Commentary

THE CHRON EDITORIAL BOARD has finally penned a lede with which we agree completely: Here in the depths of a Houston August, we sometimes suspect that the heat has melted our brain. We frequently have

BH FAV TOM KIRKENDALL frequently comments on the TSA’s Security Theater, the agency’s intrusive, inconvenient, and sometimes ineffectual rituals designed to make someone (Pols? Largely unskilled screeners? Travelers? It’s really not clear) feel better about

HAIR BALLS posts about the arrest of Dr. Michael “Hand Center” Brown, who seems to have had some serious issues with spousal abuse over the years. As Hair Balls notes, however, that’s not been a

TORY GATTIS takes a look at Houston’s Wave jitney service, which is flourishing. It’s nice to see the market responding to shortcomings in the area’s transit coverage.

THE WEST U EXAMINER reports that West U’s council is functioning somewhat normally again, after a spat between Mayor Bob Kelly and Councilman George Boehme. Several weeks ago, Boehme apparently took umbrage at the mayor’s

A FEW WEEKS AGO, TEXAS TRIBUNE led the cheers for Houston Votes, which it characterized as a “nonpartisan” voter registration group targeting the Houston area. Of course, our cursory search indicated the board of the

THE EXAMINER’S MICHAEL REED reports that METRO’s liquidity ratio — a key measure of an organization’s ability to pay short-term debt — has dropped to its worst level in five years (0.86 to 1). The

METRO’S DANGER TRAIN apparently had another fender bender today. We should build more at-grade rail!

KUHF-88.7 reports that the City of Houston has certified the anti-red-light-camera petition, and that Council today approved putting the question on the ballot this fall. It will be nice for voters finally to have a

SLAMPO returns from hiatus to comment on Dumb Justice (the kind found on the Chron sports pages) and KTRU.