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Hoffman: City officials inflated Thanksgiving parade numbers

December 7, 2013 Kevin Whited

Earlier in the week, Houston Chronicle columnist Ken Hoffman took exception to the City of Houston’s contention that some 250,000 people lined the streets for the Thanksgiving parade: I asked a city official, where did

Latest Astrodome redevelopment dreams: A $100+ million fitness center!

December 5, 2013 Kevin Whited

Remember how county “leaders” all but promised that a vote against their preferred Astrodome Boondoggle Bond would finally lead to the demolition of the liability? The scare tactics failed, of course, but boondoggle dreams die

Re-Imagining: METRO’s new phrase for failing to achieve bus service improvements promised in 2003 referendum

December 4, 2013 Kevin Whited

METRO’s downtown station procurement fiasco was the big story around Thanksgiving, but the METRO board made another significant decision in November that didn’t attract as much attention. Board member Christof Spieler, who is ramrodding NEW

On Sarah Davis getting a challenger, social conservatives, and brands of politicians

December 2, 2013 Neal Meyer

The frequent lament that American and British [political] parties are much alike, instead of representing different ideologies or, sometimes, classes, is thus a criticism of the voting rules rather than of our politicians. — Gordon

NEW METRO’s downtown station procurement fiasco: Who dropped the ball?

November 29, 2013 Kevin Whited

Last week, word came from the NEW METRO that a rather OLD METRO-like failure with a capital project had occurred. The Chronicle‘s Dug Begley did not put it quite that way, of course, as that’s

On the history of recent City of Houston charter amendments – and their enforcement (and this means same sex benefits too!)

November 25, 2013 Neal Meyer

Well, well, well. The November 2013 City of Houston elections have come and almost gone. As is often the case, the show isn’t entirely over, as there are some runoffs to determine the final winners

Year: 2013

Hoffman: City officials inflated Thanksgiving parade numbers

Latest Astrodome redevelopment dreams: A $100+ million fitness center!

Re-Imagining: METRO’s new phrase for failing to achieve bus service improvements promised in 2003 referendum

On Sarah Davis getting a challenger, social conservatives, and brands of politicians

NEW METRO’s downtown station procurement fiasco: Who dropped the ball?

On the history of recent City of Houston charter amendments – and their enforcement (and this means same sex benefits too!)

Week in review (11/24/2013 edition)

Leadership failure: City of Houston cancels annual New Year’s event

New Houston Chronicle editor Nancy Barnes hopes to boost newsroom

A luncheon with Marc Levin of Texas Public Policy Foundation