Entries for August 2008
City paying to recruit policeAugust 29, 2008
by Kim Hogstrom
Daily Court Review
In a lengthy and lively discussion on Wednesday, Houston City Council tagged an ordinance to authorize spending $750,000 from the General Fund for the renewal of an advertising contract designed to recruit officer...
Houston gains world-class status once againAugust 29, 2008
by Marene Gustin
Daily Court Review
What’s a world-class city without a world-class chef? After Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Bank Restaurant shuttered when Hotel Icon changed hands last year, it seemed we were without an internationally renowned cul...
Houston gains world-class status once againAugust 29, 2008
by Marene Gustin
Daily Court Review
What’s a world-class city without a world-class chef? After Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Bank Restaurant shuttered when Hotel Icon changed hands last year, it seemed we were without an internationally renowned cul...
Where do they stand on issues?August 28, 2008
The Associated Press
A look at where Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stand on a selection of issues as the national party conventions affirm their presidential nominations and launch the fall campaign:
ABORTION
McCain: Opposes...
Briefly SpeakingAugust 28, 2008
Nearly 1 million individuals and businesses filed bankruptcy in the 12 months ended June 30, according to U.S. Court data released Wednesday.
There were 967,831 bankruptcy cases filed since July 1, 2007, up 28.9 percent from the prior 12 months, whe...