News and views roundup (05/01/2011 edition)
- TIRZ mum on purchase of city building on Main - Mike Morris, Chron Houston Politics
Largely unaccountable quasi-governmental agency as land speculator? Why not, it works for METRO. - Reduce Harris County Jail costs through smarter policies - Grits for Breakfast
- Gulf Coast region has critical need for more trauma centers - David Callender, David Lopez, and Dan Wolterman, Houston Chronicle
- Truly traumatic: This area is four short on Level 1 trauma centers - Houston Chronicle
Well, yeah, but we have Reliant Park, Minute Maid Park, Toyota Center, Discovery Green, the Downtown Pavilions, an expensive seven-mile tram line to nowhere, and a soccer stadium on the way!Why so negative about our priorities, Chron? I mean, you've been cheering on all THOSE "priorities" over the years....
- KIPP college grad rates draw both praise and concern - Jennifer Radcliffe, Houston Chronicle
- Texas investigates possible food stamp abuse - Christine Haas, KHOU-11 News
An interesting discovery by Christine Haas. Not necessarily illegal, but definitely interesting. - Food stamp beneficiaries using Lone Star cards in Hawaii and other vacation hotspots; state investigating - Trent Seibert, Texas Watchdog
Texas Watchdog on why they find the discovery interesting. - Less than 1% of Texas food stamps spent in other states - Terri Langford, Chron.com
A belated item that appears to be an attempt to downplay the KHOU and Texas Watchdog stories -- without actually linking to them. When I asked the reporter why she didn't link to them, she said they didn't look like stories to her, but editorials.We're happy to link them all and let news consumers judge.
- Planned Parenthood: Punched in the Uterus by Misguided Texas Senate - Mandy Oaklander, Village Voice Houston
That's some kind of lede from the site of the amateurish alt-weekly.A Texas Senate subcommittee wrangled the vulvas of Texas women into a chokehold yesterday with its latest assault on Planned Parenthood.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 05/01/11 10:43 PM | Print |
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