by Bill King | Feb 25, 2019 | City Of Houston Finances, Mobility, Rebuild Houston, TIRZ, Uptown
Sylvester Turner’s press conference on potholes this week was masterful misdirection. Most of the media headlines were that Turner claimed the City was repairing 100% of its potholes. But if you read the fine print, the City is only repairing 100% of the...
by Bill King | Nov 19, 2018 | City Of Houston Finances, Kingwood, TIRZ, Uptown
Not all TIRZs are created equal. Nor are they operated in the same manner. There are ones, like Uptown, that are totally controlled by the commercial real estate interests in the area, resulting in debacles like the Post Oak bus lanes project. But there are...
by Bill King | Oct 31, 2018 | City Of Houston Finances, Rebuild Houston, Rebuild Houston - Drainage Fee, TIRZ
The more I study the Rebuild Houston program, the more apparent it becomes that the City’s administration of the program is a complete fraud. The most recent discovery we have made is that the City has been using a legal loophole to shortchange the amount of money...
by Bill King | Sep 27, 2018 | City Of Houston Finances, Flooding, Pensions, Rebuild Houston, Rebuild Houston - Drainage Fee, TIRZ
There is so much misinformation being disseminated at the current round of “town hall” meetings it is hard to keep up with all of it. If you have been subjected to this mendacious onslaught, let me set the record straight on a few issues. There Is/Will Be No...
by Bill King | Sep 7, 2018 | City Of Houston Finances, TIRZ, Uptown
Many of you have heard by now that Houstonians will be voting on a proposition on the November ballot to mandate a pay raise for Houston fire fighters. The history of how we got to this point is long and contorted. The issues regarding the merits of the proposition...
by Bill King | Jun 27, 2018 | City Of Houston Finances, Demographics, TIRZ, Uptown
In its never-ending quest to nickel and dime Houstonians out of every last dollar, the City of Houston recently announced that it will begin charging for some of the parking spaces at Memorial Park. The City has said that the revenue will help maintain the park. ...
