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Frazer: Houston’s Proposition A = Extend and Pretend (again)

October 25, 2017 Kevin Whited

Bill Frazer, a Certified Public Accountant and a superior (based on qualifications and knowledge) but unsuccessful recent candidate for City Controller, has weighed in against Proposition A, the “Pension Obligation Bonds” ballot initiative that is

Governor Abbott effectively hands City of Houston a $50 million advance

October 1, 2017 Kevin Whited

On Friday, Governor Greg Abbott arrived in Houston to hand over what effectively amounts to a $50 million advance draw on state funds for Hurricane Harvey relief, killing Mayor Sylvester Turner’s plans to enact an

Thinking about Harvey – three weeks later

September 16, 2017 Kevin Whited

Three weeks ago, Hurricane Harvey ripped through our state and dropped an extraordinary amount of rain on the Houston area in a very short time. Aside from District G, which experienced additional flooding thanks to

Bad editorial board at middling regional newspaper makes bad mistake (part whatever)

March 17, 2016 Kevin Whited

The Houston Chronicle‘s editorial board — a poor collection of writers/thinkers at a middling regional newspaper — relishes telling readers how to think (and often letting many readers know that their Texas sensibilities are NOT

It’s good to be part of the Houston ruling class (Super Bowl edition)

March 5, 2016 Kevin Whited

From Ted Oberg and Trent Seibert at KTRK-13: The publicly funded organization whose job it is to run Houston’s performing arts and convention facilities sent a gaggle of officials, and a few of their spouses

Which endorsement will have the most impact?

December 11, 2015 Kevin Whited

The Bill King campaign secured perhaps the most important endorsement of the mayoral race just before Thanksgiving: Mattress Mack is well known among Houstonians, of course, and well regarded. His “save you money” schtick works

Tory Gattis debunks recent New Urbanist Houston memes

October 11, 2015 Kevin Whited

Tory Gattis has done excellent work in recent weeks debunking a couple of memes that have been making the rounds among what we often call the local “Houtopian” class (the New Urbanist types who are

Why did the Parker Administration fire the City’s top pension expert?

September 14, 2015 Kevin Whited

In late August, the Houston Business Journal ran a story that suggests Houston’s public pensions may be in worse shape than previously reported, due to rosy assumptions about rates of return on investment. That’s news

Bayport Cruise Terminal boondoggle will be empty again

August 11, 2015 Kevin Whited

The Houston Chronicle reports that the Bayport Cruise Terminal is about to be empty again: Less than three years after Port of Houston commissioners authorized millions of dollars in incentives to lure a pair of

KTRK-13: HCC wastes a lot of money

August 10, 2015 Kevin Whited