2019 - Page 3 of 8 - blogHOUSTON

On Tropical Storm Imelda and Houston-area priorities

September 22, 2019 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer reflects on Tropical Storm Imelda and METRO’s misplaced priorities in the face of Houston’s existential flooding crisis.

Weekend brunch for 15 September 2019

September 15, 2019 Kevin Whited

Crime in Houston and Harris County gets lot of attention in this edition, as does Houston Way corruption and cronyism; Harris County wants to raise taxes; former METRO chair Gilbert Garcia comes out against the METRO Next referendum; and more!

Weekend brunch for 8 September 2019

September 8, 2019 Kevin Whited

Turner administration press secretary Mary Benton steps in it (again); the battle over HISD continues; some Post Oak BRT lanes are too narrow; and more!

METRO/Uptown Post Oak BRT boondoggle suffers yet another setback

September 7, 2019 Kevin Whited

Kevin Whited comments on the latest setback affecting the METRO/Uptown Post Oak BRT boondoggle

Weekend brunch for 1 September 2019

September 1, 2019 Kevin Whited

More fallout from HPD’s Harding Street Massacre; Slow progress on flood control two years after Harvey (but a new social vulnerability factor); and more!

Weekend brunch for 25 August 2019

August 25, 2019 Kevin Whited

Kim Ogg files felony murder charges against Harding Street Massacre ringleader Gerald Goines, apologizes to families of the victims; Turner administration admits failures on flood resiliency; Bill King releases detailed flood control plan; and more!

On the Texas Education Agency’s probable takeover of HISD

August 19, 2019 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer comments on the likely takeover of HISD by the state of Texas, and the difficulties of education reform.

Weekend brunch for 18 August 2019

August 18, 2019 Kevin Whited

The HISD Board’s day of reckoning grows closer; METRO unveils its borrowing wish list; It’s (still) good to be part of Houston’s ruling class; and more!

Weekend brunch for 11 August 2019

August 11, 2019 Kevin Whited

The state moves closer to replacing the dysfunctional HISD board; an HFD captain gets a big workers comp win; an internal report confirms the City’s recycling is a mess; and more!

A note on NASA and the 1969 Apollo moon landings – 50 years on

August 5, 2019 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer reflects on the Apollo moon landings, and NASA’s mission going forward.