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    January 30, 2012

    Houston's Underground Reservoir: Five Potential Uses to Fear

    The Houston Chronicle has a terrific story on an empty underground reservoir near Buffalo Bayou. The large space -- about one and a half football fields -- features 25-foot ceilings supported by slender columns, with entry and exit limited to a trap-door at the surface. The Buffalo Bayou Partnersh ... More >>

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    Six Feet Blunder

    Bring out your dead -- and wait

  • News

    January 8, 2004

    Training Day

    Light rail's first day brings one high after another

  • News

    December 11, 2003

    Why Can't They Be Friends?

    Bill and Annise confront a City Hall curse

  • News

    November 13, 2003

    Send in the Election Clowns

    Don't worry, they're here

  • News

    July 17, 2003

    If He Could Turn Back Time...

    Sylvester Turner's second coming

  • News

    June 26, 2003

    Pimpin' Ain't Easy

    Tension mounts at the Chronicle

  • News

    June 26, 2003

    Letters

    Tension mounts at the Chronicle

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    Not So Suite?

    City officials to the Rockets: Don't mess with our freebies

  • News

    February 20, 2003

    Mayoral Field of Dreams

    If you pay them, they will come

  • News

    January 16, 2003

    Gut Reactions

    Plus: Catcher in the Wry, The Brown Brown Vote, Super-Kid Cynics

  • News

    December 26, 2002

    All I Want for Christmas Is...

    A shopping list for your favorite political types

  • News

    December 12, 2002

    The Schmooze Returns to City Hall

    Facing an out-of-control council, Brown recalls a veteran vote saver

  • News

    April 18, 2002

    Over the Rainbow

    Democrats get their ticket. But can they get the votes?

  • News

    January 17, 2002

    Brown Wins Historical Award

    AH-HA recognizes the mayor for his contributions toward preservation

  • News

    November 15, 2001

    For Whom Bell Tolls

    Chris Bell's bid for the mayor's office may be over, but his political career is just beginning

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    Ballot Hits and Bloopers

    Sour grapes, golden gloves and acidic comebacks on the campaign trail.

  • Best of Houston

    September 20, 2001

    Best Republican

    Paul Bettencourt, Harris County tax assessor-collector

  • News

    August 9, 2001

    Punched Out

    Have patience: From the wrath of dangling chads comes computerized dial-a-voting

  • News

    June 21, 2001

    Brown's Name Game

    The mayor and his staff are using all means possible to get his name out

  • News

    May 24, 2001

    GOP Mayoral Pipe Dreams

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

  • News

    May 3, 2001

    Nut Su Oh Redux

    Houston is bass-ackwards

  • News

    March 1, 2001

    Devil in the Details

    Local government contractor Fred Martinez credits God for his success. His critics cite more earthly forces.

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    Political Shark Alert!

    Just when you thought it was safe to go back into City Hall's waters...

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Mystery

    Why Lee Brown hired Jerry King as public works director

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Bureaucrat

    City Parks Director Oliver Spellman

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Bridge

    Dunlavy Street bridge over U.S. 59

  • News

    August 24, 2000

    Same As the Old Boss

    A lack of Bush means a lack of news in Houston

  • News

    October 21, 1999

    The Insider

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

  • News

    February 4, 1999

    Inner-city Shootout

    Neartown braces for the ultimate development war at City Hall

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    The Thoughts of Chairman Brown

    Neartown braces for the ultimate development war at City Hall

  • News

    December 3, 1998

    Shaping the Council to Come

    Time to pull out those election wish lists

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    The More Things Change

    Time to pull out those election wish lists

  • News

    October 8, 1998

    Breaking the Blue Code of Silence

    Cops keep secrets. HPD Chief Clarence Bradford wants to reveal them.

  • News

    July 16, 1998

    Letters

    Cops keep secrets. HPD Chief Clarence Bradford wants to reveal them.

  • News

    May 14, 1998

    The Insider

    Cops keep secrets. HPD Chief Clarence Bradford wants to reveal them.

  • News

    March 26, 1998

    Situational Ethics

    As Jew Don Boney has moved upward in public life, have his values changed to meet his needs rather than those of his constituents?

  • News

    February 12, 1998

    No Shame

    Real people are being evicted from the Fourth Ward. And real people are responsible for their plight.

  • News

    February 5, 1998

    Spin Out

    Real people are being evicted from the Fourth Ward. And real people are responsible for their plight.

  • News

    January 22, 1998

    The Insider

    Real people are being evicted from the Fourth Ward. And real people are responsible for their plight.

  • News

    January 1, 1998

    Alison Cook looks back at 1997: The Year That Bit

    Real people are being evicted from the Fourth Ward. And real people are responsible for their plight.

  • News

    January 1, 1998

    A Last Bite of '97

    Real people are being evicted from the Fourth Ward. And real people are responsible for their plight.

  • News

    October 23, 1997

    Undiscovered Country

    Real people are being evicted from the Fourth Ward. And real people are responsible for their plight.

  • News

    September 11, 1997

    It's a bird, it's a plane ...

    Real people are being evicted from the Fourth Ward. And real people are responsible for their plight.

  • News

    August 21, 1997

    Letters

    Real people are being evicted from the Fourth Ward. And real people are responsible for their plight.

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    The Insider

    Real people are being evicted from the Fourth Ward. And real people are responsible for their plight.

  • News

    September 12, 1996

    The Insider

    Real people are being evicted from the Fourth Ward. And real people are responsible for their plight.

  • News

    August 29, 1996

    The Insider

    Real people are being evicted from the Fourth Ward. And real people are responsible for their plight.

  • News

    March 16, 1995

    Letters

    Real people are being evicted from the Fourth Ward. And real people are responsible for their plight.

  • News

    August 18, 1994

    Sam Nuchia in Black and White

    Houston's top cop has been a pleasant surprise to the city's black community. But in his own department, it's a different story.

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