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Annise Parker

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Annise Parker Tweets Her Joy on Obama's Gay-Marriage Announcement

    Mayor Annise Parker has tweeted her joy -- if not astonishment -- at President Obama's announcement today that he endorses same-sex marriage. "Wow! I was wrong. Call from White House. The President has stepped up and stated his support for recognizing relationships...like mine!-a" Parker got a cal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Houston's Red-Light Camera Nightmare Is Finally Over

    It's a day that many thought would never come: The end of Houston's turbulent, farcical red-light camera circus. City Council voted today to approve a $4.8 million settlement with American Traffic Solutions, the company that has been sore ever since Houstonians voted to remove the hated devices. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Dirty Honey's Brett Koshkin Talks About His Noise Ordinance Ticket

    DJ Brett Koshkin spins old soul and R&B '45s the first Saturday of every month at Boondocks. We're not talking loud, bass-heavy, glowstick-friendly LOL drunk gurl stuff. His monthly "Dirty Honey" sets at Boons, featuring beautiful vinyl slabs by artists like ZZ Hill, Rufus Wood, and Clifton White, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Smoking & BBQ Ban Lifted For Most City Parks

    Just in time for a freeze​Just in time for the freezing weather, the city of Houston has voted to lift the drought-induced ban on smoking and barbecuing in all but a dozen municipal parks. The bans will remain in effect, though, in two of the city's main parks, Memorial and Hermann. So grab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Stricter Noise Ordinance Passes Council

    Say what?​The City Council didn't even tag the proposed new noise ordinance, which will let cops hand out tickets even if they don't have sound meters. The changes passed easily, with only council member Mike Sullivan voting against it. Mayor Annise Parker said the city receives 60,000 noise ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Turn It Down: Houston City Council Passes Stricter Noise Ordinance

    Say what?​As we mentioned yesterday, City Council discussed a new, restrictive noise ordinance Tuesday and didn't even tag it, which will let cops hand out tickets even if they don't have sound meters. The changes passed easily, with only council member Mike Sullivan voting against it. Mayor ... More >>

  • News

    September 15, 2011

    The Red-Light Camera Circus

    Step right up, folks: Passion, deceit, money, lots of money, double dealing and a mayor with more flip-flops in her than a Cirque du Soleil acrobat!

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2011

    Staged Reading: The Guys

    Step right up, folks: Passion, deceit, money, lots of money, double dealing and a mayor with more flip-flops in her than a Cirque du Soleil acrobat!

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    City Hall Packed for Red-Light Camera Showdown

    Photo by Mandy OaklanderPaul Kubosh addressed city council yesterday. ​As far as city hall meetings go, yesterday's was raucous. Members of the National Black United Front, Houston Ministers Against Crime, city council hopefuls, and Citizens Against Red Light Cameras filled the hall to standin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    City To Implement Plan Favoring Local Vendors And Businesses

    Keeping it local​Mayor Annise Parker announced today an initiative called Hire Houston First, which gives preference to local businesses in awarding contracts. The big change: For contracts under $100,000, the legislative changes allow the City to award contracts for the purchase of goods to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Annise Parker Calls For (Expensive) Underpass On East End Light-Rail Line

    More costs for the East End line​The city of Houston has formally requested metro's board to use an underpass rather than an overpass at the intersection of Harrisburg and Hughes streets, an option that could add up to $23 million to the project. The so-called "All-Under" option will, Mayor A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    And Back Come the Red-Light Cameras, Starting...NOW!!

    Back in business​Mayor Annise Parker announced today that the city will go back to enforcing red-light camera tickets immediately. Voters had tossed out the cameras in a referendum, but the company that operates them said they had a contractual deal to make their dirty cash from people who ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    33 Years of Pride Houston Celebrates NASA, Marriage Equality

    Theo SantosA reveler at Houston's 33rd annual Pride celebration.​Photos from the 33rd annual Houston Pride Festival and Parade are in our slideshow. Houston's 33rd annual Pride Parade took on an emotional note just a day after New York became the sixth state in the U.S. to pass a law guarante ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Summer Reprieve: Pools & Community Centers to Remain Open

    Closing city pools? Never mind.​Great news for kids: Thanks to some corporate donations, eight swimming pools and seven community centers that were going to be closed this summer due to budget cuts will now be open. U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Mayor Annise Parker announced the g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Annise Parker Wins National Award for Making Houston Greener

