October 2016 - blogHOUSTON

King: Turner pension plan includes largest bond issue in Houston history

October 17, 2016 Editor

TURNER PENSION PLAN INCLUDES LARGEST BOND ISSUE IN HOUSTON HISTORY: BUT YOU DON’T GET TO VOTE ON IT! by Bill King Included in the “outline” of the City of Houston’s new pension plan is a

King: A tale of two local governments

October 6, 2016 Editor

THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF HARRIS COUNTY VS CITY OF HOUSTON by Bill King The divergence of the financial performance of the City of Houston and Harris County since 2003 is stark and telling. Since that

Metro watch update: Texas Medical Center – Missouri City commuter rail line and 2017 bond referendum

October 3, 2016 Neal Meyer

It’s been over five months since I published my last blog post on flooding. I have to confess to not belting out my rancid criticism of local government like I once did, but I don’t