The 85th Legislature passed Senate Bill 1893, which was signed by Governor Abbott on June 15, 2017. This legislation creates the tenth and eleventh administrative judicial regions. The eleventh administrative judicial region is now composed of … [Read more]
Let the Investigations Begin
Link to the Council Meeting-Looking for the Press Conference that followed: The Sylvester Turner back slapping, self-congratulatory tour continued yesterday at the special meeting of the Houston city council. Before the meeting began, I noticed … [Read more]
Hurricane Harvey and Texas House Bill 1774
By Kaia Flowers The great state of Texas has suffered a devastating blow the past week. Hurricane Harvey was a nightmare scenario that many of us did not see coming. The damage to our area is unprecedented with countless families having lost … [Read more]
Houston City Council to Meet in the GRB
The regularly scheduled Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Houston City Council meeting will be held in the George R. Brown Convention Center. Today, I drove past city hall and city workers appear to be pumping water out of the building. I can only imagine what the … [Read more]
Learn Lessons Rather Than Casting Blame in Harvey’s Wake
Now that Hurricane Harvey is departing the area many will wonder what could have been done to make the devastation less severe. In times of crisis blame is easy. Blame feels good - it's an emotional outlet. Blame also is a defense mechanism as old as … [Read more]
Prodigious
That is the only word that keeps coming to my mind as I try to understand what is still unfolding in the Houston area. I have lived here since 1983 and seen hurricanes like Alicia and Ike, and tropical storms like Allison, but the speed at which this … [Read more]
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