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Annise Parker said on Thursday that her administration is gearing up to sue the city's pension systems to open their books and preparing a "road show" of pension reforms she will present throughout the area with the idea of getting state legislation to...
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Observers have long called for the city crime lab (plagued for a decade by a large case backlog) to be independent of law enforcement. Harris County’s Institute of Sciences already is separate from law enforcement and prosecutors, but not from...
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NBA Commissioner David Stern, center, talks with Houston Rockets chief executive officer Tad Brown, left, and Houston Mayor Annise Parker, right, as they pose after a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Houston, to officially announce that the 2013... View Photo »
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trying to make sure that an unhealthy relationship between the tow truck drivers and collision repair shops is monitored more closely ... There are lots of reports that after accidents, tow trucks may be being paid bounties to take cars to particular collision repair shops.
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Reported Chris Moran at the Houston Chronicle, "Under the mayor's plan, the crime lab would take the form of a local government corporation, a combination of nonprofit and government agency similar to the organizations that run the city's convention...
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And the city is still dealing with a huge backlog of untested rape kits. “We have to bring credibility back to the system for both the accused and the victims who have lost trust in our ability to provide services. Tests have to be done in a timely...
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HOUSTON - Mayor Annise Parker has proposed a major change in the way the city's crime lab is managed. In a report to City Council on Wednesday, Parker proposed establishing an independent board to supervise the lab, which has been riddled with shoddy...
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg(C) speaks at a press conference alongside Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa(R) on January 20, 2012 during the US Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, DC to endorse same sex marriage. A group of 80... View Photo »
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We have very clearly had problems with our relationship with local HUD, with national HUD. The city of Houston has been cited in the past ... This is a different situation. I turned to HUD ... and said, 'Show us the way we need to go. Help us move forward.' This is an area that the city really has never...
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“It’s very frustrating, said Richard McLeod, a gay marriage supporter. “The Constitution gives us the right to pursue happiness. Why can’t we be married? “To me, love is love,” Benjamin said. “No matter if you’re gay, bi, straight, it’s the same.” In a...
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City of Houston will get a new crime lab. Mayor Annise Parker confirmed the creation of the new lab Tuesday night. The move follows years of problems with the Houston Police Department crime lab. The new lab will be overseen by an independent board. ...
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