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June 1, 2009
Stimulus Funds Helping Houston Firm Give Out Free Home Fixes
Photo courtesy Sheltering ArmsPeople are sometimes suspicious when one of Scott Pool's inspectors calls. The offer -- to weatherize one's house for free -- sounds too good to be true. "We have to convince them that, really and truly, nobody's going to charge them," says Pool, the weatherization ... More >>
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February 9, 2009
KTRH Continues To Try To Out-Fox Fox
Remember the days when KTRH was worth listening to?It remains the only AM news station in town, and the largest. But layoffs have damaged the product, although not as much as the decision by Michael Berry to throw objectivity out the window in order to appeal to the Dittoheads and Hannity fans who l ... More >>
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February 19, 2009
Where The Stimulus Jobs Will Be, By Congressional District
Photo by dcJohnThe winners and losers of Barack Obama's stimulus plan can be figured out -- to a degree -- by a new study by the White House's Council of Economic Advisors.It breaks down by congressional district how many jobs will be created or saved by the act; the big loophole there, of course, c ... More >>
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March 12, 2009
Rick Perry Chooses The Perfect Place To Make A Bold Stand
Photo courtesy rickperry.orgGovernor Rick Perry boldly announced today that he won't take a half-billion in federal stimulus funding because...part-time workers might benefit.There's a stance for you.The proposed stimulus funds are designated for unemployment benefits, but come with a mandate that p ... More >>
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April 14, 2009
The Stimulus Package And The McCain-est County In Texas
Photo by MyEyeSeesWe wrote after the election about King County, the Texas county that gave John McCain his biggest percentage margin in the presidential race.Fully 93 percent of King County's voters went for the Republican, even though the county clerk told us the county is "pretty Democratic."Eigh ... More >>
News
March 26, 2009
The T. Boone Pickens Road Show
A former wildcatter and corporate-takeover tycoon preaches alternative energy across America.
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April 20, 2009
Neil Bush Wants Him Some Of That There Stimulus Money
Love it, hate it, the federal stimulus money is coming and it's got to be spent on something.Why not Neil Bush?Bush, the wayward son of the Bush family (and that's saying something) is, of course, the guy behind Ignite!, the company that tries to get schools to buy its Schoolhouse Rock-like gadgetry ... More >>
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July 28, 2009
Milo, Maine Gets More Federal Stimulus Cash For Cops Than Houston
Photo courtesy MiloMilo Town HallWe've been reading all day about how Houston got stiffed on the latest handout of federal stimulus money for cops and were kinda blase about it.Houston, after all, has gotten its fair share of Homeland Security cash because of the port and our target-rich refineri ... More >>
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October 6, 2009
Stimulus Money: How To Stop Homelessness In Houston Before It Happens
When Lorenzo Timmons was hurt and out of work last summer, and finally ran out of money to pay the rent, he had little choice but the unthinkable: to gather his wife, daughter and whatever he could carry and move his family into a homeless shelter. The Houston Press reported in a cover story ... More >>
News
November 19, 2009
The Tug of War
Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison are locked in a pitched battle over the soul of the GOP. They are also running for governor.
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January 13, 2010
Be Proud, Texas: Your Public School System Is So Great It Can Turn Down $700 Million
Governor Rick Perry, in a valiant bid to be talked about approvingly on Fox News and Rush Limbaugh's show, came to Houston today to announce he will be rejecting $700 million in federal stimulus funds for education.Because, you know, Texas has the whole education thing covered."Texas is on the ri ... More >>
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January 26, 2010
Tomorrow Night Is The Night To Party With An HISD Teacher: It's Bonus Time!
Gigolos, gold diggers, get yourself ready -- the teachers of HISD will be out tomorrow night, and they will be $40.4 million richer than they are today.Tomorrow is the day teacher-performance bonuses get direct-deposited into the relevant accounts. Surely you can cadge a few free rounds at the ce ... More >>
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January 28, 2010
Enemies of the State
Questioning Texas's legal and educational systems.
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February 18, 2010
How HISD Might be Facing a $57 Million Shortfall Next School Year
The Houston Independent School District might be facing a shortfall in public education funding of as much as $57 million in the next fiscal year starting July 1, 2010. That less than happy news was delivered at this morning's school board agenda meeting, in a power point demonstration by ... More >>
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May 27, 2010
"2nd Annual AMG Visual Stimulus Package"
Give the economy a boost, buy work by local artists
Blogs
August 5, 2010
KTRH "News": More Of A Joke Than Ever
Unfair and unbalanced, perhaps unhingedKTRH used to be the radio-news powerhouse of southeast Texas, filled with aggressive and competent reporters who covered the city well.Now....well, budget cuts have affected all media, so it's no surprise the newsroom staff ain't what it used to be. But the ... More >>
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December 16, 2010
Texas' Appliance Rebate Program, Part Two: Bring On The Snail Mail
No computers this timeRemember the wonderful Texas Appliance Rebate? The one where computers crashed, consumers wasted hours online or on the phone trying to get answers? The magic is back!! This time, though, things will be very, very different. That's because the state Comptroller's offic ... More >>
News
December 30, 2010
The Whipping Boy
How did class size limits become the symbol of an unnecessary luxury in our schools?
Blogs
February 3, 2011
Texas Finances in Tatters, State Tells HISD It's "The New Normal"
Get used to itChief Financial Officer Melinda Garrett passed on the new buzz phrase coming out of the state capital at today's Houston ISD workshop session: "The New Normal," which is being used to explain that the current state budget crisis isn't a transitory thing but something that will b ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
HISD Trustees Prove They Can Go Hours Without Peeing
Margaret DowningTrustee Michael Lunceford and Superintendent Terry Grier wade through another marathon budget meetingHouston ISD board members resolutely stayed anchored at the board room table for hours Monday, picking through programs, considering projections (What if there's a 3.3 percent ... More >>
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October 6, 2011
Tex Kerschen: Tidal Economics
Margaret DowningTrustee Michael Lunceford and Superintendent Terry Grier wade through another marathon budget meetingHouston ISD board members resolutely stayed anchored at the board room table for hours Monday, picking through programs, considering projections (What if there's a 3.3 percent ... More >>