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 ...
Tag: Houston City Hall
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 ...
Is HCAD Going to Pile on Harvey Victims?
In an incredibly tone-deaf statement, the Harris County Appraisal District (“HCAD”) announced yesterday that some homeowners who were flooded in ...
City Population Growth Grinds to a Crawl
City Population Growth a Warning we need to Change Course The U.S. Census just released the population estimates for 2018 ...
Turner Should End the Divisive Fire Fighter Pay Dispute: Go to Arbitration!
I don’t think there is a citizen in Houston who is not fed up with hearing about the City’s ongoing, ...
What You Will Not Hear in Sylvester Turner’s “State of the City” Today
Sylvester Turner will deliver his “State of the City” annual address today. If today’s speech is like the others, he ...
Why Houston Floods: Case Study No. 2 Elm Grove & North Kingwood Forest
On May 7, several areas in the region experienced widespread street flooding and some isolated structural flooding. The folks ...
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 ...
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