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Texas Watchdog: HASDC refuses to provide information to Mayor's office

July 18, 2009 Kevin Whited

Texas Watchdog‘s Steve Miller reports that the nonprofit HAS Development Corp. has refused to turn over documents requested by the office of Mayor Bill White: “The HASDC wrote to the Attorney General’s office

Linkpost: 07/18/09

July 18, 2009 Kevin Whited

Here’s some Saturday morning blog link goodness for you! Ho! Ho! Ho! (Lose an Eye, it's a Sport) The Voter ID issue and the HCRP (Ed Hubbard) DWI Diversion in Harris County (Defending People) Harris

Hair Balls on METRO's "civil rights trainwreck" (updated)

July 17, 2009 Kevin Whited

The Houston Press Hairballs blog takes a break momentarily from amateurish, incomprehensible rambling to post actual work from a professional journalist* related to METRO. Here’s a snippet from Paul Knight, commenting on METRO’s adventures with

Frank "Procurement Disaster" Wilson awards large no-bid contract to former associate

July 16, 2009 Kevin Whited

Former Chron reporter Rosanna Ruiz has a nice story for Texas Watchdog today on curious expenditures by METRO. As Ruiz notes, METRO is apparently paying a California-based former associate of Frank Wilson roughly $300/hour to

Linkpost: 07/16/09

July 16, 2009 Kevin Whited

Here is the latest local blog roundup to get the day rolling. Meet the Anti-'s (Lose an Eye, it's a Sport) Cul de Sac City: Houston’s Ban on New Street Grids (Swamplot) Houston 101: Where

Dem commissioners endorse John Sharp; Eversole lashes out

July 16, 2009 Kevin Whited

In a two-reporter (!) blog post, the Chronicle reports that Democratic Harris County Commissioners Sylvia Garcia and El Franco Lee endorsed John Sharp (and not Mayor Bill White) for the expected U.S. Senate race. The

Mayor White backtracks from Senate-candidate White

July 16, 2009 Anne Linehan

Remember when Senate-candidate White tried not to look so wimpy on illegal immigration? Standing in front of a bank of TV cameras this week, Houston Mayor Bill White took the federal government to task for

METRO Boat Rescue Squad ready to serve!

July 15, 2009 Kevin Whited

Did you realize that in addition to its Elite Counterterror Squad, METRO also has a Boat Rescue Squad? We didn’t either, but METRO’s expensive blogger Mary Sit spelled it out for us in this post:

Texas Watchdog highlights revolving door at HAS; White Administration refuses comment

July 14, 2009 Kevin Whited

Last week, Texas Watchdog broke the news that the Houston Airport System, under the direction of Richard Vacar, had created a web of public-private offshore companies that have, to date, been shielded from public review,

Linkpost: 07/14/09

July 14, 2009 Kevin Whited

Here’s our latest roundup of local blog posts that we’ve found interesting. Enjoy! This BARC thing needs a solution (Lose an Eye, It's a Sport) Street Grids vs. The Government, Part 1 (Keep Houston Houston)