Despite a tough economy that forced cuts elsewhere, oil and gas producers in 2009 continued their push into the deep-water Gulf of Mexico, and many of their efforts were rewarded.
So far this year, there have been 12 discoveries in at least 1,000 feet of water, [...]
Among other things, Friday was the eight days out campaign finance reporting deadline for the city runoffs. The Chron reports on the Mayoral candidates.
Both sides aggressively asked for volunteers and donors before the Wednesday deadline. Election rules allowed Parker and Locke to go back to donors who gave the [...]
The Chron writes about the early voting turnout so far.
After four days, nearly 10,000 more Houstonians voted early than in the general election, a trend Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman said she predicted.
“Voters just weren’t engaged back in November,” she said. “Now that the race has narrowed to [...]
The Houston Police Department Crime Lab was the scene of a multi-year scandal in its DNA unit. Problems were also reported in other units, as well. Now, the Houston Chronicle reports, "HPD fingerprint unit is focus of criminal probe." It's written by Moises Mendoza and Bradley Olson. It appeared [...]
If you’re anything like me, you have probably received multiple communications from the Bill White campaign inviting you to come down to the Hilton Americas at noon and hear White say officially what office he’ll be pursuing. The Chron attempts to preempt him.
Mayor Bill White will formally [...]
Here’s the Chron story on the two runoffs for HISD Trustee. It echoes a theme from that Examiner story we saw yesterday.
The outcome of the races could reshape several board debates — particularly over wages for construction workers, efforts to hold weak teachers more accountable and the role [...]
News that gets my goat..A day after the Tejano Democrats and the Houston Black American Democrats issued a press release claiming Gene Locle's opponent lacked diversity in her hiring practices, bloggers disclose that her office is 71% minority and now the Houston Chronicle claims Gene Locke's lawyer firm lacked diversity in [...]
State lawmakers this year approved $50 million over the next [...]
Checks and balances, not so much.Joint polls will be conducted for the first time for an effort sponsored by the Houston Chronicle, Austin American-Statesman, The Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and San Antonio Express-News. [...] According to the Houston Chronicle the Salvation Army and the Houston Fire Department was distributing toys to kids if they can prove immigration status.
Two Houston charities that require proof of citizenship or legal residency before registering families for holiday toy drives said Tuesday their intentions have been misunderstood.
Executive [...]
Here’s the Chron story on the District F runoff.
The condensed version of Al Hoang’s vision for Sharps town’s shopping center echoes a Reagan-era foreign policy pronouncement: Tear down this mall.
Mike Laster’s recent work on Sharpstown Mall is more analogous to Vietnam War-era peace talks. Mall owners can use someone [...]
That's the title of an editorial in today's Houston Chronicle regarding Texas' executive clemency process. LINK
Houston criminal defense attorney Patrick McCann made a persuasive argument for opening up Texas' too-secretive pardons and paroles process in Sunday's Outlook section (“Texans deserve public, open clemency process,” Outlook, Nov. 29, Page B8).
We agree with McCann's contention [...]
Today's Houston Chronicle carries the latest column by Rick Casey, "Can e-mail be saved by deleting it?"
A couple of weeks ago I sent a request to the Texas Forensic Commission under the Public Information Act for any documents or e-mails regarding two new policies put into place by the commission's controversial new chairman, [...]
No, not me. David Ortez, over at Hair Balls. It’s just getting underway now. I’m sure Twitter will be lighting up with commentary as well, so head over there or run for the hills, as the case may be.
UPDATE: Here’s the Chron story on the debate, which not [...]
