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Last week, a citizen complained to me that it was difficult for him to get to a city office by using the bus. The recent changes in service had moved the only bus route serving

KHOU had a segment on Thursday’s news about the faulty transmitters used by the City of Houston Public Works department to obtain water meter readings. It’s not the first time they’ve looked into this issue,

Ubu here, with a little gossip from inside the bowels of the city: The SAP folks are sniffing around our offices. From the questionnaires we’re getting, I suspect they’re hinting that we should just toss

Controller Annise Parker has posted the Fiscal Year 2007 audit plans on the city’s website. Notably missing from the list are any operations of the Housing and Community Development Department, which have proved to be

Normally, I delete what I judge to be extraneous text, and often paraphrase in order to make the legalese a lot more readable; also, comments added are a mix of my own opinions, best guesses,

Curiously, this week’s Requests for Council Authorization and backup to the Agenda were ready and posted before the Agenda itself. Normally, I copy the Council Agenda from the city’s website, and then add notes from

As always, readers are cautioned that I delete what I judge to be extraneous text, and often paraphrase in order to make the legalese a lot more readable; also that comments added are a mix

This week’s report is incomplete for now, as the RCA and agenda backup were not available by the close of business on Friday now complete, since I have the RCA in hand… for what it’s

Once again, it’s time to check up on our hirelings, and see what they’re doing with the fine city we entrusted to them. Readers are cautioned that I delete what I judge to be extraneous