These posts discuss city government.
The City campaign season moves into full swing and the races are all confirmed. Due to term limits and redistricting, there will be 5 new members of City Council in January. Three seats – Districts B & C and At-Large 2 – are term-limited while Districts J & K were added in redistricting. Additionally, we’ll […]
Continue reading →The weather is cooling off. The temps this Tuesday morning are comfortable for the first time in weeks. And yet, not a drop of rain is expected anytime in the forseeable future. Wildfires are raging out of control in Texas while the land longs for a good, slow soak. Our Louisiana neighbors just received too […]
Continue reading →Today I am speaking on the City Elections to the Women Professionals in Government. While preparing my remarks, I realized that few people seem to be interested in this election cycle. If you are a true political junkie, there is actually plenty to find interesting about this cycle. There are two brand new Council seats […]
Continue reading →Houston is turning 175 years old! It’s a truly amazing city given humble beginnings and a bit of false bravado. The Houston Chronicle Sunday edition had a great special section on the city’s history and the story of the founding Allen Brothers. The Allen Brothers truly represent the type of attitude that has driven this […]
Continue reading →Mayor Parker is just having a tough time. She is facing so many challenges simultaneously that she just can’t get a break. Unfortunately, she’s getting too many breaks – water breaks that is. As of yesterday, the City reported more than 800 water breaks and some of them are serious. Several HISD schools were put […]
Continue reading →UPDATE: City Council Member Sue Lovell tagged the item, delaying debate on the red-light cameras. As I have struggled to catch up on the saga of the red-light cameras this week, I have determined that this issue defines the perfect confluence of democracy – a clash between voters, legislative bodies, and the courts. City Council […]
Continue reading →I’m back from my sojourn to the cool, misty island of Ireland and I am a bit befuddled. What has been up with you people while I’ve been gone? I come home to find the Governor really is running for President, the head of Metro did what?, and the red light cameras are soon to […]
Continue reading →Today’s Houston Chronicle has a story on Mayor Parker and her handling of two propositions during her first term in office. This blogger is quoted in the story. Click here to read the story. Some will disagree with my opinion that Parker is honest but what was said is much more than what appears in […]
Continue reading →The saga continues. The three member Mayor/Council Committee that was supposed to determine action for Council Member Jolanda Jones has essentially dissolved itself and deferred action to the District Attorney. Essentially, this means that Council Member Jones’ colleagues, the people she sits with at the table every day, decided not to censure her position on […]
Continue reading →The Saga of Red-Light Cameras They’re on. They’re off. They are back on! Near my office at San Felipe and Loop 610, a camera was previously installed and there was a truck there yesterday to reactivate it. Admittedly, I received a red-light ticket at that intersection before the camera was turned off as I followed […]
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