Daily Archives: June 7, 2012

Council approves Mayor’s crime lab plan

It’s a done deal. City Council has appointed a nine-member board to oversee the city’s crime lab, the first step in yanking it from police department control and setting up a publicly funded non-profit corporation to do evidence testing. The … Continue reading

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Revenues rise, but reality recognition doesn’t

Good news and bad news, because we can’t have one without the other. The latest bit of positive fiscal news came Tuesday when the state comptroller released numbers showing that business tax collections in Texas had exceeded projections. Comptroller Susan … Continue reading

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Open house meetings for US90A/Southwest Rail Corridor project

From Metro: The New METRO is continuing work on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the US90A/Southwest Rail Corridor Project with meetings to inform the public about alternatives that will be considered as part of this federal process. The … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of June 4

The Texas Progressive Alliance is ready to get conventional as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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