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Janice Evans

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Drainage Fee Change: Your First 1,000 Square Feet of Impervious Surface Are Free, Free, Free!!!

    AND THAT"S NOT ALL!!! Well, actually, it is.​Mayor Annise Parker announced this afternoon that she's changing the new drainage-fee structure after a boatload of complaints that the fees are higher than what the referendum ads said they would be. The fees are assessed according to how much sur ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2010

    Prison Pays

    Despite a history of abuse and bad conditions, private prison corporation GEO keeps getting contracts from the state.

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Red Light Cameras: Can You Run Through One Today Without A Fine?

    You're still on camera​The answer to the above question is "We wouldn't recommend it."But with the big vote against red-light cameras in Houston yesterday, there are a lot of unanswered questions on the fallout.Paul Kubosh, the lawyer who led the fight, tells Hair Balls that he thinks there should ... More >>

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    September 30, 2010

    Twilight, Cleavage & Drugs

    Banned books across Texas

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    BARC Supervisor, On Tape, Squelches Employee Complaint And Says Mayor Has His Back

    BARC, making sad puppies everywhere​When Chatauqua Allen, a supervisor at the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care, was shut out of certain meetings, she got the nagging notion that it may have to do with her race.The feeling was compounded when Allen, who is black, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Heights Walmart: City Council Gets An Earful

    No Walmart, no peace​Members of the "Stop Heights Walmart" group came out in force to the City Hall meeting Tuesday to let officials get a glimpse of a small part of the opposition that has grown to more than 4,000 members in the past few weeks.Meanwhile, Houston officials told Hair Balls they are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Frank Wilson Survival Watch, Day One: He Just Keeps Us Hanging On

    ​In the last several months, things could not have gone worse for Metro president Frank Wilson. When Annise Parker was elected mayor, it seemed only a matter of time before Wilson was ousted from the agency. Parker was critical of Metro during her campaign, and her criticism continued after the el ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    BARC Fires a Vet, But Hey It's All Good

    Photo by Squid​Houston's Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care fired a veterinarian Thursday, but Interim Bureau Chief Gerry Fusco said two part-time vets will cover those hours so there will be no lag in services. Fusco and Janice Evans, communications director for Mayor Annise Parker, ... More >>

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    Six Feet Blunder

    Bring out your dead -- and wait

  • News

    June 26, 2003

    Logos, Lies and Layoffs

    A walk in the city parks department

  • News

    February 27, 2003

    Too Quiet

    The City Hall press corps ain't what it used to be

  • News

    October 19, 2000

    More of the Same

    Houston braces for an invasion of TV news

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