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Frazer: Houston’s Proposition A = Extend and Pretend (again)

October 25, 2017 Kevin Whited

Bill Frazer, a Certified Public Accountant and a superior (based on qualifications and knowledge) but unsuccessful recent candidate for City Controller, has weighed in against Proposition A, the “Pension Obligation Bonds” ballot initiative that is

Flooding in Houston for the 21st century and beyond – Part 2 (Hurricane Harvey edition)

October 3, 2017 Neal Meyer

As the entire world knows, the Houston metropolitan area (indeed much of the Texas Gulf Coast from Corpus Christi to Lake Charles Louisiana) was pummeled during the last week of August 2017 by Nature in

Governor Abbott effectively hands City of Houston a $50 million advance

October 1, 2017 Kevin Whited

On Friday, Governor Greg Abbott arrived in Houston to hand over what effectively amounts to a $50 million advance draw on state funds for Hurricane Harvey relief, killing Mayor Sylvester Turner’s plans to enact an

Thinking about Harvey – three weeks later

September 16, 2017 Kevin Whited

Three weeks ago, Hurricane Harvey ripped through our state and dropped an extraordinary amount of rain on the Houston area in a very short time. Aside from District G, which experienced additional flooding thanks to

Houston: If you care about the environment or the poor, stop voting for Democrats

May 3, 2017 Neal Meyer

It’s been, what, four months now since I last made a blog post. I’ve had some personal things going on that have put a damper on my appetite for politics, but those matters have been

The City of Houston employee pension disaster

January 2, 2017 Neal Meyer

“The whole world is living today off of tomorrow’s money.” -Old Man Meyer back in the Stone Age, as he got out of the car coming home from work, speaking to a 16 year old

Metro watch update: Texas Medical Center – Missouri City commuter rail line and 2017 bond referendum

October 3, 2016 Neal Meyer

It’s been over five months since I published my last blog post on flooding. I have to confess to not belting out my rancid criticism of local government like I once did, but I don’t

Flooding in Houston for the 21st century and beyond

April 27, 2016 Neal Meyer

This second flood will either kill me or ruin my marriage. I cannot deal. My house is in shambles, my kids are overwhelmed. And my husband and I are fighting over what to do or

It’s good to be part of the Houston ruling class (Super Bowl edition)

March 5, 2016 Kevin Whited

From Ted Oberg and Trent Seibert at KTRK-13: The publicly funded organization whose job it is to run Houston’s performing arts and convention facilities sent a gaggle of officials, and a few of their spouses

The Montrose / Midtown TIRZ and a kudos to the Houston Chronicle

December 31, 2015 Neal Meyer

Every once in a rare blue moon, perhaps once in a century, the Houston Chronicle editorial board manages to get something right. Amazingly, the Chronicle did in fact manage to pull off this rare feat