    Getting some (wind-powered) props.​What with all the electric cars and the green municipal buildings, Houston is maybe starting to ditch its reputation for being one of the more polluted cities in the country. Of course, there's still a boatload of pollution, but at least the city government i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Memorial Park's New Bike & Jog Trail Opens

    Miya ShayA windblown Mayor Annise Parker opens the trail​A casual running trail that was carved out by Memorial Park users over the years has been turned into a 1.5-mile, shaded 10-foot wide path open to both bikers and runners. The new path, on the north side of the park, was officially open ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Annise Parker: Lamest "Gay Agenda" Ever

    Shockingly, Dave Wilson is outraged.​Dave Wilson, the homophobe who did everything he could to derail Annise Parker's mayoral race, is at it again, mass-mailing people to try to drum up a candidate to oppose her re-election, the Houston Chronicle reports. Wilson says Parker has promoted a "g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Bush Intercontinental's Billion-Dollar Terminal Renovation: Things That Have Cost Less

    Well, at least it looks odd​Mayor Annise Parker has announced a billion-with-a-friggin'-b expansion and renovation of Terminal B at Bush Intercontinental Airport. According to a release, the new Terminal B will feature: -- A wide connecting bridge to a modern central passenger lounge -- Spac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Jon Bon Jovi, Mayor Parker SEARCH For Youth Answers

    Photos by Allison WagonerHouston Mayor Annise Parker and Jon Bon Jovi stand with their autographed plates that will be featured on SEARCH's "Wall of China."​Jon Bon Jovi has a concert at Toyota Center Tuesday, but he came to Houston a day early to do some voluntary community-service work for t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    The Heights-Montrose-Museum District Council Seat: A Checklist for Potential Candidates

    Must love Jon Stewart.​The proposed new map of city council districts includes one carved out of the Heights, Montrose and the Museum District, uniting the richest, hippest, proud to be Inner Looper bunch of white people possible. If you're planning to run for the seat, here are some things y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    City Council Redistricting Map: Montrose and the Heights, (Somewhat) Together

    ​The official map of proposed city council redistricting came out this morning, and the big news is new District J, which would combine much of Montrose and the Heights to create an almost painfully hip, edgy, so-cool-it-hurts district. Anyone repping this one better be driving a hybrid, is a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Parker Announces New HPD Oversight Reforms That Will Be Very, Very Different from Countless Past HPD Oversight Reforms

    HPD: This time they'll get it right. Right?​There's nothing like a bunch of grown men getting caught on tape stomping the hell out of a defenseless teenager to get the ol' government gears grindin'. Responding to the political shitstorm stirred up by the Chad Holley video, Mayor Annise Parker ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Houston Just Shy of 2.1 Million; Parker Will Still Push for Two More Council Seats

    549 short of 2.1 million​Houston, if you only had more unprotected sex, you might be guaranteed two more city council members. The city charter requires that two more single member districts be created when the city's population hits 2.1 million. The figures are in, and the 2010 Census pegs u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Robert Redford, Annise Parker And Terry Grier Green Up Houston Schools

    "Green up those schools, dammit!"​Spurred on by Robert Redford, Mayor Annise Parker and HISD superintendent Terry Grier announced today a joint effort to get Houston and its schools greener and more environmentally friendly. The two officials attended a summit last month at Redford's Utah hea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Annise Parker Dons The Hard Hat Again To Demolish A Dilapidated Apartment Complex

    Photo by Jessica Michan​Bob the Builder has nothing on Annise Parker, who loves to put on hard hats to watch old apartment buildings comes down. This time it was the Ella Square Apartments on Ella Boulevard near the North Loop, a complex that closed in March after numerous citations for safet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Annise Parker: Merry Christmas, Employees!! Take An Unpaid Furlough Day!!

