Month: September 2010

CHRON.COM is now touting (not taunting*) the latest big weekend “exclusive” designed to get you to purchase the shrinking, declining print product: We think they meant “flouting” of rules, but whatever. Obviously, the White/Wolff/Wilson-era METRO’s

THE “fall is coming, really” news and views edition: Metro tied bonds to fare hikes in early ’10 (Michael Reed, Examiner News) More detailed, adult reporting on METRO finances. Reed and the Examiner have become

THE EXAMINER just posted breaking news from reporter Mike Reed that METRO will seek a new light-rail referendum: The Examiners’ Michael Reed reports from Metro this morning that Metro chair Gilbert Garcia has announced the

HERE is today’s roundup, heavy on the views…. A better vision for Metro (Houston Strategies) How much better would the “New METRO” be with this guy on their board? Isn't it painful when your true

HERE’S a fresh dose of news and views. Please discuss! Metro will stop borrowing for mobility payments (Mike Snyder, Houston Chronicle Good. Now the organization needs to pay the City of Houston what it owes.

HERE are a few news items that popped up over the weekend: City Flip Flops on Cop-in-Court Policy (Isiah Carey, KRIV-26 News) This minor change is unlikely to make anyone very happy. Not everyone is

WE finally had some time this weekend carefully to examine the FTA’s detailed, 38-page report on METRO’s “Buy America” violations and irregular procurement practices. We thought that media coverage of the FTA announcement had been

HAPPY FRIDAY everyone! Here’s today’s morning news roundup: Metro: Completion of 3 light-rail lines pushed back up to a year (Examiner News) That METRO backtrack yesterday came following (dubious) assertions on Wednesday that METRO hoped

Here are today’s morning tidbits: Lifelong — except for three years (Chris Moran, Chron Houston Politics Blog) Nice catch by Chris Moran, who notices that Gordon Quan seems confused about the meaning of “lifelong.” That

FRANK “PROCUREMENT DISASTER” WILSON’s legacy as the METRO chief during Bill White’s tenure as mayor took another blow today, as the FTA blasted the “old” METRO’s efforts to subvert “buy America” rules in signing a