Month: May 2010

AN OBSERVATION REGARDING THE JURY SUMMONS I RECEIVED THE OTHER DAY: If I were under indictment for misdemeanor theft, I would be disqualified for jury duty. If I were a stay-at-home mom who would have

THE BLOG is going on a little hiatus. I will be traveling through much of the rest of the month, and my better co-blogging half is indisposed at the moment (unfortunately). Rather than throw up

PAUL BETTENCOURT is “fighting for the public” against those draconian water-rate increases that the Parker Administration has imposed. And we are somewhat sympathetic to his argument substantively. That’s why it’s such a shame that this

TAKING A BREAK: I thought I’d share with you why I’ve been absent from the blog, and why it probably will continue for a time. Recently I was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer, and

THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD breaks out its equivalent of mariachi bands and scratch-off cards today to celebrate new leadership at METRO. It’s the sort of uncritical cheerleading that the newspaper does so well for the

LAST WEEK, Texas Watchdog‘s Steve Miller reported on some Woodlands-area activists who decided to claim the address of a local Residence Inn for voting purposes, in an effort to turn out the incumbents on a

FRANK “PROCUREMENT DISASTER” WILSON has finally been forced out at METRO (whatever the departure is being called), according to the Chronicle. As reported previously, former city controller George Greanias will take the job on an

MIKE MCGUFF highlights the latest “improvements” coming from the Hearst Newspapers in Texas. Much like METRO’s “service improvements,” it’s probably safe to expect much less from the “improved” product. As has become the case when

THE CONSULTANT hired by David Wolff and limited in scope to deliver just the message Wolff wanted to hear about Frank Wilson cost METRO (us, really) just under $100,000, according to the Houston Politics blog.

VARIOUS MEDIA REPORTS continue to indicate that the end is nearing for METRO CEO Frank “Procurement Disaster” Wilson. Lisa Falkenberg’s most recent column for the Chronicle reports the sharpest criticism yet from Mayor Annise Parker