Daily Archives: April 9, 2007

What the city hopes to do with its WiFi

There’s a lot of “coulds” in this story about how the city of Houston hopes to integrate its new WiFi network into existing functions, but there’s some meat to it as well: Richard Lewis, the city’s director of information technology, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Diane Zamora revisited

Diane Zamora, one half of the infamous “Cadet Killers”, sat for her first interview in prison, which aired on Dateline last night. Among other things, she agreed to take a lie detector test. It’s fascinating reading whether you think she’s … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Chron talks trash

The Chron editorializes about the trash task force report and its recommendations. Derided by Councilman Michael Berry as “less service, higher cost,” the proposal actually would be a bargain. It would create a dedicated fund of as much as $19 … Continue reading Continue reading

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Speed trap!

The only thing that surprises me about this article regarding small town speed traps in Texas is that the town of Selma isn’t on it. That place, just north of San Antonio on I-35, was notorious back in the day … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 5 Comments

Harris County jails: Deadlier than ever

Back in February, the Chron reported that an average of 17 inmates had died in the Harris County jails between 2001 and 2006, with the latter seeing 22 prisoner deaths. If the first three months of this year are any … Continue reading Continue reading

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