February 2014 - blogHOUSTON

Parker Administration priorities take fire trucks offline, jeopardize public (and firefighter) safety

February 24, 2014 Kevin Whited

The Parker Administration and Council made news this past week by refusing to allocate additional resources to the Houston Fire Department, which is running over budget due to overtime payments that are partly a result

Add METRO’s “transit deserts” to list of obstacles to upward mobility in Houston

February 17, 2014 Kevin Whited

The Houston Chronicle ran an odd piece on its Sunday news pages that was part profile, part advocacy for greater educational opportunities as a way of fighting income inequality (we think). The headline and subheadline

A Free Press Houston writer sees the diminished future some lefties advocate… and doesn’t like it

February 12, 2014 Neal Meyer

While waiting for some work to be done at a local business establishment recently, I started reading a fish-wrap edition of the Free Press Houston (FPH). While not a regular reader of the Free Press

Greg Abbott’s Woodlands “voter fraud” adventure: Is criminal prosecution the best way to clarify ambiguous law?

February 9, 2014 Kevin Whited

Steve Miller, who covered the shenanigans of the Woodlands Road Utility District extensively for Texas Watchdog, had a long piece in this week’s Houston Press on Attorney General Greg Abbott’s pursuit of “voter fraud” charges