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Mayor's $AFEclear spin machine starts to wobble

January 9, 2005 Kevin Whited

Mayor White and supporters of his flawed $AFEclear initiative are starting to have a little trouble with their talking points. On the Chris Baker program a few days ago, the Mayor himself denied the program

$AFEclear, con't.

January 9, 2005 Anne Linehan

Tow truck drivers think they are getting a bum rap, with the uproar over $AFEclear, as Houston-area citizens express their displeasure with the program: Houston’s simmering ambivalence toward wreckers boiled over last week as Mayor

Is HISD serious about ending TAKS cheating?

January 9, 2005 Anne Linehan

Rick Casey has an excellent column questioning HISD’s seriousness about rooting out and then preventing TAKS cheating. He lists the bonuses given to district administrators and teachers for good TAKS results, including a fat $60,000

HPD babysits mayor's $AFEclear mess

January 9, 2005 Anne Linehan

The $AFEclear fun continues as HPD was called to handle a dispute between two tow truck drivers: When Jerry Martins’ car stalled he was told Lozano’s wrecker service would be there in 10 minutes. “About

Chron goes local this weekend

January 9, 2005 Kevin Whited

Anne Linehan pointed out the Chronicle editorial on the $AFEclear program that appeared in yesterday’s print editions. That editorial criticized the White Administration for its missteps in putting together the flawed $AFEclear program, and suggested

Is Bob Stein the only political scientist in town?

January 9, 2005 Kevin Whited

Last week, the Chronicle‘s Kristen Mack included this curious line in her mostly positive review of Mayor White’s first year in office: “He came into office with major problems that seemed intractable,” said Rice University

Food and drink roundup (1-8-2005 edition)

January 8, 2005 Kevin Whited

Usually, we post a roundup of local food and drink reviews on Thursdays, but we got a little sidetracked by tow trucks this week. Here’s what our local reviewers had to say: Robb Walsh visits

Did HISD know about TAKS cheating prior to newspaper investigation?

January 8, 2005 Anne Linehan

The president of the Houston Federation of Teachers says a teacher tried to report instances of TAKS cheating last year, but was rebuffed by HISD officials: The Key Middle School teacher told union representatives last

Mayor: it's voodoo and fraud (but he's not talking about $AFEclear)

January 8, 2005 Anne Linehan

Ken Rodgriguez, of the San Antonio Express-News has written a column about Houston’s Fattest City designation. Kevin already covered the Men’s Fitness “findings” perfectly, but there is one amusing part in Rodriguez’s column that caught

$AFEclear roundup

January 8, 2005 Anne Linehan

There is an abundance of $AFEClear-related items in the news and around the web. Here are some links: HPD has released a list of $AFEclear frequently asked questions. Here’s the $AFEclear motorist bill of rights