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Nightmare on Harding Street: On the HPD drug bust that shocked Houston (and America)

February 17, 2019 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer reflects on HPD’s deeply flawed, fatal raid on the home at 7815 Harding Street, the war on drugs, and what comes next in Houston.

Calling the Houston Fire Department for a medical emergency is hazardous to your (financial) health

July 12, 2018 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer explains that calling an ambulance has become a very expensive proposition in Houston.

On the 2018 Republican Party of Texas state convention

June 24, 2018 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer reports from the Republican Party of Texas convention.

On the Harris County Commissioners’ $2.5 billion flooding bond proposal

May 7, 2018 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer argues against the irregularly scheduled flood bond election.

On the rising costs of housing in Houston (and much of Texas)

February 22, 2018 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer notes that Houston housing prices are going UP UP UP.

Week in review: Mayoral aide behaving badly

January 7, 2018 Kevin Whited

Kevin Whited notes that Darian Ward is the latest mayoral aide to be caught acting badly. Very badly.

Vote NO on all the Houston bonds

November 5, 2017 Kevin Whited

On Tuesday, Houston voters will decide the fate of roughly $1.5 billion of proposed bonds, in the form of Propositions A through E. Proposition A will authorize roughly a billion dollars of borrowing (in the

The Houston Astros win the 2017 World Series! (and some comments about METRO and the parade afterwards)

November 5, 2017 Neal Meyer

This past week brought some wonderful news for a beleaguered Houston in the form of the Houston Astros winning their first Major League Baseball World Series in the 56-year history of the club franchise! Congratulations

Mayor Turner’s rhetoric on flooding doesn’t match Council agenda

November 1, 2017 Kevin Whited

Earlier this week, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner tweeted about an appearance he made on the “Houston Matters” radio program, in which he asserted that Houston MUST be smarter about development post-Harvey: “It doesn’t make any

Nontransparent, unaccountable quasi-government follies: Uptown TIRZ edition

October 26, 2017 Kevin Whited

At the Texas Monitor, Trent Seibert has published an interesting report on John Breeding, the president of the Uptown TIRZ, apparently behaving badly when it comes to public transparency and accountability regarding the latest money