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Weekend brunch for 23 February 2020

February 23, 2020 Kevin Whited

Debating violent crime and bail reform in Harris County; Houston First practices the Houston Way; Diane Trautman struggles with another election; a Danger Train collision; and more!

No, a zoning ordinance would not have necessarily protected Houstonians from the Watson plant explosion

February 17, 2020 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer explains why a zoning ordinance might not have protected Houstonians from the recent Watson plant explosion.

Weekend brunch for 16 February 2020

February 16, 2020 Kevin Whited

The Houston Health Department tweets that a flu shot will prevent COVID19; Another Goines conviction to be overturned; Oberg on Harris County GPS monitoring shenanigans; Diaz on Commissioner Rodney Ellis’s art shed; Despart on Constable Chris Diaz’s political machine; Turner administration non-transparency; and more!

Weekend brunch for 9 February 2020

February 9, 2020 Kevin Whited

Coronavirus rumors worry Asiatown; Homeless deaths on the rise; Bob Rehak on that Perry Homes “bailout”; Jason Woo and The Houston Way; Plagiarism isn’t nice; and more!

Monday espresso: Links and commentary for 3 February 2020

February 3, 2020 Kevin Whited

Remembering HPD’s Harding Street Massacre one year later; Perry Homes wants a bailout; Houston finances are not great; Bill Balleza signs off; and more!

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.