    Mayor Annise Parker, celebrating Christmas​Mayor Annise Parker, in conjunction with a municipal union, is asking City of Houston employees to take voluntary furlough days before the end of the year to ease the city's budget crunch. "While the City has been able to withstand the current econom ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 2, 2010

    The Mayor’s 2010 Holiday Celebration

    Mayor Annise Parker, celebrating Christmas​Mayor Annise Parker, in conjunction with a municipal union, is asking City of Houston employees to take voluntary furlough days before the end of the year to ease the city's budget crunch. "While the City has been able to withstand the current econom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Phyllis Frye: Annise Parker Appoints Houston's First Transgender Judge (That We Know Of)

    Lawyer Phyllis Frye, the transgender champion of Houston, has been appointed by Mayor Annise Parker to be a municipal judge. She would be the first transgendered judge in Houston, or Harris County, or maybe Texas, unless someone's been hiding secrets underneath their judicial robes. The announcemen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Red Light Cameras To Go Dark After Vote Canvassed November 15 (Updated)

    Daysd are numbered​There's been a lot of confusion about just when and how the city of Houston will respond to the success of the referendum banning red light cameras, but maybe it's beginning to clear up. KTRK is reporting that the cameras will "go dark" at 10 a.m. November 15. That's just a ... More >>

  • News

    September 30, 2010

    Twilight, Cleavage & Drugs

    Banned books across Texas

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    The City Hall Victory Garden

    Planting an orange tree.​Houston is now a bit prettier, fruitier and greener thanks to the new City Hall Victory Garden downtown. This past weekend, several teams of volunteers came out to complete round one of the project: clearing the land, tilling the soil, setting up planters, and planting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Port Of Houston's Women's Restrooms: The Horror

    You don't want to go in there​If you're a woman working the ships at the Port of Houston, don't drink a lot of coffee. Otherwise, you're dealing with this: On the door it says "Women's Room." The lock is broken on the inside, so you walk in to a darkly painted, dimly lit room. The broken toilet se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Houston In A Murder Slump

    We don't want to jinx anything....​What's happened to murder in Houston?Typically, only a couple of days go by without someone offing someone else. But it's been nine days since the last murder, and even that was a dead body found. Who knows when the murder actually happened? (Investigators, we ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Curve's Franco Stevens: Five Top Moments Of The Iconic Lesbian Magazine

    Photo by Paula BeltránMayor Annise Parker crashed the Curve party. See a slideshow of the event.​Founder Franco Stevens is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the iconic national lesbian publication, Curve Magazine, and along with her wife Jen Rainin, brought the party to Houston this weekend. &n ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2010

    Houston LGBT Pride Parade

    Everyone loves a parade

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Pastors Warn Houstonians: Ladies, Get Ready For All Those Men In Your Restrooms

    Photo by mrkathika​An "inter-racial, inter-denominational" coalition of Houston-area pastors is sounding the alarm that Houston women will soon be facing a barrage of penises in their public restrooms.The culprit, of course, is Mayor Annise Parker, who they say they just knew would do this kind of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    New Nominees For Metro's Board -- Including A Blogger -- And Frank Wilson, That Bell Is Tolling For Thee

    ​To hear Mayor Annise Parker tell it, it's only a matter of time before Metro's president, Frank Wilson, is gone. At a press conference yesterday where the mayor announced her nominees for new Metro board members, Wilson was the hot topic. Parker had just returned from Washington, D.C., where she ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Election Night Parties So Far Are As Scintillating As The Campaign

    Photo by Mike Giglio​Things are very quiet at the vote-watch "parties" tonight, as the candidates and their supporters settle in for what's likely to be a long night of seeing who ends up being the odd person out.This description, of the Annise Parker bash, is pretty much true of the others. Excep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Final Scenes As Parker And Locke Head To The Runoff

    Note to Peter Brown -- if you're going to spend so much money on a campaign, get a microphone that works. His speech to supporters was kinda inaudible on TV, at least on KHOU.Then again, it wasn't like the guy who's now in third place had anything compelling to say: "I'm not here to say anything def ... More >>

  • News

    October 22, 2009

    Houston's Choice for Mayor

    Black Guy, Rich White Guy, Lesbian or Hispanic Republican

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2009

    Houston Wellness Association's Mayoral Candidate Forum

    Web exclusive!

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    Brown, Gay Leaders Cut Deal on Antidiscrimination Legislation

    Insider extra

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    Poison Arrow

    KKRW management ducks complaints about antigay slurs

  • News

    October 21, 1999

    The Insider

    Spotts Remover. What happens when the city lets a TIRZ redesign a public park?

  • News

    July 16, 1998

    No Account

    Secrecy and lack of oversight plague housing programs

  • News

    July 9, 1998

    Reefer Madness

    Does Houston's biggest drug-prevention program keep kids clean or just make cops feel good?

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