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One thing I remember Mayor White saying when he was trying to sell $AFEclear, was that all tow truck drivers in the $AFEclear program would have to pass background checks. You know, since the city

Spring residents have lost a battle in the fight over the Grand Parkway: Despite pleas from a group of Spring residents who oppose the road, Commissioners Court gave the Harris County Toll Road Authority permission

Following up on Mayor White’s State of the City address yesterday, Owen Courreges has some thoughts on gentrification and Mayor White’s plan to foreclose on tax-delinquent properties, and even use eminent domain if necessary, in

City Council has again delayed a vote on Mayor White’s proposed $AFEclear changes and, in fact, six councilors have offered their own plans, according to a KTRH-740 newsbreak. (Kevin Whited foresaw this development.) Once again,

Mayor Bill White will give his State of the City address today at a Greater Houston Partnership luncheon. KHOU-11’s blurb says one of the topics the mayor will likely discuss is the $AFEclear program. UPDATE

Talk radio and blogs have done a really good job picking apart the SAFEclear program, examining alternatives, and critiquing various proposals to change the program. However, Chronicle columnist Rick Casey, who seems to have missed