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It’s a slim version of news and views today… Council will expand by two seats – Chron Houston Politics Commissioners Approve Budget – Pat Hernandez, KUHF-88.7 News Harris County cuts $120 million, 900 vacant jobs

Time to clear out a few links: Sumners says drainage fee math is all wet – Chron Houston Politics Sumners’ own calculations indicate that the monthly rates the city proposes will bring in $157.2 million

The push to continue to waste taxpayer money on the decrepit Astrodome was joined last week by none other than Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, who came out in favor of a “minimalist” plan to

Nearly two years ago, we drew on a number of obscure, little-read documents on METRO’s downtown light-rail plans to post some thoughts on downtown’s coming traffic/train/pedestrian mobility nightmare (needless to say, we did not buy

So if you’re stuck on the wrong side of a malfunctioning gate in a Park and Pillage, Mary Sit advises you to have METRO’s maintenance phone number on speed dial: If you’re a regular commuter,

The Daily Caller posted a detailed report today about Queen Sheila Jackson Lee’s horrible treatment of staffers. It’s a pretty interesting read (profanities and all). How one treats subordinates and service workers is often a

KTRK-13’s Undercover Man Wayne Dolcefino takes a look at HPD’s BAT vans:

The Examiner News posts this followup on the news it initially broke that NEW METRO has reached a settlement with Pauline Higgins: As expected, Metro and Pauline Higgins settled their legal differences today with the

A southeast Houston neighborhood has complained to the city about a gigantic pile of trash in front of one property. Apparently fed up with the city’s lack of interest, residents called KTRK-13 for some help,

It’s going to cost $7 million to repair last November’s sewage leaks: Public Works Spokesman Alvin Wright said he did not know exactly how much sludge entered the bayou in that incident, which happened near