Year: 2011

Have you gotten your Rebuild Houston “rain tax” assessment yet? They’re starting to go out, so watch your snail mail. Or, go to the Rebuild Houston website and pull up your info. My estimated monthly

Time to clear out the news links… OTC objectives: Year after BP spill, optimism warranted, but so is firm commitment to stewardship – Houston Chronicle At a moment when events make supplies from the Mideast

KTRK-13’s Undercover Man Wayne Dolcefino has posted a few more reports on the Port Authority since we last checked:

Efforts to turn downtown into residential haven remain elusive – Jeannie Kever, Houston Chronicle Terrible headline. The expensive EFFORTS are not elusive. It’s the promised results (although someone should really inform Stephen Klineberg). Pavilions developers

Last night, KTRK Undercover Man Wayne Dolcefino continued his reporting on the Port Authority with a closer look at defensive Port Authority Chairman Jim Edmonds (and a potential conflict of interest):

KTRK-13’s Undercover Man Wayne Dolcefino had a nicely done report on the Bayport Cruise Terminal boondoggle last night. We’ve commented previously on the folly of this boondoggle, but the best print critique is still Joseph

The Audit Bureau of Circulations released its latest regular report on newspaper circulation today. The organization has reworked the rules it uses, effectively establishing a new baseline, so the numbers can’t be directly compared to

TIRZ mum on purchase of city building on Main – Mike Morris, Chron Houston Politics Largely unaccountable quasi-governmental agency as land speculator? Why not, it works for METRO. Reduce Harris County Jail costs through smarter

Houston No. 2 in U.S. job growth in March – HBJ Much more important than the latest trinket purchased at taxpayer expense or Parker green initiative. FTA looking at Metro fare discrimination complaint – Michael