A veritable Houston legend and one of our favorite local celebrities, KTRK's muckraking Marvin Zindler died today at 85 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He announced on air earlier this summer that he was suffering from cancer, but, characteristically, he didn't let it slow him down. In his last days, Zindler was still hard at work, filing reports and doing newscasts from his hospital bed. It's hard to say what exactly Zindler is "best-known"...
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Many Houstonians aren't taking advantage of competitive electricity rates to save themselves money, and that's ticking Mayor Bill White off. To make sure we all make the best decisions — or at least to give us the chance to — Mayor Bill announced a $1 million advertising campaign to tell Houstonians about their energy choices. White said his action, intended to reduce Houstonians' costs in advance of hotter summer months, could also help consumers make...
So it turns out the city's ultra-modern red-light camera system isn't as far along as everyone thought it would be — nearly two months after the first cameras were installed, the city's still trying to figure out what company will run the cameras. Meanwhile, you can still run the lights where cameras are installed without getting an official citation — and that's a lucky break for a lot of drivers, as it turns out: The...
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