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Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays everyone. Here’s hoping Pancho Claus left lots of goodies under your holiday tree. Thanks to everyone who visits and contributes to the little blog. We’re looking forward to a happy and prosperous

The feds delivered Harris County Commissioner Jerry Eversole an early Christmas gift yesterday: Harris County Commissioner Jerry Eversole indicted (Wayne Dolcefino, KTRK-13 News) Harris Co.'s Eversole pleads not guilty (Chris Moran and Brian Rogers, Houston

A LESSON IN PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE: I completed my final chemo treatment last week, and I’m in the homestretch of this little journey that began last March. I have one more step — another surgery

It’s your omnibus Monday morning edition of news and views (because why let this stuff die in the weekend media black hole?): Metro loses $26 million in ending CAF contract (Michael Reed, Examiner News) The

Friend and government watchdog Tom Bazan passes along his letter on the soccer stadium deal, which apparently was published on the Chron editorial page this week: The taxpayers paid $15 million for the land that

It’s your Thursday “tax-and-spend” edition of news and views: City Council votes to boost nearly 150 fees (Bradley Olson, Houston Chronicle) Councilman C.O. Bradford said the fee increases, coupled with water rate hikes of more

Time to dump some news and views: Wilson’s defense costs Metro almost $150,000 so far (Michael Reed, Examiner News) Metro’s outside legal expenses toward defending former President and CEO Frank Wilson now approach the $150,000

We’ve been waiting — nay, practically begging — for some local journalist really to dig into the dysfunction within the Parker Administration roughly one year since winning office. We didn’t expect this sort of treatment

Your Thursday news and views: New Metro paid $21 million to CAF after federal admonishment (Michael Reed, Examiner News) Metro’s chief financial officer leaves unannounced (Michael Reed, Examiner News) Metro did not provided an official

Yesterday’s report by KHOU-11’s Gabe Gutierrez on the apparent disarray at City Hall contained so many interesting nuggets that we thought we’d break them out instead of including the piece in a roundup. To start: