Note: the following post is an executive summary to a 14 page comprehensive analysis of the Houston Community College's international student program. Reader Judson Bryant uncovers a huge subsidy to that program by local and state tax dollars. He … [Read more]
Houston Community College Payoffs to Chancellor and Vice Chancellor
The Houston Community College (HCC) Board did not offer the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor $600,000 each to induce them to leave. Before the Chancellor took medical leave, she changed the Vice Chancellor’s employment contract (without the board’s … [Read more]
Todd Staples to speak at Downtown Houston Pachyderm Club Thursday
The Downtown Houston Pachyderm Club does it again. This Thursday's speaker will be Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Todd Staples. Commissioner Staples is currently running for Lt. Gov. and is thought by many people, including me, to be the prime … [Read more]
Shoreacres City Council meeting 7-22-13
A pleasant surprise from the Shoreacres City Council last night but I'll get to that in a bit. First off, let's just scroll through the agenda with a few notes that caught my attention. Citizen Comments Ron Hoskins was on the agenda to discuss … [Read more]
If Harris County Sheriff's Department needs a helicopter, we should fund it legitimately
Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia's hiring of former Houston Chronicle reporter Alan Bernstein continues to pay dividends. This piece under the byline of Chron reporter Kiah Collier reads like a Bernstein press release, which it probably was. The … [Read more]
Sen. Dan Patrick's crack consultant confuses Texas, Arizona
Gotta love Sen. Dan Patrick's crack consultant, Allen Blakemore. First he gets the title of Dannie's book wrong. Then he helps Sen. Wendy Davis gather "Likes" on Facebook. In today's episode, he "helps" Dannie make the case that the Texas border … [Read more]
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