News and views roundup (03/15/2011 edition)
- Texas state legislators make big bucks off TWIA windstorm agency: Houston Chronicle overview following up on Texas Watchdog reports - Mark Lisheron, Texas Watchdog
Nice of Texas Watchdog to cite the weak Chron story we linked yesterday, even if the Chron didn't have the courtesy to link to Texas Watchdog's influential reporting on the topic. - The real (estimated) cost to demolish the Dome - Mike Morris, Chron Houston Politics
Thanks to Mike Morris for getting an official to admit on the record the previous demolition number was an estimate -- and not an entirely forthcoming one since it included non-demolition costs. As we have noted previously, we don't appreciate political critters fudging numbers to make their preferred boondoggles look better. Until we see some actual bids for demolition only -- WHY aren't we seeing actual bids at this point? -- then we simply don't buy into the notion that it will cost many many more times to demolish the Astrodome than it did to demolish Texas Stadium. Show us real numbers! - 28 Houston city workers face scrap-metal theft charges - Allan Turner and Chris Moran, Houston Chronicle
- Parker asks for environmental check on pipeline - Chris Moran, Chron Houston Politics
Madam Mayor is not at all interested in a legitimate traffic engineering study about the coming downtown mobility mess that will be caused by laying light rail down busy streets in front of busy parking garages, but she is interested in pushing a study that will potentially hurt local jobs? Priorities, hmm. - Neighbors battle over historical district designation - Cynthia Cisneros, KTRK-13 News
- Deputy accidentally shoots himself - KTRK-13 News
- Weddings: Carrie Feibel, Eric Kayne - Rosalie Radomsky, NY Times
Chron romance makes NY Times. Awww.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 03/15/11 07:41 AM | Print |
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