Subject: Mark Ellis

• 2001: A Bell Mayoral Odyssey?

  Councilman Chris tests the waters against Brown

  September 7, 2000

• Blocking Shots

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

  October 19, 2000

• Dumped On

  Houston was supposed to be cracking down on polluters. So why has it spent five years cleaning up on little guys like Walter Bazarsky?

  January 31, 2002

• Food Fight Indigestion

  A losing lobbyist claims a councilman switched after failing to get his pals in on the deal

  October 24, 2002

• What, No One Else Noticed There Were 13 Jurors?

  Anyone reading today's Houston Chronicle story about a murder case that got declared a mistrial because there were 13 jurors instead of 12 might be forgiven for thinking that Judge Mark Ellis threw his bailiff under the bus."Houston Murder Trail Tossed Out After Bailiff's Huge Mistake" was the headline, and in the piece Ellis placed all the blame squarely on the unnamed bailiff.To which a lot of people -- and Ellis heard from some -- thought: What, no one else in the courtroom could count to 13?

  February 11, 2009

• She Almost Killed Stump!

  A close call for a champ

  February 19, 2009

• First Out of the Gate

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

  February 8, 2001

• Herding Cats in District 5

  An effort to sort out black council candidates backfires

  July 31, 2003

• Running Mates

  Michael and Nandy Berry are world-class charmers. But what's really behind those two smiles?

  August 28, 2003

• No Help Wanted

  Report a terror threat at your own risk

  September 22, 2005

• An iFest Fan (and Former Music Programmer) Responds

  An open letter to Racket from Rick Mitchell, with Racket's reply

  April 28, 2005

• Law? What Law?

  City Council proposed; City Hall didn't dispose

  July 1, 2004

• Helping Out a Roomie

  City contracts for a pal turn into rent money for Mark Ellis

  January 29, 2004

• Moving Target

  The city is rolling out the welcome mat for CITGO. But many workers want the company to get lost.

  January 15, 2004

• Double Bogey

  A young parks worker gets caught up in a contractor's sweetheart deal

  January 8, 2004

• Stocking Stuffers

  Homeless pols, rail guardian angels and drugs for City Council

  December 25, 2003

• Chop Talk

  Houston remains embroiled in what to do about Memorial Park

  September 4, 2003

• Parting Shots

  Foes of Mayor Lee Brown can't wait to see him gone. And a lot of his friends feel that way, too.

  May 15, 2003

• The Schmooze Returns to City Hall

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

  December 12, 2002

• Do the City Hall Shuffle!

  Term limits and raw ambition send local politicos on holiday shopping sprees

  December 5, 2002

• Taxing Miss Daisy

  Previous tax bills and blighted properties haunt the city housing director

  November 28, 2002

• Adept Ada

  Edwards draws raves in her inaugural year on council

  August 22, 2002

• Trading Places

  Who wants to be interim city controller?

  August 15, 2002

• Barry, Barry, Quite Contrary

  A fired investment banker ignites a City Hall rumble

  May 2, 2002

• Power House

  What do Lakewood Church and its pastor Joel Osteen have that most mainline Protestant denominations don't? People. Lots of them. And in an assortment of colors.

  April 4, 2002

• The Mod Squad

  With Brown adrift, can this trio carry the ball?

  October 12, 2000

• The Insider

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

  February 3, 2000

• Don't Dump Your Debt on Me

  A miffed Lanier makes common cause with the controller

  June 15, 2000

• Commuter Rail From Galveston And Hempstead By 2012!! Well, Maybe

  ​The Citizens Transportation Coalition is currently giddy with dreams of 90 MPH commuter trains speeding from Galveston and down 290 into the city...possibly by 2012, which sounds like the far future but is only three years away. There hasn't been much public movement on commuter rail since the HGAC's study was released a year ago. But quietly, gears are meshing, and we may have commuter rail to Galveston and Hempstead as early as 2012.On Thursday, the North Houston Association hosted a high-p

  August 4, 2009