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Sylvester Turner

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Astros Bring The Game To Acres Homes

    Major League Baseball's Darrell MillerMajor League Baseball, the Astros, and Mayor Bill White unveiled plans today for the Houston Astros MLB Urban Youth Academy, which will be built on the north side of town in the Acres Homes community on Sylvester Turner Park.The academy will include a show field ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    Ike-Response Hearings Begin; FEMA Doesn't Bother To Show Up

    Major League Baseball's Darrell MillerMajor League Baseball, the Astros, and Mayor Bill White unveiled plans today for the Houston Astros MLB Urban Youth Academy, which will be built on the north side of town in the Acres Homes community on Sylvester Turner Park.The academy will include a show field ... More >>

  • News

    May 11, 2006

    School's Out

    Dallas outshines Houston when one magazine rates education

  • News

    December 25, 2003

    Stocking Stuffers

    Homeless pols, rail guardian angels and drugs for City Council

  • News

    November 6, 2003

    Election Ennui

    Why the mayor's race hasn't caught fire

  • News

    October 9, 2003

    In Search of Bogus Bill

    How a would-be dirty trick became campaign comedy

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Lobbyist

    Bill Miller

  • News

    September 18, 2003

    Trapped on the Tracks

    A mayoral candidate wrestles with a no-win choice

  • News

    September 11, 2003

    Trainspotting

    Here's how Metro wants to sell us on light rail

  • News

    September 11, 2003

    Letters

    Here's how Metro wants to sell us on light rail

  • News

    August 28, 2003

    Running Mates

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

  • News

    July 31, 2003

    Rockets My-Nority Tryouts

    Potential partners face a steep ante

  • News

    July 17, 2003

    If He Could Turn Back Time...

    Sylvester Turner's second coming

  • News

    July 3, 2003

    Let's Pick On Orlando!

    Early mayoral forums hint at the strategies to come

  • News

    May 8, 2003

    Les's Lost Weekend

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

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    Mayoral White Knight

    A candidate plays a subtle race card

  • News

    February 20, 2003

    Mayoral Field of Dreams

    If you pay them, they will come

  • News

    July 4, 2002

    Getting Lonely at the Top

    A recycled city official comes home to roost

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    The Law and the Lord

    A two-year legal battle leaves the church coffers a whole lot smaller

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    Protective Wrapping

    Programs surround a kid and his family with services, hoping for success

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    Sick Kids

    For many mentally ill teenagers in Texas, the only way to get treatment is to get arrested.

  • News

    January 11, 2001

    Court Blues: Making a False Impression

    Dolcefino escapes a libel hit, but Texas journalists aren't celebrating

  • News

    May 20, 1999

    Calling the Shots

    In the Southwestern Bell and AT&T slugfest over supposed consumer savings, the biggest sucker punch of all is headed your way

  • News

    May 6, 1999

    The Channel 13 Exclusive

    Sylvester Turner, Wayne Dolcefino and the story that changed everything

  • News

    January 22, 1998

    The Insider

    Sylvester Turner, Wayne Dolcefino and the story that changed everything

  • News

    December 4, 1997

    The Insider

    Sylvester Turner, Wayne Dolcefino and the story that changed everything

  • News

    November 20, 1997

    The Insider

    Sylvester Turner, Wayne Dolcefino and the story that changed everything

  • News

    November 6, 1997

    The Insider

    Sylvester Turner, Wayne Dolcefino and the story that changed everything

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    The Insider

    Sylvester Turner, Wayne Dolcefino and the story that changed everything

  • News

    June 19, 1997

    The Insider

    Sylvester Turner, Wayne Dolcefino and the story that changed everything

  • News

    June 5, 1997

    The Insider

    Sylvester Turner, Wayne Dolcefino and the story that changed everything

  • News

    January 16, 1997

    The Insider

    Sylvester Turner, Wayne Dolcefino and the story that changed everything

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    The Insider

    Sylvester Turner, Wayne Dolcefino and the story that changed everything

  • News

    December 19, 1996

    Letters

    Sylvester Turner, Wayne Dolcefino and the story that changed everything

  • News

    November 28, 1996

    Six Degrees of Dolcefino

    In Wayne, all things converge

  • News

    November 21, 1996

    The Insider

    In Wayne, all things converge

  • News

    November 21, 1996

    Letters

    In Wayne, all things converge

  • News

    November 14, 1996

    Champions!

    In Wayne, all things converge

  • News

    October 24, 1996

    Man Overboard

    In Wayne, all things converge

  • News

    October 17, 1996

    The Insider

    In Wayne, all things converge

  • News

    October 10, 1996

    The Insider

    In Wayne, all things converge

  • News

    September 26, 1996

    Letters

    In Wayne, all things converge

  • News

    September 12, 1996

    The Insider

    In Wayne, all things converge

  • News

    September 5, 1996

    The Insider

    In Wayne, all things converge

  • News

    August 22, 1996

    The Insider

    In Wayne, all things converge

  • News

    July 4, 1996

    The Insider

    In Wayne, all things converge

  • News

    May 23, 1996

    Roots of the Sting

    In Wayne, all things converge

  • News

    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?

  • News

    October 20, 1994

    Little Big Crony

    Bob Lanier's buddy Billy Burge wants to play the power game the way it was played in the old days. . . . . . But the rules have changed.

  • News

    September 1, 1994

    Curiouser and Curiouser

    A murky tale from the '91 mayor's race continues to unfold at the courthouse

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