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  • News

    August 16, 2001

    Cutting Through the Fog

    A heated debate in the back room of the City Council chambers

  • Music

    August 2, 2001

    Playbill

    Houston International Jazz Festival

  • News

    June 21, 2001

    Brown's Name Game

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

  • News

    June 21, 2001

    The Perfect Political Storm

    In this flood, Lee Brown has stayed high and dry (so far)

  • News

    May 31, 2001

    The Triple Crown

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

  • 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

    In Through the Out Door

    A new law hastens a Brown official's departure

  • News

    May 3, 2001

    Nut Su Oh Redux

    Houston is bass-ackwards

  • News

    March 22, 2001

    Brown's Diss-functional City Hall Family

    Drug testing and staff backstabbing have 'em dropping like flies

  • News

    March 1, 2001

    To Run or Not to Run...

    In the mayor's race, will Sanchez crash the party? Uh. No. Yes. Maybe.

  • News

    February 22, 2001

    Dodging Bullets

    With a battle looming, gays and their supporters seek high ground

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    First Out of the Gate

    Now that he's got Mayor Lee Brown's attention, can Chris Bell win your support?

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    Political Shark Alert!

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

  • News

    December 28, 2000

    Jump-starting a Political Engine

    Will Montrose come home in 2001?

  • News

    December 7, 2000

    Agony of the Ages

    Cary Rasberry, 19, wants to be mayor. Why won't Tomball let him run?

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    Council's Cell Phone Phanatic

    Todd talks up a storm at taxpayer expense

  • News

    October 19, 2000

    Blocking Shots

    We pay for the arena; they'll finance the campaign

  • News

    October 12, 2000

    The Mod Squad

    With Brown adrift, can this trio carry the ball?

  • News

    September 28, 2000

    The Ballad of Bert and Rob and Susan

    Caught in a conservative council love triangle

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Revolution

    Seabrook's recall election

  • News

    September 7, 2000

    2001: A Bell Mayoral Odyssey?

    Councilman Chris tests the waters against Brown

  • News

    August 17, 2000

    On The Hot Seat

    Lester Tyra's short reign as chief of the Houston Fire Department has been filled with controversy. Can he quench the flames fast enough to save his job?

  • News

    June 15, 2000

    Don't Dump Your Debt on Me

    A miffed Lanier makes common cause with the controller

  • News

    March 2, 2000

    Almighty Municipality

    With League City controlled by the Christian right, citizens can rezone - and repent

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    The Insider

    Art Decoy: A handwritten note undercuts UH chancellor's wordy defense

  • News

    January 20, 2000

    Lutfi's Loot

    A contractor's gold-plated gifts raise a ruckus at City Hall

  • News

    December 16, 1999

    The Insider

    Political Goodfellows Editor: Gabe and Gary get new toys; Lee and Mario cry in their stockings

  • News

    December 16, 1999

    Smooth Operator

    Jack Linvillle transformed a little architecture firm into a leading public contractor -- with help from some well-heeled political pals

  • News

    December 2, 1999

    Gag Me with a Suit!

    Exercising rights in Seabrook can land you in court

  • News

    October 7, 1999

    Insider

    Not Ready for Prime Time. Continental may have taught the mayor how to fly right

  • News

    September 30, 1999

    District ZZZZs Triumph

    Hordes of city candidates block-walk, while voters sleepwalk

  • News

    August 5, 1999

    Dubious Deal

    Special tax zones are already stimulating growth-a thriving cottage industry of attorneys, lobbyists, high paid consultants, developers and questionable financial projections

  • News

    July 29, 1999

    Landrush

    The city of Houston is being carved into special taxing districts, promising windfalls for some, financial burdens for others

  • News

    June 10, 1999

    You Go, Boys!

    The mayor who can't deliver bad news

  • News

    May 27, 1999

    Get the Picture!

    Who approved $8,000 in tax funds for a mayoral portrait that nobody wants?

  • News

    February 4, 1999

    The Wooden Indian Ticket?

    A Gore vote in 2000 could send Brown back to D.C.

  • News

    January 28, 1999

    Hammerin' Helen and Mister Mild

    A feud flares between a former city councilwoman and her successor

  • News

    December 31, 1998

    Santa's Push Cards

    A feud flares between a former city councilwoman and her successor

  • News

    December 3, 1998

    Shaping the Council to Come

    Time to pull out those election wish lists

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    Under Siege

    City Council took away South Houston Mayor Cipriano Romano's keys. They took away his secretary. They told the 27-year-old he can't use the fax or copy machine after hours. Now they're ready to impeach him.

  • News

    July 16, 1998

    No Account

    Secrecy and lack of oversight plague housing programs

  • News

    July 2, 1998

    The Great Non-Communicator

    Houston's new mayor is working as hard as, or harder than, his predecessors. Now if only he could find a way to tell people about it.

  • News

    June 25, 1998

    The Insider

    Houston's new mayor is working as hard as, or harder than, his predecessors. Now if only he could find a way to tell people about it.

  • News

    June 4, 1998

    Going Through These Things Twice

    tuck inside of Hotel Six with the Houston blues again

  • News

    April 30, 1998

    Insider

    tuck inside of Hotel Six with the Houston blues again

  • News

    April 2, 1998

    In Their Own Words

    Judging by the idle chatter of Hotel Six politicos, the moral barometer at City Hall is in free fall

  • News

    March 19, 1998

    Take the Cash and Talk That Trash

    The hotel six sting hits the little screen

  • News

    February 26, 1998

    Flip-flopping

    City Council members, under pressure, change alliances in the airport-concessions contract battle

  • News

    February 19, 1998

    The Insider

    City Council members, under pressure, change alliances in the airport-concessions contract battle

  • News

    February 12, 1998

    The Insider

    City Council members, under pressure, change alliances in the airport-concessions contract battle

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