October 2019 - blogHOUSTON

Weekend brunch for 27 October 2019

October 27, 2019 Kevin Whited

The Astros finally fix a mess of their own making; the Houston Way features again in the city’s mayoral and controller races; Hotze melts down; Ken Hoffman checks in on the decrepit (yet still standing) Astrodome; and more!

Weekend brunch for 20 October 2019

October 20, 2019 Kevin Whited

Mayor Sylvester Turner is shy of 50% in new UH poll; Former METRO chair Gilbert Garcia urges voters to reject the METRO Next referendum; City Controller Chris Brown defends his secretive land deal; and more!

Mason: Comparing the 2017 pension reform rhetoric with the latest actuarial results

October 17, 2019 Editor

Former City of Houston Chief Pension Executive Craig Mason argues that the rhetoric regarding the 2017 “pension reform” doesn’t match the actuarial results.

Weekend brunch for 13 October 2019

October 13, 2019 Kevin Whited

Commissioners Jack Cagle and Steve Radack nix Dem plans for a massive tax increase in Harris County; City Controller Chris Brown is accused of profiteering on a land deal; Mayor Turner’s noncompetitive “internship” created for a special friend still stinks; and more!

Weekend brunch for 6 October 2019

October 6, 2019 Kevin Whited

Mayor Turner creates a sketchy “internship”; violent crime in Houston went up in 2018; the state will manage Harvey funds; Wayne Dolcefino files a criminal complaint against METRO; and more!