The Cost of Nationalizing Local Elections
Another day, another bid rigging scandal in Houston. This one was so bad that even the City of Houston Housing...
Ethics
Hidalgo Lied
I lauded County Judge Lina Hidalgo for committing to not take campaign contribution from county contractors shortly after she was...
Abbott and Hidalgo Continue to Politicize Vaccines
Earlier this week, Governor Greg Abbott continued to undermine vaccination efforts by updating his previous executive order to now even...
Epidemic of Public Corruption in Texas
In case you missed it, Greg Groogan just reported on one of the most egregious political pay-offs I have ever...
We Need an Independent Investigation of the Electricity Grid Collapse
It has been over two months after the collapse of the Texas electric grid, which left millions freezing in the...
Quote of the Week – “Better Safe than Sorry”
“It is better to be safe than sorry.” Our mothers’ admonition rings in every one of our ears. And it...
A Plan for Fixing City Permitting
I have consistently heard complaints from Houstonians about the difficulty in getting building permits from the City. The complaints mostly...
The Day 126 Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Doctors and Executives Contributed Nearly $90,000 to Turner’s Campaign
This week Channel 13’s Ted Oberg reported that early in the Turner administration 126 doctors and executives with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic...
City’s Sweetheart Deal with Strip Clubs is Not So Sweet for Victims of Human Trafficking
In 2013, the City of Houston entered into an agreement with sixteen of Houston’s most notorious strip clubs. The agreement...
Bill King’s Seven-Point Ethics Reform and Transparency Plan
Everywhere I travel across this city, people are fed up with the pay-to-play and cronyism at City Hall. They are...
Turner Accepts $50,000 in Campaign Contributions from Strip Clubs While Human Trafficking Flourishes in Houston
In what is unquestionably the most disturbing pay-to-play discovery to date, we have uncovered that Sylvester Turner has accepted...
The First Pay-to-Play Endorsement Is In
On Friday, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Houston (“ACEC”) endorsed Sylvester Turner for a second term. The...
Turner Spent $400 Million without City Council approval . . . And Look for Your Water Rates to Go Up Even More
Stunning information released at this week's Budget & Fiscal Affairs Committee of the Houston City Council raises new questions...
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