Commentary

PUBLIC POLICY PUNDIT BILL KING posted another critique of METRO this week. Here’s the intro: There could hardly be a more fitting image for the close of the current Metro administration than the recent photographs

METRO put out a press release yesterday announcing that outgoing chairman David Wolff “has asked UHY Advisors… to conduct an independent investigation into allegations that public funds were misused at METRO because of an inappropriate

REMEMBER HOW America’s worst big-city daily reported that none of the people involved in the latest METRO bus/Danger Train crash was injured seriously? KTRK-13 reports today that one of those injured passengers has a fractured

MAYOR ANNISE PARKER has vowed to shake up METRO’s leadership team, but KHOU-11’s Mark Greenblatt reports tonight that firing Frank “Procurement Disaster” Wilson could be costly: If his contract is terminated before 2012 and the

ANOTHER COLLISION between a METRO bus and the Danger Train has taken place. KPRC-2 reporter Mary Benton posted this photo of the accident and has twitter updates. Houston needs more at-grade rail down busy streets!

ON FRIDAY, THE CHRONICLE’S SENIOR METRO/STATE COLUMNIST startled us with a column headlined as follows: Metro can’t let rail jeopardize its buses The pro-establishment newspaper is a little late to the party (METRO has been

SLAMPO writes that “they’re getting downright PISSy at the Houston Chronicle.”

LAUGH OF THE DAY: METRO’s press release after last week’s visit before the judge to discuss document retention: JUDGE RULES IN METRO’S FAVOR ON PLAN FOR PRESERVING DOCUMENTS: ALL DOCUMENTS TO BE SAVED Yes, let’s

THE CHRON HOUSTON POLITICS BLOG notes that Borris Miles remains ahead of Al Edwards in the great HD 146 Buffoon Blood Feud rematch, after a canvassing board looked at provisional and mail ballots. Edwards is

KRIV-26’S ISIAH CAREY reports that Richard Celli has resigned as head of the City of Houston’s Housing and Community Development Department. Celli was appointed by Bill White to head the agency after friend David Mincberg