2021 - blogHOUSTON

On Rhonda Skillern-Jones, the HISD corruption case, and double dipping on the public dime

December 19, 2021 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer reflects on the FBI’S HISD corruption indictments, and what to think about Rhonda Skillern-Jones and other governmental “double dippers.”

Weekend brunch for 12 December 2021

December 12, 2021 Kevin Whited

Conservatives defeat two sitting HISD board members; Area newspaper “investigates” churches; Is Houston on the verge of ending homelesness? And more!

The I-45 project and racial equity in transportation projects

November 28, 2021 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer takes on the left’s new trope that America’s highways are racist.

Weekend brunch for 28 November 2021

November 28, 2021 Kevin Whited

Houston cancels its Thanksgiving Day parade, but no riots ensue; John Whitmire is running for mayor; Heavy trash collection is behind yet again; and more!

Weekend brunch for 14 November 2021

November 14, 2021 Kevin Whited

AstroWorld Fest 2021 turns deadly, blame-shifting and lawsuits ramp up; Rodney Ellis’s radical remake of Harris County continues; City of Houston financial transparency – what’s that? and more!

Weekend brunch for 24 October 2021

October 24, 2021 Kevin Whited

Rodney Ellis launches “corrupt” power grab; DA confirms City Hall investigation; Journos have opinions (part whatever); ‘Stros heading back to World Series; and more!

Weekend brunch for 17 October 2021

October 17, 2021 Kevin Whited

More law enforcement officers gunned down in Houston; Chron journalists blame violent crime surge on bondsmen; Hidalgo says trees are the solution; and more!

Weekend brunch for 10 October 2021

October 10, 2021 Kevin Whited

More and more people take note of Harris County’s violent crime/bond pandemic; DA’s office targets after-hours clubs; Who are Tom McCasland’s in-laws and what do they have to do with the housing scandal? And more!

Not so fast on eliminating the property tax in Texas

October 4, 2021 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer elaborates on the possible unforeseen consequences of eliminating the property tax in Texas, and why he opposes the idea.

Weekend brunch for 3 October 2021

October 3, 2021 Kevin Whited

The GLO apparently lacks confidence in City of Houston leaders; more deaths at Houston after-hours clubs; bad newspapering; the latest TV news moves; and more!