by Bill King | Jun 16, 2019 | City Of Houston Finances, Crime, Ethics, Human Trafficking
In 2013, the City of Houston entered into an agreement with sixteen of Houston’s most notorious strip clubs. The agreement settled some longstanding litigation between the City and the strip clubs over the City’s rules about the operation of such businesses. The...
by Bill King | Jun 10, 2019 | City Of Houston Finances, Ethics, Rebuild Houston, Uncategorized
Everywhere I travel across this city, people are fed up with the pay-to-play and cronyism at City Hall. They are sick and tired of the fact that people who make large campaign contributions play by a different set of rules than everyone else. They have lost their...
by Bill King | May 2, 2019 | City Of Houston Finances, Crime, Ethics, Human Trafficking
In what is unquestionably the most disturbing pay-to-play discovery to date, we have uncovered that Sylvester Turner has accepted approximately $50,000 in campaign contributions from the owners of Houston’s most notorious strip clubs. This represents a new...
by Bill King | Apr 3, 2019 | City Of Houston Finances, Ethics, Uncategorized
On Friday, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Houston (“ACEC”) endorsed Sylvester Turner for a second term. The endorsement letter read, in part, “Mayor Turner has demonstrated his commitment to investing in and improving the infrastructure of...
by Bill King | Mar 7, 2019 | City Of Houston Finances, Ethics
Stunning information released at this week’s Budget & Fiscal Affairs Committee of the Houston City Council raises new questions about how Sylvester Turner is spending your money and plans to get more of it. According to a review by the city...
by Bill King | Aug 8, 2018 | City Of Houston Finances, Ethics, Mobility
I recently returned from nearly three weeks of touring the United Kingdom and Ireland. Some of you that followed my posts about the trip on Facebook seem to have the misconception that this was a pleasure trip. I can assure you that was not the case. During the entire...
