Daily Archives: June 21, 2013

Friday random ten: The city never sleeps, part 10

One last tour of musical cities. 1. UMMG (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) – Joe Henderson 2. Vienna – Billy Joel 3. Walkin’ In Jerusalem – Eddie From Ohio 4. Walking In Memphis – Marc Cohn 5. Weekend In Austin – … Continue reading

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Targeting Farenthold

Yes, please. Democrats are trying to exact a political price for Texas Republicans’ votes to restart deportations of so-called “DREAMers” — the children illegally brought into the U.S. by their parents. The target of the latest ad buy is Corpus … Continue reading

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House passes redistricting bills

They accepted a couple of amendments but otherwise the process wasn’t much different from the Senate or the House committee. A daylong debate on redistricting maps in the Texas House drew frustration from Democrats and growing concern from Republicans on … Continue reading

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Seniors get a tax cut from Council

Good for them. Houston City Council voted to provide property tax relief to seniors Wednesday, one of many votes at a marathon meeting at which council unanimously approved a $4.5 billion budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. … Continue reading

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What do you have against yarn?

This is such a shame. An International Yarn Bombing Day installation on a park trellis in the Heights was partially torn down Saturday after it was only up for a week, since June 8. The project was headed by Heights … Continue reading

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