Commentary

HERE’S an early-morning edition of the roundup: Houston voters OK drainage fee, but who will pay for it? (Bradley Olson, Houston Chronicle) Of course that question about the massive rain tax went unanswered before the

THANKS AGAIN to the folks who dropped into the BH election live chat last night. We had a good time with it, and hope others enjoyed it as well. We expect the usual news sources

WE’RE going to copy our friends at Brothers Judd tonight, and host a live chat during the election coverage this evening. We’ll be hanging out with fellow poligeeks as we do every two years, but

Here’s your “Election Day” news and views roundup. Thanks to everyone participating in the political process today, and especially to Harris County poll workers for their hard work in pulling it off despite a fire

KTRK-13’S UNDERCOVER MAN WAYNE DOLCEFINO has run a few stories on HPD and speeding tickets in recent days (which we were a little slow to notice, since Dolcefino’s stuff inexplicably does not show up in

It’s Election Eve, so the roundup is election heavy: Greanias: Metro doesn’t owe the city (Michael Reed, West U Examiner) The “new” METRO sounds a lot like the “old” METRO picking this nit. Repudiation Day

Here’s a Friday-night edition of News and Views: Parents irate after Katy bond drive dials wrong number (Ericka Mellon, Houston Chronicle) It’s hard to blame them. METRO Admits Motorist Helpers Were Not Watched (Stephen Dean,

It’s the “we’re posting late because a flier told us to” edition of local news and views: Renew Houston leaders backing drainage fee made millions from city of Houston (Steve Miller, Texas Watchdog) A nice

Welcome to the “long day of flying” edition of news and views: City of Houston ethics plan would restrict outside employment, tighten lobbyist rules (Steve Miller, Texas Watchdog) In the midst of cuts to balance

It’s the “Athens or Jerusalem?” edition of the news and views roundup: Newspaper circ declines lessen again (Bill Cromwell, Media Life) Only one top-10 weekday paper, the No. 1 Wall Street Journal, saw a year-to-year