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The office computer of Dawn Ullrich, director of the convention and entertainment facility department, showed visits to a number of sexually explicit adult Web sites, including Massivemammaries.com, Ebonyfantasy.com and Pinkchocolate.com. The latter advertised features including "Big Booty Girls," "Thousands of Live Ghetto Girls" and "Lovely Dark Ladies."

"What we're surmising is they gave her a new computer when she moved over to the George R. Brown ten months ago and this computer had been assigned to folks over here," says Ullrich's deputy director, Steve Lewis. "It is a little embarrassing. We're researching the sites now and will take disciplinary action against the employee."

Searches of the office computers of elected officials proved less sensational but suggestive of other proclivities.

Mayor Lee Brown, not surprisingly, lived up to his reputation as a travel fanatic, with heavy use of Travelocity.com, Rambler.com and Coolvacations.com. His records also showed extensive visits to the Brookings Institute, Stanford University, Sam Houston State and Rice, where he may peddle his services after leaving office next January.

As one of the subjects as well as the compiler of the KTRK request, director Lewis says he had no worries about what the computer data would reveal.

"The Chron is what you'll find on mine," chuckles Lewis, referring to repeated accessing of the Houston Chronicle Web page, no doubt to catch the latest installment on the city's SimDesk computer debacle. A review of Lewis's file also revealed an interest in scuba diving.

District A Councilman Bruce Tatro has been rumored to be one of the main targets of Channel 13's probe, supposedly based on the tip of a former employee.

"I wouldn't doubt it at all," says the councilman, who states flatly he has never visited an adult Web site on his city computer. As for the journalistic tactics being employed by 13, Tatro asks, "Is it a misuse of city time and city computers? Yes. If there's something else that [Dolcefino] had in mind that he's looking for, it may add validity to it. I'll tell you this, though: It's his time and his money."

The only sexually suggestive entries on Tatro's computer involve the National Basketball Association's Sacramento Kings Web site, with visits to files on team dancers Heidi and Rebecca. Otherwise, Tatro lived up to his nerdy accountant image with multiple entries for Geekradio.com, Oxymoronlist.com, Broccoli.com and Ghostshoes.com.

Several of Tatro's staffers do seem to be spending a lot of time on extracurricular interests. One computer reflected dozens of visits to the Bachelorette TV show Web site, with alternate stops at the Internet shrine to Laci Peterson, a missing California mother and possible murder victim. Another aide was apparently hooked on Internet shopping at Waterford.com, with 24 visits.

Michael Berry was the only councilmember to visit a colleague's Web site, judging by the records. His computer reflects eight hits on Tatro's city site, including stops on Tatro's biography. That would fit with a prevailing rumor at City Hall that it was Berry who sicced the media dogs on Tatro, ostensibly to damage his upcoming run for city controller. However, it would make sense only if Berry is planning to jump from the contest for mayor to controller, a switcheroo he has repeatedly denied he is considering.

Colleague Shelley Sekula Gibbs had the shortest list of computer entries of any councilmember. They were divided between medical professional organizations and two trips to Bedbathandbeyond.com.

Hopefully Dolcefino, with months to work on it, has sniffed out more explosive revelations. Otherwise, from what The Insider has seen so far of the great 2003 City Hall Internet probe, he's glad he doesn't have to justify that $1,300 bill to his bosses.