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Interview with Mike Knox 27 Aug 2013 | 03:09 pm
Mike Knox There are four candidates seeking to oust first term CM Helena Brown in District A. The first one I spoke to is Mike Knox. Knox is a former HPD officer who helped create HPD’s first divisio...
No Early To Rise on the ballot 27 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
Place your bets on the outcome of the litigation. Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said Monday he would not place a 1-cent property tax on the November ballot intended to buoy area pre-schools, promptin...
Texas Supreme Court to hear gay divorce case 27 Aug 2013 | 02:53 pm
That sound you hear is a big can of worms being opened. The Texas Supreme Court announced Friday that it will determine whether same-sex couples, legally married in other states, can be granted a div...
Texas cities embracing bicycles 27 Aug 2013 | 02:45 pm
It’s a good thing. In Fort Worth, the mayor hosts occasional bicycle rides called “Rolling Town Halls.” The Dallas City Council could may soon require new businesses to set aside space for bicycle pa...
Interview with CM Helena Brown 26 Aug 2013 | 03:09 pm
CM Helena Brown We now enter the realm of district Council races, where in addition to two open seats there are two incumbents that face credible challenges. One of those incumbents is first term Dis...
More redistricting shenanigans on the way 26 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
The city of Galveston prepares to make like Pasadena. [Gulf Coast Interfaith], which includes representatives of the NAACP and others, sent a letter Thursday to the city of Galveston’s attorney also ...
Dems have a Comptroller candidate 26 Aug 2013 | 02:53 pm
BOR introduces us to Mike Collier. Mike Collier Earlier this month the Burnt Orange Report wrote about a “Mystery Houston-Area Democrat” who was building a statewide team, it turns out that man is M...
Rape kit backlog eliminated 26 Aug 2013 | 02:45 pm
More good news. For the first time in its history, the Houston Police Department doesn’t have a backlog of rape kits that haven’t been tested. The backlog, which at one point totalled 6,600 untested...
Weekend link dump for August 25 26 Aug 2013 | 12:02 am
School starts tomorrow, y’all. Here are some photos of giant sinkholes. You’re welcome. “So, you know, in keeping with Newton’s Laws, every bit of grandiose idiocy is matched with an equal and oppos...
Hall and the firefighters 25 Aug 2013 | 03:14 pm
Ben Hall has the support of the firefighters’ union. He has also criticized Mayor Parker for not doing enough to deal with the financial stability of the pension funds. How does he reconcile these two...
