Ogg's chief of staff rebuked by state appeals court for 'egregious' errors

Plus: Fritz gets a $2M raise to coach UH. Massive development in Manvel. 

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DA Kim Ogg's chief of staff rebuked for 'egregious' errors in case, blames missing appeal on typo

The state's highest criminal court recently issued an extraordinary rebuke of two of the Houston area's most powerful players in the courts: Vivian King, a top lieutenant of Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg and judge Ramona Franklin.

 

 

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Photo by: Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images New UH football coach Willie Fritz gets $22.5M contract New UH coach Willie Fritz got a five-year contract that will give him nearly a $2 million per season raise from what he made at Tulane.

 

Photo by: Jon Shapley, Staff Photographer District H candidate Reyes-Revilla loses endorsements after 'homophobic dogwhistle' flyer Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez and Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia withdraw endorsements for District H candidate Cynthia Reyes-Revilla after campaign flyer sent Thursday.

 

Photo by: Houston Airports El Tiempo opens at George Bush Airport with famous fajita meals El Tiempo has opened at Terminal A in George Bush Airport. It offers an abbreviated menu including fajita nachos and tacos.

 

Photo by: Jon Shapley, Staff Photographer Fairfield Lake State Park's property now valued at $418M after eminent domain proceedings. What's next? The eminent domain proceedings for the Fairfield Lake State Park in Texas have raised a question as to what will happen to the state park.

 

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Manvel is exploding in growth. Here's how it got here, and what's coming next

New infrastructure and schools are on the horizon for Manvel as local officials work to stay ahead of development in one of Texas' fast-growing cities.

 

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Photo by: Raquel Natalicchio, Staff Photographer Why are Houston's formerly homeless being evicted from 'permanent' housing? Key takeaways The Chronicle heard from a tenant who was not able to resolve his voucher problems, which prompted an examination into evictions at buildings housing the formerly homeless.

 

Photo by: Mason Poole Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' film earns top spot at box office, makes $21M in ticket sales Houston's own Beyoncé has turned her 'Renaissance' tour into a box office smash, similar to the success of Taylor Swift's 'Eras' film.

 

Photo by: Eric Christian Smith, Associated Press Tracking UH football player moves as NCAA transfer portal opens A look at UH football players leaving the program through the transfer portal, which officially opened Monday, or the NFL draft.

 

Photo by: Sam Craft, Associated Press Texas A&M interim coach Elijah Robinson leaving for Syracuse The winds of change continue to blow around Texas A&M as interim coach Elijah Robinson is leaving for a job at Syracuse and several players reportedly hit the transfer portal.

 

Photo by: Kirk Sides, Staff Photographer First look: MFAH's permanent gallery for Jewish art now open Five years ago, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston had only two pieces of Judaica. Now it has 30.

 

Photo by: Jamaal Ellis, Contributor Houston named more fun than other Texas cities, except for Austin Houston has been named in the 2023 top 20 American cities with the most fun but ranked lower than Austin by a WalletHub study.

 

Chris Shelton, Audience producer chris.shelton@houstonchronicle.com

 

 

 

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