Neal Meyer, Author at blogHOUSTON

Abandon all hope, ye who enter here! Bull running comes to Houston (or Baytown actually)

January 27, 2014 Neal Meyer

Saturday, yours truly read a blurb in the news that the first ever running of bulls type event was coming to Houston. Now, like many, I’ve seen television shows about the running of the bulls

Is the City of Houston shutting down the Top Gun shooting range?

January 20, 2014 Neal Meyer

This week’s post will be a rather short one, as I missed posting this past week, and I’m not in that big of a mood to spend hours belting out a post. With that announcement

METRO Rail update: January 2014

January 7, 2014 Neal Meyer

Fernando Herrera you have been against the train since you ran for Mayor of Houston. First off I am sure more than 1600 people are riding the train a month. 2) you have to look

ExxonMobil’s 2014 annual long term energy outlook and what it means for Houston

December 16, 2013 Neal Meyer

This past week, a friend of mine who happens to be a stockbroker dropped me an email with a link. The link led to a press release from ExxonMobil that contained the energy giant’s annual

A Houston-area apartment renter and mother asks: “Where is my apartment door?”

December 9, 2013 Neal Meyer

Poor apartment renter asks: Where is the father of your kids? In the Sunday, December 8th 2013 fish wrap edition of the Houston Chronicle, the editors ran a front-page story featuring a 27 year old

On Sarah Davis getting a challenger, social conservatives, and brands of politicians

December 2, 2013 Neal Meyer

The frequent lament that American and British [political] parties are much alike, instead of representing different ideologies or, sometimes, classes, is thus a criticism of the voting rules rather than of our politicians. — Gordon

On the history of recent City of Houston charter amendments – and their enforcement (and this means same sex benefits too!)

November 25, 2013 Neal Meyer

Well, well, well. The November 2013 City of Houston elections have come and almost gone. As is often the case, the show isn’t entirely over, as there are some runoffs to determine the final winners

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