessment of the risk.” Shocking someone with 50,000 volts