April 2021 - blogHOUSTON

Weekend brunch for 25 April 2021

April 25, 2021 Kevin Whited

Chron focuses on Harris County flood bond deception; Human trafficking sentences draw scrutiny; Bettencourt moves to close tax loophole; Houston Forensic Science Center draws praise; and more!

Monday espresso: Links and commentary for 19 April 2021

April 19, 2021 Kevin Whited

Chron digs deeper into freeze-ageddon water failures; Turner embraces massive water/sewer rate increases; Another Goines victim declared innocent; shadowy migrant processing facility suffers employee death, then shutters; and more!

On the Houston Charter Amendment Petition Coalition’s 2021 charter amendment

April 18, 2021 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer comments on the Houston Charter Amendment Petition Coalition’s proposed changes, and his preferred alternative.

Weekend brunch for 11 April 2011

April 11, 2021 Kevin Whited

Chron axes reporter (allegedly) over Deshaun Watson comments; No consensus on addressing violent crime; I-45 expansion plan has some merits; Ike Dike progress? And more!

Weekend brunch for 4 April 2021

April 4, 2021 Kevin Whited

Group tries to scale back mayoral power; A potential Houston housing bubble; COVID alarmism begins to give way; and more!