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Rodney Ellis

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    March 19, 2009

    5th Annual Guaranty Bank Tour de Houston

    Web deck: See the city from the seat of your bike

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    December 29, 1994

    The Year of Living Anxiously

    Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?

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    February 20, 2003

    Mayoral Field of Dreams

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    March 16, 1995

    Press Picks

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    April 20, 1995

    Picks

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    July 20, 1995

    Center of Dispute

    A proposed facility for troubledyouth raises hackles, and ire, in Riverside Terrace

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    December 28, 1995

    After him, the deluge

    Thank the Lord, Jesus Christ above, this is Bob Lanier's last term as mayor of Houston. Now that he's bankrupt every city service, he's leaving the whole mess to somebody else. But who?

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    April 25, 1996

    Letters

    Thank the Lord, Jesus Christ above, this is Bob Lanier's last term as mayor of Houston. Now that he's bankrupt every city service, he's leaving the whole mess to somebody else. But who?

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    June 20, 1996

    The Insider

    Thank the Lord, Jesus Christ above, this is Bob Lanier's last term as mayor of Houston. Now that he's bankrupt every city service, he's leaving the whole mess to somebody else. But who?

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    October 24, 1996

    The Insider

    Thank the Lord, Jesus Christ above, this is Bob Lanier's last term as mayor of Houston. Now that he's bankrupt every city service, he's leaving the whole mess to somebody else. But who?

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    October 16, 1997

    The Insider

    Thank the Lord, Jesus Christ above, this is Bob Lanier's last term as mayor of Houston. Now that he's bankrupt every city service, he's leaving the whole mess to somebody else. But who?

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    October 23, 1997

    Undiscovered Country

    Thank the Lord, Jesus Christ above, this is Bob Lanier's last term as mayor of Houston. Now that he's bankrupt every city service, he's leaving the whole mess to somebody else. But who?

  • News

    November 6, 1997

    The Insider

    Thank the Lord, Jesus Christ above, this is Bob Lanier's last term as mayor of Houston. Now that he's bankrupt every city service, he's leaving the whole mess to somebody else. But who?

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    January 8, 1998

    The Insider

    Thank the Lord, Jesus Christ above, this is Bob Lanier's last term as mayor of Houston. Now that he's bankrupt every city service, he's leaving the whole mess to somebody else. But who?

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    Statewide Smoking Ban For Bars: Coming Soon?

    Photo by Daniel KramerIt's been tried before, but this time there may be some possibility of a statewide smoking ban in Texas.Two bills address the subject, (one by Houston's Rodney Ellis) and the Texas Restaurant Association has announced it can support a ban.Although the TRA says it has "som ... More >>

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    October 22, 1998

    Rodney Made Me Do It

    Photo by Daniel KramerIt's been tried before, but this time there may be some possibility of a statewide smoking ban in Texas.Two bills address the subject, (one by Houston's Rodney Ellis) and the Texas Restaurant Association has announced it can support a ban.Although the TRA says it has "som ... More >>

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    February 11, 1999

    Book of Love

    William July wrote about achieving great relationships. Then he had one.

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    May 27, 1999

    Playing the Games

    William July wrote about achieving great relationships. Then he had one.

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    July 1, 1999

    Bully on the Bench?

    Abrasive encounters with some Hispanics, cash-and-carry court appointments coupled with hefty campaign contributions. Critics wonder if Pat Shelton's speedy dockets are outrunning justice.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Texas, You're Not Drinking Enough Hard Liquor, Say Hard-Liquor Sellers

    Photo by NoiseCollusionThe people who are trying to sell hard liquor to hard Texans are upset.They're petitioning the legislature, hoping to push Senate Bill 1216 (sponsored by Houston's Rodney Ellis), which would allow liquor-store owners to have more than five stores.Right now, the only people who ... More >>

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    August 16, 2001

    Don't Mess with Garnet

    Can a top-ranked lawmaker control his inner demons?

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    September 11, 2003

    Return of the Boogie Man

    Can the Texas Ten "MoveOn" without him?

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    July 31, 2003

    Rockets My-Nority Tryouts

    Potential partners face a steep ante

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    October 5, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    Potential partners face a steep ante

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    January 13, 2005

    Letters

    Potential partners face a steep ante

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    September 9, 2004

    Letters

    Potential partners face a steep ante

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Lobbyist

    Bill Miller

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    May 8, 2003

    Les's Lost Weekend

    Minorities' suit against the Rockets revs up, with a mayoral hopeful caught in the fray

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    April 17, 2003

    Not So Suite?

