Commentary

How tight is Houston’s drainage tax ‘lock box’? Bike trails funded by Rebuild Houston money for streets and drainage – Steve Miller, Texas Watchdog It was passed by Houston voters as a tax to address

The following original reporting from Texas Watchdog is reproduced via their Creative Commons license. Houston ISD’s Paula Harris blocks Texas Watchdog reporter from her Twitter, Facebook feeds, calls reporter ‘unethical’ BY MIKE CRONIN The president

Safe Clear tows down 60 percent, service times triple after revamp – Gabe Gutierrez, KHOU-11 News Tows for the city’s Safe Clear initiative have dropped by 60 percent and service times have tripled since the

Mayor Annise Parker Kicks Off 3rd Annual Disability Awareness Month with Local Elected Officials and Community Organizations Houston, TX– In an effort to raise awareness about disability issues and promote positive perceptions about the diverse

Dump Truck Driver Vanishes After Crash That Derailed Light Rail Car: Victims suffered minor injuries – Stephen Dean, KPRC-2 News Police said a dump truck driver disappeared after colliding with a METRO light rail car

A Personal Note to Senator Fosdick – Ed Hubbard, Big Jolly Politics I guess the clear message we were to take from this lecture was that Judge Emmett and his supporters are hidden moderates in

Trustees question Houston ISD board leaders’ TV shows, district’s $10M communications budget – Mike Cronin, Texas Watchdog Just two of Houston’s nine school board members have their own shows on the district’s television channel —

I’m still playing catchup at work and elsewhere after being away two weeks, so regular blogging has suffered a bit. Hopefully we’ll crank back up shortly with more frequent updates, but here’s another linkpost of

Greanias porn-viewing suspension costs taxpayers another legal tab – Michael Reed, YourHoustonNews.com Outside legal bills resulting from researching possible disciplinary actions against [METRO CEO] Greanias, along with related matters such as studying case law concerning