Archive for May 31st, 2010

KPRC Hosts 'Operation USO Houston'

by on Monday, May 31st, 2010

The USO provides services for the men and women in the Armed Services, as well as their families. Check out some pictures from a few of the USO's recent events.

Potential double play in Houston sports broadcasting

by on Monday, May 31st, 2010

Comcast Corp. , coupled with a newly formed radio network, could help Houston Massage Parlors run up the score as a prime-time sports broadcasting hub. Philadelphia-based Comcast, the largest cable provider in Houst…

Houston Club Building faces same fate as St. James

by on Monday, May 31st, 2010

Wachovia Bank . The owners filed for bankruptcy protection the day before the Galleria-area property was scheduled for foreclosure in February in an unsuccessful attempt to hold on to the building (s…

Texas lawmakers take aim at sales tax-exempt items

by on Monday, May 31st, 2010

AUSTIN — From car washes to tattoos to bottled water, the list of items and services exempt from the sales tax totals $30 billion in forgone revenue — a tempting target for some lawmakers …

Professor who helped put Rice on national stage dies

by on Monday, May 31st, 2010

Franz R. Brotzen, a long-time faculty member who helped guide Rice University from its days as a small regional institution to a national research university, died Tuesday of natural causes. He was 94…