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The Cy-Fair ISD bond election: A commentary on democracy, bond issues, and government legitimacy

May 14, 2014 Neal Meyer

The Cypress-Fairbanks community has always been vocal in their support for their children’s public education, and today they have spoken at the polls – Cypress-Fairbanks ISD superintendent Dr. Mark Henry, as quoted in the Houston

2014 Pulitzers awarded; blogHOUSTON staff, Matt Bramanti still tied with Chronicle

April 16, 2014 Kevin Whited

Winners of 2014 Pulitzer Prizes were announced this week. The Houston Chronicle still has not snagged that elusive award, remaining tied with blogHOUSTON staff (and friend Matt Bramanti). Over at 801 Texas Avenue, the newspaper

Noted social scientist Charles Murray visits Houston universities

April 9, 2014 Kevin Whited

Earlier this week, contributor Neal Meyer pointed out (elsewhere) that noted social scientist Charles Murray will be giving a public presentation at the University of Houston on Thursday. Here is a snippet from the UH

Parker Administration budget priorities contribute to HFD brownouts

March 24, 2014 Kevin Whited

Last Friday, the City of Houston suffered “brownouts,” as Houston Fire Department Chief Terry Garrison was forced to pull some fire department resources offline as a result of Parker Administration budget priorities. Recall that several

On politics as a business (and those Harris County Republican Party slate mailers)

March 12, 2014 Neal Meyer

So, the 2014 Texas springtime political primaries have come and gone. This season was a rather interesting one. With governor Rick Perry retiring after 14 years of rule, regime change is in the air in

Texas Watchdog’s Trent Seibert joins KTRK-13 investigative team

March 9, 2014 Kevin Whited

We’ve been a little busy with work and other things (hence the recent blog silence), or we would have announced this bit of news that was tweeted out about a week ago: Happy to have

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