Joe Stinebaker

Officials Say Chronicle "Just Wrong" In Story On Future Of Astrodome

A report came out in last week's Houston Chronicle purporting to detail a "vote on an unspecified plan concerning what to do with the Astrodome." According to John McClain, the board of the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation was set to approve the plan and shuffle it to the Harris County ... More >>

Bill Henderson: County Judge's Legal Counsel Allegedly Goes Rambo When Car Towed

Getting your car towed is an aggravating experience, to be sure. It's perhaps more aggravating if you're a former state district judge and current legal counsel to County Judge Ed Emmett -- in other words, a person who's used to not having to deal with the petty annoyances that afflict the not-poli ... More >>

County Judge Emmett Separates Shoulder, Will Miss Eagles Game

Ed Emmett sidelined​Blatantly ripping off the Barack Obama basketball injury, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett's office has announced that he, too, is on the injured-reserve list. Emmett separated his shoulder in an early-morning tennis game today and will likely require surgery, spokesman Joe S ... More >>

Edwin Charles Harrison: Harris County's Financial Director Indicted For Non-County Related Fraud

Edwin Charles Harrison: "...and I just can't hide it"​The job of being Harris County's financial director likely includes many requirements: Among them, we presume, is you can't be indicted for financial fraud.Edwin Charles Harrison, 54, will find out whether that's true pretty soon. The District ... More >>

Frank Wilson Survival Watch, Day 4: The County Judge Doesn't Weigh In

​How long will the embattled Metro president last? Hair Balls presents today's installment of the Frank Wilson Survival Watch. 1. Ed Emmett won't muddy the Frank Wilson waters. Yet. Along with appointing two members to Metro's Board of Directors, there's no question that the county has a stake in ... More >>

Dome Tome

Readers respond to our April Fools' Day Astrodome article.

Dynamo May Go Uptown For A New Stadium

​KTRK's Miya Shay reported an interesting development in the never-ending quest to build a stadium for the Houston Dynamo -- the team is considering an offer to build it near the Galleria, instead of the east side of downtown.The idea surfaced at yesterday's Commissioner Court meeting, and Dynamo ... More >>

The Fine-Dining Options At The Courthouse Have Gotten Slimmer

​Tough times have hit the employees, the lawyers, the defendants and the hangers-on at the Harris County courthouse complex -- the cafeterias have been shut down.On Monday, people strolled up to get their morning coffee and bagel and found only locked doors. On Tuesday there was a sign asking them ... More >>

It's A Nice Taxpayer-Supported Gig For Former Chronicle Reporter Alan Bernstein

As we told you last month, 29-year-veteran Houston Chronicle reporter Alan Bernstein started off his new gig as communications director for Harris  County Sheriff Adrian Garcia by promising openness and transparency, a policy that did not quite include divulging his new salary."That will be a m ... More >>

For Their Own Good

Harris County juveniles certified as adults are jailed in isolation 23 hours a day — without being convicted of a crime.

RIP, Some of Our Best Of Houston® Winners

Hardly Knew Ye

Traffic Problem To Be Solved (Maybe)

Two Politicians, Two Responses

Sheriffs Department Seeking Air Power

New Orleans: No Astrodome For You! (This Time)

Edouard Didn't Affect Government Budgets, Either

The Astrodome Keeps Crumbling Along

Smoked Out

Will "self-enforcement" be enough for Houston's expanded smoking ban to work?

What Happened?

We were promised killer hurricanes!

It's Still News

What's the statute of limitations for rip-n-read violations?