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Articles written by guest contributors to blogHOUSTON.

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Wall: Dear Mayor Whitmire (Seizing the HPD opportunity edition)

May 19, 2024 Editor

Jay Wall urges Mayor Whitmire to seize the opportunity to remake the Houston Police Department following Chief Finner’s departure.

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Wall: Dear Mayor Whitmire (Crime and public safety edition)

April 2, 2024 Editor

Jay Wall lays out a plan for Mayor Whitmire to tackle Houston’s public safety issues.

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King: Alex Mealer for Harris County judge

October 22, 2022 Editor

Bill King explains why you should vote for Alex Mealer in the election for Harris County judge.

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King: Harris County funding for law enforcement

September 11, 2022 Editor

Bill King analyzes Harris County funding for law enforcement.

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Bill King: City of Houston releases its 2018-19 annual audit (CAFR)

January 10, 2020 Editor

Bill King offers preliminary analysis of the City of Houston 2018-19 CAFR that was quietly released just before the holidays.

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Mason: Comparing the 2017 pension reform rhetoric with the latest actuarial results

October 17, 2019 Editor

Former City of Houston Chief Pension Executive Craig Mason argues that the rhetoric regarding the 2017 “pension reform” doesn’t match the actuarial results.

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King: New county judge takes on pay to play

January 5, 2019 Editor

Bill King praises new Harris County judge Lina Hidalgo for her stance on pay-to-play contributions.

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King: Uptown cannot keep its story straight

October 26, 2017 Editor

UPTOWN CANNOT KEEP ITS STORY STRAIGHT by Bill King For over two years, the Uptown TIRZ has been promoting spending about $200 million on its bus lane project on Post Oak. About $120 million of

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Noteware: Rain tax expenditures: We got soaked

July 1, 2017 Jim Noteware

In my last column , I described how City leaders misled citizens and taxpayers about the costs of the rain tax, earning a stern rebuke from a unanimous Texas Supreme Court. Unfortunately, City leaders have been

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Noteware: Ballot deception: When it rains, it pours

July 1, 2017 Jim Noteware

One of the recurring themes since my first columns were published by the HBJ has been that City leaders have not been telling the full truth about important issues. Indeed, my early columns specifically called

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