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Bob Stein

  • News

    September 7, 2000

    2001: A Bell Mayoral Odyssey?

    Councilman Chris tests the waters against Brown

  • News

    February 1, 2001

    Overblown and Underrated

    So you know Houston's goats, heroes and high points? Think again.

  • News

    May 24, 2001

    GOP Mayoral Pipe Dreams

    West U rejected them, so how will they ever win Houston's City Hall?

  • News

    October 11, 2001

    Austin Shocker

    Congressional redistricting: Dem disaster or Trojan horse?

  • News

    September 11, 2003

    Trainspotting

    Here's how Metro wants to sell us on light rail

  • News

    November 3, 1994

    Turkeys (and Other Creatures) On the Ballot

    Quick! It's almost Election Day!! Do you know who your candidates are? Check this guide to the mother of all ballots!

  • News

    June 1, 1995

    Term limits and a domineering mayor have combined to make the City Council little more than a rubber stamp. And Houston may pay dearly for that down the line.

    Quick! It's almost Election Day!! Do you know who your candidates are? Check this guide to the mother of all ballots!

  • News

    December 28, 1995

    After him, the deluge

    Thank the Lord, Jesus Christ above, this is Bob Lanier's last term as mayor of Houston. Now that he's bankrupt every city service, he's leaving the whole mess to somebody else. But who?

  • News

    March 21, 1996

    The Insider

    Thank the Lord, Jesus Christ above, this is Bob Lanier's last term as mayor of Houston. Now that he's bankrupt every city service, he's leaving the whole mess to somebody else. But who?

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    That Report On Red-Light Cameras Is Getting Blasted Again

    Houston civil rights attorney Randall Kallinen says the results of an open records lawsuit against the city shows that red light cameras do not work and that city officials have been misleading the public about their benefits.In December, a study authored by Rice University political science Profess ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Red-Light Cameras: Bob Stein Responds, And He's Pissed

    We've heard back from Bob Stein, the Rice professor taken to task over his red-light-camera report by attorney Randall Kallinen, who's accused him of buckling under political pressure to change his findings.Stein simply says the allegations against him are untrue. "Read the report," he says, "and re ... More >>

  • News

    December 5, 1996

    Crashing the Grand Old Party

    Dolly McKenna is the GOP candidate for the 25th District. But will Republicans vote for her?

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Satellite Collision: Red-Light Cameras To Blame?

    NASA has announced that one of its satellites has collided with a Russian satellite, creating a cloud of space debris that threatens other space objects.They did not say whether red-light cameras played any part in the collision.Scientists say, however, that satellites have never collided in the ... More >>

  • News

    November 20, 1997

    The Insider

    NASA has announced that one of its satellites has collided with a Russian satellite, creating a cloud of space debris that threatens other space objects.They did not say whether red-light cameras played any part in the collision.Scientists say, however, that satellites have never collided in the ... More >>

  • News

    April 16, 1998

    Mysteries of Hotel Six

    The government's case nears an end, but the questions continue

  • News

    July 2, 1998

    Insider

    The government's case nears an end, but the questions continue

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Going the Distance

    Houston's John Kelley has pursued his dream of bringing the Olympics to Houston for years, despite all odds. Now he's official.

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    GOP Sweeps Week

    Republicans complete Texas political reconstruction

  • News

    April 20, 2000

    Favored One

    Republicans complete Texas political reconstruction

  • Best of Houston

    September 20, 2001

    Gene Green

    U.S. representative from the 29th Congressional District of Texas

  • News

    October 25, 2001

    Gunning for a Runoff

    Can Bell avoid being the odd man out?

  • News

    May 31, 2001

    The Triple Crown

    Sick of Mayor Brown? Turned off by everyone else around? Try these alternatives for 2003.

  • News

    July 27, 2006

    Changes in Attitude

    When voters elected Martha Wong, they thought they were sending a moderate Republican to Austin. Critics say once there, she took a right turn. Now her district is rethinking its representation.

  • News

    October 21, 2004

    Taking Aim

    Marching with an evolving minority electorate, a Vietnamese immigrant may just whip the GOP's old guard

  • News

    June 12, 2003

    Rice Gets the Mayor Back

    Some former students question whether Brown's a plus

  • News

    May 15, 2003

    The Highs and Lows of Life with Lee

    The best and worst from the Brown days

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    Mayoral White Knight

    A candidate plays a subtle race card

  • News

    July 11, 2002

    Mayoral Minority Report

    Who can avert the 2003 runoff from hell?

  • News

    March 22, 2001

    Brown's Diss-functional City Hall Family

    Drug testing and staff backstabbing have 'em dropping like flies

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    Houston: You Have No Idea Who You Want As Your Next Mayor

    Photo courtesy GHCVB​A little more than two months remain before Election Day, and fully two-thirds of voters have no idea who they'll end up supporting, according to the first major poll on the race.KHOU and KUHF's poll, done by Rice's Bob Stein, fully backs up the feeling that the 2009 race has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    What Was And Wasn't In The Candidate Biographies Of that Latest Mayor's-Race Poll

    ​As we noted yesterday, most Houstonians have no idea who they want for their next mayor. A poll shows more than two-thirds don't favor any of the candidates, partly as a result of financially crimped campaigns that haven't been able to advertise much yet.Houstonians who were called for the poll a ... More >>

  • News

    September 10, 2009

    Adios Bookstop and "Poll" Dancing

    ​As we noted yesterday, most Houstonians have no idea who they want for their next mayor. A poll shows more than two-thirds don't favor any of the candidates, partly as a result of financially crimped campaigns that haven't been able to advertise much yet.Houstonians who were called for the poll a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2009

    We Have Our New Mayor!

    Annise Parker gave a pretty great speech tonight in accepting the win...beginning with the joke about being "the first.....(pause)....Rice graduate" to win a mayor's race in Houston."Didn't duck the family thing at all...But no kiss!!!!We'll have our update from our man on the scene in a bit, but ti ... More >>

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