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

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    April 10, 2003

    Rockets Court Date?

    The NAACP rattles sabers in the arena vendor disputes

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    March 6, 2003

    Rocket Rodney

    A state senator moonlights as arena point guard

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Activist

    Bob Lee

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    June 20, 2002

    Old Ways Die Hard

    A state law can't break up a juvenile courtroom gang

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    April 4, 2002

    The Immigrant's Song

    Carroll Robinson has been running for something ever since he arrived in Houston. Now he may be nearly out of track.

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    June 14, 2001

    Raw Roots

    Excavations for plantation artifacts - and the real truth - are unraveling the genteel gloss covering Texans' old notions about the slave era here

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    November 30, 2000

    Innocence Lost?

    Despite its increasing importance, DNA evidence routinely gets destroyed here

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    June 22, 2000

    From PACman to Port Chairman

    After a career serving kingmakers, can Jim Edmonds really be his own leader?

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    May 7, 1998

    Letters

    After a career serving kingmakers, can Jim Edmonds really be his own leader?

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    April 30, 1998

    Insider

    After a career serving kingmakers, can Jim Edmonds really be his own leader?

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    January 9, 1997

    The Insider

    After a career serving kingmakers, can Jim Edmonds really be his own leader?

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    June 11, 2009

    The Recruit

    Places all over Houston want Trevor Falk and pitch the wonders of community life. He is 24 and has Down syndrome, which makes him a hot commodity for private group homes.

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    You May Be Dead, But You Can Still Get A (Too Late) Pardon, Texas AG Rules

    ​Good news if you were wrongfully imprisoned by the state of Texas for a long, long time, but you then died before you could be pardoned -- and face it, in those circumstances you could use some good news -- state attorney general Greg Abbott ruled today that you can be pardoned posthumously!!Yay? ... More >>

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    March 18, 2010

    BBVA Compass Tour de Houston

    On your mark, Madam Mayor

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Texans Support Statewide Smoking Ban, Says Group Pushing for Statewide Smoking Ban

    Joe Camel is in the other 30 percent​If you want to ban smoking in all indoor work and public places in Texas, then you agree with 70 percent of residents here, according to a new poll by the Smoke-Free Texas Coalition. Such a ban is supported by 67 percent of Republicans, 69 percent of Indep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Parker Announces New HPD Oversight Reforms That Will Be Very, Very Different from Countless Past HPD Oversight Reforms

    HPD: This time they'll get it right. Right?​There's nothing like a bunch of grown men getting caught on tape stomping the hell out of a defenseless teenager to get the ol' government gears grindin'. Responding to the political shitstorm stirred up by the Chad Holley video, Mayor Annise Parker ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Local State Senator Pushing for Sunday Liquor Sales in Texas

    pamlaneSunday Funday indeed.​Such times as these - the economy in recession, federal and state governments mired in debt, and more than 8 percent unemployment - are leading state lawmakers around the country to question the financial logistics of blue laws restricting any business from operati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    HISD: Will Apollo 20 Become Apollo 60?

    Senator Rodney Ellis​Under a bill proposed by Texas Senator Rodney Ellis, the Houston ISD could open up its Apollo 20 program for low-performing schools to some 60 campuses or about 20 percent of all the district's schools, extending school days and school years beyond what's called for by the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    George C. Denkowski: "Dr. Death Penalty" Won't Be Filling Up Death Row Anymore

    Death Row cases take another hit.​George C. Denkowski, the forensic psychologist who's been driving capital-murder defense lawyers crazy for years, is no longer allowed to send convicts to Death Row. Denkowski was reprimanded by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists and agreed n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    UH Holding Out for More Tier One Funds, Blocking Legislative Deal

    Coogs pushing hard in Austin.​The University of Houston is the last holdout in a vote to set the funding distribution method out of a voter-backed endowment devoted to ramping up the number of nationally ranked universities in Texas. The University of Texas and Texas A&M University are the st ... More >>

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    May 16, 2011

    Mario Gallegos and Rodney Ellis Spar over Redistricting, and It Gets Ugly

    Mario Gallegos gets on Rodney Ellis's fighting side.​An attempt to move the downtown George R. Brown Convention Center into Sen. Mario Gallegos's senate district caused a minor skirmish between Gallegos and his longtime Democratic colleague Sen. Rodney Ellis. Emotions during redistricting al ... More >>

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