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THANKS to all of our veterans! On to the news and views roundup: Houston City Council considers fee increases due to budget woes (Gabe Gutierrez, KHOU-11 News) “These times are too difficult on citizens and

It’s your Wednesday evening edition of news and views: Houston man’s $2,500 water bill leads to weeks of confusion, bureaucratic wrangling (Steve Miller, Texas Watchdog) Our near doubling of water rates probably won’t produce similar

** EXCLUSIVE MEMO! MUST CREDIT BH. EXCLUSIVE!** To: HISD Employment Office Re: PR Spokesman position To whom it may concern: Hi — Jason Spencer here. I’m inquiring about the opening in your Communications department for

It’s your Tuesday edition of news and views: HPD’s crime lab still has major rape-kit testing backlog (Cynthia Cisneros, KTRK-13 News) Red light camera revenue top on the agenda today at Houston city hall (Sonia

Time to clear out some links and get ready for next week: Frank Wilson's last hurrah (Steve Miller, Texas Watchdog) Former Yates High Principal Ronald Mumphery accused of sexual harassment, HISD records show (Lynn Walsh,

THOMAS C. LAMBERT, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER: Did you know that METRO’s hapless police chief is no longer police chief? I’ve been out of the loop, so I’m not sure when that

HERE’S an early-morning edition of the roundup: Houston voters OK drainage fee, but who will pay for it? (Bradley Olson, Houston Chronicle) Of course that question about the massive rain tax went unanswered before the

THANKS AGAIN to the folks who dropped into the BH election live chat last night. We had a good time with it, and hope others enjoyed it as well. We expect the usual news sources

WE’RE going to copy our friends at Brothers Judd tonight, and host a live chat during the election coverage this evening. We’ll be hanging out with fellow poligeeks as we do every two years, but

Here’s your “Election Day” news and views roundup. Thanks to everyone participating in the political process today, and especially to Harris County poll workers for their hard work in pulling it off despite a fire