Year: 2011

The push to continue to waste taxpayer money on the decrepit Astrodome was joined last week by none other than Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, who came out in favor of a “minimalist” plan to

Nearly two years ago, we drew on a number of obscure, little-read documents on METRO’s downtown light-rail plans to post some thoughts on downtown’s coming traffic/train/pedestrian mobility nightmare (needless to say, we did not buy

So if you’re stuck on the wrong side of a malfunctioning gate in a Park and Pillage, Mary Sit advises you to have METRO’s maintenance phone number on speed dial: If you’re a regular commuter,

The Daily Caller posted a detailed report today about Queen Sheila Jackson Lee’s horrible treatment of staffers. It’s a pretty interesting read (profanities and all). How one treats subordinates and service workers is often a

KTRK-13’s Undercover Man Wayne Dolcefino takes a look at HPD’s BAT vans:

The Examiner News posts this followup on the news it initially broke that NEW METRO has reached a settlement with Pauline Higgins: As expected, Metro and Pauline Higgins settled their legal differences today with the

A southeast Houston neighborhood has complained to the city about a gigantic pile of trash in front of one property. Apparently fed up with the city’s lack of interest, residents called KTRK-13 for some help,

It’s going to cost $7 million to repair last November’s sewage leaks: Public Works Spokesman Alvin Wright said he did not know exactly how much sludge entered the bayou in that incident, which happened near

As we’ve come to expect, Michael Reed has broken another story for the Examiner News on METRO’s absolute financial disarray courtesy of the White/Wolff/Wilson years. Here are some key excerpts: When Metro board members take

On the one hand, it’s good that METRO is posting more — and more detailed — financial info online. Transparent financial behavior should be the norm at taxpayer-supported organizations. On the other hand, some of