Commentary Weekend B(rrrr)runch for 21 February 2021: The Texas Freeze-ageddon edition February 21, 2021 Kevin Whited As Houston thaws from Texas Freeze-ageddon 2021, we explore what just happened, and what the cascading challenges may mean for the area’s future.
Commentary Welcome to Texas, Toyota, CBRE, HPE, Oracle and Elon Musk – Now start voting Republican! December 13, 2020 Neal Meyer Neal Meyer welcomes to Houston and Texas our new corporations (and voters).
Commentary On bond election reforms in Texas and the November 2020 election November 8, 2020 Neal Meyer Neal Meyer looks at the impact of bond election reform in the November 2020 election in Texas.
Commentary The 2020 Covid-19 (coronavirus) saga: The last-minute Texas election ballot-shock edition September 27, 2020 Neal Meyer Neal Meyer blasts last-minute election process tinkering by an activist judge here in Texas, and proposes a compromise going forward.
Commentary The 2020 Covid-19 (coronavirus) saga: The transportation and land use edition August 9, 2020 Neal Meyer COVID-19 will be the single greatest disruptive event on transportation and land use in decades. Neal Meyer suggests we rethink both.
Commentary The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) saga: On the death of George Floyd and the colossal fraud of the economic lockdowns May 31, 2020 Neal Meyer Neal Meyer reflects on the needless killing of George Floyd and the effective end of the coronavirus lockdown.
Commentary The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) saga: The mid-May edition May 17, 2020 Neal Meyer Neal Meyer strolls the Galleria area, and shares his takeaways on the current local state of the coronavirus crisis.
Commentary The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) saga: Westheimer, the ever-shovel-ready road April 5, 2020 Neal Meyer Neal Meyer comments on the latest asphalt pours on Westheimer road, Houston’s ever-shovel-ready thoroughfare.
Commentary The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) saga: End of March edition March 30, 2020 Neal Meyer Neal Meyer checks in on the state of COVID-19 in the Houston area, as March draws to an end.
Commentary One way to help halt COVID-19: Temporarily shut down METRO March 18, 2020 Neal Meyer Neal Meyer argues that in the interest of stopping the spread of COVID-19, METRO should be shut down temporarily.