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13 unusual facts about Houston Chronicle


Center for Public Policy Priorities

"Judge leaves the bench to help out Texas' poor," Houston Chronicle, p. 24A.

Charles F. Howard

Additionally, he has also been recognized by various publications, including the Houston Chronicle for his efforts in securing funds for the expansion of U.S. Highway 59, which runs through Sugar Land, and by the Republican Party of Texas for Howard's strong recognition of the party's values.

Cirilo Vázquez

Dudley Althaus of the Houston Chronicle said that Cirilo Vázquez was "arguably the most powerful political figure in the southern coastal lowlands of Veracruz state."

Craig Biggio

When asked by the Houston Chronicle about the success, the elder Biggio replied I don't get too caught up in that...it's not about me its about these kids, and win or lose we're trying to turn these kids into men. That's the thing that's most important to me.

Emiliano Revilla

The Houston Chronicle reported that Revilla was freed by his captors after a payment of $12 million.

Froma Harrop

She is best known for her bi-weekly syndicated column which appears in about 200 newspapers including the Seattle Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Denver Post, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, Detroit News, and Miami Herald.

Houston Chronicle

After the article appeared, Sandoval's stepfather and sister called into Houston talk radio station KSEV and said that a sentence alleging "President Bush's failure to find weapons of mass destruction" in Iraq misrepresented their views on the war and President George W. Bush, that Wall had pressured them for a quotation that criticized Bush, and that the line alleging Bush's "failure" was included against the wishes of the family.

John M. Ackerman

He has contributed to international newspapers such as Proceso, La Jornada, El Universal, Reforma of Mexico, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Diego Union-Tribune in the United States and The Guardian in the United Kingdom on the topics of corruption control, elections, transparency, accountability, autonomous institutions and citizen participation.

John W. Mecom, Sr.

In December, 1965, Mecom offered to buy the Houston Chronicle, its building, the Rice Hotel and a 35 percent interest in Texas Commerce National Bank from Houston Endowment Inc..

Mile in These Shoes

Joey Guerra of The Houston Chronicle praised the song and stated that Lopez "keeps the eye-rolling at bay with her slinky delivery of the tongue-in-cheeky lyrics", noting the track to be a "requisite poor-me, diva declaration".

Rafael Cárdenas Vela

According to The Houston Chronicle, the court session was only available to those who were able to walk into the courthouse in Brownsville, Texas or who had subscribed to an online federal document service.

The Lighthouse's Tale

A critic for the Houston Chronicle said in an article regarding the release of Why Should the Fire Die? that Nickel Creek once "sung sweetly about foxes and lighthouses", however, two thirds of the characters in "The Lighthouse's Tale" die.

William G. Connolly

Before working for The Times, Connolly worked for The Minneapolis Tribune, The Houston Chronicle, and The Detroit Free Press as a reporter and editor.


2006 Chicago Big Box Ordinance

More than two dozen publications, including the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Houston Chronicle, The Kansas City Star, Rocky Mountain News, The Seattle Times, and Philadelphia Daily News, carried the story.

B. J. Symons

He was a member of SuperPrep Magazine’s southwest top 100 and was listed as one of the top 100 players in the state by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, The Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and Houston Chronicle.

Nicholas Boothman

In order to demonstrate the validity of his techniques in the book, Boothman visited three locations in Houston, accompanied by a Houston Chronicle reporter.

South Houston High School

Al Carter (1970): Sports journalist and editor; former columnist for the Houston Chronicle, Houston Post and Dallas Morning News.