blogHOUSTON is no fan of the Texas Enterprise Fund, but we think the Chronicle‘s editorial board has lost all right to be outraged about this.
Where’s the editorial board’s outrage over hundreds of millions of dollars going to Metro’s planned east-west rail extension that is supposed to run through the Galleria — where Metro Chairman David Wolffe’s development company is based? Cozy connections indeed.
Where’s the editorial board’s outrage over Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas getting millions of dollars in taxpayer funds — while a former Planned Parenthood board member is an advisor to Mayor White? Cozy connections indeed.
Where’s the editorial board’s outrage over Houston’s new downtown park? We’ve seen enough snippets in various news stories to KNOW that local media are missing an investigative opportunity. The city forked over $8 million to buy some land and will fork over another $750,000 every year to maintain the park, while God knows what else went on behind the scenes. Cozy connections indeed.
And if the Chronicle is suddenly so interested in sunshine (yeah right) why did the editorial board excoriate Rep. Joe Barton for requesting information from scientists who support the global warming theory? I mean, the editorial admitted that “tracking the use of federal funding is a worthwhile endeavor,” but presumably it’s not worthwhile for the editorial board’s pet causes.
This is far from an ideal state.
