2020 - blogHOUSTON

Weekend brunch for 27 December 2020

December 27, 2020 Kevin Whited

Former HPD cop Aguirre disgraces himself again; Democratic shadow candidate shenanigans; Unsolved murders surge; and more!

Welcome to Texas, Toyota, CBRE, HPE, Oracle and Elon Musk – Now start voting Republican!

December 13, 2020 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer welcomes to Houston and Texas our new corporations (and voters).

On bond election reforms in Texas and the November 2020 election

November 8, 2020 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer looks at the impact of bond election reform in the November 2020 election in Texas.

Weekend brunch for 18 October 2020

October 18, 2020 Kevin Whited

Harris County remains at COVID Red Alert as bars elsewhere re-open; HFD arson investigator shot and killed; Criminals target USPS; the Astros come up just short in ALCS; and a blogHOUSTON vacation.

Weekend brunch for 11 October 2020

October 11, 2020 Kevin Whited

Harris County remains (inexplicably) at COVID RED ALERT; Texas/Harris County wrangle over voting; Ogg Arkema grandstanding shot down; Houston pension reform shot down; GLO takes charge; and more!

Weekend brunch for 4 October 2020

October 4, 2020 Kevin Whited

Harris County inexplicably still suck on COVID Red Alert; Cite and Release now policy in City of Houston; The latest county governance by edict; and more!

Weekend brunch for 27 September 2020

September 27, 2020 Kevin Whited

No COVID-19 spike since Labor Day, but Harris County remains at Red Alert; Chron begins new series on local COVID-19 response; new details on the Feds’ raid on HISD’s COO; and more!

The 2020 Covid-19 (coronavirus) saga: The last-minute Texas election ballot-shock edition

September 27, 2020 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer blasts last-minute election process tinkering by an activist judge here in Texas, and proposes a compromise going forward.

Weekend brunch for 20 September 2020

September 20, 2020 Kevin Whited

Texas improves its COVID-19 reporting; Harris County remains (inexplicably) stuck on Red Alert; Harris County Dems to redirect toll road funds to other priorities; Checking in on the Ike Dike; and more!

Weekend brunch for 13 September 2020

September 13, 2020 Kevin Whited

City and County shamed into improving their COVID-19 case reporting; County still inexplicably at “red alert”; HISD students pay the price; Bail and policing shenanigans; and more!