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Who could have predicted that drivers wouldn't like $AFEclear?

January 4, 2005 Anne Linehan

In what is a surprising development, Houston-area drivers are less than thrilled with the new $AFEclear towing program. Well, it’s surprising to some supporters of forced-towing: James Kahig knows the tow truck industry isn’t always

Awaiting $AFEclear's Katy Freeway statistics

January 4, 2005 Anne Linehan

Continuing with the $AFEclear program questions, here is what Councilman Michael Berry said recently: Councilman Michael Berry, the chairman of the transportation committee, who helped White push the ordinance through in May, said motorists will

Bush Intercontinental gets trial cargo inspection system

January 4, 2005 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 is reporting that Bush Intercontinental will be receiving $4 million to fund a trial air cargo inspection system. The KHOU story mirrors the information in a press release issued by IAH, which has more

SAFEclear, public safety, and revenue enhancement

January 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

Mayor White, Czar Saperstein, and Councilman Berry continue to insist that their new $AFEclear initiative is rooted in concerns of public safety, and not revenues for the city. Interestingly, they ignore the fact that we

Houston talkers focus on Mayor White's SAFEclear program

January 3, 2005 Editor

With the New Year’s festivities behind, Houston drivers took to the freeways today, and many of them were confronted with Mayor White’s expensive and intrusive new SAFEclear program (which we’ve dubbed $AFEclear), by which an

Chron eye for the death row killer guy – cont'd

January 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

We got a little nervous there for a while, but the Chronicle didn’t disappoint. The paper came through today with the latest installment of Chron Eye for the Death Row Killer Guy. Now, they did

Another example of missing the local angle

January 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

We’ve argued previously that we think the Chronicle needs to improve its local coverage significantly, and that it needs to exercise much better judgment about the wire copy that it runs (and edits). That’s because

Yes, we have a doctor in the house

January 3, 2005 Anne Linehan

Rob Booth notes this Chronicle story about the city trying to book medical conventions — it appears Jordy Tollett actually spoke to a media person. Maybe he’s trying to keep his job — and the

Chron investigates HHS overhaul

January 2, 2005 Kevin Whited

Charles Kuffner calls attention to a Chronicle investigative report from R.G. Ratcliffe on potential conflicts of interest and improprieties within the Texas system of health and human services. The article typifies the gap that will

HCN says free archives too expensive

January 2, 2005 Anne Linehan

It appears that Houston Community Newspapers has decided to go the way of the Chronicle and build a pay archive wall: News reports may be accessed free of charge for 21 days from the day