#BuiltForThis

Give full credit to KPRC Channel 2 News Investigative-Consumer Reporter Amy Davis for the following from the Chron: A former Houston Public Works employee indicted on bribery charges for funneling water repair contract cash to herself has accepted a plea deal and will serve 10 years in prison. Patrece Lee — who formerly helped manage the department’s…

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Immigrants

This is the headline of today’s Chron E-Board take: Houston’s massive pro-immigrant protest sent a message: ‘We will not be intimidated’ Here is how it starts: No one is wearing pink “pussyhats” this time around. College educated liberals have been chastened by working class voters who are leaving the Democratic party in droves. “We have…

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The Beatles

They still got it. At the Grammy’s yesterday, “Now and Then” by The Beatles won the Grammy for Best Rock Performance.  Let’s see, next Sunday, February 9, will mark the 61st anniversary of their first appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show.” Nice. The best line from last night was Alicia Keys saying, “DEI is not…

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Drained Again

It looks like KPRC Channel 2 News Investigative-Consumer Reporter Amy Davis has focused on an upcoming plea deal involving former City of H-Town water department officials. See this from Channel 2 News: First the headlines: ‘DRAINED’: Plea deal in works for ‘big fish’ of Houston water dept bribery scandal Years-long KPRC ‘DRAINED’ Investigation into Houston…

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Dismissals

We learned this in the featured photo yesterday from the Chron: Criminal cases against at least two of County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s former employees have been dismissed by the Office of the Attorney General, nearly two weeks since District Attorney Sean Teare recused himself of the prosecutions. Prosecutors under Attorney General Ken Paxton, who joined the case last April, filed…

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Cousin Caroline

Caroline Kennedy came out with a blistering attack on her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. She calls him a predator. RFK, Jr., is a sick fella. According to Cousin Caroline, this nut job put chickens and mice in blenders. I don’t think it will matter to MAGA Senators. Just sick. _____ Commentary tries not to…

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Speed Cushions

Most folks call them speed bumps. The City of H-Town calls them speed cushions. I got a letter from the City of H-Town yesterday informing me that the North Norhill neighborhood is requesting to participate in the Neighborhood Traffic Management Speed Control Program with 20 proposed speed cushions. See the featured photo of a map…

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Thanks, Ryan

The Chron has a story today on an analysis by Good Reason Houston. Here is how the story starts: Less than 20% of Houston ISD’s high school graduates earn enough to make a living wage in Harris County six years after obtaining their diplomas, according to an analysis of by Good Reason Houston. A single…

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NRG Upkeep

I have addressed this before. The Harris County – Houston Sports Authority negotiated deals with the Astros and Rockets on how they maintained their venues, now Daikin Park and Toyota Center. The teams are financially responsible for the upkeep of their facilities. The then Republican controlled Harris County Commissioners Court handed a sweet deal to…

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Very Rude Winner

Back in 2023, former H-Town Mayor Sylvester Turner told KPRC Channel 2 News Investigative-Consumer Reporter Amy Davis that she was “very rude” and went on to tell her, “I don’t like rude people.” Davis was in the middle of her “DRAINED” series investigation of the City of H-Town’s water billing and water meters mess. Davis…

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