January 2020 - blogHOUSTON

Weekend brunch for 26 January 2020

January 26, 2020 Kevin Whited

Northwest Houston rocked by massive explosion; HFD and ambulance chasers respond rapidly; New York (still) isn’t more affordable than Houston; Houston flood memories continue to recede; and more!

Weekend brunch for 20 January 2020 (long MLK Jr. weekend edition)

January 20, 2020 Kevin Whited

Bill O’Brien has the luckiest Monday ever; justice moves slowly in the Harding Street case; the latest METRO and Downtown boondoggle news; and more!

METRO fare collection provides important usage data, required under state law

January 19, 2020 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer comments on METRO’s decision to continue collecting fares, noting that it provides important usage data and is required under state law.

Weekend brunch for 12 January 2020

January 12, 2020 Kevin Whited

Gerald Goines makes a brief court appearance; Bill King analyzes the city’s latest CAFR; Tony Buzbee readies a food show; and the Texans collapse.

Bill King: City of Houston releases its 2018-19 annual audit (CAFR)

January 10, 2020 Editor

Bill King offers preliminary analysis of the City of Houston 2018-19 CAFR that was quietly released just before the holidays.

Weekend brunch for 5 January 2020

January 5, 2020 Kevin Whited

Houston’s newly electeds take office; New Years Eve gunfire claims an innocent victim; the latest bad behavior from Perry Homes; Michael Skelly wants unelected and unaccountable METRO bureaucrats to exercise more power; and more!

About those holiday season fireworks scofflaws

January 3, 2020 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer comments on Houston’s growing trend of setting off (illegal) street fireworks during holidays.