Month: January 2019

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Weekend brunch for 27 January 2019

January 27, 2019 Kevin Whited

In this edition of the weekend brunch: Lina Hidalgo discovers that the $100+ million Ed Emmett Memorial Astrodome Parking Structure won’t be air-conditioned, Mayor Turner goes out of town (again), Tory Gattis grades METRO’s latest plans, and more!

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Weekend brunch for 20 January 2019

January 20, 2019 Kevin Whited

In this “MLK 3-day weekend” brunch edition: The mayoral campaign and pay-to-play criticism heats up; city finances, services, and priorities remain confused; Mattress Mack is bailing from Post Oak thanks to the BRT boondoggle; another death has occurred in the Harris County jail; and more!

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Weekend brunch for 13 January 2019

January 13, 2019 Kevin Whited

In this edition of the weekend brunch: Harris County gears up to pay back SEIU (and others) in the name of “equity”, the new Harris County judges dropped their appeal in an important bail policy lawsuit, Houston leaders are having trouble with potholes, recycling, and illegal dumping, and more!

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Weekend brunch for 6 January 2019

January 6, 2019 Kevin Whited

In this Happy New Year edition of the weekend brunch: Someone has been arrested for the Jazmine Barnes murder who looks nothing like the person the sheriff and others were initially chasing, Lina Hidalgo is refusing pay-to-play donations while Adrian Garcia tries to deliver for his SEIU backers, Gov. Greg Abbott blasts HISD, Dem State Rep Ron Reynolds is out of jail, and more.