So, the Texas Supreme Court has slapped Mayor Parker again by granting Jared Woodfill's latest mandamus. A mandamus is a direct order from a court to act. In this case, the court ordered her honor to rewrite the ballot language to follow the City … [Read more]
Fort Bend County Commissioners vote themselves a pay raise—local media yawns
Fort Bend County Commissioners and the County Judge voted themselves a pay raise this past week but if you thought the local newspapers would write a story about it—well, you’d be wrong. According to the August 11th regular session agenda, the … [Read more]
Planned Parenthood’s lease agreement with the City
Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region has paid $1.00 per year since 1972 to lease a building from the City of Austin. Obtained in response to an open records request, the lease commenced July 1, 1972 and specifically states “Lessee may use … [Read more]
John Baucum to speak at Greater Houston Pachyderm tomorrow 8/11
Yo, Harris County Republicans, if you want to see the future of the Republican Party first hand, you need to head out to Tony's tomorrow. The Greater Houston Pachyderm Club will be hosting Houston Young Republican President John Baucum. From the GHPC … [Read more]
Drought or No Drought, Texas Must Prepare for Water Future
After years of enduring one of the fiercest droughts on record, Texas officially became completely drought free in July. Texas’ no drought status didn’t last long; on August 3rd a small portion of east Texas was classified as again being in moderate … [Read more]
Houston Needs Better Tools to Fix Pension Problems
This is a reprint of an editorial written by James Quintero that appeared in the Houston Chronicle The first step is to return control to local taxpayers by removing barriers imposed by state law By James Quintero Houston city government has too … [Read more]
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